Menhir dit La Pierre Fiche

Menhir dit La Pierre Fiche — Menhir in Duneau (Sarthe) 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 PA00109746. 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 Fiche (cad. C 267) : classement par liste de 1889

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété privée.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Duneau, Sarthe, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 48.0596°N, 0.5235°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Sol de maison à maison	Le Mans	1945
Château des Hunaudières	Mulsanne	1966
Logis de Biard de Chevillé	Chevillé	2014
Château des Roches de Sceaux-sur-Huisne	Sceaux-sur-Huisne	1984
Château de la Balluère	Pirmil	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 Fiche located?

Menhir dit La Pierre Fiche is located in the commune of Duneau (Sarthe).

When was Menhir dit La Pierre Fiche protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1889 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00109746 in the Mérimée database.

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