Pont (vieux) de Vouvant

Pont (vieux) de Vouvant — Pont in Vouvant (Vendée) inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1927 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00110289. 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 1927), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Pont (vieux) : inscription par arrêté du 12 février 1927

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété de la commune.

Location & Access

Commune and département

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

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 46.5717°N, -0.7665°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Château de Apremont	Apremont	1926
Motte féodale de Bois-de-Céné	Bois-de-Céné	1988
Immeuble de Fontenay-le-Comte	Fontenay-le-Comte	1987
Dolmen et son tumulus dit La Guette	L'Ile-d'Yeu	1979
Réplique de la "Santa Casa" de la chapelle Notre-Dame de Lorette	La Flocellière	1997

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 Pont (vieux) de Vouvant located?

Pont (vieux) de Vouvant is located in the commune of Vouvant (Vendée).

When was Pont (vieux) de Vouvant protected?

It was inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1927 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00110289 in the Mérimée database.

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