Moulins à vent du Mont des Alouettes

Moulins à vent du Mont des Alouettes — Moulin in Les Herbiers (Vendée) inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1975 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00110137. 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 1975), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Moulins à vent du Mont des Alouettes (cad. R 29, 30, 38) : inscription par arrêté du 27 mai 1975

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété de la commune.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Les Herbiers, Vendée, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Manoir de la Petite-Coudraie	Sainte-Hermine	1984
Presbytère du Petit-Luc (ancien)	Les Lucs-sur-Boulogne	1958
Château de la Bonnelière	Saint-Michel-Mont-Mercure	1972
Cimetière de Maillezais	Maillezais	1937
Croix hosannière du cimetière	La Jonchère	1994

Loire Context

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 Moulins à vent du Mont des Alouettes located?

Moulins à vent du Mont des Alouettes is located in the commune of Les Herbiers (Vendée).

When was Moulins à vent du Mont des Alouettes protected?

It was inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1975 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00110137 in the Mérimée database.

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