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La Cave du Lion

Fresnay-sur-Sarthe, Sarthe, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
La cave, en totalité (cad. AI 172) : inscription par arrêté du 14 juin 2002
Protection dates
2002/06/14 : inscrit MH
Type
cellier
Main period of construction
1ère moitié 13e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Address
ruelle du Lion ; place Thiers
Commune
Fresnay-sur-Sarthe
Département
Sarthe
Region
Pays de la Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
48.28104, 0.01973
Mérimée reference
PA72000020

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1750 map "Composite 4: Carte de France." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Ancien cellier remontant à la première moitié du 13e siècle, d'origine inconnue, mais qui dépendait peut-être de la commanderie du Gué-Lian. Vaste salle carrée de quatre travées voûtées d'ogives Plantagenêt réunies par un pilier central ; l'une des quatre voûtes est détruite et la travée divisée en hauteur par une construction appartenant à un voisin.

English translation

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Ancient cellar dating back to the first half of the 13th century, of unknown origin, but which perhaps depended on the commandery of Gué-Lian. Vast square hall of four bays with Plantagenet rib vaults joined by a central pillar; one of the four vaults is destroyed and the bay divided in height by a construction belonging to a neighbor.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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