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.
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