Eglise de Sainte-Cérotte

Eglise de Sainte-Cérotte — église in Sainte-Cérotte (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 PA00109933. 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.

Eglise : inscription par arrêté du 16 février 1926

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété de la commune.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Sainte-Cérotte, Sarthe, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 47.9010°N, 0.6887°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Château de la Renaudière	Neuvy-en-Champagne	1991
Hôtel-Dieu de Coeffort	Le Mans	1947
Camp retranché (éperon barré)	Auvers-le-Hamon	1976
Château de Coulans de Coulans-sur-Gée	Coulans-sur-Gée	1980
Eglise de Saint-Cosme-en-Vairais	Saint-Cosme-en-Vairais	1927

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 Sainte-Cérotte located?

Eglise de Sainte-Cérotte is located in the commune of Sainte-Cérotte (Sarthe).

When was Eglise de Sainte-Cérotte protected?

It was inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1926 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00109933 in the Mérimée database.

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