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Menhir de la Pochetière, Menhir in Cholet, France

Menhir de la Pochetière is a granite slab of the local "granit des Aubiers" type, grey with black mica, standing 2.30 m high, 1.75 m wide and 0.70 m thick. Its top is rounded and its long axis runs north-east. It stands in the Parc du menhir in Cholet, its face mottled with lichen and mineral stains.

The menhir stands in Cholet's Parc du menhir and was inscribed as a monument historique in 1976. It is cut from grey granite with black mica, known as "granit des Aubiers", a stone found naturally on the spot. Its main axis is oriented to the north-east.

The name Pochetière refers to the nearby farm property, and the stone is also called Pierre Plate. It stands in the Parc du Menhir, a public green space in Cholet, and was inscribed as a monument historique in 1976, which keeps it in the local heritage register.

The menhir stands in the Parc du menhir in Cholet, in Maine-et-Loire. It is a listed monument historique since 1976. The stone is 2.30 m high, 1.75 m wide and 0.70 m thick, with its main axis oriented to the north-east. Look for the grey granite with black mica, the local "granit des Aubiers".

The menhir stands in a public green space called the Parc du menhir. It was listed as a monument historique in 1976, which protects the stone itself; the granite, called "granit des Aubiers", occurs naturally on the spot.

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October 26, 2026 04:05
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