Menhir dit La Pierre des Hommes

Menhir dit La Pierre des Hommes — Menhir in Coron (Maine-et-Loire) classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1889 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00109064. 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 1889), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Menhir dit La Pierre des Hommes (cad. B 9) : classement par liste de 1889

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété privée.

Location & Access

Commune and département

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

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 47.1198°N, -0.6108°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Ancienne église paroissiale Saint-Alman de Quincé	Brissac-Quincé	2001
Château de la Thibaudière	Montreuil-Juigné	2005
Château de Passavant de Passavant-sur-Layon	Passavant-sur-Layon	1999
Manoir de la Calvinière	Auverse	1986
Manoir de Breil de Foin	Genneteil	1984

Loire Context

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 La Pierre des Hommes located?

Menhir dit La Pierre des Hommes is located in the commune of Coron (Maine-et-Loire).

When was Menhir dit La Pierre des Hommes protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1889 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00109064 in the Mérimée database.

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