Hôtel des Pénitents de Angers

Hôtel des Pénitents de Angers — Hôtel in Angers (Maine-et-Loire) classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1902 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00108891. 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 1902), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Hôtel des Pénitents : classement par arrêté du 1er août 1902

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété de la commune.

Location & Access

Commune and département

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

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 47.4755°N, -0.5648°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Fontaine du Pied-Boulet	Angers	1965
Eglise Saint-Pierre de Artannes-sur-Thouet	Artannes-sur-Thouet	1984
Eglise de Mouliherne	Mouliherne	1909
Eglise de Marigné	Marigné	1971
Château de Villeneuve	Martigné-Briand	1992

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 Hôtel des Pénitents de Angers located?

Hôtel des Pénitents de Angers is located in the commune of Angers (Maine-et-Loire).

When was Hôtel des Pénitents de Angers protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1902 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00108891 in the Mérimée database.

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