Menhir dit Pierre Percée ou des Arabes
menhir
PA00097742
French architectural heritage database reference.
Classé (1911)
Status under the French Heritage Act.
Menhir dit Pierre Percée ou des Arabes — Menhir in Draché (Indre-et-Loire) classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1911 under the French Heritage Act.
Identification & Protection
Mérimée reference
This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00097742. 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 1911), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.
Menhir dit Pierre Percée ou des Arabes (cad. B 197) : classement par arrêté du 29 avril 1911
Ownership
Current legal status: propriété privée.
Location & Access
Commune and département
Located in Draché, Indre-et-Loire, within the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Coordinates
GPS coordinates: 47.0727°N, 0.6073°E (WGS 84).
Nearby protected sites
| Monument | Commune | Protected |
|---|---|---|
| Eglise Saint-Martin de Bossay-sur-Claise | Bossay-sur-Claise | 1911 |
| Château du Clos-Lucé de Amboise | Amboise | 1862 |
| Maison du 15e siècle de Tours | Tours | 1946 |
| Eglise Sainte-Marie-Madeleine | Azay-sur-Cher | 1947 |
| Presbytère de Montlouis-sur-Loire | Montlouis-sur-Loire | 1927 |
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 Pierre Percée ou des Arabes located?
Menhir dit Pierre Percée ou des Arabes is located in the commune of Draché (Indre-et-Loire).
When was Menhir dit Pierre Percée ou des Arabes protected?
It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1911 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00097742 in the Mérimée database.
When was Menhir dit Pierre Percée ou des Arabes 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
Coordinates: 47.0727°N, 0.6073°E