Eglise de Rouessé-Fontaine

Eglise de Rouessé-Fontaine — église in Rouessé-Fontaine (Sarthe) classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1914 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00109920. 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 1914), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Clocher : classement par arrêté du 27 mars 1914

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Rouessé-Fontaine, Sarthe, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 48.3227°N, 0.1507°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Maison de Le Mans	Le Mans	1945
Manoir de Venevelles de Luché-Pringé	Luché-Pringé	1963
Eglise Saint-Pierre de Lavaré	Lavaré	2004
Maison des Architectes	Le Lude	1932
Château de Vaulogé de Fercé-sur-Sarthe	Fercé-sur-Sarthe	1992

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 Rouessé-Fontaine located?

Eglise de Rouessé-Fontaine is located in the commune of Rouessé-Fontaine (Sarthe).

When was Eglise de Rouessé-Fontaine protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1914 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00109920 in the Mérimée database.

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