List of World Heritage Sites in France facts for kids
This is a list of World Heritage Sites in France that are in UNESCO's World Heritage List. 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. The first was added to the list in 1979 and the latest in 2011.
Properties on the World Heritage List
# | 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 | Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 12th century | cultural | 1981 | 2007 | |||
3 | Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | du -Ier century au 4th century and 12th century | cultural | 1981 | - | |||
4 | Vézelay, Church and Hill | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 12th century | cultural | 1979 | 2007 | |||
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 | Bordeaux, Port of the Moon | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | cultural | 2007 | - | ||||
7 | Canal du Midi | Occitanie | 17th century | cultural | 1996 | - | |||
8 | Amiens Cathedral | Hauts-de-France | 13th century | cultural | 1981 | - | |||
9 | Bourges Cathedral | Centre-Val de Loire | 13th century | cultural | 1992 | - | |||
10 | Chartres Cathedral | Centre-Val de Loire | 13th century | cultural | 1979 | - | |||
11 | Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Abbey of Saint-Remi, & Palace of Tau, Reims | Grand Est | 13th century - 16th century | cultural | 1991 | - | |||
12 | The Causses and Cévennes | Occitanie | cultural | 2011 | - | ||||
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 | Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France | Diverse sites (right-of-way and route) | cultural | 1998 | - | ||||
15 | Episcopal City of Albi | Occitanie | cultural | 2010 | - | ||||
16 | Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 18th century | cultural | 1982 | 2009 | |||
17 | Fortifications of Vauban | Diverse | 17th century | cultural | 2008 | - | |||
18 | Jurisdiction of Saint-Émilion | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | cultural | 1999 | - | ||||
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 | Mont Saint Michel and its Bay | Normandy | cultural | 1979 | 2007 | ||||
21 | Palace and Park of Fontainebleau | Île-de-France | cultural | 1981 | - | ||||
22 | Palace and Park of Versailles | Île-de-France | cultural | 1979 | 2007 | ||||
23 | Paris, Banks of the Seine | Île-de-France | cultural | 1991 | - | ||||
24 | Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière, and Place d'Alliance in Nancy | Grand Est | 18th century | cultural | 1983 | - | |||
25 | Pont du Gard, Roman Aqueduct | Occitanie | Ier century | cultural | 1985 | 2007 | |||
26 | Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs | Île-de-France | cultural | 2001 | - | ||||
27 | Historic Old Town center of Lyon | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | cultural | 1998 | - | ||||
28 | Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps | transboundary property, shared with Austria, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland | cultural | 2011 | - | ||||
29 | Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | cultural | 1979 | - | ||||
30 | Strasbourg – Grande Île | Grand Est | cultural | 1988 | - | ||||
31 | Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | cultural | 1981 | 2007 | ||||
32 | The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire | Centre-Val de Loire, Pays de la Loire | cultural | 2000 | - | ||||
33 | Cité de Carcassonne – historic Fortified City of Carcassonne | Occitanie | cultural | 1997 | - | ||||
34 | Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve, Corsica | Corse | N/A | natural | 1983 | - | |||
35 | Lagoons of New Caledonia | Nouvelle-Calédonie | N/A | Diversity of ecosystems in New Caledonia Barrier Reef | natural | 2008 | - | ||
36 | The Pitons, Cirques and Remparts of Réunion | La Réunion | N/A | natural | 2010 | - | |||
37 | Pyrénées: Mont Perdu | Occitanie | N/A | transboundary property, shared with Spain | mixed | 1997 | 1999 |
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Patrimonio de la Humanidad en Francia para niños
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