Menhir de Avrillé

Menhir de Avrillé — Menhir in Avrillé (Vendée) classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1889 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00110026. 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 1889), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Menhir numéro 8 (cad. B2 218) : classement par liste de 1889

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété privée.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Avrillé, Vendée, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 46.4667°N, -1.4824°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Eglise de Bouin	Bouin	1927
Logis de La Vérie de Challans	Challans	1964
Eglise de Saint-Juire-Champgillon	Saint-Juire-Champgillon	1984
Eglise du Simon-la-Vineuse	Sainte-Hermine	1990
Eglise de Liez	Liez	1994

Loire Context

Architectural context

Built or restructured in the Néolithique.

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 Menhir de Avrillé located?

Menhir de Avrillé is located in the commune of Avrillé (Vendée).

When was Menhir de Avrillé protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1889 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00110026 in the Mérimée database.

When was Menhir de Avrillé built?

The main construction campaign dates from the Néolithique.

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