Eglise paroissiale Saint-Martin

Eglise paroissiale Saint-Martin — église in Saint-Martin-le-Beau (Indre-et-Loire) inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1926 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00098082. Full archival records are published by the Ministère de la Culture at pop.culture.gouv.fr.

Protection status

The building is inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) (since 1926), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Eglise : inscription par arrêté du 19 juillet 1926

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété de la commune.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Saint-Martin-le-Beau, Indre-et-Loire, within the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 47.3552°N, 0.9104°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Château Gaillard de Amboise	Amboise	2023
Maison de Tours	Tours	1928
Entrée des Caves peintes	Chinon	1932
Manoir des Hamardières	Fondettes	1951
Eglise paroissiale Saint-Pierre	Parçay-Meslay	1994

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 paroissiale Saint-Martin located?

Eglise paroissiale Saint-Martin is located in the commune of Saint-Martin-le-Beau (Indre-et-Loire).

When was Eglise paroissiale Saint-Martin protected?

It was inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1926 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00098082 in the Mérimée database.

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