Menhir dit le Champ du Rocher

Menhir dit le Champ du Rocher

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Mérimée ID

PA00110129

French architectural heritage database reference.

Protection

Classé (1980)

Status under the French Heritage Act.

Menhir dit le Champ du Rocher — Menhir in Le Givre (Vendée) classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1980 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00110129. 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 1980), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Menhir dit le Champ du Rocher (cad. B 154) : classement par arrêté du 18 novembre 1980

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété privée.

Location & Access

Commune and département

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

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 46.4568°N, -1.4020°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument Commune Protected
Deux menhirs du Plessis Le Bernard 1936
Ancien château de Montaigu Montaigu 2011
Château de Landebaudière La Gaubretière 1981
Château (ancien) de Vendrennes Vendrennes 1991
Dolmen dit de la Pierre-Folle-du-Plessis-du-Bernard Le Bernard 1929

Loire Context

Architectural context

Built or restructured in the Néolithique.

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 le Champ du Rocher located?

Menhir dit le Champ du Rocher is located in the commune of Le Givre (Vendée).

When was Menhir dit le Champ du Rocher protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1980 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00110129 in the Mérimée database.

When was Menhir dit le Champ du Rocher 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.

Geographic location

location_on Le Givre, Vendée

Coordinates: 46.4568°N, -1.4020°E