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

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.

Moulin à vent
49240 Avrillé

The Windmill of La Garde, probably built in the seventeenth century, is a birdmill located in Avrillé in Maine-et-Loire, listed as historical monuments since 1982.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
49260 Montreuil-Bellay

The Château de Montreuil-Bellay, built in the 11th century in Montreuil-Bellay, Anjou, is a medieval fortress rebuilt in the 13th, 14th and 17th centuries, reflecting the military and seigneurial architecture of the Pays de la Loire.

Château fort
49420 Pouancé

The castle of Pouancé, medieval fortress of the 12th–15th centuries, dominates the town of Pouancé in Maine-et-Loire (Land of the Loire). Ranked a historic monument in 1926, it was a key bastion of the Marches de Bretagne, rival of the castle of Angers by its strategic importance and its 3 hectares of fortified enclosure.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
49320 Brissac-Quincé

Brissac Castle, a medieval building transformed into a Renaissance residence, dominates the Aubance Valley in Brissac-Quincé (Maine-et-Loire). With its 7 levels and 204 pieces, it embodies the history of the Dukes of Brissac since the 11th century.

Maison classée MH
49250 Saint-Mathurin-sur-Loire

The House of L'Ecce Homo is a 15th-17th century historical residence located in Saint-Mathurin-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, classified as a historical monument in 1971.

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.

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.