World Heritage Sites in France

France

Marquesas Islands
Island group in French Polynesia
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q172697
Photo: Sémhur ·✉·✍· / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HivaOa_BaieDesTraitres_20061110.jpg

France

Notre-Dame de Chartres
Medieval Roman Rite Catholic cathedral
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180274
Official site: http://www.cathedrale-chartres.org/
Photo: BT / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Westfassade_Chartres.jpg

France

Pont du Gard
Ancient Roman aqueduct bridge that crosses the Gardon River in Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189764
Official site: https://www.pontdugard.fr
Photo: Benh LIEU SONG (Flickr) / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pont_du_Gard_BLS.jpg

France

Cordouan Lighthouse
Lighthouse in Gironde, France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q199234
Photo: Thibault Grouas / GPL via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cordouan.jpg

France

Palace of Fontainebleau
Palace in Fontainebleau, France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q201428
Official site: https://www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr/
Photo: user:Carolus / CC BY 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Le_Grand_Escalier_%C3%A0_Fer_de_Cheval.jpg

France

Canal du Midi
Canal in Southern France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202494
Photo: M.Strīķis / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canal_du_Midi,_Carcassonne,_Languedoc-Roussillon,_France_-_panoramio_(25).jpg

France

Château de Chambord
Castle in Chambord, Centre-Val de Loire, France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q205367
Official site: http://www.chambord.org
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Calips assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:France_Loir-et-Cher_Chambord_Chateau_03.jpg

France

Maison Carrée
Ancient Roman temple in Nîmes, southern France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q677659
Official site: https://lamaisoncarreedenimes.fr/
Photo: Krzysztof Golik / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maison_Carree_in_Nimes_(16).jpg

France

Saint-Savin
Commune in Vienne, France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q738657
Official site: http://www.saintsavin.fr
Photo: Pierre Mairé / CC BY 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PixAile7.jpg

France

Fortifications of Vauban
World Heritage site in France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q833781
Photo: LeZibou / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Villefranche-de-Conflent_Fortifications_Tour-du-Diable.jpg

France

Vieux Lyon
Renaissance district of Lyon, France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8399
Photo: Karldupart / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vieuxlyon_saintjean_toits.jpg

France

Tour Pey-Berland
Belltower of the Bordeaux cathedral
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q954262
Official site: https://www.pey-berland.fr/
Photo: Olivier Aumage / CC BY-SA 2.0 fr via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bordeaux_Tour_Pey_Berland_3.jpg

France

Pierrepont German military cemetery
Military cemetery located in Meurthe-et-Moselle, in France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59618084
Photo: Havang(nl) / CC0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pierrepont_(Meurthe-et-M.)_cimeti%C3%A8re_militaire_allemand_(03).JPG

France

Vézelay, Church and Hill
World Heritage Site in France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64401449
Photo: Marie-Claire / CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2003-_%27V%C3%A9zelay_en_hiver%27_-_Marie-Claire_Lef%C3%A9bure.JPG

France

Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena
World Heritage site in France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64832437
Official site: https://www.chainedespuys-failledelimagne.com/
Photo: The original uploader was Atlasroutier at French Wikipedia. / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quelques_puys.jpg

France

Volcanoes and Forests of Mount Pelée and the Pitons of Northern Martinique
World Heritage site in France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64842970
Photo: Hans maas at Dutch Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mont_Pel%C3%A9e.jpg

France

pont Saint-Bénézet
Bridge in Avignon, France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q284444
Photo: Chimigi / CC BY-SA 2.0 fr via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Le_pont_d%27Avignon_depuis_l%27%C3%AEle_de_la_Barthelasse.jpg

France

Chauvet Cave
Cave in France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q374096
Official site: https://archeologie.culture.gouv.fr/chauvet/fr/visiter-la-grotte
Photo: Inocybe at French Wikipedia / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhinoc%C3%A9ros_grotte_Chauvet.jpg

France

Cité de Carcassonne
Medieval citadel
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q389269
Official site: http://www.carcassonne.culture.fr/
Photo: Jondu11 / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cit%C3%A9_de_Carcassonne.jpg

France

northern French coal mining region
Mining region
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q392215
Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick / GFDL 1.2 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bassin_minier_du_Nord-Pas-de-Calais_-_Vues_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rales_du_patrimoine.jpg

France

The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape
UNESCO World Heritage Site in France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10444176
Official site: http://www.causses-et-cevennes.fr/
Photo: Myrabella / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cevennes_Florac_Mimente_depuis_Causse_Mejean.jpg

France

Abbey of Fontenay
Abbey located in Côte-d'Or, in France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q464918
Official site: http://www.abbayedefontenay.com/fr/
Photo: Marc Ryckaert / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abbaye_de_Fontenay_R01.jpg

France

Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2710055
Photo: Jijipowa / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Piton_des_neiges_vu_de_la_plaine_des_cafres.jpg

France

The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes
World Heritage site in France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2789507
Photo: Benh LIEU SONG / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chambord_Castle_Northwest_facade.jpg

France

reconstructed center of Le Havre
Neighborhood in Le Havre, France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2944797
Photo: Photographe Erik Levilly Original uploader was Olivier2000 at fr.wikipedia / CC BY 1.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LeHavre.jpg

France

La Cordelle chapel
Chapel located in Yonne, in France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2957299
Photo: Ibex73 / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lacordelle_ext.jpg

France

Way of Saint James UNESCO World Heritage Sites in France
UNESCO World Heritage Site in France. of the Way of St. James in France part of the World Heritage Site in France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2962473
Photo: Jibi44 / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moustey_borne_st_jacques.JPG

France

Bertrimoutier Franco-German war cemetery
Cemetery located in Vosges, in France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2972659
Photo: Cham / CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bertrimoutier_88_N%C3%A9cropole.jpg

France

Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2987951
Photo: Colin / CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._%C3%A9milion.jpg

France

Palace and Park of Versailles
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3034552
Photo: David.Monniaux / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chateau_de_Versailles_P1190114.jpg

France

Écoles des cités de la fosse n° 12 des mines de Lens
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3117924
Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lens_-_%C3%89coles_des_cit%C3%A9s_de_la_fosse_n%C2%B0_12_des_mines_de_Lens_(04).JPG

France

Taputapuatea marae
Large marae complex at Opoa in Taputapuatea, on the south eastern coast of Raiatea
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3287362
Photo: Kulia Petz / CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Taputapu_marae_Raiatea_little_man.jpg

Avignon, France

Historic Centre of Avignon
Historic district in Avignon, France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15241016
Photo: Jean-Marc Rosier (de/from http://www.cjrosier.com + http://www.gordes-immobilier.com) / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Avignon,_Palais_des_Papes_by_JM_Rosier.jpg

Billy-Berclau, France

Fosse n° 5 des mines de Meurchin
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15617061
Photo: Jérémy Jännick / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Billy-Berclau_-_Fosse_n%C2%B0_5_des_mines_de_Meurchin_(14).JPG

Orange, France

Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange
World Heritage site in France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15726321
Photo: Jigaraphale / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre_antique_d%27Orange_2.jpg

France

From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt
World Heritage site in France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15726441
Photo: Rolf Süssbrich / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:France_arc_et_senas_saline_royal_main_building_1.jpg

Nancy, France

Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy
World Heritage site in France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15728409
Photo: Karlavidal / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Place_Stanislas_%C3%A0_Nancy.jpg

Corsica, France

Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve
World Heritage site in France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15728421
Photo: Sea-Seek / CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palazzu.JPG

France

Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16912637
Photo: bodoklecksel / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reims_Kathedrale.jpg

France

Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay
World Heritage site in France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17117964
Photo: Antoine Lamielle / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2017-04_Mont_Saint-Michel_06.jpg

Arles, France

Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Arles, France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1279597
Photo: Unknown / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arles_Roman_theater_pillar_ruins.jpg

New Caledonia, France

New Caledonia Barrier Reef
World Heritage site in New Caledonia
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1330981
Photo: the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus on NASA’s Landsat 7 satellite, Jesse Allen, Michon Scott. / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lagoons_and_Reefs_of_New_Caledonia_May_10,_2001.jpg

France

Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe
Abbey located in Vienne, in France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1774129
Official site: http://www.abbaye-saint-savin.fr/
Photo: Remi Jouan / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saint-Savin_abbaye_(3).jpg

France

Episcopal City of Albi
Human settlement in France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1778266
Photo: Didier Descouens / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:(Albi)_Cit%C3%A9_%C3%A9piscopale_d%27Albi_-_Le_palais_de_la_Berbie_et_la_cath%C3%A9drale_Ste_C%C3%A9cile.jpg

France

Climats, terroirs of Burgundy
UNESCO World Heritage Site in France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20650612
Photo: The original uploader was Hedwig Storch at German Wikipedia. (Original text: de:Benutzer:Hedwig Storch) / CC BY-SA 2.0 de via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frankreich-Burgund-Weinberg_direkt_bei_Beaune.jpg

France

Champagne hillsides, houses and cellars
World Heritage site in France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20650698
Official site: https://www.champagne-patrimoinemondial.org/
Photo: Michal Osmenda from Brussels, Belgium / CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Avenue_de_Champagne,_%C3%89pernay_(8132669246).jpg

France

Cité des Électriciens
Neighborhood in Bruay-la -Buissière (Pas-de-Calais, France)
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22997438
Official site: https://www.citedeselectriciens.fr/fr
Photo: Jérémy Jännick / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bruay-la-Buissi%C3%A8re_-_Cit%C3%A9_des_%C3%89lectriciens_(16).JPG

France

Royal abbey of Saint-Remi
Former abbey located in Marne, France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27969085
Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abbaye_st_remi_dessin_povillon_pierrard_bmr_16.jpg

France

Provins
Town of Medieval Fairs in France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28827968
Photo: Johann Dréo (User:Nojhan) / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Provins_Tour_Cesar.jpg

France

Royal Abbey of Hautecombe
Abbey located in Savoie, in France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63524
Official site: https://hautecombe.chemin-neuf.fr/
Photo: Torsade de Pointes / CC0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abbaye_d%27Hautecombe_2.JPG

France

banks of the Seine
World Heritage Site in Paris, France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2233532
Photo: Savani1987 / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seine_by_Eiffel.jpg

France

port of the Moon
Port in France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2249113
Photo: Raptor-kev at French Wikipedia / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:La_Grosse_Cloche_(Bordeaux).JPG

France

Strasbourg: from Grande-île to Neustadt, a European urban scene
World heritage site in France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55523908
Photo: Filip Maljković from Pancevo, Serbia / CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kl%C3%A9ber_Square,_Strasbourg_(16080539557).jpg

Morbihan, France

Megaliths of Carnac and of the shores of Morbihan
World heritage site in France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q135287050
Photo: PtrQs / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20150916_Carnac_Bretagne_DSC05873_PtrQs.jpg

France

Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley
UNESCO World Heritage Site of prehistoric decorated caves in the Vézère Valley, France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q463159
Photo: EU / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lascaux_painting.jpg

Nice, France

Nice, Winter Resort Town of the Riviera
World heritage site in France
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108094935
Photo: CHRIS BONTEMPS / CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Le_ch%C3%A2teau_de_l%27anglais_nice.jpg

France

Confluence Beach
Beach in Loire Valley
UNESCO World Heritage Site — France
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54806811
Photo: Johan Allard / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:07_CVL_-_Indre-et-Loire_-_Candes-Saint-Martin_(2015-09-03_11-02-13).jpg