Eglise de Maillezais

Eglise de Maillezais — église in Maillezais (Vendée) classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1840 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00110164. 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 1840), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Eglise : classement par liste de 1840

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété de la commune.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Maillezais, Vendée, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 46.3712°N, -0.7389°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Ancienne abbaye Saint-Pierre	Maillezais	1924
Fuie de Saint-Sornin de Saint-Vincent-sur-Graon	Saint-Vincent-sur-Graon	2021
Maison dite Maison Billaud	Fontenay-le-Comte	1983
Préfecture de la Vendée	La Roche-sur-Yon	1991
Château des Noyers de Saint-Paul-en-Pareds	Saint-Paul-en-Pareds	1995

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 Maillezais located?

Eglise de Maillezais is located in the commune of Maillezais (Vendée).

When was Eglise de Maillezais protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1840 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00110164 in the Mérimée database.

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