Menhir de Bréau de Le Fief-Sauvin

Menhir de Bréau de Le Fief-Sauvin — Menhir in Le Fief-Sauvin (Maine-et-Loire) inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1990 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00109428. 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 1990), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Menhir de Bréau (cad. C 169) : inscription par arrêté du 15 juin 1990

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété privée.

Location & Access

Commune and département

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

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 47.2241°N, -1.0209°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Eglise de Cuon	Cuon	1914
Dolmen dit de Pierre Couverte	Pontigné	1910
Menhir dénommé Pierre Longue	Gennes	1982
Hôtel Demarie, actuellement musée d'histoire naturelle	Angers	1995
Tour Papegault de Saumur	Saumur	1965

Loire Context

Relative significance

Among the earliest-protected buildings of the département — a landmark of the 1840 heritage wave.

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 Bréau de Le Fief-Sauvin located?

Menhir de Bréau de Le Fief-Sauvin is located in the commune of Le Fief-Sauvin (Maine-et-Loire).

When was Menhir de Bréau de Le Fief-Sauvin protected?

It was inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1990 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00109428 in the Mérimée database.

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