Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Vendée

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.

Eglise romane
85400 Les Magnils-Reigniers

The church of Saint-Nicolas des Magnils-Reigniers, a 12th-11th century Romanesque building located in Vendée, combines a Gothic bell tower and a 15th century bedside. Ranked a historic monument in 1906, it bears witness to a reconstruction after a Norman fire in 853.

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.

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.

Donjons
85390 Bazoges-en-Pareds

The Donjon de Bazoges-en-Pareds, built between the 12th and 16th centuries, is a 30-metre rectangular medieval donjon located in Vendée, in the Pays de la Loire. Symbol of seigneurial power, it combines defensive architecture with elements of appearance like carved chimneys and a round road adorned with 56 mâchicoulis.

Moulin à vent
85300 Sallertaine

The Rairé windmill, located in Sallertaine in Vendée, is a historic monument registered since 1976, emblematic of the rural heritage of the Pays de la Loire.

Château fort
85700 Pouzauges

The Château de Pouzauges, built in the 12th and 13th centuries, is a former ruined castle located in Vendée, in the Pays de la Loire. It illustrates the military architecture of Bas Poitou, marked by its quadrangular dungeon and medieval remains.