Menhir de la Pochetière, Megalithic monument in the Pré de la Pierre area of Cholet, France.
This upright granite stone measures 2.30 meters in height, 1.75 meters in width, and 0.70 meters in thickness, featuring a rounded top oriented toward the northeast.
This menhir was erected during the Neolithic period more than 4,000 years ago by megalithic peoples who inhabited this region of Maine-et-Loire department.
Listed as a historical monument since 1976, this megalithe represents the ritual and symbolic practices of prehistoric societies in the Angevin region.
The site is located at Pré de la Pierre in the commune of Cholet and remains accessible year-round to visitors interested in prehistoric archaeology.
This flat stone constitutes the only Neolithic architectural witness visible in its original state in this part of the Maine-et-Loire department.
Location: Cholet
Address: Le Pré de la Pierre 49300
GPS coordinates: 47.04411,-0.85434
Latest update: November 4, 2025 09:57
Throughout France, stone silhouettes still stand in fields, forests, or by the sea. They existed long before villages and roads, witnesses to a world that believed in the sky and hidden forces of the earth. These menhirs, erected over five thousand years ago, in their own way narrate the dawn of civilizations. Some are solitary, others are arranged in rows of hundreds. Some bear engraved faces, others remain silent, smoothed by Breton winds or the rain of the Central Massif. From Carnac to Corsica, from Poitou to the Côtes-d’Armor, these upright stones maintain a strong presence, almost human. Approaching them, one senses the ancient connection between human hands and the memory of the land.
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