The World Heritage Convention was created in 1972. France signed and ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1975. By signing up to the World Heritage Convention, the Government of France promised to promote and protect its UNESCO World Heritage Sites and pass them on to future generations. A UNESCO World Heritage Site must be of outstanding universal value to humanity. France is among the countries with the highest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world, including several World Heritage Cities.
Photos and descriptions of seventeen UNESCO World Heritage Sites in France:
- Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe
- Amiens Cathedral
- Bayeux Tapestry
- Bourges Cathedral
- Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Reims
- Champagne Hillsides
- Chartres Cathedral
- Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
- Fortifications of Vauban, Citadel of Arras
- Fortifications of Vauban, Citadel of Longwy
- Funerary and memory sites of World War I
- Jurisdiction de Saint-Émilion
- Loire Valley
- Megaliths of Carnac
- Mont Saint-Michel
- Palace and Park of Fontainebleau
- Palace and Park of Versailles
- Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs
- Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
- Saint Hilaire Church in Melle
- Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue/Tatihou, Towers of Vauban
- Vézelay, Church and Hill