Eglise Notre-Dame de Fontenay-le-Comte

Eglise Notre-Dame de Fontenay-le-Comte — église in Fontenay-le-Comte (Vendée) classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1862 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00110100. 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 1862), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Eglise Notre-Dame : classement par liste de 1862

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété de la commune.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 46.4673°N, -0.8071°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Eglise Saint-Benoît de Aizenay	Aizenay	2007
Maison de campagne de Georges Clemenceau	Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard	1970
Eglise de Maillezais	Maillezais	1840
Abbaye de Saint-Jean d'Orbestier	Château-d'Olonne	1935
Menhir de L'Ile-d'Yeu	L'Ile-d'Yeu	1889

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 Notre-Dame de Fontenay-le-Comte located?

Eglise Notre-Dame de Fontenay-le-Comte is located in the commune of Fontenay-le-Comte (Vendée).

When was Eglise Notre-Dame de Fontenay-le-Comte protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1862 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00110100 in the Mérimée database.

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