Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
About Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine is one of 55 classé historic monuments in Pérouges, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. It dates from the 16th c. It has been classé since 1912. 73 more historic monuments stand within 400 m.
L'église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine est une église fortifiée catholique qui se dresse sur la commune de Pérouges, dans le département de l'Ain en région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
From Wikipédia (French), article “Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Pérouges” · CC BY-SA 4.0 · read October 28, 2026
MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00116454 on POP↗Classé is the highest protection: no work may be done on the building without the State’s permission, and the State’s architects watch over it.
Make it a walk: 3 monuments in about 5 minutes
Pérouges · about 0.1 mi on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Église Sainte-Marie-MadeleineStart here
- 2
Maison CazinClassé · 0.1 mi on - 3
Hôpital (ancien)Inscrit · 0.1 mi on
58 more historic monuments within 150 m
C classé · I inscrit. Each opens its own page.
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Churches and chapels nearby among the classé monuments
With a photo, within 25 mi; other towns first.
Questions about Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
Is Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine protected?
Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1912 (Mérimée record PA00116454).
Can you visit Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine?
The list doesn’t say when it is open. Many monuments open on the Journées européennes du patrimoine in September; the town hall or tourist office can tell you more.
When was Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine built?
By the list’s record, it dates from the 16th c.
Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries). Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.