Viaduc de l’Auzon de Cluis

Viaduc de l’Auzon de Cluis — Viaduc in Cluis (Indre) inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 2023 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA36000053. 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 2023), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Le viaduc de l’Auzon situé sur les parcelles figurant au cadastre section B sous les numéros 529, 650 et 842 : inscription par arrêté du 16 février 2023

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété de la commune.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Cluis, Indre, within the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 46.5429°N, 1.7316°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Hôtel dit de Condé de Châteauroux	Châteauroux	1975
Vestiges du pont " Perrin "	Châteauroux
Hôtel de Châtillon-sur-Indre	Châtillon-sur-Indre	1999
Couvent de la Visitation, dit aussi Château	Issoudun	1948
Eglise paroissiale Notre-Dame	Tilly	2010

Loire Context

Relative significance

Among the earliest-protected buildings of the département — a landmark of the 1840 heritage wave.

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 Viaduc de l’Auzon de Cluis located?

Viaduc de l’Auzon de Cluis is located in the commune of Cluis (Indre).

When was Viaduc de l’Auzon de Cluis protected?

It was inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 2023 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA36000053 in the Mérimée database.

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