Eight UNESCO sites in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
World Heritage in the region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
The Citadel of Besançon
The Citadel of Besançon is one of eight sites in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. This makes our region the second richest in this regard, after Occitanie. It is the ideal way to appreciate the cultural, natural, and historical diversity of our region, while learning about heritage preservation.
8 must-see attractions:
The Chapel of Notre-Dame du Haut in Ronchamp
(designed by Le Corbusier)
Archaeological remains at Lakes Chalain and Clairvaux
(prehistoric pile-dwelling sites)
The Church of Notre-Dame in La Charité-sur-Loire and the Church of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur in Asquins (as part of the pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela)
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Map of UNESCO sites in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
1 Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
2a Church of Our Lady of Charity on the Loire
2b Church of St. James the Greater in Asquins
3 Basilica and hill of Vézelay
4 Chapel of Our Lady of the Heights in Ronchamp
5 Citadel and city walls of Besançon
6 Lakes of Chalain and Clairvaux (prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps)
7a Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains
7b Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans
8 The climates of the Burgundy vineyards
