National monuments listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites

The UNESCO Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted in 1972, recognises the "outstanding universal value" of certain places on Earth and their inclusion in the common heritage of humanity.

Many of our monuments are among these exceptional heritage sites!

What are you waiting for?

• The cathedral complex of Le Puy-en-Velay (listed as part of the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela)

• Bourges cathedral
• Chartres cathedral
• Château d'Azay-le-Rideau (listed as a Val de Loire site)

• Reims cathedral
• The Palais du Tau, future Musée des Sacres

• Amiens cathedral

• The Villa Savoye (listed as one of Le Corbusier's architectural works)

• The Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel

• La Sauve-Majeure Abbey (listed as a pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela)
• Prehistoric sites in the Vézère Valley
• The Pey-Berland Tower (listed as part of the Pilgrim's Way to Santiago de Compostela and "Bordeaux, Port of the Moon")

• The castle and ramparts of the Cité de Carcassonne

• Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral (listed under "Paris, banks of the Seine")
• The Conciergerie (listed under "Paris, banks of the Seine")
• The Sainte-Chapelle (listed under "Paris, rives de la Seine")

• Le Corbusier's camping units at Cap Moderne (listed as part of Le Corbusier's architectural work)
• The fortified village of Mont-Dauphin (listed as a Vauban fortification)

• The Tapestry of the Apocalypse, a jewel of medieval art preserved at the château d'Angers national estate, was added to UNESCO's Memory of the World register in 2023.