Eglise de Foussais-Payré

Eglise de Foussais-Payré — église in Foussais-Payré (Vendée) 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 PA00110120. 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 Foussais-Payré, Vendée, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 46.5299°N, -0.6831°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Deux ponts du Port-La-Claye sur la rivière Le Lay (également sur communes de La Claye, Curzon et Lairoux)	Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais	1985
Abbaye de Lieu-en-Jard ou Lieu-Dieu (ancienne)	Jard-sur-Mer	1927
Immeuble de Fontenay-le-Comte	Fontenay-le-Comte	1944
Fours à chaux de Benet	Benet	1994
Moulin de La Roche de Fontenay-le-Comte	Fontenay-le-Comte

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 Foussais-Payré located?

Eglise de Foussais-Payré is located in the commune of Foussais-Payré (Vendée).

When was Eglise de Foussais-Payré protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1862 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00110120 in the Mérimée database.

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