Statistics
France
Date of acceptance of the Convention:
Friday, June 27, 1975
Friday, June 27, 1975
Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List
Cultural-
Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe (1983) -
Amiens Cathedral (1981)
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Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments (1981)
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Belfries of Belgium and France (1999)
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Bordeaux, Port of the Moon (2007)
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Bourges Cathedral (1992)
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Canal du Midi (1996)
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Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims (1991)
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Chartres Cathedral (1979)
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Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay (1981)
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Fortifications of Vauban (2008)
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Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge (1995)
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Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne (1997)
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Historic Site of Lyons (1998)
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Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion (1999)
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Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret (2005)
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Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay (1979)
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Palace and Park of Fontainebleau (1981)
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Palace and Park of Versailles (1979)
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Paris, Banks of the Seine (1991)
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Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy (1983)
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Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) (1985)
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Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley (1979)
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Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs (2001)
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Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange (1981)
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Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France (1998)
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Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (1982)
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Strasbourg – Grande île (1988)
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The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes (2000)
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Vézelay, Church and Hill (1979)
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Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve (1983) -
Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems (2008)
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Pyrénées - Mont Perdu (1997)
Properties submitted on the Tentative List
- Sites mégalithiques de Carnac (1996)
- Cathédrale de Saint-Denis (1996)
- Rouen : ensemble urbain à pans de bois, cathédrale, église Saint-Ouen, église Saint Maclou (1996)
- Albi (Tarn) : ensemble urbain de briques, cathédrale, Palais de la Berbie, Pont sur le Tarn (1996)
- Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (1996)
- Les villes bastionnées des Pays-Bas du nord-ouest de l'Europe (#) (1996)
- Les Cévennes et les Grands Causses (2002)
- Les Iles Marquises (1996)
- Le massif forestier de Fontainebleau (1996)
- Le vignoble Champenois (2002)
- Montagne Sainte-Victoire et sites cézaniens (1996)
- Ensemble de grottes à concrétions du Sud de la France (2000)
- Parc national de la Vanoise (2000)
- Massif du Mont Blanc (2000)
- La Camargue (2002)
- Le massif corallien et les écosystèmes associés de Nouvelle-Calédonie (2002)
- Pitons, cirques et remparts de l’Ile de la Réunion (2002)
- Bouches de Bonifacio (2002)
- Mercantour / Alpi Marittime (2002)
- Parc national des Écrins (2002)
- Parc national de Port-Cros (2002)
- Marais salants de Guérande (2002)
- Vignoble des côtes de Nuits et de Beaune (2002)
- Le rivage méditerranéen des Pyrénées (2002)
- Bassin minier du Nord-Pas-de-Calais (2002)
- Rade de Marseille (2002)
- Les villes antiques de la Narbonnaise et leur territoire : Nîmes, Arles, Glanum, aqueducs, via Domitia (2002)
- Le chemin de fer de Cerdagne (2002)
- Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales, Meudon (2002)
- Hangar Y (2002)
- Phare de Cordouan (2002)
- L’œuvre architecturale et urbaine de Le Corbusier (2006)
- Centre ancien de Sarlat (2002)
- Arsenal de Rochefort et fortifications de l'estuaire de la Charente (2002)
- La saline de Salins-les-Bains (2002)
- La Grotte ornée Chauvet-Pont d'Arc (2007)
Activities
News
- Aug 8, 2008 [in French only] Convention France-UNESCO, Newsletter N°10
- Jul 7, 2008 Eight new sites, from the Straits of Malacca, to Papua New Guinea and San Marino, added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
- Jul 7, 2008 Canadian fossil park, an Icelandic volcanic island and archipelago in Yemen among sites added to UNESCO World Heritage List
- Jan 4, 2008 [in French only] Newsletter n° 8 de la Convention France-UNESCO (octobre - décembre 2007)
- Oct 1, 2007 [in French only] Newsletter n° 7 de la Convention France-UNESCO
- Jul 5, 2007 [in French only] Newsletter n° 6 de la Convention France-UNESCO
- Jun 29, 2007 Twenty-two new sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, and one deleted during Committee meeting in Christchurch
- Jun 8, 2006 Economy Minister Confirms French Commitment to Protect Congo Forests
- Dec 22, 2005 Ten years of decentralised cooperation between the cities of Chinon and Luang Prabang sponsored by UNESCO
- Sep 16, 2005 China's Pingyao forms yoke of friendship with Provins of France
Events
- Mar 22, 2009 - Mar 28, 2009 [in French only] "Préparer l’avenir des sites patrimoniaux - Construire un projet et un plan de gestion"
- Oct 16, 2008 - Oct 17, 2008 [in French only] Rencontres des biens français du patrimoine mondial
- Mar 6, 2008 - Mar 8, 2008 First Workshop "Creating the Enabling Environment" to develop guiding principles and policies for World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism
- Nov 28, 2007 - Nov 30, 2007 Val de Loire – World Heritage Interpretation, Training for guides
- Nov 10, 2007 - Nov 17, 2007 Second session of the conference-workshop Journalism and World Heritage
- Sep 13, 2007 - Sep 14, 2007 International Conference on Four Modern Cities: Brasilia - Chandigarh - Le Havre - Tel Aviv
- Sep 16, 2006 - Sep 17, 2006 [in French only] Vingt-troisième édition des Journées européennes du Patrimoine
- Sep 24, 1997 - Jun 30, 1998 Bikeabout To Launch Circum-Mediterranean Tour Of World Heritage Sites
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee
- 1976 - 1978
- 1978 - 1985
- 1987 - 1993
- 1993 - 1999
Contacts
- H. E. Mrs Catherine Colonna
Ambassador, Permanent Delegate
Permanent Delegation of the French Republic to UNESCO
Maison de l'UNESCO
Bureau M8.14
1, rue Miollis
75732 PARIS Cedex 15
Tel: 01.45.68.35.47; 01.45.68.35.48; 01.45.68.35.49
Fax: 01.53.59.11.69
EMail: dl.france@unesco.org
Source: UNESCO/ERC - Commission nationale française pour l'UNESCO
Président: M. Jean Favier
Secrétaire général: M. Jean-Pierre Boyer
Secrétaire général adjoint: M. Jean-Pierre Régnier
57, Boulevard des Invalides
75700 PARIS 07 SP
FRANCE
Tel: +33(0)1.53.69.35.65 (Sec. Gen.) ; +33(0)1.53.69.37.80 (Secrétariat)
Fax: +33(0)1.53.69.32.23
EMail: jean-pierre.boyer@diplomatie.gouv.fr; commissionfrance.unesco@diplomatie.gouv.fr; janine.d-artois@diplomatie.gouv.fr;
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