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World Heritage Sites of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France

Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France*
UNESCO World Heritage Site
State Party Flag of France France
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iv, vi
Reference 868
Region Europe and North America
Inscription History
Inscription 1998  (22nd Session)
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List.
Region as classified by UNESCO.

In 1998, several sites in France were added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites under the description: Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France. They are places related to the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Western Spain, a part of the Way of Saint James. Usually they are churches or hospitals. Below is a detailed list of these sites:

  • Périgueux: cathedral Saint-Front - Aquitaine
  • Saint-Avit-Sénieur: church - Aquitaine
  • Le Buisson-de-Cadouin: former abbaye - Aquitaine
  • Bazas: former cathedral - Aquitaine
  • Bordeaux: basilica Saint-Seurin - Aquitaine
  • Bordeaux: basilica Saint-Michel - Aquitaine
  • Bordeaux: cathedral Saint-André - Aquitaine
  • La Sauve-Majeure: abbey - Aquitaine
  • La Sauve-Majeure: church Saint-Pierre - Aquitaine
  • Soulac-sur-Mer: church Notre-Dame-de-la-Fin-des-Terres - Aquitaine
  • Aire-sur-l'Adour: church Sainte-Quitterie - Aquitaine
  • Mimizan: bell tower - Aquitaine
  • Sorde-l'Abbaye: abbey Saint-Jean - Aquitaine
  • Saint-Sever: abbey - Aquitaine
  • Agen: cathedral Saint Caprais - Aquitaine
  • Bayonne: cathedral Sainte-Marie - Aquitaine
  • L'Hôpital-Saint-Blaise: church - Aquitaine
  • Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port: gate Saint Jacques - Aquitaine
  • Oloron-Sainte-Marie: church Sainte Marie - Aquitaine
  • Clermont-Ferrand: church Notre-Dame-du-Port - Auvergne
  • Le Puy-en-Velay: cathedral - Auvergne
  • Le Puy-en-Velay: Hôtel-Dieu Saint-Jacques - Auvergne
  • Le Mont-Saint-Michel - Basse-Normandie
  • La Charité-sur-Loire: church Sainte-Croix-Notre-Dame - Bourgogne
  • Asquins: church Saint-Jacques d'Asquins - Bourgogne
  • Vézelay: former abbatial church Sainte-Madeleine - Bourgogne
  • Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre: collegial church Saint-Etienne (formerly collegial church Saint-Jacques) - Centre
  • Bourges: cathedral Saint-Etienne - Centre
  • L'Epine: basilica Notre-Dame - Champagne-Ardenne
  • Châlons-en-Champagne: church Notre-Dame-en-Vaux - Champagne-Ardenne
  • Paris: church Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie - Île-de-France
  • Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert: former abbey de Gellone - Languedoc-Roussillon
  • Aniane/Saint-Jean-de-Fos: Pont du Diable - Languedoc-Roussillon
  • Saint-Gilles-du-Gard: former abbatial church - Languedoc-Roussillon
  • Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat: church Saint-Léonard - Limousin
  • Audressein: church of Tramesaygues - Midi-Pyrénées
  • Saint-Lizier: former cathedral and cloister, cathedral Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède, episcopal palace, rempart - Midi-Pyrénées
  • Conques: Saint Foy abbey-church - Midi-Pyrénées
  • Conques: bridge over the Dourdou - Midi-Pyrénées
  • Espalion: Pont-Vieux - Midi-Pyrénées
  • Estaing: bridge over the Lot - Midi-Pyrénées
  • Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac: bridge called "des pèlerins " over the Boralde - Midi-Pyrénées
  • Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges: former cathedral Notre-Dame - Midi-Pyrénées
  • Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges: paleo-Christian basilica, chapel Saint-Julien - Midi-Pyrénées
  • Toulouse: basilica Saint-Sernin - Midi-Pyrénées
  • Toulouse: Hôtel-Dieu Saint-Jacques - Midi-Pyrénées
  • Valcabrère: church Saint-Just - Midi-Pyrénées
  • Auch: cathedral Sainte-Marie - Midi-Pyrénées
  • Beaumont-sur-l'Osse and Larressinge: Pont d'Artigue or of Lartigue - Midi-Pyrénées
  • La Romieu: collegial church Saint-Pierre - Midi-Pyrénées
  • Cahors: cathedral Saint-Etienne - Midi-Pyrénées
  • Cahors: Valentré Bridge - Midi-Pyrénées
  • Gréalou: dolmen of Pech-Laglaire - Midi-Pyrénées
  • Figeac: hospital Saint-Jacques - Midi-Pyrénées
  • Rocamadour: church Saint-Sauveur and crypt Saint-Amadour - Midi-Pyrénées
  • Aragnouet: hospice of the Plan and chapel Notre-Dame- de-l'Assomption, aka. chapelle des Templiers - Midi-Pyrénées
  • Gavarnie: parochial church - Midi-Pyrénées
  • Jezeau: church Saint-Laurent - Midi-Pyrénées
  • Ourdis-Cotdussan: church of Cotdussan - Midi-Pyrénées
  • Rabastens: church Notre-Dame-du-Bourg - Midi-Pyrénées
  • Moissac: abbey-church Saint-Pierre and cloister - Midi-Pyrénées
  • Amiens: cathedral Notre-Dame - Picardie
  • Folleville: parochial church Saint-Jean-Baptiste - Picardie
  • Compiègne: parochial church Saint-Jacques - Picardie
  • Saintes: church Sainte-Eutrope - Poitou-Charentes
  • Saint-Jean-d'Angély: royal abbey Saint-Jean-Baptiste - Poitou-Charentes
  • Melle: church Saint-Hilaire - Poitou-Charentes
  • Aulnay: church Saint-Pierre - Poitou-Charentes
  • Poitiers: church Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand - Poitou-Charentes
  • Pons: former hospital des Pèlerins - Poitou-Charentes
  • Arles - Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
  • Chemin du Puy: between Nasbinals and Saint- Chély- d'Aubrac (17 km) - Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées
  • Chemin du Puy: between Saint-Côme-d'Olt and Estaing (17 km) - Midi-Pyrénées
  • Chemin du Puy: between Montredon and Figeac (18 km) - Midi-Pyrénées
  • Chemin du Puy: between Faycelles and Cajarc (22,5 km) - Midi-Pyrénées
  • Chemin du Puy: between Bach and Cahors (26 km) - Midi-Pyrénées
  • Chemin du Puy: between Lectoure and Condom (35 km) - Midi-Pyrénées
  • Chemin du Puy: between Aroue and Ostabat (22 km) - Aquitaine

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