Escalier de Le Mans

Escalier de Le Mans — Escalier indépendant in Le Mans (Sarthe) inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1945 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00109812. 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 1945), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Escalier de la rue de Vaux à la rue de la Porte-Sainte-Anne : inscription par arrêté du 6 avril 1945

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété de la commune.

Location & Access

Commune and département

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

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 48.0080°N, 0.1946°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Maison de Le Mans	Le Mans	1945
Château du Petit-Perray	Vaas	1993
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-l'Habit	Domfront-en-Champagne	1972
Château de Lucé de Le Grand-Lucé	Le Grand-Lucé	1998
Maison de Le Mans	Le Mans	1945

Loire Context

Relative significance

Protected later than the median monument of the département, often reflecting 20th-century re-evaluation of local heritage.

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 Escalier de Le Mans located?

Escalier de Le Mans is located in the commune of Le Mans (Sarthe).

When was Escalier de Le Mans protected?

It was inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1945 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00109812 in the Mérimée database.

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