UNESCO World Heritage · 1991
Paris, Banks of the Seine
Cultural
WHS ID
600
Inscribed
1991
Category
Cultural
Paris, Banks of the Seine is a UNESCO World Heritage cultural, inscribed in 1991 (WHS 600).
Criteria & Perimeter
Inscription criteria
(i)(ii)(iv)
Category
Cultural
Summary
From the Louvre to the Eiffel Tower, from the Place de la Concorde to the Grand and Petit Palais, the evolution of Paris and its history can be seen from the River Seine. The Cathedral of Notre-Dame and the Sainte Chapelle are architectural masterpieces while Haussmann's wide squares and boulevards influenced late 19th- and 20th-century town planning the world over.
Monuments in the Zone
Selection of protected monuments
- Moulin-cavier de Gasté — Grézillé
- Domaine de Saint-Brisson — Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire
- Maison de Richelieu — Richelieu
- Eglise Saint-Pierre de Solterre — Solterre
- Eglise Saint-Aignan de Orléans — Orléans
- Eglise Saint-Secondin — Molineuf
- Site de la Seigneurie — Doué-la-Fontaine
- Manoir de Classé de Fromentières — Fromentières
- Eglise de Sermaise — Sermaise
- Eglise communale Saint-Martin — Epineuil-le-Fleuriel
- Eglise de La Jonchère — La Jonchère
- Allée couverte de la Pierre-Folle — Commequiers
- Dolmen de Huisseau-en-Beauce — Huisseau-en-Beauce
- Dolmen et son tumulus dit La Guette — L'Ile-d'Yeu
- Château de Les Ponts-de-Cé — Les Ponts-de-Cé
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.