Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Maine-et-Loire

Moulin à eau
49220 Chenillé-Changé

The Chaussée Watermill, located in Chenillé-Changé in Maine-et-Loire, has been a building listed as a historical monument since 2005, reflecting the local industrial heritage.

Moulin à vent
49320 Charcé-Saint-Ellier-sur-Aubance

The Patouillet mill, dated the 4th quarter of the 19th century, is a windmill located in Charcé-Saint-Ellier-sur-Aubance, in the Pays de la Loire region. An emblematic monument of local rural architecture.

Eglise romane et gothique
49590 Fontevraud-l'Abbaye

The royal abbey of Fontevraud, founded in the 12th century in Fontevraud-l'Abbaye en Anjou, is an ancient Benedictine monastic city, famous for its necropolis of the Plantagenets and its exceptional medieval architecture, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Château de style Renaissance
49730 Montsoreau

The castle of Montsoreau, Gothic and Renaissance building of the 15th century, dominates the Loire at Montsoreau (Maine-et-Loire). Ranked a historic monument in 1862, it now houses a contemporary art museum and illustrates the transition between medieval fortress and seigneurial residence.

Château fort
49480 Saint-Sylvain-d'Anjou

The Château de la Motte de la Haie Joulain is a historical monument located in Saint-Sylvain-d'Anjou, Pays de la Loire. Its history and exact period remain to be specified.

Moulin à vent
49250 Saint-Rémy-la-Varenne

The mill of Bourgdion, built in the 19th century in Saint-Rémy-la-Varenne (Pays de la Loire), is a pivot-shaped carpenter's mill, inscribed with historical monuments since 1975, emblematic of traditional milling techniques.

Bâtiment Renaissance
49100 Angers

The Pincé Hotel, built in the 16th century in Angers, is a Renaissance mansion with today's Pincé Museum, dedicated to Mediterranean antiques and Asian arts.

Maison des Dîmes
49750 Bellevigne-en-Layon

The house of the Dîme, a 15th century half-timbered building located in Bellevigne-en-Layon (Maine-et-Loire), symbolizes local history with its iconic porch and carved frame.