Eglise de Saint-Cosme-en-Vairais

Eglise de Saint-Cosme-en-Vairais — église in Saint-Cosme-en-Vairais (Sarthe) inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1927 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00109700. 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 1927), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Portail occidental et le porche : inscription par arrêté du 22 décembre 1927

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété de la commune.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Saint-Cosme-en-Vairais, Sarthe, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 48.2737°N, 0.4468°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Eglise de Sillé-le-Guillaume	Sillé-le-Guillaume	1911
Eglise Saint-Fraimbault et Saint-Antoine	Épineu-le-Chevreuil	1998
Château (également sur commune d'Artheze)	Malicorne-sur-Sarthe	1986
Château et ses communs	Le Luart	1989
Sol de maison à maison	Le Mans	1945

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 Saint-Cosme-en-Vairais located?

Eglise de Saint-Cosme-en-Vairais is located in the commune of Saint-Cosme-en-Vairais (Sarthe).

When was Eglise de Saint-Cosme-en-Vairais protected?

It was inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1927 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00109700 in the Mérimée database.

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