Maison du Porche ou de la Dîme

Maison du Porche ou de la Dîme — Maison in Rablay-sur-Layon (Maine-et-Loire) inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1952 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00109242. 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 1952), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Façades et toitures : inscription par arrêté du 22 novembre 1952

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété de la commune.

Location & Access

Commune and département

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

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 47.2953°N, -0.5764°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Moulin de la Montagne	Thouarcé	1980
Manoir de la Chaperonnière	Beaupréau-en-Mauges	1978
Hôtel de Condé de Angers	Angers	1983
Maison de maître de la Masselière	Cornillé-les-Caves	2007
Château de la Roche-Jacquelin	Daumeray	1974

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 Maison du Porche ou de la Dîme located?

Maison du Porche ou de la Dîme is located in the commune of Rablay-sur-Layon (Maine-et-Loire).

When was Maison du Porche ou de la Dîme protected?

It was inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1952 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00109242 in the Mérimée database.

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