Porte (ancienne) de La Ferté-Bernard

Porte (ancienne) de La Ferté-Bernard — Porte de ville in La Ferté-Bernard (Sarthe) classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1875 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00109757. 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 1875), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Porte (ancienne) : classement par liste de 1875

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété de la commune.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in La Ferté-Bernard, Sarthe, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 48.1866°N, 0.6512°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Eglise Notre-Dame de Torcé-en-Vallée	Torcé-en-Vallée	2003
Eglise de La Bosse	La Bosse	1939
Manoir de Riablay de Château-du-Loir	Château-du-Loir	1966
Eglise de Saint-Cosme-en-Vairais	Saint-Cosme-en-Vairais	1927
Pavillon de Malédor de Le Lude	Le Lude	1973

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 Porte (ancienne) de La Ferté-Bernard located?

Porte (ancienne) de La Ferté-Bernard is located in the commune of La Ferté-Bernard (Sarthe).

When was Porte (ancienne) de La Ferté-Bernard protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1875 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00109757 in the Mérimée database.

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