World Heritage Sites of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
UNESCO designated a collection of 78 structures under the name "Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France" as a World Heritage Site in December 1998.[1]
Sites
The sites included in the UNESCO designation are largely monuments, churches, or hospitals that provided services to pilgrims headed to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Some are places of pilgrimage in their own right. Other structures include a tower, bridges, a city gate, and a prehistoric stone construction.[2]
- 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: Abbey Church of Saint Foy - 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
References
- ^ "Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France". UNESCO. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France". UNESCO. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
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