Bordeaux, Port of the Moon
Cultural
1256
2007
Cultural
Bordeaux, Port of the Moon is a UNESCO World Heritage cultural, inscribed in 2007 (WHS 1256).
Criteria & Perimeter
Inscription criteria
(ii)(iv)
Category
Cultural
Summary
The Port of the Moon, port city of Bordeaux in south-west France, is inscribed as an inhabited historic city, an outstanding urban and architectural ensemble, created in the age of the Enlightenment, whose values continued up to the first half of the 20th century, with more protected buildings than any other French city except Paris. It is also recognized for its historic role as a place of exchange of cultural values over more than 2,000 years, particularly since the 12th century due to commercial links with Britain and the Low Lands. Urban plans and architectural ensembles of the early 18th century onwards place the city as an outstanding example of innovative classical and neoclassical trends and give it an exceptional urban and architectural unity and coherence. Its urban form represents the success of philosophers who wanted to make towns into melting pots of humanism, universality and culture.
Monuments in the Zone
Selection of protected monuments
- Eglise Saint-Laurent (ancienne) — Angers
- Eglise Notre-Dame de Villevillon — Les Autels-Villevillon
- Maison de Bourges — Bourges
- Eglise Saint-Nicolas de La Chaize-le-Vicomte — La Chaize-le-Vicomte
- Château de l'Ambroise — Saint-Sulpice
- Maison de Bourges — Bourges
- Château de Moulinvieux — Asnières-sur-Vègre
- Eglise Saint-Euverte de Orléans — Orléans
- Eglise Notre-Dame de Villequiers — Villequiers
- Château de Bouthonvilliers — Dangeau
- Eglise de Sceaux-sur-Huisne — Sceaux-sur-Huisne
- Manoir de Chaligny de Sainte-Pexine — Sainte-Pexine
- Hôtel Guillot de la Poterie — Château-du-Loir
- Maison en pans de bois, côté route de Veillens — Fontaines-en-Sologne
- Eglise paroissiale Notre-Dame — Les Essards
Appellations of the Landscape
Most-reviewed Loire appellations
| Appellation | Avg score | Reviews | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sancerre | 89.3 | 554 | White |
| Muscadet Sèvre et Maine | 88.6 | 237 | White |
| Pouilly-Fumé | 89.6 | 153 | White |
| Vouvray | 88.4 | 153 | White |
| Touraine | 86.3 | 85 | White |
| Chinon | 88.7 | 72 | Red |
| Menetou-Salon | 87.3 | 69 | White |
| Crémant de Loire | 87.5 | 54 | Sparkling |
| Val de Loire | 85.6 | 41 | White |
| Saumur | 88.4 | 40 | White |
| Anjou | 87.6 | 36 | White |
| Rosé d'Anjou | 84 | 35 | Rosé |
Data source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre (data.culture.gouv.fr). Last updated: April 14, 2026.