UNESCO World Heritage sites in France

	1979 Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay			1988 Strasbourg-Grande île
	1979 Chartres Cathedral			1991 Paris, Banks of the Seine
	1979 Palace and Park of Versailles			1991 Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims
	1979 Vézelay, Church and Hill			1992 Bourges Cathedral
	1979 Decorated Grottoes of the Vézère Valley			1995 Historic Centre of Avignon
	1981 Palace and Park of Fontainebleau			1996 Canal du Midi
	1981 Amiens Cathedral			1997 Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne
	1981 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange			1998 Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
	1981 Roman and Romanesque Monuments of Arles			1998 Historic Site of Lyons
	1981 Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay			1999 Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion
	1982 Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans			2000 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes*
	1983 Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière, and Place d'Alliance in Nancy			2001 Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs
	1983 Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe			2005 Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret
	1983 Cape Girolata, Cape Porto, Scandola Nature Reserve and the Piana Calanches in Corsica			2007 Bordeaux, Port of the Moon,
	1985 Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)			2008 Fortifications of Vauban
				2008 Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems
	Jointly with Spain:
	1997 Pyrénées - Mont Perdu

The World Heritage List was established under terms of The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage adopted in November 1972 at the 17th General Conference of UNESCO.
The Convention states that a World Heritage Committee "will establish, keep up-to-date and publish" a World Heritage List of cultural and natural properties, submitted by the States Parties and considered to be of outstanding universal value.
One of the main responsibilities of this Committee is to provide technical co-operation under the World Heritage Fund for the safeguarding of World Heritage properties to States Parties whose resources are insufficient.
States Parties can request international assistance under the Fund for the preparation of tentative lists and nomination forms, expert missions, training of specialized staff, and supply of equipment when appropriate; they can also apply for long-term loans and, in special cases, non-repayable grants. Requests must concern work necessary for the preservation of cultural or natural sites included in the World Heritage List or assistance to national or regional training centres.
Emergency assistance is also available under the Fund in the case of properties severely damaged by specific natural or man-made disasters or threatened with imminent destruction.

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