Eglise Saint-Ulphace

Eglise Saint-Ulphace

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Mérimée ID

PA00109962

French architectural heritage database reference.

Protection

Classé (2003)

Status under the French Heritage Act.

Eglise Saint-Ulphace — église in Saint-Ulphace (Sarthe) classé Monument Historique (listed) in 2003 under the French Heritage Act.

Historical notice

Edifice construit au 15e siècle, voûté d'ogives, à chevet droit. Vers 1530, construction de la chapelle Sainte-Barbe. Vitraux Renaissance. Retable et maître-autel du 17e siècle.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00109962. 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 2003), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

L'église en totalité (cad. A 364) : classement par arrêté du 25 avril 2003

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété de la commune.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Saint-Ulphace, Sarthe, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 48.1591°N, 0.8168°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument Commune Protected
Tuilerie des Saules de Avezé Avezé 1986
Eglise de Cherreau Cherreau 1926
Château des Perrays de Parigné-le-Pôlin Parigné-le-Pôlin 1984
Porte Romane de Le Mans Le Mans 1945
Château de Sillé-le-Guillaume Sillé-le-Guillaume 1889

Loire Context

Architectural context

Built or restructured in the 2e moitié 15e siècle;1ère moitié 16e siècle.

Relative significance

Among the earliest-protected buildings of the département — a landmark of the 1840 heritage wave.

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 Saint-Ulphace located?

Eglise Saint-Ulphace is located in the commune of Saint-Ulphace (Sarthe).

When was Eglise Saint-Ulphace protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 2003 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00109962 in the Mérimée database.

When was Eglise Saint-Ulphace built?

The main construction campaign dates from the 2e moitié 15e siècle;1ère moitié 16e siècle.

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

Geographic location

location_on Saint-Ulphace, Sarthe

Coordinates: 48.1591°N, 0.8168°E