Do you want to visit the World Heritage in Grand Est? Search no further, as I’ve rounded up a complete list of the World Heritage in Grand Est. From Nancy to Strasbourg, get ready to discover unique, beautiful, and jaw-dropping sites!

Grand Est is an administrative region located in northeastern France and its capital is the city of Strasbourg. In addition, it’s the sixth most populous region in the country and the fifth largest, encompassing the Ardennes, Aube, Bas-Rhin, Marne, Haute-Marne, Haut-Rhin, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Moselle, and Vosges departments!

So, do you want to know more about the World Heritage In Grand Est (2024)? Keep reading!

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World Heritage in France

These are the 52 sites currently listed as World Heritage in France:

1. Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe (Nouvelle-Aquitaine)
2. Amiens Cathedral (Hauts-de-France)
3. Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe (Grand Est, Occitania, and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur)
4. Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments (Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur)
5. Belfries of Belgium and France (Hauts-de-France)
6. Bordeaux, Port of the Moon (Nouvelle-Aquitaine)
7. Bourges Cathedral (Centre-Val de Loire)
8. Canal du Midi (Occitania)
9. Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims (Grand Est)
10. Chaîne des Puys – Limagne fault tectonic arena (Auvergne-Rhône-Alps)
11. Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars (Grand Est)
12. Chartres Cathedral (Centre-Val de Loire)
13. Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté)
14. Cordouan Lighthouse (Nouvelle-Aquitaine)
15. Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche (Auvergne-Rhône-Alps)
16. Episcopal City of Albi (Occitania)
17. Fortifications of Vauban (Brittany, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Grand Est, Hauts-de-France, Normandy, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitania, and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur)
18. French Austral Lands and Seas (French Southern and Antarctic Lands)
19. From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté)
20. Funerary and Memory Sites of the First World War (Western Front) (Grand Est, Hauts-de-France, and Île-de-France)
21. Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve (Corsica)
22. Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge (Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur)
23. Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne (Occitania)
24. Historic Site of Lyon (Auvergne-Rhône-Alps)
25. Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion (Nouvelle-Aquitaine)
26. Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems (New Caledonia)
27. Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret (Normandy)
28. Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay (Normandy)
29. Nice, Winter Resort Town of the Riviera (Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur)
30. Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin (Hauts-de-France)
31. Palace and Park of Fontainebleau (Île-de-France)
32. Palace and Park of Versailles (Île-de-France)
33. Paris, Banks of the Seine (Île-de-France)
34. Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island (Réunion)
35. Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d’Alliance in Nancy (Grand Est)
36. Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) (Occitania)
37. Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps (Auvergne-Rhône-Alps and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté)
38. Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley (Nouvelle-Aquitaine)
39. Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs (Île-de-France)
40. Pyrénées – Mont Perdu (Occitania)
41. Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the “Triumphal Arch” of Orange (Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur)
42. Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alps, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Centre-Val de Loire, Grand Est, Hauts-de-France, Île-de-France, Normandy, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitania, and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur)
43. Strasbourg, Grande-Île and Neustadt (Grand Est)
44. Taputapuātea (French Polynesia)
45. The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement (Auvergne-Rhône-Alps, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Grand Est, Île-de-France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Pays de la Loire, and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur)
46. The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape (Auvergne-Rhône-Alps, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, and Occitania)
47. The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté)
48. The Great Spa Towns of Europe (Auvergne-Rhône-Alps)
49. The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes (Centre-Val de Loire and Pays de la Loire)
50. The Maison Carrée of Nîmes (Occitania)
51. Vézelay, Church and Hill (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté)
52. Volcanoes and Forests of Mount Pelée and the Pitons of Northern Martinique (Martinique)

As you can see, eight of these forty-nine sites listed as World Heritage in France are part of more than one region or territory. The remaining forty-four are distributed as follows:

• 6 in Occitania
• 5 in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
• 4 in Auvergne-Rhône-Alps
• 4 in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
• 4 in Île-de-France
• 4 in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
• 4 in Grand Est
• 3 in Hauts-de-France
• 2 in Centre-Val de Loire
• 2 in Normandy
• 1 in Corsica
• 1 in Martinique
• 1 in New Caledonia
• 1 in French Polynesia
• 1 in Réunion
• 1 in French Southern and Antarctic Lands

World Heritage in Hauts-de-France

1. Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d’Alliance in Nancy (1983)

The Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d’Alliance in Nancy were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1983, the fourth year in which the country had nominations approved. Of the eight sites listed as World Heritage in Grand Est, this is the only one situated in the Nancy commune, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department.

The best things to do in Nancy include:

• Basilique Saint-Epvre de Nancy
• Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l’Annonciation de Nancy
• Hôtel de Ville de Nancy
• Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy
• Musée de l’École de Nancy
• Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy
• Palais des Ducs de Lorraine – Musée Lorrain
• Parc de la Pépinière
• Place d’Alliance
• Place de la Carrière
• Place Stanislas
• Porte de la Citadelle
• Porte de la Craffe
• Porte Désilles
• Villa Majorelle

2. Strasbourg, Grande-Île and Neustadt (1988)

Strasbourg, Grande-Île and Neustadt was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1988, the sixth year in which the country had nominations approved. Of the eight sites listed as World Heritage in Grand Est, this is the only one situated in the Strasbourg commune, in the Bas-Rhin department.

The best things to do in Strasbourg include:

• Barrage Vauban
• Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg
• Église Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune Catholique de Strasbourg
• Église Saint-Thomas de Strasbourg
• Grande Île de Strasbourg
• La Petite France
• Le Vaisseau
• Musée Alsacien
• Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg
• Musée Historique de Strasbourg
• Neustadt
• Palais Rohan
• Parc de l’Orangerie
• Parlement Européen
• Place Kléber
• Ponts Couverts de Strasbourg

3. Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims (1991)

The Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1991, the seventh year in which the country had nominations approved. Of the eight sites listed as World Heritage in Grand Est, this is the only one situated in the Reims commune, in the Marne department.

The best things to do in Reims include:

• Abbaye Saint-Remi de Reims
• Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims
• Chapelle Foujita
• Couvent des Cordeliers de Reims
• Cryptoportique Gallo-Romain de Reims
• Fontaine Subé
• Musée Automobile Reims-Champagne
• Musée de la Reddition
• Musée des Beaux-Arts de Reims
• Palais du Tau
• Parc Léo Lagrange
• Place Drouet-d’Erlon
• Place Royale
• Porte de Mars
• Villa Demoiselle

4. Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France (1998)

The Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1998, the twelfth year in which the country had nominations approved. Of the eight sites listed as World Heritage in Grand Est, this is the only one situated in ten different regions:

1. Auvergne-Rhône-Alps
2. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
3. Centre-Val de Loire
4. Grand Est
5. Hauts-de-France
6. Île-de-France
7. Normandy
8. Nouvelle-Aquitaine
9. Occitania
10. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

There are two examples of this multi-regional inscription that integrates Grand Est: the Basilique Notre-Dame de L’Épine, in the Marne department; and the Collégiale Notre-Dame-en-Vaux de Châlons-en-Champagne, also in the Marne department.

5. Fortifications of Vauban (2008)

The Fortifications of Vauban were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2008, the twentieth-first year in which the country had nominations approved. Of the eight sites listed as World Heritage in Grand Est, this is the only one situated in eight different regions:

1. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
2. Brittany
3. Grand Est
4. Hauts-de-France
5. Normandy
6. Nouvelle-Aquitaine
7. Occitania
8. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

There are two examples of this multi-regional inscription that integrates Grand Est: the Ville Neuve de Longwy, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department; and the Ville Neuve de Neuf-Brisach, in the Haut-Rhin department.

6. Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars (2015)

The Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2015, the twenty-first year in which the country had nominations approved. Of the eight sites listed as World Heritage in Grand Est, this is the only one situated in four communes (Aÿ-Champagne, Épernay, Hautvillers, and Reims), in the Marne department.

7. The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement (2016)

The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2016, the twenty-second year in which the country had nominations approved. Of the eight sites listed as World Heritage in Grand Est, this is the only one situated in seven different regions:

1. Auvergne-Rhône-Alps
2. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
3. Grand Est
4. Île-de-France
5. Nouvelle-Aquitaine
6. Pays de la Loire
7. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

The only example of this multi-regional inscription that integrates Grand Est is the Usine Claude et Duval, in the Vosges department!

8. Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe (2021)

The Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2021, the twenty-eighth year in which the country had nominations approved. Of the eight sites listed as World Heritage in Grand Est, this is the only one situated in eighteen different countries:

1. Albania
2. Austria
3. Belgium
4. Bosnia-Herzegovina
5. Bulgaria
6. Croatia
7. Czechia
8. France
9. Germany
10. Italy
11. North Macedonia
12. Poland
13. Romania
14. Slovakia
15. Slovenia
16. Spain
17. Switzerland
18. Ukraine

The only example of this multi-regional inscription that integrates Grand Est is the Réserve Naturelle du Massif du Grand Ventron, in the Haut-Rhin and Vosges departments!

Map of the World Heritage in Grand Est

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