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World Heritage Sites in France

Explore all UNESCO World Heritage Sites located in France and its territories: historic monuments, cultural landscapes, prehistoric sites and natural wonders.

54 sites

Abbatiale de Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe

Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe

Located in the Vienne department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in western France, this Romanesque abbey church represents a significant example of religious architecture from the 11th and…

Inscribed 1983

Abbaye cistercienne de Fontenay

Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay

Located in the village of Marmagne in the Côte-d'Or department of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this Cistercian monastery was founded in 1118 and represents a remarkable example of…

Inscribed 1981

Arles, monuments romains et romans

Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments

Located in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in southern France, Arles preserves an exceptional ensemble of Roman and Romanesque monuments that testify…

Inscribed 1981

Basilique et colline de Vézelay

Vézelay, Church and Hill

Situated in the Yonne department of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this hilltop sanctuary comprises a Romanesque basilica and the medieval settlement clustered around it. The church,…

Inscribed 1979

Bassin minier du Nord-Pas de Calais

Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin

Located in the Nord department of the Hauts-de-France region, this cultural heritage site encompasses the mining basin that shaped the industrial landscape of northern France for…

Inscribed 2012

Beffrois de Belgique et de France

Belfries of Belgium and France

This cultural heritage site comprises a series of belfries located in Belgium and northern France, representing outstanding examples of civic autonomy and sovereignty in medieval…

Inscribed 1999, 2005

Bordeaux, Port de la Lune

Bordeaux, Port of the Moon

Located in southwestern France along the Garonne River, this urban ensemble represents an exceptional example of 18th-century architectural and urban planning development. The…

Inscribed 2007

Canal du Midi

Canal du Midi

A historic waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, this 240-kilometer canal was constructed between 1666 and 1681 under the direction of engineer…

Inscribed 1996

Cathédrale d'Amiens

Amiens Cathedral

Built between 1220 and 1502, this Gothic cathedral located in the Somme department of northern France represents a remarkable achievement in medieval ecclesiastical architecture.…

Inscribed 1981

Cathédrale de Bourges

Bourges Cathedral

Located in Bourges, a medieval city in the Cher department of Centre-Val de Loire, this Gothic cathedral represents a significant achievement in French ecclesiastical…

Inscribed 1992

Cathédrale de Chartres

Chartres Cathedral

Located in the town of Chartres in the Eure-et-Loir department of Centre-Val de Loire, this medieval cathedral represents a masterpiece of French Gothic architecture. Inscribed on…

Inscribed 1979

Cathédrale Notre-Dame, ancienne abbaye Saint-Rémi et palais du Tau, Reims

Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims

Located in Reims in the Marne department of the Grand Est region, this cultural property comprises three interconnected monuments that together represent significant achievements…

Inscribed 1991

Centre historique d'Avignon : Palais des papes, ensemble épiscopal et Pont d'Avignon

Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge

Located in Avignon in the Vaucluse department of southeastern France, this ensemble of medieval monuments represents a significant chapter in European religious and political…

Inscribed 1995

Chemins de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle en France

Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France

This cultural property encompasses the French section of the pilgrimage routes leading to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain. The routes were inscribed on the UNESCO World…

Inscribed 1998

Cité épiscopale d'Albi

Episcopal City of Albi

This cultural site in the Tarn department of Occitanie comprises the episcopal cathedral, the surrounding fortified city, and the archbishop's palace, representing a remarkable…

Inscribed 2010

Coteaux, Maisons et Caves de Champagne

Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars

Located in the Marne department of the Grand Est region, this cultural property encompasses the historic champagne production landscape of Épernay and its surrounding hillsides.…

Inscribed 2015

De la grande saline de Salins-les-Bains à la saline royale d'Arc-et-Senans, la production du sel ignigène

From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans

This World Heritage site comprises two interconnected saltworks located in the Doubs department of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. The Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains, in…

Inscribed 1982, 2009

Forêts primaires et anciennes de hêtres des Carpates et d'autres régions d'Europe

Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe

This natural site comprises remnants of primeval European beech forests, representing some of the most intact examples of this forest ecosystem across the continent. The property…

Inscribed 2007, 2011, 2017, 2021

Fortifications de Vauban

Fortifications of Vauban

Built under the direction of military engineer Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban in the 17th and 18th centuries, this fortified complex in Besançon represents a significant example…

Inscribed 2008

Golfe de Porto : calanche de Piana, golfe de Girolata, réserve de Scandola

Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve

Located on the western coast of Corsica in the Corse-du-Sud region, this natural site encompasses three distinctive coastal areas: the Calanche of Piana, the Gulf of Girolata, and…

Inscribed 1983

Grotte ornée du Pont-d'Arc, dite Grotte Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc, Ardèche

Decorated Cave of Pont d'Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d'Arc, Ardèche

Located in the Ardèche department of southeastern France near Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, this decorated cave contains parietal art dating to the Aurignacian period of the Upper…

Inscribed 2014

Haut lieu tectonique Chaîne des Puys - faille de Limagne

Chaîne des Puys – Limagne Fault Tectonic Arena

Located in the Puy-de-Dôme department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this natural site comprises a chain of young volcanic cones and the associated Limagne Fault, representing an…

Inscribed 2018

Juridiction de Saint-Émilion

Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion

Located in the Gironde department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France, this medieval town and its surrounding vineyards form a distinctive cultural landscape shaped by…

Inscribed 1999

L'Œuvre architecturale de Le Corbusier, une contribution exceptionnelle au Mouvement Moderne

The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement

This World Heritage Site encompasses selected architectural works designed by Le Corbusier across multiple countries, recognized for their fundamental contribution to the…

Inscribed 2016

La Maison Carrée de Nîmes

The Maison Carrée of Nîmes

Located in the city of Nîmes in the Gard department of the Occitanie region, this Roman temple represents one of the best-preserved examples of Augustan architecture from the 1st…

Inscribed 2023

Lagons de Nouvelle-Calédonie : diversité récifale et écosystèmes associés

Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems

Located in the South Pacific near Nouméa, New Caledonia's lagoons represent one of the world's largest coral reef systems. Inscribed as a natural World Heritage Site in 2008, the…

Inscribed 2008

Le Havre, la ville reconstruite par Auguste Perret

Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret

Reconstructed after substantial damage during the Second World War, Le Havre represents a comprehensive urban planning project carried out between 1946 and 1964 under the…

Inscribed 2005

Le phare de Cordouan

The Cordouan Lighthouse

Located on a rocky islet at the mouth of the Gironde estuary in southwestern France, this lighthouse stands as one of Europe's oldest existing beacon structures. Built initially…

Inscribed 2021

Les Causses et les Cévennes, paysage culturel de l'agro-pastoralisme méditerranéen

The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean Agro-Pastoral Cultural Landscape

This cultural landscape encompasses the Causses plateaus and Cévennes mountains in southern France, representing an outstanding example of agro-pastoral land use that has evolved…

Inscribed 2011

Les Climats du vignoble de Bourgogne

The Climats, Terroirs of Burgundy

The Climats of Burgundy represent a distinctive classification system of vineyard parcels developed over centuries in the region surrounding Dijon in the Côte-d'Or department.…

Inscribed 2015

Les grandes villes d'eaux d'Europe

The Great Spa Towns of Europe

This cultural serial property comprises a collection of European spa towns that developed and flourished primarily during the 18th and 19th centuries, representing the height of…

Inscribed 2021

Mégalithes de Carnac et des rives du Morbihan

Megaliths of Carnac and the Banks of the Morbihan

Located in the Morbihan department of Brittany in northwestern France, this site encompasses the remarkable megalithic monuments of Carnac and the surrounding landscape of the…

Inscribed 2025

Mont-Saint-Michel et sa baie

Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay

Perched on a rocky tidal island in the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, this site combines a fortified medieval abbey with its surrounding maritime and terrestrial landscape.…

Inscribed 1979

Nice, la ville de la villégiature d'hiver de la Riviera

Nice, Winter Resort Town of the Riviera

This cultural site encompasses the urban and architectural development of Nice as a fashionable winter destination during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The inscription…

Inscribed 2021

Palais et parc de Fontainebleau

Palace and Park of Fontainebleau

Located in the town of Fontainebleau in the Seine-et-Marne department of Île-de-France, this royal residence and its surrounding park represent a significant example of French…

Inscribed 1981

Palais et parc de Versailles

Palace and Park of Versailles

Built during the reign of Louis XIV in the 17th century, this royal residence and its expansive grounds represent a masterpiece of French classical architecture and landscape…

Inscribed 1979

Paris, rives de la Seine

Paris, Banks of the Seine

This cultural World Heritage Site encompasses the riverbanks and islands of the Seine as it flows through Paris, representing an exceptional convergence of natural landscape and…

Inscribed 1991

Pitons, cirques et remparts de l'île de la Réunion

Pitons, Cirques and Remparts of Reunion Island

Located in the Indian Ocean, this natural site on Reunion Island encompasses a dramatic landscape of volcanic peaks, steep-sided valleys, and defensive escarpments that showcase…

Inscribed 2010

Places Stanislas, de la Carrière et d'Alliance à Nancy

Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy

These three interconnected squares in Nancy represent an exceptional example of 18th-century urban planning and architecture. Designed primarily by architect Emmanuel Héré under…

Inscribed 1983

Pont du Gard (aqueduc romain)

Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)

Located near Vers-Pont-du-Gard in the Gard department of Occitanie, this Roman aqueduct stands as a significant example of civil engineering from the 1st century CE. Built to…

Inscribed 1985

Provins, ville de foire médiévale

Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs

Located in the Seine-et-Marne department of the Île-de-France region, Provins is a medieval town that preserves exceptional evidence of economic and social organization from the…

Inscribed 2001

Pyrénées - Mont Perdu

Pyrénées - Mont Perdu

Located in the Gavarnie-Gèdre region of the Hautes-Pyrénées in Occitanie, this mixed heritage site encompasses a significant portion of the Pyrenees mountain range. The site was…

Inscribed 1997, 1999

Site historique de Lyon

Historic Site of Lyon

Located in the Rhône valley in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Lyon represents an exceptional example of urban development spanning from the Roman period to the 19th century. The…

Inscribed 1998

Sites funéraires et mémoriels de la Première Guerre mondiale (Front Ouest)

Funerary and Memorial Sites of the First World War (Western Front)

Located in Thiepval, in the Somme department of the Hauts-de-France region, this site encompasses funerary and memorial structures from the First World War along the Western…

Inscribed 2023

Sites palafittiques préhistoriques autour des Alpes

Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps

This cultural heritage site encompasses prehistoric pile dwelling (or stilt house) settlements located in the Alpine region, with Charavines in the Isère department representing…

Inscribed 2011

Sites préhistoriques et grottes ornées de la vallée de la Vézère

Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley

Located in the Vézère Valley near Les Eyzies in the Dordogne department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this ensemble of prehistoric sites and decorated caves represents a significant…

Inscribed 1979

Strasbourg, Grande-Île et Neustadt

Strasbourg, Grande-île and Neustadt

Located in the Bas-Rhin department of Grand Est in northeastern France, this site encompasses the Grande-île (Grand Island) and the Neustadt (New Town) districts of Strasbourg.…

Inscribed 1988, 2017

Taputapuātea

Taputapuātea

Located on the island of Raiatea in French Polynesia, this archaeological site represents one of the most significant marae complexes in the South Pacific. The site consists of…

Inscribed 2017

Te Henua Enata – Les îles Marquises

Te Henua Enata – The Marquesas Islands

Located in French Polynesia, this mixed heritage site encompasses the Marquesas Islands, an isolated archipelago in the South Pacific. The islands preserve exceptional…

Inscribed 2024

Terres et mers australes françaises

French Austral Lands and Seas

This natural site encompasses a vast area of the Southern Indian Ocean, comprising several island groups and vast marine territories under French sovereignty. The site was…

Inscribed 2019

Théâtre antique et ses abords et « Arc de Triomphe » d'Orange

Theatre and Its Surroundings and the Triumphal Arch of Orange

Located in the town of Orange in the Vaucluse department of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, this site comprises two outstanding monuments from the Roman period. The ancient theatre,…

Inscribed 1981

Val de Loire entre Sully-sur-Loire et Chalonnes

The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes

This cultural landscape extends along approximately 280 kilometres of the Loire River between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes, representing a distinctive period of European history…

Inscribed 2000

Ville fortifiée historique de Carcassonne

Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne

Located in the Aude department of Occitanie in southern France, this fortified city represents a remarkable example of medieval military architecture spanning from the Gallo-Roman…

Inscribed 1997

Volcans et forêts de la Montagne Pelée et des pitons du nord de la Martinique

Volcano and Forests of Mount Pelée and the Pitons of Northern Martinique

This natural heritage site encompasses the volcanic landscape of Mount Pelée and associated forest ecosystems in the northern region of Martinique, a Caribbean island of volcanic…

Inscribed 2023

Inartora

Type UNESCO

Cultural(45)Natural(7)Mixed(2)

Region

Occitanie(7)Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes(6)Grand Est(5)Bourgogne-Franche-Comté(5)Île-de-France(5)Nouvelle-Aquitaine(5)Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur(4)Hauts-de-France(4)Centre-Val de Loire(3)Polynésie française(2)Normandie(2)TAAF(1)Nouvelle-Calédonie(1)La Réunion(1)Martinique(1)Bretagne(1)Corse(1)