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Dolmen dit de la Boixe
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Historic monument · classé · Mérimée

Dolmen dit de la Boixe

At la Combe-du-Rut

Classé historic monument since 1889The only classé monument in Vervant; classé is France’s highest protection, held by 14,963 of its 46,703 monuments (32%).
AArchaeological siteSPrehistory1889protected
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About Dolmen dit de la Boixe

Dolmen dit de la Boixe is the only classé historic monument in Vervant, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. It has been classé since 1889. One more historic monument stands within 400 m.

La nécropole de la Boixe est un ensemble de onze tumulus situés sur les communes de Vervant, Maine-de-Boixe et Cellettes, dans le département de la Charente, en France.

From Wikipédia (French), article “Nécropole de la Boixe” · CC BY-SA 4.0 · read October 28, 2026

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00104537 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.

Visit

Make it a walk: 2 monuments in about 5 minutes

Vervant · about 0 mi on foot, as the crow flies

  1. 1Dolmen dit de la BoixeStart here
  2. 2Nécropole de la BoixeInscrit · next door
Around it

One more historic monument within 150 m

C classé · I inscrit. Each opens its own page.

More like it

Other buildings like it nearby among the classé monuments

With a photo, within 25 mi; other towns first.

Questions about Dolmen dit de la Boixe

Is Dolmen dit de la Boixe protected?

Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1889 (Mérimée record PA00104537).

Can you visit Dolmen dit de la Boixe?

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.

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.