Eglise de Précigné

Eglise de Précigné — église in Précigné (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 PA00109914. 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.

Choeur : inscription par arrêté du 9 décembre 1926

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété de la commune.

Location & Access

Commune and département

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

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 47.7666°N, -0.3247°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Zone contenant des vestiges archéologiques	Allonnes	1961
Escalier de la Grande-Rue à la rue de Vaux	Le Mans	1945
Château de Dobert de Avoise	Avoise	1989
Halles aux grains de Saint-Calais	Saint-Calais	1987
Eglise Notre-Dame-du-Pré	Le Mans	1840

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 Précigné located?

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

When was Eglise de Précigné protected?

It was inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1926 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00109914 in the Mérimée database.

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