Eglise Notre-Dame-du-Pré

Eglise Notre-Dame-du-Pré — église in Le Mans (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 PA00109805. 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-du-Pré : classement par liste de 1840

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Le Mans, Sarthe, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 48.0096°N, 0.1929°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Château de Coulennes de Loué	Loué	1977
Eglise de Tresson	Tresson	1969
Cour de Justice (ancienne) dénommée aussi Le Temple	Asnières-sur-Vègre	1991
Eglise de Sillé-le-Guillaume	Sillé-le-Guillaume	1911
Manoir de la Béchuère	Saint-Gervais-de-Vic	1979

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-du-Pré located?

Eglise Notre-Dame-du-Pré is located in the commune of Le Mans (Sarthe).

When was Eglise Notre-Dame-du-Pré protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1840 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00109805 in the Mérimée database.

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