Pyrénées – Mont Perdu
Mixed
773
1997
Mixed
Pyrénées – Mont Perdu is a UNESCO World Heritage mixed, inscribed in 1997 (WHS 773).
Criteria & Perimeter
Inscription criteria
(iii)(iv)(v)(vii)(viii)
Category
Mixed
Summary
This outstanding mountain landscape, which spans the contemporary national borders of France and Spain, is centred around the peak of Mount Perdu, a calcareous massif that rises to 3,352 m. The site, with a total area of 30,639 ha, includes two of Europe's largest and deepest canyons on the Spanish side and three major cirque walls on the more abrupt northern slopes with France, classic presentations of these geological landforms. The site is also a pastoral landscape reflecting an agricultural way of life that was once widespread in the upland regions of Europe but now survives only in this part of the Pyrénées. Thus it provides exceptional insights into past European society through its landscape of villages, farms, fields, upland pastures and mountain roads.
Monuments in the Zone
Selection of protected monuments
- Dolmen de Doux de Pussigny — Pussigny
- Domaine de la Donneterie et Ferme industrielle de Platé (également sur commune de Neuvy-le-Roi) — Neuillé-Pont-Pierre
- Eglise paroissiale Saint-Pierre de Nazelles — Nazelles-Négron
- Pont de la Bellassière — Saulnières
- Château de Sourches de Saint-Symphorien — Saint-Symphorien
- Eglise Notre-Dame des Cordeliers — Laval
- Maison à pans de bois — Vierzon
- Moulin à vent dit Moulin-vieux-de-la-Frandière (ancien) — Barbâtre
- Dolmen du Bois-Plantaire — Lourdoueix-Saint-Michel
- Maison de La Ferté-Bernard — La Ferté-Bernard
- Eglise Saint-Georges-sur-Loire, actuellement chapelle Saint-Georges — Rochecorbon
- Menhir du Plessis-Gamat — Saint-Brevin-les-Pins
- Calvaire couvert de Saint-Viâtre — Saint-Viâtre
- Eglise Notre-Dame de Marchenoir — Marchenoir
- Immeuble de Angers — Angers
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.