Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)
UNESCO World Heritage · 1985

Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)

Cultural

WHS ID

344

Inscribed

1985

Category

Cultural

Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) is a UNESCO World Heritage cultural, inscribed in 1985 (WHS 344).

Criteria & Perimeter

Inscription criteria

(i)(iii)(iv)

Category

Cultural

Summary

The Pont du Gard was built shortly before the Christian era to allow the aqueduct of Nîmes (which is almost 50 km long) to cross the Gard river. The Roman architects and hydraulic engineers who designed this bridge, which stands almost 50 m high and is on three levels – the longest measuring 275 m – created a technical as well as an artistic masterpiece.

Monuments in the Zone

Selection of protected monuments

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.