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Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur is an administrative region located in southeastern France and its capital is the city of Marseille. In addition, it’s the seventh most populous region in the country and the tenth largest, encompassing the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Alpes-Maritimes, Bouches-du-Rhône, Hautes-Alpes, Var, and Vaucluse departments!

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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, 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 French Polynesia
• 1 in Martinique
• 1 in New Caledonia
• 1 in Réunion
• 1 in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands

World Heritage in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

1. Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments (1981)

Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1981, the second year in which the country had nominations approved. Of the eight sites listed as World Heritage in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, this is the only one situated in the Arles commune, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department.

The best things to do in Arles include:

• Abbaye de Montmajour
• Alyscamps
• Arènes d’Arles
• Cathédrale Saint-Trophime d’Arles
• Cryptoportiques de Arles
• Église des Dominicains d’Arles (Église des Frères Prêcheurs)
• Fondation Vincent van Gogh Arles
• Musée Départemental Arles Antique
• Musée du Santon Provençal (Vézolles Henri)
• Museon Arlaten
• Musée Réattu
• Parc Naturel Régional de Camargue
• Place de la République
• Théâtre Antique d’Arles
• Thermes de Constantin

2. Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the “Triumphal Arch” of Orange (1981 and 2007)

The Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the “Triumphal Arch” of Orange were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1981, the second year in which the country had nominations approved. Of the eight sites listed as World Heritage in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, this is the only one situated in the Orangecommune, in the Vaucluse department.

The best things to do in Orange:

• Arc de Triomphe d’Orange
• Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth d’Orange
• Château de Beaucastel
• Colline Saint-Eutrope
• Église Saint-Florent d’Orange
• Musée d’Art de d’Histoire d’Orange
• Parc Gasparin
• Place Georges Clemenceau
• Rempart Romain d’Orange
• Théâtre Antique d’Orange

3. Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge (1995)

The Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1995, the ninth year in which the country had nominations approved. Of the eight sites listed as World Heritage in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, this is the only one situated in the Avignon commune, in the Vaucluse department.

The best things to do in Avignon include:

• Basilique Saint-Pierre d’Avignon
• Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Doms d’Avignon
• Collection Lambert
• Jardin du Rocher des Doms
• Musée Calvet
• Musée du Petit Palais
• Musée Lapidaire
• Palais des Papes
• Pont Saint-Bénézet (Pont d’Avignon)
• Remparts d’Avignon

Read my complete guide to Avignon, one of the sites listed as World Heritage in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur!

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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, this is the only one located 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

The only example of this multi-regional inscription that integrates Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur is the Église Saint-Honorat, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department!

5. Fortifications of Vauban (2008)

The Fortifications of Vauban were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2018, the eighteenth year in which the country had nominations approved. Of the eight sites listed as World Heritage in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, 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

The only example of this multi-regional inscription that integrates Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur is the Place Forte de Mont-Dauphin, in the Hautes-Alpes department!

6. 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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, 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

There are two examples of this multi-regional inscription that integrate Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: the Unité d’Habitacion, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department; and the Cabanon de Vacances, in the Alpes-Maritimes department.

7. 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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, 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 multinational inscription that integrates Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur is the Réserve Biologique Intégrale du Bois du Chapitre – Petit Büech, in the Hautes-Alpes department!

8. Nice, Winter Resort Town of the Riviera (2021)

Nice, Winter Resort Town of the Riviera was 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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, this is the only one situated in the Nice commune, in the Alpes-Maritimes department.

The best things to do in Nice include:

• Basilique Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Nice
• Blue Beach
• Castle Plage
• Cathédrale Orthodoxe Russe Saint-Nicolas de Nice
• Cathédrale Sainte Reparate de Nice
• Château de Nice
• Monastere de Cimiez
• Musée d’Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporain de Nice
• Musée Masséna
• Musée National Marc Chagall
• Plage de Carras
• Plage des Ponchettes

Map of the World Heritage in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

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