Eglise paroissiale Saint-Nicolas

Eglise paroissiale Saint-Nicolas — église in Tavant (Indre-et-Loire) classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1908 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00098123. 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 1908), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Eglise : classement par arrêté du 7 mai 1908

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété de la commune.

Location & Access

Commune and département

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

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 47.1249°N, 0.3889°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Ancienne église Sainte-Catherine	Razines	1950
Ancien palais des Gouverneurs	Tours	1913
Manoir de Vaudésir de Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais	Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais	2022
Manoir de Montour de Beaumont-en-Véron	Beaumont-en-Véron	1987
Vestiges de l'aqueduc romain	Luynes	1862

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-Nicolas located?

Eglise paroissiale Saint-Nicolas is located in the commune of Tavant (Indre-et-Loire).

When was Eglise paroissiale Saint-Nicolas protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1908 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00098123 in the Mérimée database.

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