Eglise de La Chapelle-Huon

Eglise de La Chapelle-Huon — église in La Chapelle-Huon (Sarthe) 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 PA00109705. 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 6 janvier 1926

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété de la commune.

Location & Access

Commune and département

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

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 47.8563°N, 0.7433°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Eglise de Neuvy-en-Champagne	Neuvy-en-Champagne	1894
Ancien château de la Cour	Vezot	1988
Prieuré Saint-Symphorien	Marolles-les-Braults	1995
Fortification à motte	Peray	2023
Manoir de Vrigné de Juigné-sur-Sarthe	Juigné-sur-Sarthe	1989

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-Huon located?

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

When was Eglise de La Chapelle-Huon protected?

It was inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1926 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00109705 in the Mérimée database.

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