Fontaine de Beaune-Semblançay

Fontaine de Beaune-Semblançay — Fontaine in Tours (Indre-et-Loire) classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1886 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00098160. 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 1886), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Fontaine de Beaune-Semblançay : classement par arrêté du 12 juillet 1886

Location & Access

Commune and département

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

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 47.3951°N, 0.6874°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Ancienne maison canoniale	Tours	1946
Gare de Tours	Tours	1984
Eglise paroissiale Saint-Hilaire	Verneuil-le-Château	1962
Maison de Tours	Tours	1962
Ensemble du château du Grand-Châtelet	Thilouze	1962

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 Fontaine de Beaune-Semblançay located?

Fontaine de Beaune-Semblançay is located in the commune of Tours (Indre-et-Loire).

When was Fontaine de Beaune-Semblançay protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1886 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00098160 in the Mérimée database.

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