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Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List
(38)
Cultural
Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe
(1983)
Amiens Cathedral
(1981)
Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments
(1981)
Belfries of Belgium and France
(1999)
Bordeaux, Port of the Moon
(2007)
Bourges Cathedral
(1992)
Canal du Midi
(1996)
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims
(1991)
Chartres Cathedral
(1979)
Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
(1981)
Episcopal City of Albi
(2010)
Fortifications of Vauban
(2008)
From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt
(1982)
Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge
(1995)
Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne
(1997)
Historic Site of Lyons
(1998)
Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion
(1999)
Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret
(2005)
Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay
(1979)
Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin
(2012)
Palace and Park of Fontainebleau
(1981)
Palace and Park of Versailles
(1979)
Paris, Banks of the Seine
(1991)
Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy
(1983)
Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)
(1985)
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
(2011)
Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley
(1979)
Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs
(2001)
Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange
(1981)
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
(1998)
Strasbourg – Grande île
(1988)
The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape
(2011)
The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes
(2000)
Vézelay, Church and Hill
(1979)
Natural
Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve
(1983)
Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems
(2008)
Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island
(2010)
Mixed
Pyrénées - Mont Perdu
(1997)
Properties submitted on the Tentative List
(34)
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)
Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (1996)
Les villes bastionnées des Pays-Bas du nord-ouest de l'Europe (#) (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)
Bouches de Bonifacio (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)
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)
Ancienne chocolaterie Menier à Noisiel (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 Grotte ornée Chauvet-Pont d'Arc (2007)
Les Iles Marquises (2010)
Le site sacré de
Tapu-tapu-ātea /Te Pō
, vallée de
Ō-po-ä
(2010)
Chaîne des Puys et faille de Limagne (2011)
Nîmes, l'Antiquité au présent (2012)
Espace transfrontalier Marittime-Mercantour (Les Alpes de la Mer) (2013)
Activities
[in French only] France : association des biens français du patrimoine mondial.
Booklet, 10th Anniversary of the France-UNESCO Convention
News
Sites in Iran, Malaysia, Canada, Slovenia, Spain, Germany, Portugal and France on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Nine members elected to World Heritage Committee
Monday, November 7, 2011
Fires at the World Heritage site of Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island (Réunion, France)
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
[in French only] Lettre d'information de la Convention France-UNESCO N°19
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Four new sites inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
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[in French only] Newsletter N° 17 de la Convention France UNESCO
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Monnaie de Paris produces diamond-studded Taj Mahal coin
Monday, November 22, 2010
Fire ravages heart of La Réunion National Park
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
[in French only] Newsletter N°16 de la Convention France UNESCO
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Alpine Convention and World Heritage Convention Secretariats Meet
Monday, February 1, 2010
'Patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO : les sites marocains' is published
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
10th Anniversary of the France-UNESCO Convention
Monday, August 17, 2009
British Aqueduct and Canal inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, French Saltworks extended
Saturday, June 27, 2009
[in French only] Newsletter n° 12 de la Convention France-UNESCO
Monday, February 9, 2009
[in French only] Newsletter n° 11 de la Convention France-UNESCO
Monday, November 3, 2008
[in French only] Newsletter n° 10 de la Convention France-UNESCO
Friday, August 8, 2008
Canadian fossil park, an Icelandic volcanic island and archipelago in Yemen among sites added to UNESCO World Heritage List
Monday, July 7, 2008
Eight new sites, from the Straits of Malacca, to Papua New Guinea and San Marino, added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Monday, July 7, 2008
[in French only] Newsletter n° 8 de la Convention France-UNESCO
Friday, January 4, 2008
[in French only] Newsletter n° 7 de la Convention France-UNESCO
Monday, October 1, 2007
[in French only] Newsletter n° 6 de la Convention France-UNESCO
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Twenty-two new sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, and one deleted during Committee meeting in Christchurch
Friday, June 29, 2007
Economy Minister Confirms French Commitment to Protect Congo Forests
Thursday, June 8, 2006
Ten years of decentralised cooperation between the cities of Chinon and Luang Prabang sponsored by UNESCO
Thursday, December 22, 2005
China's Pingyao forms yoke of friendship with Provins of France
Friday, September 16, 2005
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Events
International World Heritage Youth Forum: Living with Heritage: Temple, Environment and People (T.E.P.)
Jun 8, 2013 - Jun 17, 2013
Cities and heritage meeting: “Changing Cities and Heritage Management: New Players? New Practices?”
May 22, 2013 - May 24, 2013
[in French only] Colloque sur les Biens en série organisé par ICOMOS France, dans le cadre du 40ème anniversaire
Dec 17, 2012 - Dec 18, 2012
Seminar on Economics and Heritage Conservation
Dec 10, 2012 - Dec 14, 2012
International Meeting on the Cultural Landscapes of Agropastoralism
Oct 1, 2012 - Oct 5, 2012
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Week-long meeting on the cultural landscape of agro-pastoralism
Oct 1, 2012 - Oct 5, 2012
Agora 2012, Biennal of architecture, urbanism and design “Heritage: Legacy/Heresy”
Sep 13, 2012 - Sep 16, 2012
[in French only] 10èmes rencontres de l'Association des biens français du patrimoine mondial, 8-9 mars, Albi, France
Mar 8, 2012 - Mar 9, 2012
[in French only] 40e anniversaire - 10 activités en France
Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012
Second thematic meeting of experts on the agro-pastoral cultural landscapes in the Mediterranean
Nov 12, 2009 - Nov 14, 2009
Pacific Islands World Heritage Workshop 2009
Nov 2, 2009 - Nov 7, 2009
"Preparing the future of heritage sites - Building a project and management plan"
Mar 22, 2009 - Mar 28, 2009
European Colloquium: "Heritage focused territorial planning"
Dec 4, 2008 - Dec 6, 2008
Round Table: "Bridges: from construction to a heritage approach"
Nov 26, 2008 - Nov 28, 2008
[in French only] Rencontres des biens français du patrimoine mondial
Oct 16, 2008 - Oct 17, 2008
First Workshop "Creating the Enabling Environment" to develop guiding principles and policies for World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism
Mar 6, 2008 - Mar 8, 2008
Val de Loire – World Heritage Interpretation, Training for guides
Nov 28, 2007 - Nov 30, 2007
Second session of the conference-workshop Journalism and World Heritage
Nov 10, 2007 - Nov 17, 2007
Thematic meeting of experts on the agro-pastoral cultural landscapes in the Mediterranean
Sep 20, 2007 - Sep 22, 2007
International Conference on Four Modern Cities: Brasilia - Chandigarh - Le Havre - Tel Aviv
Sep 13, 2007 - Sep 14, 2007
[in French only] Vingt-troisième édition des Journées européennes du Patrimoine
Sep 16, 2006 - Sep 17, 2006
Bikeabout To Launch Circum-Mediterranean Tour Of World Heritage Sites
Sep 24, 1997 - Jun 30, 1998
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Official Relations (UNESCO/ERI)
Source: UNESCO/ERI
H. E. Mr Daniel Rondeau
Ambassador, Permanent Delegate
Permanent Delegation of the French Republic to UNESCO
Web Site:
http://www.delegfrance-unesco.org/
French National Commission for UNESCO
Web Site:
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