World Heritage Sites in France
| Site name | Entered |
| Decorated Grottoes of the Vézère Valley | 1979 |
| Vézelay, Church and Hill | 1979 |
| Palace and Park of Versailles | 1979 |
| Chartres Cathedral | 1979 |
| Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay | 1979 |
| Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay | 1981 |
| Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments | 1981 |
| Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange | 1981 |
| Amiens Cathedral | 1981 |
| Palace and Park of Fontainebleau | 1981 |
| From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the production of open-pan salt | 1982 |
| Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve | 1983 |
| Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe | 1983 |
| Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière, and Place d'Alliance in Nancy | 1983 |
| Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) | 1985 |
| Strasbourg-Grande Ile | 1988 |
| Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims | 1991 |
| Paris, Banks of the Seine | 1991 |
| Bourges Cathedral | 1992 |
| Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge | 1995 |
| Canal du Midi | 1996 |
| Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne
| 1997 |
| Pyrénées - Mount Perdu | 1997 |
| Historic Site of Lyon | 1998 |
| Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France | 1998 |
| Belfries of Belgium and France | 1999 |
| Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion | 1999 |
| The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes | 2000 |
| Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs | 2001 |
| Le Havre, the city rebuilt by Auguste Perret | 2005 |
| Bordeaux, Port of the Moon | 2007 |
| The Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems | 2008 |
| Fortifications of Vauban | 2008 |
| Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island | 2010 |
| Episcopal City of Albi | 2010 |
| The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape | 2011 |
| Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps | 2011 |
| Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin | 2012 |
Tentative list of France
Ancienne chocolaterie Menier à Noisiel
Arsenal de Rochefort et fortifications de l'estuaire de la Charente
Bouches de Bonifacio
Cathédrale de Saint-Denis
Centre ancien de Sarlat
Chaîne des Puys et faille de Limagne
Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte
Ensemble de grottes à concrétions du Sud de la France
Espace transfrontalier Marittime-Mercantour (Les Alpes de la Mer) (2013)
Hangar Y
L'oeuvre architecturale et urbaine de Le Corbusier
La Camargue
La Grotte ornée Chauvet-Pont d'Arc
Le chemin de fer de Cerdagne
Le massif forestier de Fontainebleau
Le rivage méditerranéen des Pyrénées
Le site sacré de Tapu-tapu-âtea /Te Pô, vallée de Ô-po-ä
Le vignoble Champenois
Les Iles Marquises
Les villes antiques de la Narbonnaise et leur territoire: N?mes, Arles, Glanum, aqueducs, via Domitia
Les villes bastionnées des Pays-Bas du nord-ouest de l'Europe
Marais salants de Guérande
Massif du Mont Blanc
Montagne Sainte-Victoire et sites c?zaniens
Nîmes, l'Antiquité au présent
Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales, Meudon
Parc national de la Vanoise
Parc national de Port-Cros
Parc national des Écrins
Phare de Cordouan
Rade de Marseille
Rouen : ensemble urbain à pans de bois, cathédrale, église Saint-Ouen, église Saint Maclou
Sites mégalithiques de Carnac
Vignoble des côtes de Nuits et de Beaune
Sites that have been nominated in the past
Abbey of St Nicholas de Tolentin de Brou
Mercantour/Alpi Marittime
Toulouse Hotspot (April 2013)
At the first really warm and sunny weekend in NW Europe, I got on a flight to Toulouse (Southern France). In 3 days I visited 4 new WHS. It was a bit rushed, especially the Causses and Cevennes could have done with a bit more of my time. But in general it was a great long weekend. And it led to the first reported visit of Albi on this website!
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Fortified City of Carcassonne.
Canal du Midi.
Albi.
Causses and Cévennes
Loire Valley & Paris (April 2012)
I spent this holiday weekend (Queen's Day in Holland on April 30th) in Paris. I had arrived smoothly by Thalys train on Friday evening, and visited the Musee d'Orsay and Musee Guimet on Saturday. On Sunday I had a great day at the Chateau Chambord, the pearl of the Loire Valley, and the town of Blois. And finally, on Monday morning I walked along all the great sights on the Banks of the Seine.
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Loire Valley.
Paris, Banks of the Seine.
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
Bordeaux (October 2011)
Last Thursday evening, my mother and I flew to Bordeaux for a long weekend. We enjoyed the city and had some marvellous food experiences (I don't drink alcohol so wine tasting was not on my agenda). It is easy to pick up 3 WHS here: Bordeaux itself already covers 2: the 18th century city center ('Bordeaux, Port of the Moon') and 3 medieval churches that are part of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France. About half an hour away you can enjoy the vineyard landscape of Saint-Emilion.
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Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France.
Saint-Emilion.
Bordeaux
