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  "id": "fr-unesco-heritage",
  "name": "France — UNESCO World Heritage Sites",
  "title": "France — UNESCO World Heritage Sites",
  "description": "UNESCO World Heritage Sites located wholly or partly in France, as of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre 2014 audit. Each record includes the UNESCO reference number, site name, category (cultural / natural / mixed), year of inscription, applicable cultural/natural criteria, coordinates, area in hectares, any danger-list years, the UNESCO region, the full list of countries sharing the site, and a transboundary flag.",
  "category": "culture",
  "source": "https://github.com/rich-iannone/UWHS",
  "source_url": "https://github.com/rich-iannone/UWHS",
  "updated": "2026-04",
  "record_count": 39,
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      "label": "Ref No",
      "type": "number"
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    },
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    },
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      "label": "Date Inscribed",
      "type": "number"
    },
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      "label": "Criteria",
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    },
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      "label": "Lat",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "lon",
      "label": "Lon",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "area_hectares",
      "label": "Area Hectares",
      "type": "number"
    },
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      "key": "danger_list",
      "label": "Danger List",
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    },
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      "label": "Unesco Region",
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    },
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      "ref_no": 80,
      "name": "Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay",
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      "lon": -1.51056,
      "area_hectares": 6560,
      "danger_list": "",
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      "countries": "fr",
      "transboundary": false
    },
    {
      "ref_no": 81,
      "name": "Chartres Cathedral",
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      "transboundary": false
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    {
      "ref_no": 83,
      "name": "Palace and Park of Versailles",
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    {
      "ref_no": 84,
      "name": "Vezelay, Church and Hill",
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    {
      "ref_no": 85,
      "name": "Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vezere Valley",
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      "transboundary": false
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    {
      "ref_no": 160,
      "name": "Palace and Park of Fontainebleau",
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      "transboundary": false
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    {
      "ref_no": 162,
      "name": "Amiens Cathedral",
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      "ref_no": 163,
      "name": "Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the 'Triumphal Arch' of Orange",
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      "date_inscribed": 1981,
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      "transboundary": false
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    {
      "ref_no": 164,
      "name": "Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments",
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    {
      "ref_no": 165,
      "name": "Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay",
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      "unesco_region": "Europe and North America",
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    {
      "ref_no": 203,
      "name": "From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt",
      "category": "cultural",
      "date_inscribed": 1982,
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    {
      "ref_no": 229,
      "name": "Place Stanislas, Place de la Carriare and Place d'Alliance in Nancy",
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      "date_inscribed": 1983,
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    {
      "ref_no": 230,
      "name": "Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe",
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      "area_hectares": 0.1584,
      "danger_list": "",
      "unesco_region": "Europe and North America",
      "countries": "fr",
      "transboundary": false
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    {
      "ref_no": 258,
      "name": "Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve",
      "category": "natural",
      "date_inscribed": 1983,
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      "lat": 42.32519444,
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      "area_hectares": 11800,
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    {
      "ref_no": 344,
      "name": "Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)",
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      "date_inscribed": 1985,
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      "area_hectares": 0.3257,
      "danger_list": "",
      "unesco_region": "Europe and North America",
      "countries": "fr",
      "transboundary": false
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    {
      "ref_no": 495,
      "name": "Strasbourg - Grande ile",
      "category": "cultural",
      "date_inscribed": 1988,
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      "lat": 48.58138889,
      "lon": 7.73,
      "area_hectares": 94,
      "danger_list": "",
      "unesco_region": "Europe and North America",
      "countries": "fr",
      "transboundary": false
    },
    {
      "ref_no": 600,
      "name": "Paris, Banks of the Seine",
      "category": "cultural",
      "date_inscribed": 1991,
      "criteria": "c1, c2, c4",
      "lat": 48.85833333,
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      "area_hectares": 365,
      "danger_list": "",
      "unesco_region": "Europe and North America",
      "countries": "fr",
      "transboundary": false
    },
    {
      "ref_no": 601,
      "name": "Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims",
      "category": "cultural",
      "date_inscribed": 1991,
      "criteria": "c1, c2, c6",
      "lat": 49.25333333,
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      "area_hectares": 4.16,
      "danger_list": "",
      "unesco_region": "Europe and North America",
      "countries": "fr",
      "transboundary": false
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    {
      "ref_no": 635,
      "name": "Bourges Cathedral",
      "category": "cultural",
      "date_inscribed": 1992,
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      "lat": 47.08222222,
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      "area_hectares": 0.85,
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      "ref_no": 228,
      "name": "Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge",
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      "date_inscribed": 1995,
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      "area_hectares": 8.2,
      "danger_list": "",
      "unesco_region": "Europe and North America",
      "countries": "fr",
      "transboundary": false
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    {
      "ref_no": 770,
      "name": "Canal du Midi",
      "category": "cultural",
      "date_inscribed": 1996,
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      "ref_no": 345,
      "name": "Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne",
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      "date_inscribed": 1997,
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      "ref_no": 773,
      "name": "Pyrenees - Mont Perdu",
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      "date_inscribed": 1997,
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      "unesco_region": "Europe and North America",
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    {
      "ref_no": 868,
      "name": "Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France",
      "category": "cultural",
      "date_inscribed": 1998,
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      "ref_no": 872,
      "name": "Historic Site of Lyons",
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      "ref_no": 932,
      "name": "Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion",
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      "ref_no": 943,
      "name": "Belfries of Belgium and France",
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      "ref_no": 933,
      "name": "The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes",
      "category": "cultural",
      "date_inscribed": 2000,
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      "lat": 47.39889,
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      "ref_no": 873,
      "name": "Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs",
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      "ref_no": 1181,
      "name": "Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret",
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      "date_inscribed": 2005,
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      "ref_no": 1256,
      "name": "Bordeaux, Port of the Moon",
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    {
      "ref_no": 1115,
      "name": "Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems",
      "category": "natural",
      "date_inscribed": 2008,
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      "ref_no": 1283,
      "name": "Fortifications of Vauban",
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      "ref_no": 1317,
      "name": "Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island",
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      "date_inscribed": 2010,
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      "ref_no": 1337,
      "name": "Episcopal City of Albi",
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      "date_inscribed": 2010,
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    {
      "ref_no": 1153,
      "name": "The Causses and the Cevennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape",
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      "date_inscribed": 2011,
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      "ref_no": 1363,
      "name": "Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps",
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      "date_inscribed": 2011,
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    {
      "ref_no": 1360,
      "name": "Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin",
      "category": "cultural",
      "date_inscribed": 2012,
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      "transboundary": false
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    {
      "ref_no": 1426,
      "name": "Decorated Cave of Pont d'Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d'Arc, Ardeche",
      "category": "cultural",
      "date_inscribed": 2014,
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  "meta": {
    "title": "France — UNESCO World Heritage Sites - Free Download",
    "description": "UNESCO World Heritage Sites located wholly or partly in France, as of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre 2014 audit. Each record includes the UNESCO reference number, site name, category (cultural / natural / mixed), year of inscription, applicable cultural/natural criteria, coordinates, area in hectares, any danger-list years, the UNESCO region, the full list of countries sharing the site, and a transboundary flag. Contains 39 records. Download in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "seo_title": "France — UNESCO World Heritage Sites | ListBase",
    "seo_description": "Download France — UNESCO World Heritage Sites dataset with 39 records. Available in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "key_takeaways": [
      "Contains 39 records with 12 fields",
      "Available for free download in Excel, CSV, and PDF formats",
      "Data sourced from https://github.com/rich-iannone/UWHS"
    ]
  }
}