Eglise de Velluire

Eglise de Velluire — église in Velluire (Vendée) 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 PA00110284. 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.

L'abside : inscription par arrêté du 26 décembre 1927

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété de la commune.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Velluire, Vendée, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 46.4050°N, -0.8934°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Logis Le Bâtiment de Saint-Juire-Champgillon	Saint-Juire-Champgillon
Château de Landebaudière	La Gaubretière	1981
Menhirs de Avrillé	Avrillé	1889
Eglise paroissiale Saint-Pierre	Mouchamps	2013
Maison de Fontenay-le-Comte	Fontenay-le-Comte	1931

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 Velluire located?

Eglise de Velluire is located in the commune of Velluire (Vendée).

When was Eglise de Velluire protected?

It was inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1927 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00110284 in the Mérimée database.

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