Eglise de Montrenault

Eglise de Montrenault — église in Saosnes (Sarthe) inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1994 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00132774. 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 1994), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Eglise (cad. ZL 29) : inscription par arrêté du 8 novembre 1994

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété de la commune.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Saosnes, Sarthe, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 48.3247°N, 0.3051°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Château de la Grifferie	Luché-Pringé	1976
Escalier de Le Mans	Le Mans	1945
Maison dite du Pilier-Rouge	Le Mans	1928
Château de Lucé de Le Grand-Lucé	Le Grand-Lucé	1998
Eglise Saint-Martin de Lamnay	Lamnay	1994

Loire Context

Relative significance

Among the earliest-protected buildings of the département — a landmark of the 1840 heritage wave.

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 Montrenault located?

Eglise de Montrenault is located in the commune of Saosnes (Sarthe).

When was Eglise de Montrenault protected?

It was inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1994 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00132774 in the Mérimée database.

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