Remparts de Guérande

Remparts de Guérande

enceinte

Mérimée ID

PA00108626

French architectural heritage database reference.

Protection

Classé (1877)

Status under the French Heritage Act.

Remparts de Guérande — Enceinte in Guérande (Loire-Atlantique) classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1877 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00108626. 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 1877), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Les remparts : classement par arrêté du 14 juillet 1877 ; Les portes : classement par liste de 1889 ; Les promenades plantées d'arbres qui entourent les remparts : classement par arrêté du 17 mars 1943

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété de la commune.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Guérande, Loire-Atlantique, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 47.3279°N, -2.4325°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument Commune Protected
Manoir de l'Orgeraie de Rougé Rougé 1986
Menhir de Pierre-Pin ou Pierre des Huguenots Sion-les-Mines 1988
Chapelle du Vieux Bourg Saint-Sulpice-des-Landes 1977
Immeuble de la Compagnie générale d'Accident (CGA) Nantes 2015
Château de Oudon Oudon 1866

Loire Context

Architectural context

Built or restructured in the 13e siècle;14e 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 Remparts de Guérande located?

Remparts de Guérande is located in the commune of Guérande (Loire-Atlantique).

When was Remparts de Guérande protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1877 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00108626 in the Mérimée database.

When was Remparts de Guérande built?

The main construction campaign dates from the 13e siècle;14e siècle.

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

Geographic location

location_on Guérande, Loire-Atlantique

Coordinates: 47.3279°N, -2.4325°E