World heritage sites in France

There are 30 sites in France that are of such importance that UNESCO has designated them as World Heritage Sites. Covering a wide range of sites and places, from the banks of the Seine to the prehistoric sites of the Vezere Valley, they each offer something beyond the ordinary. Some are covered in more detail this guide, others will be as soon as possible.

• Chartres Cathedral
• Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay
• Palace and Park of Versailles
• Prehistoric Sites and Caves of the Vézère Valley
• Vézelay, Church and Hill
• Amiens Cathedral
• Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments
• Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
• Palace and Park of Fontainebleau
• Roman Theatre and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange
• Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans
• Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe
• Gulf of Porto, Corsica: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve
• Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy
• Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)
• Strasbourg – Grande île
• Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims
• Paris, Banks of the Seine
• Bourges Cathedral
• Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge
• Canal du Midi
• Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne
• Mont Perdu - high Pyrenees
• Historic Site of Lyon
• Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
• Belfries of Belgium and France
• Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion
• The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes
• Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs
• Bordeaux, port region
• Vauban fortifications - various across France
• Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret