Menhir dit de la Ville-l’Evêque

Menhir dit de la Ville-l'Evêque — Menhir in Berchères-sur-Vesgre (Eure-et-Loir) classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1887 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00096971. 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 1887), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Menhir dit de la Ville-l'Evêque (cad. F 31) : classement par arrêté du 30 mars 1887

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété privée.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Berchères-sur-Vesgre, Eure-et-Loir, within the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 48.8510°N, 1.5668°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Eglise Saint-Martin de La Croix-du-Perche	La Croix-du-Perche	1934
Prieuré Saint-Julien de Douy	Douy	1995
Eglise Saint-Denis de Toury	Toury	1907
Maison du 16e siècle, sise autrefois à Blévy, en face de l'église, dite Maison de Blévy	Nogent-le-Roi	1914
Dolmen de Tillay-le-Péneux	Tillay-le-Péneux	1979

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 dit de la Ville-l'Evêque located?

Menhir dit de la Ville-l'Evêque is located in the commune of Berchères-sur-Vesgre (Eure-et-Loir).

When was Menhir dit de la Ville-l'Evêque protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1887 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00096971 in the Mérimée database.

When was Menhir dit de la Ville-l'Evêque 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.