Eglise de Béhuard

Eglise de Béhuard — église in Béhuard (Maine-et-Loire) classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1862 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00108973. Full archival records are published by the Ministère de la Culture at pop.culture.gouv.fr.

Protection status

The building is classé Monument Historique (listed) (since 1862), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Eglise : classement par liste de 1862

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété de la commune.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Béhuard, Maine-et-Loire, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 47.3797°N, -0.6434°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Eglise Notre-Dame de Cholet	Cholet	1999
Château de Parpacé de Bocé	Bocé	1993
Hôtel-Dieu de Baugé	Baugé	1990
Château de la Haute-Guerche	Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné	1971
Château de Martigné-Briand	Martigné-Briand	1926

Loire Context

Relative significance

Among the most recently protected sites of the département — typically 20th- or 21st-century inscriptions.

UNESCO landscape

The Loire Valley is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 2000 as a cultural landscape. Read the anchor page: Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Eglise de Béhuard located?

Eglise de Béhuard is located in the commune of Béhuard (Maine-et-Loire).

When was Eglise de Béhuard protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1862 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00108973 in the Mérimée database.

Data source: Ministère de la Culture — base Mérimée (data.culture.gouv.fr). Last updated: April 14, 2026.