List of World Heritage Sites in France
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This is a list of World Heritage Sites in France that are in UNESCO's World Heritage List.[1] Currently, thirty-seven properties in France are on the World Heritage List. Thirty-three of these are cultural properties, three are natural properties, and one is mixed.[1] The first was added to the list in 1979 and the latest in 2011.
Properties on the World Heritage List[change | change source]
# | Site | Image | Region | Era | Description | Type | Year listed | Exten- sion | Ref. |
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1 | Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe | ![]() |
Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 9th century | cultural | 1983 | 2007 | [2] | |
2 | Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay | ![]() |
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 12th century | cultural | 1981 | 2007 | [3] | |
3 | Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments | ![]() |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | du -Ier century au 4th century and 12th century | cultural | 1981 | - | [4] | |
4 | Vézelay, Church and Hill | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 12th century | cultural | 1979 | 2007 | [5] | ||
5 | Belfries of Belgium and France | Hauts-de-France | 13th century-20th century | transboundary property, shared with Belgium ; Extension of the former Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia | cultural | 1999 | 2005 | [6] | |
6 | Bordeaux, Port of the Moon | ![]() |
Nouvelle-Aquitaine | cultural | 2007 | - | [7] | ||
7 | Canal du Midi | ![]() |
Occitanie | 17th century | cultural | 1996 | - | [8] | |
8 | Amiens Cathedral | Hauts-de-France | 13th century | cultural | 1981 | - | [9] | ||
9 | Bourges Cathedral | ![]() |
Centre-Val de Loire | 13th century | cultural | 1992 | - | [10] | |
10 | Chartres Cathedral | ![]() |
Centre-Val de Loire | 13th century | cultural | 1979 | - | [11] | |
11 | Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Abbey of Saint-Remi, & Palace of Tau, Reims | ![]() |
Grand Est | 13th century - 16th century | cultural | 1991 | - | [12] | |
12 | The Causses and Cévennes | Occitanie | cultural | 2011 | - | [13] | |||
13 | Historical center of Avignon : Papal Palace & Avignon Bridge | ![]() |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 12th century - 16th century | Palais des papes, Episcopal Ensemble and Pont Saint-Bénezet | cultural | 1995 | - | [14] |
14 | Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France | Diverse sites (right-of-way and route) | cultural | 1998 | - | [15] | |||
15 | Episcopal City of Albi | ![]() |
Occitanie | cultural | 2010 | - | [16] | ||
16 | Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans | ![]() |
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 18th century | cultural | 1982 | 2009 | [17] | |
17 | Fortifications of Vauban | ![]() |
Diverse | 17th century | cultural | 2008 | - | [18] | |
18 | Jurisdiction of Saint-Émilion | ![]() |
Nouvelle-Aquitaine | cultural | 1999 | - | [19] | ||
19 | Le Havre, the City rebuilt by Auguste Perret | ![]() |
Normandy | 20th century | Built from 1945 - 1964 by the Atelier de Reconstruction du Havre d'Auguste Perret | cultural | 2005 | - | [20] |
20 | Mont Saint Michel and its Bay | Normandy | cultural | 1979 | 2007 | [21] | |||
21 | Palace and Park of Fontainebleau | ![]() |
Île-de-France | cultural | 1981 | - | [22] | ||
22 | Palace and Park of Versailles | ![]() |
Île-de-France | cultural | 1979 | 2007 | [23] | ||
23 | Paris, Banks of the Seine | ![]() |
Île-de-France | cultural | 1991 | - | [24] | ||
24 | Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière, and Place d'Alliance in Nancy | ![]() |
Grand Est | 18th century | cultural | 1983 | - | [25] | |
25 | Pont du Gard, Roman Aqueduct | ![]() |
Occitanie | Ier century | cultural | 1985 | 2007 | [26] | |
26 | Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs | ![]() |
Île-de-France | cultural | 2001 | - | [27] | ||
27 | Historic Old Town center of Lyon | ![]() |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | cultural | 1998 | - | [28] | ||
28 | Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps | transboundary property, shared with Austria, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland | cultural | 2011 | - | [29] | |||
29 | Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley | ![]() |
Nouvelle-Aquitaine | cultural | 1979 | - | [30] | ||
30 | Strasbourg – Grande Île | ![]() |
Grand Est | cultural | 1988 | - | [31] | ||
31 | Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange | ![]() |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | cultural | 1981 | 2007 | [32] | ||
32 | The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire | ![]() |
Centre-Val de Loire, Pays de la Loire | cultural | 2000 | - | [33] | ||
33 | Cité de Carcassonne – historic Fortified City of Carcassonne | ![]() |
Occitanie | cultural | 1997 | - | [34] | ||
34 | Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve, Corsica | ![]() |
Corse | N/A | natural | 1983 | - | [35] | |
35 | Lagoons of New Caledonia | ![]() |
Nouvelle-Calédonie | N/A | Diversity of ecosystems in New Caledonia Barrier Reef | natural | 2008 | - | [36] |
36 | The Pitons, Cirques and Remparts of Réunion | ![]() |
La Réunion | N/A | natural | 2010 | - | [37] | |
37 | Pyrénées: Mont Perdu | ![]() |
Occitanie | N/A | transboundary property, shared with Spain | mixed | 1997 | 1999 | [38] |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 France. UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved on 2011-07-21.
- ↑ "Abbaye de Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Abbaye cistercienne de Fontenay". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Arles, monuments romains et romans". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Basilique et colline de Vézelay". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Beffries of Belgium and France". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Bordeaux, Port de la Lune". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Canal du Midi". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Cathédrale d'Amiens". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Cathédrale de Bourges". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Cathédrale de Chartres". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Cathédrale Notre-Dame, ancienne abbaye Saint-Rémi et palais de Tau, Reims". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Et le nombre de sites du Patrimoine de l'Unesco est..." UNESCO. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
- ↑ "Centre historique d'Avignon". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Chemins de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle en France". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Cité épiscopale d'Albi". UNESCO.
- ↑ "De la grande saline de Salins-les-Bains à la saline royale d'Arc-et-Senans, la production du sel ignigène". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Fortifications de Vauban". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Juridiction de Saint-Émilion". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Le Havre, la ville reconstruite par Auguste Perret". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Mont-Saint-Michel et sa baie". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Palais et parc de Fontainebleau". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Palais et parc de Versailles". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Paris, rives de la Seine". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Places Stanislas, de la Carrière et d'Alliance à Nancy". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Pont du Gard". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Provins, ville de foire médiévale". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Site historique de Lyon". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Et le nombre de sites du Patrimoine de l'Unesco est..." UNESCO. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
- ↑ "Sites préhistoriques et grottes ornées de la vallée de la Vézère". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Strasbourg – Grande île". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Théâtre antique et ses abords et " Arc de Triomphe " d'Orange". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Val de Loire entre Sully-sur-Loire et Chalonnes". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Ville fortifiée historique de Carcassonne". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Golfe de Porto". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Lagons de Nouvelle-Calédonie". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Pitons, cirques et remparts de l'ile de la Réunion". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Pyrénées - Mont Perdu". UNESCO.