Tour dite Le Paradis aux Biques (ruines)

Tour dite Le Paradis aux Biques (ruines) — édifice fortifié in Montsûrs (Mayenne) inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1925 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00109569. 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 1925), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Tour dite Le Paradis aux Biques (ruines) : inscription par arrêté du 9 juin 1925

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété de la commune.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Montsûrs, Mayenne, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 48.1336°N, -0.5526°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Château et sa chapelle	Lassay-les-Châteaux	1862
Château de Bois-Thibaut (restes)	Lassay-les-Châteaux	1925
Menhir de la Broussardière	Montaudin	1921
Abbaye cistercienne de Bellebranche	Saint-Brice	1986
Menhir du Grand Coudray	Chantrigné	1976

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 Tour dite Le Paradis aux Biques (ruines) located?

Tour dite Le Paradis aux Biques (ruines) is located in the commune of Montsûrs (Mayenne).

When was Tour dite Le Paradis aux Biques (ruines) protected?

It was inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1925 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00109569 in the Mérimée database.

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