Eglise Notre-Dame de Oulmes

Eglise Notre-Dame de Oulmes — église in Oulmes (Vendée) classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1930 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00110194. 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 1930), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Eglise : classement par arrêté du 26 décembre 1930

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété de la commune.

Location & Access

Commune and département

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

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 46.3981°N, -0.6644°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Château de Beaumarchais	Bretignolles-sur-Mer	1962
Motte féodale de Châteauneuf	Châteauneuf	1988
Ouvrages d'art situés sur le canal de la Taillée (également sur commune de Notre-Dame-de-Monts)	La Barre-de-Monts	1988
Hôtel de la Sénéchaussée	Fontenay-le-Comte	1988
Eglise de Chalais de Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux	Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux	1927

Loire Context

Relative significance

Protected later than the median monument of the département, often reflecting 20th-century re-evaluation of local heritage.

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 Oulmes located?

Eglise Notre-Dame de Oulmes is located in the commune of Oulmes (Vendée).

When was Eglise Notre-Dame de Oulmes protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1930 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00110194 in the Mérimée database.

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