Eglise de Bois-de-Céné

Eglise de Bois-de-Céné — église in Bois-de-Céné (Vendée) inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1926 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00110049. Full archival records are published by the Ministère de la Culture at pop.culture.gouv.fr.

Protection status

The building is inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) (since 1926), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Eglise : inscription par arrêté du 29 octobre 1926

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété de la commune.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Bois-de-Céné, Vendée, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 46.9375°N, -1.8857°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Château de la Citardière	Mervent	1989
Eglise Saint-Pierre de Cheffois	Cheffois	1982
Eglise Saint-Martin de Saint-Martin-Lars-en-Sainte-Hermine	Saint-Martin-Lars-en-Sainte-Hermine	1987
Abbaye de la Blanche de Noirmoutier-en-l'Ile	Noirmoutier-en-l'Ile	1926
Château de la Métairie	Le Poiré-sur-Vie	1988

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 Bois-de-Céné located?

Eglise de Bois-de-Céné is located in the commune of Bois-de-Céné (Vendée).

When was Eglise de Bois-de-Céné protected?

It was inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1926 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00110049 in the Mérimée database.

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