Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Vendée

Château fort
85130 Tiffauges

Tiffauges Castle, an ancient castle in ruins of the 11th, 13th and 16th centuries, dominates the Nantaise Sèvre in Tiffauges (Vendée), famous for its link with Gilles de Rais and its medieval defensive architecture.

Eglise romane
85180 aux Sables-d'Olonne

Saint-Jean d'Orbestier Abbey, founded in the 12th century in Les Sables-d'Olonne, is an ancient Benedictine abbey in ruins, classified as a historical monument in 1935 in the Vendée department.

Dolmens
85560 Le Bernard

The Dolmen de la Frébouchere, known as Pierre-Couverte, is a megalithic monument of Neolithic located in Bernard (Vendée), classified as a historical monument in 1889. This dolmen angevin, with corridor and rectangular chamber, bears witness to ancient funeral practices.

Château
85110 Sigournais

The Château-Neuf de Sigournais, built in the early 19th century, is a neo-classical residence located in Sigournais in Vendée, replacing an ancient medieval castle destroyed in 1793.

Château fort
85600 Montaigu-Vendée

The former castle of Montaigu, built between the 15th and 16th centuries in Montaigu-Vendée, was a medieval fortress with Romanesque dungeon and fortified enclosure, witness to the conflicts between Brittany and Poitou.

Château fort
85220 Commequiers

The Château de Comequiers, built in the 15th and 16th centuries in Vendée, is a white stone fortress dismantled in 1628. Located in a rural village in the Pays de la Loire, it bears witness to local Protestant history.

Dolmens
85560 Le Bernard

The Dolmen de la Cour du Breuil, located at the Bernard in Vendée, is a megalithic monument of the Neolithic listed Historical Monument since 1978.

Eglise gothique
85400 Luçon

Notre-Dame-de-l'Assumption de Luçon Cathedral, a Gothic and classical building of the 13th, 17th and 19th centuries, dominates the town of Luçon in Vendée with its 85-metre arrow. This historic monument, a former Benedictine monastery, combines Romanesque heritage and successive restorations.