Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Vendée

Eglise romane
85180 aux Sables-d'Olonne

Saint-Jean d'Orbestier Abbey, founded in the 12th century in Les Sables-d'Olonne, is an ancient Benedictine abbey in ruins, classified as a historical monument in 1935 in the Vendée department.

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.

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
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.

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.

Art gothique primitif
85390 Cheffois

The church of Saint-Pierre de Cheftimes, religious building of the 13th and 15th centuries, stands in the commune of Vendean, combining medieval architecture and defensive elements unique in the Pays de la Loire.

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.