UNESCO World Heritage · 2000
The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes
Cultural
WHS ID
933
Inscribed
2000
Category
Cultural
The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes is a UNESCO World Heritage cultural, inscribed in 2000 (WHS 933).
Criteria & Perimeter
Inscription criteria
(i)(ii)(iv)
Category
Cultural
Summary
The Loire Valley is an outstanding cultural landscape of great beauty, containing historic towns and villages, great architectural monuments (the châteaux), and cultivated lands formed by many centuries of interaction between their population and the physical environment, primarily the river Loire itself.
Monuments in the Zone
Selection of protected monuments
- Hôtel de Tours — Tours
- Couvent des Augustins (ancien) — Montreuil-Bellay
- Château du Clos-Lucé de Amboise — Amboise
- Hôtel de Mayenne — Mayenne
- Immeuble de Châteaudun — Châteaudun
- Eglise Saint-Lubin de Averdon — Averdon
- Château de Bouthonvilliers — Dangeau
- Chapelle Saint-Etienne-de-Doussé — Daumeray
- Abbaye Notre-Dame de Fontmorigny — Menetou-Couture
- Chapelle du prieuré de Belvau — Faverolles-sur-Cher
- Eglise Notre-Dame de Bellegarde — Bellegarde
- Cimetière de Soullans — Soullans
- Prêvoté (ancienne) de Saint-Laurent-du-Mottay — Saint-Laurent-du-Mottay
- Motte médiévale de Nids — Tournoisis
- Eglise Notre-Dame de Mesland — Mesland
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.