Eglise Notre-Dame-des-Marais

Eglise Notre-Dame-des-Marais — église in La Ferté-Bernard (Sarthe) classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1840 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00109751. 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 1840), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Eglise Notre-Dame-des-Marais : classement par liste de 1840

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in La Ferté-Bernard, Sarthe, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 48.1862°N, 0.6532°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Château (restes) de Beaumont-sur-Sarthe	Beaumont-sur-Sarthe	1927
Château et ses communs	Le Luart	1989
Ancienne abbaye Saint-Vincent, actuellement lycée Bellevue	Le Mans	1985
Château de Dehault	Dehault	1981
Eglise de Rouessé-Fontaine	Rouessé-Fontaine	1914

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-des-Marais located?

Eglise Notre-Dame-des-Marais is located in the commune of La Ferté-Bernard (Sarthe).

When was Eglise Notre-Dame-des-Marais protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1840 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00109751 in the Mérimée database.

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