Eglise Saint-Vétérin de Gennes

Eglise Saint-Vétérin de Gennes — église in Gennes (Maine-et-Loire) classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1862 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00109124. 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 1862), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Eglise Saint-Vétérin : classement par liste de 1862

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Gennes, Maine-et-Loire, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 47.3376°N, -0.2317°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Château du Bois Saumoussay (ancien)	Chacé	1970
Eglise Notre-Dame de Chemillé	Chemillé	1862
Château de la Perraudière	Lué-en-Baugeois	1986
Eglise de Marcé	Marcé	1972
Château de Montivert de Le Vieil-Baugé	Le Vieil-Baugé	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 Saint-Vétérin de Gennes located?

Eglise Saint-Vétérin de Gennes is located in the commune of Gennes (Maine-et-Loire).

When was Eglise Saint-Vétérin de Gennes protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1862 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00109124 in the Mérimée database.

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