Pont des Ouillères (vieux)

Pont des Ouillères (vieux)

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Mérimée ID

PA00110168

French architectural heritage database reference.

Protection

Classé (1910)

Status under the French Heritage Act.

Pont des Ouillères (vieux) — Pont in Mervent (Vendée) classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1910 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00110168. 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 1910), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Pont des Ouillères (vieux) : classement par arrêté du 18 octobre 1910

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété de la commune.

Location & Access

Commune and département

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

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 46.5226°N, -0.7484°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument Commune Protected
Enceinte préhistorique de Champ-Durand Nieul-sur-l'Autise 1990
Château de la Flocellière La Flocellière 1965
Eglise de Xanton-Chassenon Xanton-Chassenon 1927
Eglise Saint-Guy de Damvix Damvix 2000
Le Grand Phare de L'Ile-d'Yeu L'Ile-d'Yeu 2011

Loire Context

Architectural context

Built or restructured in the 15e siècle.

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 Pont des Ouillères (vieux) located?

Pont des Ouillères (vieux) is located in the commune of Mervent (Vendée).

When was Pont des Ouillères (vieux) protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1910 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00110168 in the Mérimée database.

When was Pont des Ouillères (vieux) built?

The main construction campaign dates from the 15e siècle.

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

Geographic location

location_on Mervent, Vendée

Coordinates: 46.5226°N, -0.7484°E