List of World Heritage Sites in France

This is a list of World Heritage Sites in France with properties of cultural and natural heritage in France as inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List or as on the country's tentative list.^[1] France accepted the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage on June 27, 1975, after which it could nominate properties on their territory to be considered for the World Heritage List.^[2]

Currently, forty-one properties in France are inscribed on the World Heritage List. Thirty-seven of these are cultural properties, three are natural properties, and one is mixed.^[1] Three properties are transboundary properties.^[3] The first was added to the list in 1979 and the latest in 2015. Five properties were submitted in 1979.^[1] The tentative list of France contains thirty-six properties.^[4]

The names in the tables below are the names of the properties as used on the website of UNESCO.^[1] There are three different types of properties possible: cultural, natural, and mixed.^[5] Selection criteria i, ii, iii, iv, v, and vi are the cultural criteria, and selection criteria vii, viii, ix, and x are the natural criteria.^[6] The dates for the properties on the World Heritage List are the dates of inscription, the dates for the tentative list are those of submission. The numbers are the reference numbers as used by UNESCO, and they link directly to the description pages of the properties on the UNESCO website.^[1]

Properties on the World Heritage List

Ref #	Site	Image	Region	Era	Description	Type	Year listed	Exten- sion	Ref.
230	Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe		Poitou-Charentes	9th century		cultural	1983	2007	[7]
165	Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay		Burgundy	12th century		cultural	1981	2007	[8]
164	Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments		Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	from 1st century BC to 4th century; 12th century		cultural	1981	-	[9]
84	Vézelay, Church and Hill		Burgundy	12th century		cultural	1979	2007	[10]
943	Belfries of Belgium and France		Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardy	13th century-20th century	transboundary property, shared with Belgium ; Extension of the former Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia	cultural	1999	2005	[11]
1256	Bordeaux, Port of the Moon		Aquitaine	18th century		cultural	2007	-	[12]
770	Canal du Midi		Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrénées	17th century		cultural	1996	-	[13]
162	Amiens Cathedral		Picardy	13th century		cultural	1981	-	[14]
635	Bourges Cathedral		Centre	13th century		cultural	1992	-	[15]
81	Chartres Cathedral		Centre	13th century		cultural	1979	-	[16]
601	Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi, and Palace of Tau, Reims		Champagne-Ardenne	13th century - 16th century		cultural	1991	-	[17]
1153	The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape		Midi-Pyrénées, Languedoc-Roussillon			cultural	2011	-	[18]
228	Historical center of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge		Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	12th century - 16th century	Palais des Papes, Episcopal Ensemble and Pont Saint-Bénezet	cultural	1995	-	[19]
868	Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France		Diverse sites (right-of-way and route)			cultural	1998	-	[20]
1337	Episcopal City of Albi		Midi-Pyrénées			cultural	2010	-	[21]
203	From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt		Franche-Comté	18th century		cultural	1982	2009	[22]
1283	Fortifications of Vauban		Diverse	17th century		cultural	2008	-	[23]
932	Jurisdiction of Saint-Émilion		Aquitaine			cultural	1999	-	[24]
1181	Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret		Upper Normandy	20th century	Built from 1945–1964 by the Atelier de Reconstruction du Havre d'Auguste Perret	cultural	2005	-	[25]
80	Mont Saint-Michel and its Bay		Lower Normandy			cultural	1979	2007	[26]
160	Palace and Park of Fontainebleau		Île-de-France			cultural	1981	-	[27]
83	Palace and Park of Versailles		Île-de-France			cultural	1979	2007	[28]
600	Paris, Banks of the Seine		Île-de-France			cultural	1991	-	[29]
229	Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière, and Place d'Alliance in Nancy		Lorraine	18th century		cultural	1983	-	[30]
334	Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)		Languedoc-Roussillon	1st century AD		cultural	1985	2007	[31]
873	Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs		Île-de-France			cultural	2001	-	[32]
872	Historic site of Lyon		Rhône-Alpes			cultural	1998	-	[33]
1363	Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps		Franche-Comté, Rhône-Alpes	5000–500 BCE	A series of prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements in and around the Alps. transboundary property, shared with Austria, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland, 11 of the total 111 sites are in France.	cultural	2011	-	[34]
85	Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley		Aquitaine			cultural	1979	-	[35]
495	Strasbourg – Grande Île		Alsace			cultural	1988	-	[36]
163	Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange		Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur			cultural	1981	2007	[37]
933	The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes		Centre, Pays de la Loire			cultural	2000	-	[38]
345	Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne		Languedoc-Roussillon			cultural	1997	-	[39]
258	Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve		Corsica	N/A		natural	1983	-	[40]
1115	Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems		New Caledonia	N/A	Diversity of ecosystems in New Caledonia Barrier Reef	natural	2008	-	[41]
1317	The Pitons, Cirques and Remparts of Réunion Island		Réunion	N/A		natural	2010	-	[42]
773	Pyrénées – Mont Perdu		Midi-Pyrénées	N/A	transboundary property, shared with Spain	mixed	1997	1999	[43]
1360	Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin		Nord-Pas de Calais	18th to 20th centuries	Remarkable landscape shaped by three centuries of coal extraction.	cultural	2012	-	[44]
1426	Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche		Ardèche	30,000–28,000 BCE	Earliest-known and best-preserved figurative drawings in the world.	cultural	2014	-	[45]
1425	The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy		Burgundy	Middle Ages–present	An outstanding example of grape cultivation and wine production developed since the High Middle Ages.	cultural	2015	-	[46]
1465	Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars		Champagne-Ardenne	17th century–present	Sites where the method of producing sparkling wines was developed.	cultural	2015	-	[47]

Properties submitted on the Tentative List

Property names as submitted by France and year of inscription on Tentative List. Translation of site names provided in italics for reference purposes; official translation of site name proposed only once site is put forward for consideration on World Heritage List.

• Sites mégalithiques de Carnac, 1996. Carnac megalithic sites
• Cathédrale de Saint-Denis, 1996. Saint-Denis Cathedral
• Rouen : ensemble urbain à pans de bois, cathédrale, église Saint-Ouen, église Saint Maclou, 1996. Rouen: timber-framed urban area, Rouen Cathedral, Basilica of Saint Ouen, Church of Saint Maclou
• Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, 1996. Vaux-le-Vicomte Castle
• Les villes bastionnées des Pays-Bas du nord-ouest de l'Europe, 1996. Fortified cities of the Low Countries of north-western Europe
• Le massif forestier de Fontainebleau, 1996. Forest of Fontainebleau
• Montagne Sainte-Victoire et sites cézaniens, 1996. Mount Saint Victoire and Paul Cézanne sites
• Ensemble de grottes à concrétions du Sud de la France, 2000. Concretion cave complexes in southern France
• Parc national de la Vanois, 2000. Vanois National Park
• Massif du Mont Blanc, 2000. Mont Blanc
• La Camargue, 2002. The Camargue
• Bouches de Bonifacio, 2002. Straight of Bonifacio
• Parc national des Écrins, 2002. Écrins National Park
• Parc national de Port-Cros, 2002. Port Cros National Park
• Marais salants de Guérande, 2002. Guérande salt marshes
• Le rivage méditerranéen des Pyrénées, 2002. Mediterranean shore of the Pyrenees Mountains
• Rade de Marseille, 2002. Bay of Marseille
• Les villes antiques de la Narbonnaise et leur territoire : Nîmes, Arles, Glanum, aqueducts, via Domitia, 2002. Roman Narbonensian cities and area: Nîmes, Arles, Glanum, aqueducts, via Domitia
• Le chemin de fer de Cerdagne, 2002. Cerdagne railway
• Office National d'Études et de Recherches Aérospatiales, Meudon, 2002. National Aerospace Research Centre, Meudon
• Hangar Y, 2002. Hangar Y
• Ancienne chocolaterie Menier à Noisiel, 2002. Former Menier chocolate factory in Noisiel
• Phare de Cordouan, 2002. Cordouan Lighthouse
• Centre ancien de Sarlat, 2002. Historic centre of Sarlat
• Arsenal de Rochefort et fortifications de l'estuaire de la Charente, 2002. Rochefort arsenal and fortifications of the Charente Rivers estuary
• L’œuvre architecturale et urbaine de Le Corbusier, 2006. Architectural and urban planning works of Le Corbusier
• Les Iles Marquises, 2010. Marquesas Islands
• Le site sacré de Tapu-tapu-atea / Te Po, vallée de O-po-ä, 2010. Tapu-tapu-atea / Te Po sacred site, O-po-ä Valley
• Nîmes, l'Antiquité au présent, 2012. Nîmes, from Antiquity to present
• Chaîne des Puys et faille de Limagne, 2011. Puys volcanic mountains and Limagne fault line
• Espace transfrontalier Marittime-Mercantour (Les Alpes de la Mer), 2013. Marittime-Mercantour Transboundary Area (The Maritime Alps)^[48]
• Metz, royal et impérial, 2014. Royal and Imperial Metz^[49]

Location of inscribed sites

Vézelay Versailles Decorated Caves Chartres Cathedral Mont Saint-Michel Fontainebleau Fontenay Amiens Cathedral Arles Orange Royal Saltworks Piana Calanches Scandola Reserve Abbey of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe Place Stanislas Pont du Gard Paris Grande Île Reims Bourges Cathedral Canal du Midi Avignon Carcassonne Mont Perdu Lyon Saint- Émilion Belfries Loire Valley Provins Le Havre Bordeaux Fortifications of Vauban Albi Pile dwellings Causses & Cévennes Mining Basin Pont-d'Arc Burgundy Champagne Location of World Heritage Sites within France
Lagoons of New Caledonia Location of World Heritage Sites in New Caledonia	Remparts Piton des Neiges Piton de la Fournaise Location of World Heritage Sites within Réunion

See also

• Tourism in France
• List of World Heritage Sites in Western Europe

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