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Menhir
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Historic monument · classé · Mérimée

Menhir

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Classé historic monument since 1978The only classé monument in Izé; classé is France’s highest protection, held by 14,963 of its 46,703 monuments (32%).
SStanding stoneSPrehistory1978protected
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About Menhir

Menhir is the only classé historic monument in Izé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. It has been classé since 1978.

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00109513 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.

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Finding Menhir

Izé

More like it

Other buildings like it nearby among the classé monuments

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

Questions about Menhir

Is Menhir protected?

Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1978 (Mérimée record PA00109513).

Can you visit Menhir?

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.