Eglise Notre-Dame de Rivière

Eglise Notre-Dame de Rivière — église in Rivière (Indre-et-Loire) 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 PA00098039. 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 : classement par liste de 1862

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété de la commune.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Rivière, Indre-et-Loire, within the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 47.1469°N, 0.2789°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Ancien couvent des Ursulines	Tours	1941
Bibliothèque municipale	Tours	1996
Eglise Saint-Romain de Athée-sur-Cher	Athée-sur-Cher	1949
Château de Grillemont et ses communs	La Chapelle-Blanche-Saint-Martin	1942
Grand moulin de Ballan	Ballan-Miré	2005

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 Rivière located?

Eglise Notre-Dame de Rivière is located in the commune of Rivière (Indre-et-Loire).

When was Eglise Notre-Dame de Rivière protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1862 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00098039 in the Mérimée database.

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