Pierre à cupules de Cheffois

Pierre à cupules de Cheffois — Roche ornée in Cheffois (Vendée) classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1926 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00110077. 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 1926), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Pierre à cupules (cad. A4 951) : classement par arrêté du 15 juin 1926

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété privée.

Location & Access

Commune and département

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

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 46.6797°N, -0.7833°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Château de L'Hermenault	L'Hermenault	2014
Eglise Saint-Guy de Damvix	Damvix	2000
Menhir de Avrillé	Avrillé	1889
Marché couvert de Sainte-Hermine	Sainte-Hermine	1985
Domaine de la Garenne-Lemot	Cugand

Loire Context

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 Pierre à cupules de Cheffois located?

Pierre à cupules de Cheffois is located in the commune of Cheffois (Vendée).

When was Pierre à cupules de Cheffois protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1926 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00110077 in the Mérimée database.

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