Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Vendée

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.

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.

Tour
85750 Angles

The Moricq Tower is a 15th century medieval dungeon, the vestige of a castle located in Angles in Vendée, classified as a historical monument since 1915.

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
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.

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.

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.

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.