Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Vendée

Eglise romane et gothique
85500 Les Herbiers

The Abbey of Notre-Dame de la Graintiere, founded in the 12th century at Les Herbiers, is an emblematic Romanesque vestige of Vendée, marked by a turbulent monastic history.

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.

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.

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
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.

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.

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.

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.