Menhir de Chantecoq ou Mère-aux-Cailles
menhir
PA00097241
French architectural heritage database reference.
Classé (1909)
Status under the French Heritage Act.
Menhir de Chantecoq ou Mère-aux-Cailles — Menhir in Ymeray (Eure-et-Loir) classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1909 under the French Heritage Act.
Identification & Protection
Mérimée reference
This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00097241. 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 1909), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.
Menhir de Chantecoq ou Mère-aux-Cailles : classement par arrêté du 14 avril 1909
Ownership
Current legal status: propriété privée.
Location & Access
Commune and département
Located in Ymeray, Eure-et-Loir, within the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Coordinates
GPS coordinates: 48.5160°N, 1.6905°E (WGS 84).
Nearby protected sites
| Monument | Commune | Protected |
|---|---|---|
| Eglise paroissiale Saint-Victor | Saint-Victor-de-Buthon | 1990 |
| Eglise Notre-Dame de Les Etilleux | Les Etilleux | 2003 |
| Eglise Notre-Dame de Villevillon | Les Autels-Villevillon | 2006 |
| Immeuble de Châteaudun | Châteaudun | 1953 |
| Maison canoniale de Chartres | Chartres | 2005 |
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 Chantecoq ou Mère-aux-Cailles located?
Menhir de Chantecoq ou Mère-aux-Cailles is located in the commune of Ymeray (Eure-et-Loir).
When was Menhir de Chantecoq ou Mère-aux-Cailles protected?
It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1909 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00097241 in the Mérimée database.
When was Menhir de Chantecoq ou Mère-aux-Cailles 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.
Geographic location
Coordinates: 48.5160°N, 1.6905°E