Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Vendée

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.

Halle
85540 Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits

The Halles de Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits, built in the 18th century, are an emblematic historical monument located in the commune of Vendean, in Pays de la Loire.

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.

Abbaye
85580 Saint-Michel-en-l'Herm

The Royal Abbey of Saint-Michel-en-l'Herm, a former Benedictine abbey of the 17th and 18th centuries, is located in Saint-Michel-en-l'Herm in Vendée, classified as a historic monument since 1973.

Musée des hommes d'état et des Présidents
85520 Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard

Georges Clemenceau's house in Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard is an early 20th-century vendean farmhouse, classified as a historical monument, where the politician lived from 1919 to 1929, facing the Atlantic Ocean, now transformed into a museum preserving its furniture and impressionist gardens.

Moulin à vent
85630 Barbâtre

The windmill of the Fosse, located in Barbâtre in Vendée, is a historic monument registered since 1977, emblematic of the rural heritage of the Pays de la Loire.

Eglise fortifiée
85510 Le Boupère

Saint-Pierre du Boupere Church, a 12th century Romanesque religious building, is a fortified church located in Le Boupere in Vendée, classified as a historical monument since 1862 for its unique defensive architecture.

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.