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  2. List of World Heritage Sites in France - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of World Heritage Sites in France with properties of cultural and natural heritage in France as inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List or as on the country's tentative list. [1] France accepted the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage on 27 June 1975, after which it could nominate ...

  3. Cité de Carcassonne - Wikipedia

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    The town was finally annexed to the Kingdom of France in 1247. It provided a strong French frontier between France and the Crown of Aragon. During this period, the inner Roman walls were largely demolished and replaced, while the new outer walls were reinforced and extended to the south.

  4. Pont du Gard - Wikipedia

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    It crosses the river Gardon near the town of Vers-Pont-du-Gard in southern France. The Pont du Gard is one of the best preserved Roman aqueduct bridges. It was added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites in 1985 because of its exceptional preservation, historical importance, and architectural ingenuity. [4]

  5. Southern France - Wikipedia

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    Southern France, also known as the south of France or colloquially in French as le Midi, [1] [2] is a geographical area consisting of the regions of France that border the Atlantic Ocean south of the Marais Poitevin, [3] Spain, the Mediterranean Sea and Italy.

  6. Chauvet Cave - Wikipedia

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    The Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave (French: Grotte Chauvet-Pont d'Arc [ɡʁɔt ʃovɛ pɔ̃ daʁk]) in the Ardèche department of southeastern France is a cave that contains some of the best-preserved figurative cave paintings in the world, [1] as well as other evidence of Upper Paleolithic life. [2]

  7. Conques - Wikipedia

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    The Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1998, as part of the World Heritage Sites of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France. Its Romanesque architecture , albeit somewhat updated in places, is displayed in periodic self-guided tour opportunities, especially of the upper level, some of which occur ...

  8. Canal du Midi - Wikipedia

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    The Canal du Midi is located in the south of France, in the departments of Hérault, Aude, and Haute-Garonne. It is 240 kilometres (150 mi) long, starting in the west at Port de l'Embouchure, Toulouse and terminating in the east at Les Onglous, Marseillan, where the canal opens into the étang de Thau (between Agde and Sète).

  9. List of Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in France

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    Inscription of new heritage elements on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists is determined by the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, an organisation established by the convention. [4] France ratified the convention on 11 July 2006.

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