World Heritage Sites of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France

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In 1998, several sites in France were added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites under the description: Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France. They are places related to the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Western Spain, a part of the Way of Saint James. Usually they are churches or hospitals. Below is a detailed list of these sites:

Périgueux: cathedral Saint-Front - Aquitaine
Saint-Avit-Sénieur: church - Aquitaine
Le Buisson-de-Cadouin: former abbaye - Aquitaine
Bazas: former cathedral - Aquitaine
Bordeaux: basilica Saint-Seurin - Aquitaine
Bordeaux: basilica Saint-Michel - Aquitaine
Bordeaux: cathedral Saint-André - Aquitaine
La Sauve-Majeure: abbey - Aquitaine
La Sauve-Majeure: church Saint-Pierre - Aquitaine
Soulac-sur-Mer: church Notre-Dame-de-la-Fin-des-Terres - Aquitaine
Aire-sur-l'Adour: church Sainte-Quitterie - Aquitaine
Mimizan: bell tower - Aquitaine
Sorde-l'Abbaye: abbey Saint-Jean - Aquitaine
Saint-Sever: abbey - Aquitaine
Agen: cathedral Saint Caprais - Aquitaine
Bayonne: cathedral Sainte-Marie - Aquitaine
L'Hôpital-Saint-Blaise: church - Aquitaine
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port: gate Saint Jacques - Aquitaine
Oloron-Sainte-Marie: church Sainte Marie - Aquitaine
Clermont-Ferrand: church Notre-Dame-du-Port - Auvergne
Le Puy-en-Velay: cathedral - Auvergne
Le Puy-en-Velay: Hôtel-Dieu Saint-Jacques - Auvergne
Le Mont-Saint-Michel - Basse-Normandie
La Charité-sur-Loire: church Sainte-Croix-Notre-Dame - Bourgogne
Asquins: church Saint-Jacques d'Asquins - Bourgogne
Vézelay: former abbatial church Sainte-Madeleine - Bourgogne
Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre: collegial church Saint-Etienne (formerly collegial church Saint-Jacques) - Centre
Bourges: cathedral Saint-Etienne - Centre
L'Epine: basilica Notre-Dame - Champagne-Ardenne
Châlons-en-Champagne: church Notre-Dame-en-Vaux - Champagne-Ardenne
Paris: church Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie - Île-de-France
Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert: former abbey de Gellone - Languedoc-Roussillon
Aniane/Saint-Jean-de-Fos: Pont du Diable - Languedoc-Roussillon
Saint-Gilles-du-Gard: former abbatial church - Languedoc-Roussillon
Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat: church Saint-Léonard - Limousin
Audressein: church of Tramesaygues - Midi-Pyrénées
Saint-Lizier: former cathedral and cloister, cathedral Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède, episcopal palace, rempart - Midi-Pyrénées
Conques: Saint Foy abbey-church - Midi-Pyrénées
Conques: bridge over the Dourdou - Midi-Pyrénées
Espalion: Pont-Vieux - Midi-Pyrénées
Estaing: bridge over the Lot - Midi-Pyrénées
Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac: bridge called "des pèlerins " over the Boralde - Midi-Pyrénées
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges: former cathedral Notre-Dame - Midi-Pyrénées
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges: paleo-Christian basilica, chapel Saint-Julien - Midi-Pyrénées
Toulouse: basilica Saint-Sernin - Midi-Pyrénées
Toulouse: Hôtel-Dieu Saint-Jacques - Midi-Pyrénées
Valcabrère: church Saint-Just - Midi-Pyrénées
Auch: cathedral Sainte-Marie - Midi-Pyrénées
Beaumont-sur-l'Osse and Larressinge: Pont d'Artigue or of Lartigue - Midi-Pyrénées
La Romieu: collegial church Saint-Pierre - Midi-Pyrénées
Cahors: cathedral Saint-Etienne - Midi-Pyrénées
Cahors: Valentré Bridge - Midi-Pyrénées
Gréalou: dolmen of Pech-Laglaire - Midi-Pyrénées
Figeac: hospital Saint-Jacques - Midi-Pyrénées
Rocamadour: church Saint-Sauveur and crypt Saint-Amadour - Midi-Pyrénées
Aragnouet: hospice of the Plan and chapel Notre-Dame- de-l'Assomption, aka. chapelle des Templiers - Midi-Pyrénées
Gavarnie: parochial church - Midi-Pyrénées
Jezeau: church Saint-Laurent - Midi-Pyrénées
Ourdis-Cotdussan: church of Cotdussan - Midi-Pyrénées
Rabastens: church Notre-Dame-du-Bourg - Midi-Pyrénées
Moissac: abbey-church Saint-Pierre and cloister - Midi-Pyrénées
Amiens: cathedral Notre-Dame - Picardie
Folleville: parochial church Saint-Jean-Baptiste - Picardie
Compiègne: parochial church Saint-Jacques - Picardie
Saintes: church Sainte-Eutrope - Poitou-Charentes
Saint-Jean-d'Angély: royal abbey Saint-Jean-Baptiste - Poitou-Charentes
Melle: church Saint-Hilaire - Poitou-Charentes
Aulnay: church Saint-Pierre - Poitou-Charentes
Poitiers: church Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand - Poitou-Charentes
Pons: former hospital des Pèlerins - Poitou-Charentes
Arles - Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Chemin du Puy: between Nasbinals and Saint- Chély- d'Aubrac (17 km) - Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées
Chemin du Puy: between Saint-Côme-d'Olt and Estaing (17 km) - Midi-Pyrénées
Chemin du Puy: between Montredon and Figeac (18 km) - Midi-Pyrénées
Chemin du Puy: between Faycelles and Cajarc (22,5 km) - Midi-Pyrénées
Chemin du Puy: between Bach and Cahors (26 km) - Midi-Pyrénées
Chemin du Puy: between Lectoure and Condom (35 km) - Midi-Pyrénées
Chemin du Puy: between Aroue and Ostabat (22 km) - Aquitaine