Menhir Signal de Le Croisic
menhir
PA00108609
French architectural heritage database reference.
Classé (1889)
Status under the French Heritage Act.
Menhir Signal de Le Croisic — Menhir in Le Croisic (Loire-Atlantique) 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 PA00108609. 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 Signal (cad. C) : classement par liste de 1889
Ownership
Current legal status: propriété de la commune.
Location & Access
Commune and département
Located in Le Croisic, Loire-Atlantique, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.
Coordinates
GPS coordinates: 47.2874°N, -2.5310°E (WGS 84).
Nearby protected sites
| Monument | Commune | Protected |
|---|---|---|
| Immeuble sur cours Cambronne | Nantes | 1949 |
| Chapelle de Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire | Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire | 1986 |
| Eglise paroissiale Saint-Jean-Baptiste | Le Loroux-Bottereau | 1923 |
| Chapelle Saint-Barthélémy | Saint-Julien-de-Concelles | 1925 |
| Château des ducs de Bretagne | Nantes | 1840 |
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 Signal de Le Croisic located?
Menhir Signal de Le Croisic is located in the commune of Le Croisic (Loire-Atlantique).
When was Menhir Signal de Le Croisic protected?
It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1889 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00108609 in the Mérimée database.
When was Menhir Signal de Le Croisic 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: 47.2874°N, -2.5310°E