Monument de Frédéric Bapterosses
monument commémoratif
PA45000052
French architectural heritage database reference.
Inscrit (2018)
Status under the French Heritage Act.
Monument de Frédéric Bapterosses — Monument commémoratif in Briare (Loiret) inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 2018 under the French Heritage Act.
Identification & Protection
Mérimée reference
This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA45000052. Full archival records are published by the Ministère de la Culture at pop.culture.gouv.fr.
Protection status
The building is inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) (since 2018), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.
Le monument de Frédéric Bapterosses, situé au fond du square Frédéric-Bapterosses, avec son buste en bronze, son socle orné d’un médaillon de bronze formant avant-corps, sa niche ornés de mosaïques et son emmarchement entouré d’une grille de fonte de fer, tel qu’il est délimité en rouge sur le plan annexé à l’arrêté, figurant au cadastre section AO parcelle no 52 : inscription par arrêté du 26 janvier 2018.
Ownership
Current legal status: propriété de la commune.
Location & Access
Commune and département
Located in Briare, Loiret, within the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Coordinates
GPS coordinates: 47.6455°N, 2.7334°E (WGS 84).
Nearby protected sites
| Monument | Commune | Protected |
|---|---|---|
| Motte féodale dénommée La Butte Noire | Bougy-lez-Neuville | 1980 |
| Hôtel Pommeret, actuellement Chambre régionale des Comptes | Orléans | 1987 |
| Maison de Beaugency | Beaugency | 1947 |
| Hôtel de ville de Lorris | Lorris | 1862 |
| Château de la Prêche de Chécy | Chécy | 1974 |
Loire Context
Relative significance
Among the earliest-protected buildings of the département — a landmark of the 1840 heritage wave.
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 Monument de Frédéric Bapterosses located?
Monument de Frédéric Bapterosses is located in the commune of Briare (Loiret).
When was Monument de Frédéric Bapterosses protected?
It was inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 2018 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA45000052 in the Mérimée database.
Data source: Ministère de la Culture — base Mérimée (data.culture.gouv.fr). Last updated: April 14, 2026.
Geographic location
Coordinates: 47.6455°N, 2.7334°E