Menhir d’Huchigny ou de la Grosse Pierre

Menhir d'Huchigny ou de la Grosse Pierre — Menhir in Areines (Loir-et-Cher) 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 PA00098320. 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 d'Huchigny ou de la Grosse Pierre : classement par arrêté du 9 juillet 1909

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété privée.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Areines, Loir-et-Cher, within the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 47.7872°N, 1.1057°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Ancien hôtel de Jassand	Blois	1928
Eglise Saint-Nicolas-Saint-Lomer	Blois	1840
Eglise Saint-Martin de Sargé-sur-Braye	Sargé-sur-Braye	1958
Château de Toisy de La Chapelle-Vendômoise	La Chapelle-Vendômoise	1982
Grange de Courcimont de Nouan-le-Fuzelier	Nouan-le-Fuzelier	1986

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 d'Huchigny ou de la Grosse Pierre located?

Menhir d'Huchigny ou de la Grosse Pierre is located in the commune of Areines (Loir-et-Cher).

When was Menhir d'Huchigny ou de la Grosse Pierre protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1909 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00098320 in the Mérimée database.

When was Menhir d'Huchigny ou de la Grosse Pierre 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.