France

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Notes:

• Overseas territories are not included on this map, but are listed below.
• The Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France sites are on a separate map below.

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Historic Site of Lyon
A city with 2000 years of history visible in its urban center’s architecture.

Chaîne des Puys – Limagne fault tectonic arena

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

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy
Precisely-defined plots of land with distinct geological and climatic conditions that contribute to a centuries-old tradition of winemaking.

Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
A monastic community whose ideals of poverty and self-sufficiency are reflected in the structures they built.

From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt
Two locations that exemplify the historical process of salt production and industrial architecture.

Vézelay, Church and Hill
A Romanesque masterpiece and the charming village around it, historically significant in terms of medieval Christianity.

Centre-Val de Loire

Bourges Cathedral
A magnificent Gothic cathedral with stunning stained-glass windows.

Chartres Cathedral

Corse

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

Grand Est

Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d’Alliance in Nancy
Three elegant 18th-century city plazas.

Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims
Three medieval structures central to the history of Christianity and coronations in France.

Strasbourg, Grande-Île and Neustadt
Two districts, one exemplifying medieval cities, the other a model of modern city planning.

Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars

Hauts-de-France

Amiens Cathedral
A 13th-century Gothic cathedral of extraordinary workmanship and beauty.

Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin

Île-de-France

Palace and Park of Fontainebleau
A magnificent 16th-century royal palace, particularly important for its artwork.

Paris, Banks of the Seine
A 365-hectare corridor that encompasses many of the most famous sights in Paris, spanning centuries of the city’s development.

Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs
A beautifully intact example of a medieval trading city.

Palace and Park of Versailles
Elegant and grand 17th-century royal residence and park, seat of the French monarchy from Louis XIV to Louis XVI.

Normandie

Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay
A magnificent Gothic abbey on top of a small island in a bay with dramatic tides.

Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Bordeaux, Port of the Moon
A port city of opulent architecture, especially classical and neo-classical, and the center of a centuries-old wine-producing region.

Cordouan Lighthouse
A grandiose 17th-century lighthouse meant both for navigation and for projecting an image of royal power.

Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion
A picturesque area of countryside and villages surrounded by a vineyard landscape; also an important pilgrimage stop.

Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe
A Romanesque church painted with vivid murals dating to the 11th and 12th centuries, important in the study of medieval Christian art.

Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley

Occitanie

Episcopal City of Albi
A small city with a rich collection of Medieval and Renaissance architecture.

Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne
A classic medieval fortified town with intact walls, a castle, and a Gothic cathedral.

The Maison Carrée of Nîmes
A well-preserved classical Roman temple from the 1st century AD, dedicated to the heirs of Emperor Augustus.

Canal du Midi
A 360-km canal plus locks, tunnels and bridges: a 17th-century feat of engineering.

Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)
A 3-tiered stone aqueduct and bridge that demonstrates Roman-era construction processes.

Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments
A grand Roman city and its later Romanesque additions, well-preserved in Arles city center.

Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge
Palaces and other structures that tell the story of the 70-year sojourn in France of the Catholic papacy in the 14th century.

Nice, Winter Resort Town of the Riviera
An early example of a city that developed due to tourism.

Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the “Triumphal Arch” of Orange

Multi-region

The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape
A rural landscape shaped by centuries of farming, where old agricultural techniques are still in use.

The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes
A beautiful river valley landscape dotted with stunning castles and charming medieval towns.

Fortifications of Vauban

Pyrénées – Mont Perdu

Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France (see map below)

Transnational sites

The Great Spa Towns of Europe
Towns in seven countries where an early tourism industry thrived around natural hot springs.

Belfries of Belgium and France

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

French Austral Lands and Seas

Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps

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

Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front) (Belgium and France)