Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Vendée

Commanderie templière
85300 Challans

The Coudrie Commanderie, founded in the 12th century in Challans (Vendée), is an ancient Templar Commanderie classified as a historical monument, marked by its rectangular church and flat bedside typical of Temple architecture.

Eglise gothique
85420 Maillezais

Saint-Pierre de Maillezais Cathedral, a former Benedictine abbey from the 11th to the 14th century in Vendée, was transformed into a Gothic cathedral in 1317 before being abandoned and partially destroyed after the Revolution.

Château fort
85330 Noirmoutier-en-l'Ile

Château de Noirmoutier, 11th and 17th century castle, dominates the island of Noirmoutier in Vendée. Its medieval dungeon and its enclosure bear witness to a history marked by conflicts and military transformations.

Château fort
85350 L'Île-d'Yeu

The Old Castle, 14th century castle located on the island of Yeu in Pays de la Loire, dominates an abrupt rock and bears witness to seven centuries of military and island history.

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.

Dolmens
85560 Le Bernard

The dolmen of the Pierre Folle du Plessis, located at the Bernard in Vendée, is a megalithic monument dated to the Neolithic, classified as Historic Monument since 1929.

Architecture gothique flamboyant
85200 Fontenay-le-Comte

The church of Notre-Dame de Fontenay-le-Comte, a flamboyant Gothic building dating from the 15th to the 16th century in Vendée, listed as a historical monument in 1862, dominates the ancient medieval city with its 83-metre bell tower.

Dolmens
85350 L'Île-d'Yeu

The Dolmen des Petits Fradets, also known as "Maison de la Gournaise", is a megalithic monument of the Neolithic region located in L'Île-d'Yeu, Vendée, classified as a historical monument in 1889.