Heritage
Monuments of France
29,529 listed monuments and heritage sites, ordered by significance: designation, photography and recorded history.
monument historique inscrit17,644listed sites
classified historical monu…10,986listed sites
listed in the general inve…2,405listed sites
Patrimoine du XXᵉ siècle516listed sites
1Palace of Versailles
Versailles, Île-de-France
palace · 1661 · French Baroque
World Heritage Siteclassified historical monument
2
Notre-Dame de Chartres
Chartres, Centre-Val de Loire
minor basilica · 1145 · classic gothic
World Heritage Siteclassified historical monument
3
Basilica of Saint-Denis
Saint-Denis, Île-de-France
minor basilica · 1101 · Gothic
classified historical monumentTentative World Heritage Site
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Notre-Dame d'Amiens
Amiens, Hauts-de-France
legal person · 1220 · Gothic
World Heritage Sitepart of UNESCO World Heritage Site
5
Château de Chambord
Chambord, Centre-Val de Loire
château · 1519 · Renaissance
classified historical monumentWorld Heritage Site
6
Bourges Cathedral
Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire
Catholic cathedral · 1195 · classic gothic
World Heritage Sitepart of UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Vaux-le-Vicomte
Moisenay, Île-de-France
château · 1656 · classical
classified historical monumentTentative World Heritage Site
8
Notre-Dame de Paris
Paris, Île-de-France
minor basilica · 1163 · French Gothic
classified historical monument
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Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe
Saint-Savin, New Aquitaine
abbey church · 1001 · Romanesque art
classified historical monumentWorld Heritage Site
10
Arc de Triomphe
Paris, Île-de-France
triumphal arch · 1836 · Neoclassical
classified historical monument
11
Millau Viaduct
Creissels, Occitanie
steel bridge · 2001 · high-tech
Remarkable Contemporary Architec…Patrimoine du XXᵉ siècle
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Royal Abbey of Hautecombe
Ontex, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Royal abbey · 1101 · Troubadour style
World Heritage Siteclassified historical monument
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Palais de l'Élysée
Paris, Île-de-France
city palace · 1722 · baroque
classified historical monument
14
Centre Georges Pompidou
Paris, Île-de-France
collection · 1977 · high-tech
Remarkable Contemporary Architec…
15
Palais Garnier
Paris, Île-de-France
opera house · 1861 · Second Empire style
classified historical monument
16
Panthéon, Paris
Paris, Île-de-France
church · 1758 · Neoclassical
classified historical monument
17
Reims Cathedral
Reims, Grand Est
Catholic cathedral · 1201 · classic gothic
classified historical monument
18
Sacré-Cœur
Montmartre, Île-de-France
minor basilica · 1875 · Romanesque Revival
classified historical monumentmonument historique inscrit
19
Eiffel Tower
Paris, Île-de-France
lattice tower · 1887
monument historique inscritHistoric Civil Engineering Landm…
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Auch Cathedral
Auch, Occitanie
minor basilica · 1489 · Gothic
part of UNESCO World Heritage Siteclassified historical monument
21
Sainte Chapelle
Paris, Île-de-France
chapel · 1245 · Rayonnant
classified historical monument
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Les Invalides
Paris, Île-de-France
building complex · 1671 · baroque
classified historical monument
Photo: Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
23
Luxembourg Palace
Paris, Île-de-France
palace · 1620 · baroque
classified historical monument
24
Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg
Strasbourg, Grand Est
Catholic cathedral · 1015 · Gothic
classified historical monument
Photo: Ștefan Jurcă from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
25
Grand Palais
Paris, Île-de-France
convention center · 1900 · Art Nouveau
classified historical monument
26
Palais-Royal
Paris, Île-de-France
royal palace · 1628 · classical
classified historical monument
27
Grand Mosque of Paris
Salpêtrière, Île-de-France
mosque · 1922 · Moorish
Patrimoine du XXᵉ sièclemonument historique inscrit
28
Pont Alexandre III
Paris, Île-de-France
deck arch bridge · 1900 · Art Nouveau
Patrimoine du XXᵉ siècleclassified historical monument
29
Pont Neuf, Paris
Paris, Île-de-France
arch bridge · 1578
classified historical monumentpart of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Photo: Amanda Slater, from Coventry (England) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
30
Thiepval Memorial
Thiepval, Hauts-de-France
Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained memorial · 1932 · Art Deco
monument historique inscritWorld Heritage Site
31
Vézelay Abbey
Vézelay, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
minor basilica · 801 · Romanesque
classified historical monumentpart of UNESCO World Heritage Site
32
Abbey of Fontenay
Touillon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
monastery · 1118 · Cistercian
classified historical monumentWorld Heritage Site
33
Louvre Palace
Paris, Île-de-France
palace · 1190 · Neoclassical
classified historical monument
34
Hôtel de Ville, Paris
Paris, Île-de-France
city hall · 1357 · Renaissance Revival
monument historique inscrit
35
Beauvais Cathedral
Beauvais, Hauts-de-France
Catholic cathedral · 1225 · Rayonnant
classified historical monument
36
Church of Saint-Sulpice
Paris, Île-de-France
church · 1646 · baroque
classified historical monument
37
Hôtel Ritz Paris
Paris, Île-de-France
palace hotel · 1898 · baroque
monument historique inscritclassified historical monument
38
Nantes Cathedral
Nantes, Pays de la Loire
Catholic cathedral · 1434 · Gothic
classified historical monument
Photo: Guilhem Vellut from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
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Hôtel Matignon
Paris, Île-de-France
palace · 1722 · baroque
classified historical monument
40
Cabanon de vacances
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
cottage · 1952 · vernacular
Maisons des Illustresclassified historical monument
41
Stanislas Square
Nancy, Grand Est
square · 1755 · Neoclassical
classified historical monument
42
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
Paris, Île-de-France
theatre · 1913 · Art Deco
classified historical monument
43
École Militaire
Paris, Île-de-France
building complex · 1751 · baroque
classified historical monument
44
Château de Montsoreau
Montsoreau, Pays de la Loire
palace · 990 · Renaissance
monument historique inscritclassified historical monument
45
Château de Chantilly
Vineuil-Saint-Firmin, Hauts-de-France
château · 1882 · French Renaissance
monument historique inscritclassified historical monument
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Notre-Dame de la Garde
Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
minor basilica · 1853 · Byzantine Revival
monument historique inscrit
47
Synagogue of Besançon
Besançon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
synagogue · 1871 · Moorish Revival
classified historical monument
48
Triumphal Arch of Orange
Orange, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
triumphal arch · 100 BC · ancient Roman
classified historical monumentpart of UNESCO World Heritage Site
49
Château de Malmaison
Rueil-Malmaison, Île-de-France
museum · 1700 · Empire style
listed in the general inventory …
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Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois
Paris, Île-de-France
Catholic church · 1220 · Gothic
classified historical monument
51
Saint-Jacques Tower
Paris, Île-de-France
tower · 1523 · Gothic art
classified historical monumentpart of UNESCO World Heritage Site
52
Castle of Pierrefonds
Pierrefonds, Hauts-de-France
castle · 1393 · Gothic
classified historical monument
53
Lyon Cathedral
Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Catholic cathedral · 1175 · Gothic
classified historical monument
54
Marseille Cathedral
Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
minor basilica · 1852 · Renaissance Revival
monument historique inscritclassified historical monument
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Palais de Justice, Paris
Paris, Île-de-France
courthouse · 1868 · Neoclassical
classified historical monument
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Porte Saint-Denis
Paris, Île-de-France
triumphal arch · 1672 · classical
classified historical monument
57
Saint-Étienne-du-Mont
Paris, Île-de-France
church · 1494 · Flamboyant
classified historical monument
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Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
minor basilica · 1872 · Gothic Revival
classified historical monument
59
La Seine Musicale
Meudon, Île-de-France
performing arts center · 2017 · high-tech
Seine
60
Bordeaux Cathedral
Bordeaux, New Aquitaine
Catholic cathedral · 1001 · Gothic
classified historical monumentpart of UNESCO World Heritage Site
iDesignations
How sites are protected
| Designation | Sites with a page |
|---|---|
| monument historique inscrit | 17,644 |
| classified historical monument | 10,986 |
| listed in the general inventory of cultural heritage | 2,405 |
| Patrimoine du XXᵉ siècle | 516 |
| Remarkable Contemporary Architecture | 331 |
| object classified as a historical monument | 174 |
| monument selected by the mission to identify immovable heritage in danger (2018) | 166 |
| part of UNESCO World Heritage Site | 164 |