Eglise de La Chapelle-du-Bois

Eglise de La Chapelle-du-Bois — église in La Chapelle-du-Bois (Sarthe) inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1927 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00109704. 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 1927), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Portail : inscription par arrêté du 22 février 1927

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété de la commune.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in La Chapelle-du-Bois, Sarthe, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 48.2214°N, 0.5924°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Eglise Notre-Dame de Chevillé	Chevillé	1912
Eglise de Sarcé	Sarcé	1974
Château (ancien) de Fresnay-sur-Sarthe	Fresnay-sur-Sarthe	1926
Eglise de Sainte-Osmane	Sainte-Osmane	1926
Enceinte gallo-romaine (restes)	Le Mans	1862

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 La Chapelle-du-Bois located?

Eglise de La Chapelle-du-Bois is located in the commune of La Chapelle-du-Bois (Sarthe).

When was Eglise de La Chapelle-du-Bois protected?

It was inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1927 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00109704 in the Mérimée database.

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