World Heritage Sites of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
| Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France | |
|---|---|
| Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List | |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iv, vi |
| Reference | 868 |
| UNESCO region | Europe and North America |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 1998 (22nd Session) |
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 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
- La Charité-sur-Loire: church Sainte-Croix-Notre-Dame - Burgundy
- Asquins: church Saint-Jacques d'Asquins - Burgundy
- Vézelay: former abbatial church Sainte-Madeleine - Burgundy
- Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre: collegial church Saint-Étienne (formerly collegial church Saint-Jacques) - Centre
- Bourges: cathedral Saint-Étienne - Centre
- L'Épine: Basilica Notre-Dame de l'Épine - 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
- Mont Saint-Michel - Lower Normandy
- 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 Larressingle: Pont d'Artigue or of Lartigue - Midi-Pyrénées
- La Romieu: collegial church Saint-Pierre - Midi-Pyrénées
- Cahors: cathedral Saint-Étienne - 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
- Jézeau: church Saint-Laurent - Midi-Pyrénées
- Ourdis-Cotdoussan: 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 - Picardy
- Folleville: parochial church Saint-Jean-Baptiste - Picardy
- Compiègne: parochial church Saint-Jacques - Picardy
- 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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