Prieuré (ancien) de Vivoin

Prieuré (ancien) de Vivoin — Prieuré in Vivoin (Sarthe) 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 PA00109990. 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.

Prieuré (ancien) : inscription par arrêté du 6 janvier 1927

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété privée.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Vivoin, Sarthe, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 48.2343°N, 0.1560°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Eglise de Verniette de Conlie	Conlie	1946
Ancienne abbaye de l'Epau	Yvré-l'Evêque	1925
Eglise Saint-Blaise de La Chapelle-Gaugain	Loir-en-Vallée	2020
Château des Roches de Sceaux-sur-Huisne	Sceaux-sur-Huisne	1984
Château des Gringuenières	La Chapelle-d'Aligné	1994

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 Prieuré (ancien) de Vivoin located?

Prieuré (ancien) de Vivoin is located in the commune of Vivoin (Sarthe).

When was Prieuré (ancien) de Vivoin protected?

It was inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1927 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00109990 in the Mérimée database.

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