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Arènes
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Historic monument · classé · Mérimée

Arènes

Classé historic monument since 1840One of 25 classé monuments in Poitiers; classé is France’s highest protection, held by 14,963 of its 46,703 monuments (32%).
PPublic buildingS1st c.1840protected
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About Arènes

Arènes is one of 25 classé historic monuments in Poitiers, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. It dates from the 1st c. It has been classé since 1840. 22 more historic monuments stand within 400 m.

L'amphithéâtre de Poitiers, parfois nommé arènes de Poitiers ou Palais Gallien de Poitiers est un amphithéâtre romain construit au Ier ou IIe siècle à Poitiers, dans le département français actuel de la Vienne.

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

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00105584 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: 5 monuments in about 10 minutes

Poitiers · about 0.4 mi on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

2 more historic monuments 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 Arènes

Is Arènes protected?

Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1840 (Mérimée record PA00105584).

Can you visit Arènes?

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 Arènes built?

By the list’s record, it dates from the 1st 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.