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Origin and history

The Menhir de la Coin-du-Devant is a megalithic monument located on the territory of the municipality of Avrillé, in the region Pays de la Loire. This type of structure, characteristic of the Neolithic in Europe, generally bears witness to ancient cultural or religious practices. However, the available sources do not specify its exact dating or its specific historical context.

Menhirs, as elements of prehistoric heritage, were often erected by sedentary agricultural communities. In the Pays de la Loire, as elsewhere in France, they sometimes marked places of assembly, territorial borders or funeral sites. Their presence reflects the social and spiritual organization of the people of the time, although the local details about this particular menhir remain unknown.