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Dolmen
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Historic monument · classé · Mérimée

Dolmen

At le Bocage

Classé historic monument since 1944One of 3 classé monuments in La Ferté-en-Ouche; classé is France’s highest protection, held by 14,963 of its 46,703 monuments (32%).
DDolmenSPrehistory1944protected
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About Dolmen

Dolmen is one of 3 classé historic monuments in La Ferté-en-Ouche, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. It has been classé since 1944.

La Pierre Couplée est un dolmen situé à La Ferté-Frênel, commune déléguée de la commune nouvelle de La Ferté-en-Ouche, dans le département français de l'Orne.

From Wikipédia (French), article “Pierre Couplée” · CC BY-SA 4.0 · read October 28, 2026

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00110805 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 Dolmen

La Ferté-en-Ouche

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Other buildings like it nearby among the classé monuments

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

Questions about Dolmen

Is Dolmen protected?

Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1944 (Mérimée record PA00110805).

Can you visit Dolmen?

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.