Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Sarthe

Château fort
72290 Ballon-Saint Mars

The castle of Ballon, dungeon and ruins of the 15th and 16th centuries, dominates the Saosnois in Ballon-Saint Mars (Sarthe). Medieval fortress transformed into a seigneurial residence, classified as a historical monument in 1923.

Fanum
72610 Oisseau-le-Petit

The Gallo-Roman fanum of Oisseau-le-Petit, located in the Sarthe, is an ancient sanctuary in the territory of the Aulercas Cenomans, classified as a historical monument in 1987. Its remains reveal a secondary agglomeration with thermal baths, theatre and villa.

Château fort
72140 Sillé-le-Guillaume

The castle of Sillé-le-Guillaume, classified as a historical monument in 1914, is a medieval fortress transformed into a residence in the 16th and 17th centuries, located in the Sarthe, Pays de la Loire. Its architecture reflects the evolution of military techniques and seigneurial uses.

Abbaye
72300 Solesmes

Saint-Pierre de Solesmes Abbey, founded in the 11th century, is an emblematic Benedictine abbey located in Solesmes en Sarthe, famous for its role in the restoration of Gregorian chant and monastic life in France in the 19th century.

Prieuré
72260 Dangeul

The Priory of Mayanne, a former monastery founded in the 11th century in Dangeul (Sarthe), was renovated in the 15th and 16th centuries. Ranked a historic monument in 2013, it combines Romanesque chapel, medieval house and exceptional tithe barn.

Logis
72600 Saint-Rémy-du-Val

The house of Moullins, seigneurial residence of the 15th-XVIth centuries in Saint-Rémy-du-Val (Sarthe), combines flamboyant Gothic architecture and medieval remains of a 12th century priory, classified as a Historic Monument since 1926.

Palais
72000 Le Mans

The Palais du Grabatoire, an ancient 16th-century canonial palace located in Le Mans in the Plantagenet City, is a historic monument inscribed since 1927, marked by remarkable urban architecture and unknown history.

Halle
72400 La Ferté-Bernard

The Halles de La Ferté-Bernard, built in the 2nd quarter of the 16th century, is an emblematic historical monument of this Sarthois city, formerly dedicated to the trade of canvases and grains.