Polissoir ou pierre à sculpture

Polissoir ou pierre à sculpture — Polissoir 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 PA00110078. 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.

Polissoir ou pierre à sculpture, dans la ferme de la Vézinière : classement par arrêté du 8 juillet 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: 46.6799°N, -0.7768°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Préfecture de la Vendée	La Roche-sur-Yon	1991
Domaine de la Forêt-Nesdeau	Chaix	2010
Dolmen de Corpe	Corpe	1984
Menhir de Chauché	Chauché	1984
Menhir de L'Ile-d'Yeu	L'Ile-d'Yeu	1889

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 Polissoir ou pierre à sculpture located?

Polissoir ou pierre à sculpture is located in the commune of Cheffois (Vendée).

When was Polissoir ou pierre à sculpture protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1926 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00110078 in the Mérimée database.

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