Chartres Cathedral

Chartres Cathedral is a UNESCO World Heritage cultural, inscribed in 1979 (WHS 81).

Criteria & Perimeter

Inscription criteria

(i)(ii)(iv)

Summary

Partly built starting in 1145, and then reconstructed over a 26-year period after the fire of 1194, Chartres Cathedral marks the high point of French Gothic art. The vast nave, in pure ogival style, the porches adorned with fine sculptures from the middle of the 12th century, and the magnificent 12th- and 13th-century stained-glass windows, all in remarkable condition, combine to make it a masterpiece.

Monuments in the Zone

Selection of protected monuments

Eglise Saint-Denis de Rivarennes — Rivarennes
Château de Sully-sur-Loire — Sully-sur-Loire
Eglise de Verrie — Verrie
Eglise Saint-Charles de Le Thoureil — Le Thoureil
Fort de Pierre-Levée de L'Ile-d'Yeu — L'Ile-d'Yeu
Maison de Le Croisic — Le Croisic
Maison du 15e siècle de Bourges — Bourges
Eglise paroissiale Saint-Martin — Saint-Martin-du-Limet
Eglise paroissiale de Bais — Bais
Château de Chavigné de Brion — Brion
Collégiale Saint-Germain — Les Aix-d'Angillon
Eglise de Saint-Germain-sur-Sarthe — Saint-Germain-sur-Sarthe
Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste — Prunay-Cassereau
Eglise Saint-Symphorien — Neuville-aux-Bois
Immeuble sur cours Cambronne — Nantes

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.