Menhir dit La Palissonnière

Menhir dit La Palissonnière — Menhir in Commequiers (Vendée) inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1981 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00110082. 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 1981), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Menhir dit La Palissonnière (cad. A 245) : inscription par arrêté du 14 mai 1981

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété privée.

Location & Access

Commune and département

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

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 46.7735°N, -1.8641°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Allée couverte de la Pierre-Folle	Commequiers	1929
Eglise de Jard-sur-Mer	Jard-sur-Mer	1947
Deux ponts du Port-la-Claye sur la rivière Le Lay (également sur communes de La Claye, Lairoux, Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais)	Curzon	1985
Eglise de la Chaize-Giraud	La Chaize-Giraud	1921
Eglise de Thiré	Thiré	1927

Loire Context

Relative significance

Protected later than the median monument of the département, often reflecting 20th-century re-evaluation of local heritage.

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 La Palissonnière located?

Menhir dit La Palissonnière is located in the commune of Commequiers (Vendée).

When was Menhir dit La Palissonnière protected?

It was inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1981 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00110082 in the Mérimée database.

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