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Places in France



Skip this instructions if you wish to look around first, read them when you are ready for a bit more detailed use of this website: Every item on the list is accompanied by an information page that offers the best overview of that item (usually Wikipedia, but not always) and a Google Street View point for starting your visual exploration of the item. English Wikipedia is presented before the French Wikipedia by default. The opposite happens when the French page is a lot more representative than its English counterpart. In both cases you really should pay attention to the French Wikipedia as there is usually more to see. For items that contain more than one place, French Wikipedia often offers a better overview with more places and more photos. You might not understand the language, but the structure is the same. If you are on a desktop computer, use one of Wikipedia's brilliant features: hover over links for quick previews. With Google Street View number one priority was visually the best spot (though, Google might change it with updates) that also enables you to walk around. However, Google sometimes offers only 3D photos at certain isolated spots and you cannot walk around. To choose between these spots, you will have to exit Street View (X in the upper right corner), possibly zoom in (+ button in the bottom right corner), then click on the yellow man icon and choose a different spot on the map.


Contents
1. Isolated places
2. Settlements with over 300,000 inhabitants (and with both the quantity and quality of places)
3. Settlements with 100,000 - 300,000 inhabitants (and with both the quantity and quality of places)
4. Settlements with 50,000 - 100,000 inhabitants (and with both the quantity and quality of places)
5. Settlements with 20,000 - 50,000 inhabitants (and with both the quantity and quality of places)
6. Settlements with less than 20,000 inhabitants (and with both the quantity and quality of places)
7. Large and complex areas


1. Isolated places

      (not enough other quality places nearby, even within a settlement)

Roman Theatre of Orange, Orange, Canton of Orange
Roman Theatre of Orange
Roman Theatre of Orange
(Orange, Canton of Orange, Arrondissement of Carpentras, Vaucluse Department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Triumphal Arch of Orange - Roman triumphal arch (Orange, Canton of Orange, Arrondissement of Carpentras, Vaucluse Department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Archaeological Site of Grand (Grand, Canton of Neufchâteau, Arrondissement of Neufchâteau, Vosges Department, Grand Est Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Chauvet Cave (Replicas of Prehistoric Paintings), near Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
Replicas of Two Prehistoric Paintings from the Chauvet Cave
Chauvet Cave
- prehistoric cave paintings (near Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Ardèche Department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia

Château de Montaigne - neo-Renaissance castle mansion (Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne, Canton of Pays de Montaigne et Gurson, Arrondissement of Bergerac, Dordogne Department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia

Château de Puymartin - castle (Marquay, Canton of Sarlat-la-Canéda, Arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda, Dordogne Department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Château de Montmelas - medieval fortified castle (Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin, Canton of Gleizé, Arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône Department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia

Château de la Rochepot - neo-Gothic-Burgundian feudal castle (La Rochepot, Canton of Arnay-le-Duc, Arrondissement of Beaune, Côte-d'Or Department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Château d'Ussé, Rigny-Ussé, Canton of Chinon
Château d'Ussé ("Chateau at Ussé - Evening Light - panoramio", by Adrian Farwell, licensed under CC BY 3.0, Original cropped)
Château de Baronville
- castle/palace (near Béville-le-Comte, Eure-et-Loir Department, Centre-Val de Loire Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia

Château de Maintenon - castle (Maintenon, Canton of Épernon, Arrondissement of Chartres, Eure-et-Loir Department, Centre-Val de Loire Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Château de Chenonceau - castle (near the village of Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire Department, Centre-Val de Loire Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Trinity Abbey, Vendôme, Canton of Vendôme
Trinity Abbey, Vendôme ("ND Abbaye de la Trinité de Vendôme", by N.duske, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, Original cropped)
Château d'Ussé
- castle (Rigny-Ussé, Canton of Chinon, Arrondissement of Tours, Indre-et-Loire Department, Centre-Val de Loire Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Château de Chaumont - medieval castle (Chaumont-sur-Loire, Canton of Blois-3, Arrondissement of Blois, Loir-et-Cher Department, Centre-Val de Loire Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Trinity Abbey (Vendôme, Canton of Vendôme, Arrondissement of Vendôme, Loir-et-Cher Department, Centre-Val de Loire Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Château de Pierrefonds, Pierrefonds, Canton of Compiègne-2
Château de Pierrefonds (The population of Pierrefonds is 1,833)
Château de Pierrefonds
- medieval fortified castle (Pierrefonds, Canton of Compiègne-2, Arrondissement of Compiègne, Oise Department, Hauts-de-France Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Château de Brissac - medieval Renaissance castle (Brissac Loire Aubance, Arrondissement of Angers, Maine-et-Loire Department, Pays de la Loire Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Château de Montreuil-Bellay - medieval fortified castle (Montreuil-Bellay, Canton of Doué-en-Anjou, Arrondissement of Saumur, Maine-et-Loire Department, Pays de la Loire Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Château de Chambord, Chambord, Canton of Chambord
Château de Chambord (The population of Chambord is 92)
Château de Saumur
- medieval Renaissance castle (Saumur, Canton of Saumur, Arrondissement of Saumur, Maine-et-Loire Department, Pays de la Loire Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Château d'Azay-le-Rideau - French Renaissance castle (Azay-le-Rideau, Canton of Chinon, Arrondissement of Tours, Indre-et-Loire Department, Centre-Val de Loire Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Château de Bouligneux - medieval fortified house (Bouligneux, Canton of Villars-les-Dombes, Arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain Department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Château de Chantilly, Chantilly, Canton of Chantilly
Château de Chantilly
Château de Chambord
- French Renaissance castle (Chambord, Canton of Chambord, Arrondissement of Blois, Loir-et-Cher Department, Centre-Val de Loire Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Château de Chantilly - Renaissance-Eclectic palace (Chantilly, Canton of Chantilly, Arrondissement of Senlis, Oise Department, Hauts-de-France Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Château d'Écouen - French Renaissance castle/palace (Écouen, Canton of Fosses, Arrondissement of Sarcelles, Val-d'Oise Department, Île-de-France Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Château des Gadelles, Le Havre
Château des Gadelles ("Château des Gadelles", by Alexandre Prevot, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0, Original cropped and saturation increased)
Château des Gadelles
- castle/house (Le Havre, Arrondissement of Le Havre, Seine-Maritime Department, Normandy Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Château de Montbrun - fortified castle (Dournazac, Canton of Rochechouart, Arrondissement of Rochechouart, Haute-Vienne Department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Château de Montigny-le-Gannelon - Renaissance castle (Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières, Canton of Brou, Arrondissement of Châteaudun, Eure-et-Loir Department, Centre-Val de Loire Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Château d'Ô - Renaissance castle (Mortrée, Canton of Sées, Arrondissement of Alençon, Orne Department, Normandy Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Château de Pesteils - medieval castle (Polminhac, Canton of Vic-sur-Cère, Arrondissement of Aurillac, Cantal Department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Canton of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye ("Saint-Germain-en-Laye (78) Château 941", by GFreihalter, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0)
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
- medieval Renaissance fortified castle/palace (Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Canton of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Arrondissement of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines Department, Île-de-France Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Château de Vigny - Renaissance, Troubadour Style castle (Vigny, Canton of Vauréal, Arrondissement of Pontoise, Val-d'Oise Department, Île-de-France Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia

Château de Villandry and its Gardens - Renaissance, Louis XV Style castle/house and Renaissance gardens (Villandry, Canton of Ballan-Miré, Arrondissement of Tours, Indre-et-Loire Department, Centre-Val de Loire Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Château de Vizille - castle (Vizille, Canton of Oisans-Romanche, Arrondissement of Grenoble, Isère Department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Meaux Cathedral, Meaux, Canton of Meaux
Meaux Cathedral ("Cathédrale de Meaux - entrée", by BastienM, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0)
Bayeux Cathedral
- Norman-Romanesque cathedral (Bayeux, Canton of Bayeux, Arrondissement of Bayeux, Calvados Department, Normandy Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Gap Cathedral - Neo-Gothic cathedral (Gap, Arrondissement of Gap, Hautes-Alpes Department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Meaux Cathedral - Gothic cathedral (Meaux, Canton of Meaux, Arrondissement of Meaux, Seine-et-Marne Department, Île-de-France Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Basilica of Notre-Dame des Enfants, Châteauneuf-sur-Cher, Canton of Trouy
Basilica of Notre-Dame des Enfants, Châteauneuf-sur-Cher ("Basilique Notre-Dame-des-Enfants, Châteauneuf-sur-Cher, Cher", by Olive Titus, licensed under CC BY 2.0, Original cropped)
Sées Cathedral
- Gothic cathedral (Sées, Canton of Sées, Arrondissement of Alençon, Orne Department, Normandy Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Tréguier Cathedral - Gothic cathedral (Tréguier, Canton of Tréguier, Arrondissement of Lannion, Côtes-d'Armor Department, Brittany Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Basilica of Notre-Dame des Enfants - Neo-Gothic basilica (Châteauneuf-sur-Cher, Canton of Trouy, Arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond, Cher Department, Centre-Val de Loire Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Notre-Dame de l'Épine - Flamboyant Gothic basilica (L'Épine, Canton of Châlons-en-Champagne-3, Arrondissement of Châlons-en-Champagne, Marne Department, Grand Est Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Basilique Notre-Dame de Bonsecours - Gothic Revival basilica (Bonsecours, Canton of Darnétal, Arrondissement of Rouen, Seine-Maritime Department, Normandy Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Notre-Dame de l'Épine, L'Épine, Canton of Châlons-en-Champagne-3
Notre-Dame de l'Épine
Basilique d'Ars
- Eclectic basilica (Ars-sur-Formans, Canton of Villars-les-Dombes, Arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain Department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Basilique et sanctuaire de Sainte-Anne d'Auray - Neo-Gothic basilica (Sainte-Anne-d'Auray, Canton of Auray, Arrondissement of Lorient, Morbihan Department, Brittany Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Basilique de Saint-Nicolas-de-Port - Flamboyant Gothic basilica (Saint-Nicolas-de-Port, Canton of Jarville-la-Malgrange, Arrondissement of Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle Department, Grand Est Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Basilique Notre-Dame d'Avioth - Gothic basilica (Avioth, Canton of Montmédy, Arrondissement of Verdun, Meuse Department, Grand Est Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Basilique du Bois-Chenu - neo-Roman basilica (Domrémy-la-Pucelle, Canton of Coussey, Arrondissement of Neufchâteau, Vosges Department, Grand Est Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Basilique Notre-Dame-du-Saint-Cordon - Neo-Gothic basilica (Valenciennes, Canton of Valenciennes, Arrondissement of Valenciennes, Nord Department, Hauts-de-France Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Basilique Notre-Dame de Montligeon - Neo-Gothic basilica (La Chapelle-Montligeon, Canton of Mortagne-au-Perche, Arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche, Orne Department, Normandy Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Basilique Notre-Dame de Pontmain - Neo-Gothic basilica (Pontmain, Canton of Gorron, Arrondissement of Mayenne, Mayenne Department, Pays de la Loire Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Château de Keriolet, Concarneau, Canton of Concarneau
Château de Keriolet ("Château de Kériolet (0)", by Julien1978, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, Original cropped)
Château de Keriolet
- Neo-Gothic castle (Concarneau, Canton of Concarneau, Arrondissement of Quimper, Finistère Department, Brittany Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Château de Meillant - Renaissance fortified castle (Meillant, Canton of Saint-Amand-Montrond, Arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond, Cher Department, Centre-Val de Loire Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia

Carnac and Kerzerho Stones - megalithic monuments (within Carnac, La Trinité-sur-Mer and Erdeven, Canton of Quiberon, Arrondissement of Lorient, Morbihan Department, Brittany Region)    En.Wikipedia - Carnac Stones    En.Wikipedia - Kerzerho Stones    Fr.Wikipedia - Carnac Stones    Fr.Wikipedia - Kerzerho Stones    Google Street View

Menhir de Champ-Dolent, near Dol-de-Bretagne, Canton of Dol-de-Bretagne
Menhir de Champ-Dolent (Over 9 meters (31 feet) high, weight about 100 tonnes, probably over 6,000 years old)
Menhir de Champ-Dolent
- prehistoric upright standing stone (near Dol-de-Bretagne, Canton of Dol-de-Bretagne, Arrondissement of Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine Department, Brittany Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

La Noce de Pierres - Neolithic alignment of standing stones (Brasparts, Canton of Carhaix-Plouguer, Arrondissement of Châteaulin, Finistère Department, Brittany Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia

Singing Stones of Brittany - mysterious stones that ring like a bell (near Dinard, Canton of Saint-Malo-2, Arrondissement of Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine Department, Brittany Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia

Filitosa Megalithic Site, near the hamlet of Filitosa, Canton of Taravo-Ornano
Filitosa ("Filitosa Prehistoric Statues 5", by Amaury Laporte, licensed under CC BY 2.0)
Filitosa
- megalithic site (near the hamlet of Filitosa, Canton of Taravo-Ornano, Arrondissement of Sartène, Corse-du-Sud Department, Corsica Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Rinaghju, Stantari and the Dolmen of Funtanaccia - archaeological sites (Sartène, Canton of Sartenais-Valinco, Arrondissement of Sartène, Corse-du-Sud Department, Corsica Region)    En.Wikipedia - Rinaghju    En.Wikipedia - Stantari    Fr.Wikipedia - Dolmen of Funtanaccia    Google Street View

Évron Abbey - Romanesque-Flamboyant Gothic-Classic style abbey (Évron, Canton of Évron, Arrondissement of Mayenne, Mayenne Department, Pays de la Loire Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Dune of Pilat, La Teste-de-Buch, Canton of La Teste-de-Buch
Dune of Pilat
Abbatiale de Saint-Riquier
- Flamboyant Gothic abbey church (Saint-Riquier, Canton of Rue, Arrondissement of Abbeville, Somme Department, Hauts-de-France Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Dune of Pilat - the highest sand dune in Europe (La Teste-de-Buch, Canton of La Teste-de-Buch, Arrondissement of Arcachon, Gironde Department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Pink Salt Flats of Aigues-Mortes - salt lakes with pink water (Aigues-Mortes, Canton of Aigues-Mortes, Arrondissement of Nîmes, Gard Department, Occitanie Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View


2. Settlements with over 300,000 inhabitants

      (and with both the quantity and quality of places)

Eiffel Tower, Paris
Eiffel Tower, Paris

Saint-Nizier Church, Lyon
Saint-Nizier Church, Lyon ("Lyon - panoramio (3)", by Andrzej Harassek, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0)
Paris
(Paris Department, Île-de-France Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Marseille (Arrondissement of Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône Department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Lyon (Arrondissement of Lyon, Metropolis of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Nice (Arrondissement of Nice, Alpes-Maritimes Department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Nantes (Arrondissement of Nantes, Loire-Atlantique Department, Pays de la Loire Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View


St. Nicholas' Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Nice
St. Nicholas' Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Nice ("Nice (5646819833)", by jimmyweee, licensed under CC BY 2.0, Original cropped)

3. Settlements with 100,000 - 300,000 inhabitants

      (and with both the quantity and quality of places)

Bordeaux Cathedral
Bordeaux Cathedral ("Cathédrale St André Bordeaux 3", by Chabe01, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0)

Basilica of St Michael, Bordeaux
Basilica of St Michael, Bordeaux ("Bordeaux - Basilique Saint-Michel - Vue générale", by Jean-Christophe BENOIST, licensed under CC BY 4.0)

Montpellier
(Arrondissement of Montpellier, Hérault Department, Occitanie Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Strasbourg (Arrondissement of Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin Department, Grand Est Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Bordeaux (Arrondissement of Bordeaux, Gironde Department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View 1    Google Street View 2

Lille (Arrondissement of Lille, Nord Department, Hauts-de-France Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View 1    Google Street View 2

Reims Cathedral
Reims Cathedral
Rennes
(Arrondissement of Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine Department, Brittany Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Reims (Arrondissement of Reims, Marne Department, Grand Est Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Nîmes (Arrondissement of Nîmes, Gard Department, Occitanie Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Clermont-Ferrand (Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme Department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Le Mans (Arrondissement of Le Mans, Sarthe Department, Pays de la Loire Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Nîmes Arena
Nîmes Arena ("Nîmes-Les Arènes-20121024", by Daniel Villafruela, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, Original cropped)

Tours Cathedral
Tours Cathedral

Tours
(Arrondissement of Tours, Indre-et-Loire Department, Centre-Val de Loire Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Amiens (Arrondissement of Amiens, Somme Department, Hauts-de-France Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Limoges (Arrondissement of Limoges, Haute-Vienne Department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Metz (Arrondissement of Metz, Moselle Department, Grand Est Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Amiens Cathedral
Amiens Cathedral

Metz Cathedral
Metz Cathedral

Orléans
(Arrondissement of Orléans, Loiret Department, Centre-Val de Loire Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Rouen (Arrondissement of Rouen, Seine-Maritime Department, Normandy Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View 1    Google Street View 2    Google Street View 3

Mulhouse (Arrondissement of Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin Department, Grand Est Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View
 

Rouen
Absolutely Amazing City of Rouen - LEFT: Rouen Cathedral, CENTER: Saint-Ouen Abbey ("Abbaye Saint-Ouen de Rouen as seen from Gros Horloge 140215 3", by Daniel Vorndran / DXR, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, Original cropped and merged with the other two photos), RIGHT: Church of Saint-Maclou ("Eglise Saint-Maclou de Rouen (01)", by Chris06, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, Original cropped and merged with the other two photos)

Caen
(Arrondissement of Caen, Calvados Department, Normandy Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Nancy (Arrondissement of Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle Department, Grand Est Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View 1    Google Street View 2    Google Street View 3


Nancy
Nancy - LEFT: Saint-Epvre Basilica ("Church Saint-Epvre (2014, Nancy)", by Philippe Alès, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, Original cropped and merged with the other two photos), CENTER: Church of Saint-Pierre ("Église Saint-Pierre Nancy 01", by Musicaline, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, Original merged with the other two photos), RIGHT: Church of Saint-Léon ("Église Saint Léon IX - Nancy (FR54) - 2022-02-26 - 3", by Chabe01, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, Original merged with the other two photos)

4. Settlements with 50,000 - 100,000 inhabitants

      (and with both the quantity and quality of places)

Palais des Papes (Palace of the Popes), Avignon
Palais des Papes (Palace of the Popes), Avignon
Roubaix
(Arrondissement of Lille, Nord Department, Hauts-de-France Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Tourcoing (Arrondissement of Lille, Nord Department, Hauts-de-France Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View 1    Google Street View 2    Google Street View 3

Avignon (Arrondissement of Avignon, Vaucluse Department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Dunkirk Town Hall/Hôtel de ville de Dunkerque
Dunkirk Town Hall/Hôtel de ville de Dunkerque ("Dunkerque ratusz 1", by Andrzej Otrębski, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0)
Poitiers
(Arrondissement of Poitiers, Vienne Department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Dunkirk (Arrondissement of Dunkirk, Nord Department, Hauts-de-France Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Versailles (Arrondissement of Versailles, Yvelines Department, Île-de-France Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Pau (Arrondissement of Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques Department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Cannes (Arrondissement of Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes Department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

St. Michael the Archangel Church, Cannes
St. Michael the Archangel Church, Cannes ("Завтра зима", by Maxim Massalitin, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0, Original cropped and saturation increased)

Calais City Hall/Hôtel de ville de Calais
Calais City Hall/Hôtel de ville de Calais

Calais
(Arrondissement of Calais, Pas-de-Calais Department, Hauts-de-France Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Bourges (Arrondissement of Bourges, Cher Department, Centre-Val de Loire Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Quimper (Arrondissement of Quimper, Finistère Department, Brittany Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Troyes (Arrondissement of Troyes, Aube Department, Grand Est Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View 1    Google Street View 2
 

Bourges Cathedral
Bourges Cathedral ("Cathédrale Saint-Étienne 7SC2336CFP", by JPRoche, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, Original cropped)

Troyes
Troyes - LEFT: Troyes Cathedral, RIGHT: Basilica of Saint Urban ("Troyes Basilique St. Urbain Fassade", by Zairon, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, Original merged with the other photo)
Beauvais
(Arrondissement of Beauvais, Oise Department, Hauts-de-France Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Narbonne (Arrondissement of Narbonne, Aude Department, Occitanie Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Cholet (Arrondissement of Cholet, Maine-et-Loire Department, Pays de la Loire Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Saint-Quentin (Arrondissement of Saint-Quentin, Aisne Department, Hauts-de-France Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Beauvais Cathedral
Beauvais Cathedral
Vannes
(Arrondissement of Vannes, Morbihan Department, Brittany Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Bayonne (Arrondissement of Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques Department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Arles (Canton of Arles, Arrondissement of Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône Department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View


Arles Arena, Arles, Canton of Arles
Arles Arena

5. Settlements with 20,000 - 50,000 inhabitants

      (and with both the quantity and quality of places)

Évreux Cathedral
Évreux Cathedral ("Evreux (Eure) - Cathédrale Notre-Dame - Façade nord", by Patrick, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0, Original cropped)

Cité de Carcassonne, Carcassonne
Cité de Carcassonne
Évreux
(Arrondissement of Évreux, Eure Department, Normandy Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Carcassonne (Arrondissement of Carcassonne, Aude Department, Occitanie Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Chartres Cathedral
Chartres Cathedral ("Chartres (Eure-et-Loir) - Cathédrale Notre-Dame - Portail nord", by Patrick, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0)

Charleville-Mézières
(Arrondissement of Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes Department, Grand Est Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Blois (Arrondissement of Blois, Loir-et-Cher Department, Centre-Val de Loire Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Châlons-en-Champagne (Arrondissement of Châlons-en-Champagne, Marne Department, Grand Est Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Angoulême (Arrondissement of Angoulême, Charente Department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View 1    Google Street View 2

Vienne Cathedral
Vienne Cathedral
Arras
(Arrondissement of Arras, Pas-de-Calais Department, Hauts-de-France Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Chartres (Arrondissement of Chartres, Eure-et-Loir Department, Centre-Val de Loire Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Auxerre (Arrondissement of Auxerre, Yonne Department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Nevers (Arrondissement of Nevers, Nièvre Department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Vienne (Arrondissement of Vienne, Isère Department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Church of Saint-Vaast de Béthune, Béthune, Canton of Béthune
Church of Saint-Vaast de Béthune ("Bethune st vaast 1 bis", by Velvet, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0)

Rodez Cathedral
Rodez Cathedral ("France Occitanie 12 Rodez Cathedrale 02", by Calips, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0)

Béthune
(Canton of Béthune, Arrondissement of Béthune, Pas-de-Calais Department, Hauts-de-France Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Saintes (Canton of Saintes, Arrondissement of Saintes, Charente-Maritime Department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Armentières (Canton of Armentières, Arrondissement of Lille, Nord Department, Hauts-de-France Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View
 

Collegiate Church of Saint-Vulfran, Abbeville
Collegiate Church of Saint-Vulfran, Abbeville ("Collégiale Saint-Vulfran (Abbeville)", by Gzen92, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, Original cropped)

Laon
(Arrondissement of Laon, Aisne Department, Hauts-de-France Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Rodez (Arrondissement of Rodez, Aveyron Department, Occitanie Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Abbeville (Arrondissement of Abbeville, Somme Department, Hauts-de-France Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Lisieux (Canton of Lisieux, Arrondissement of Lisieux, Calvados Department, Normandy Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View


Basilica of Sainte-Thérèse of Lisieux, Lisieux, Canton of Lisieux
Basilica of Sainte-Thérèse of Lisieux

6. Settlements with less than 20,000 inhabitants

      (and with both the quantity and quality of places)

Bénédictine Palace, Fécamp, Canton of Fécamp
Bénédictine Palace, Fécamp

Toul Cathedral, Toul, Canton of Toul
Gorgeously Designed Toul Cathedral (Toul has 15,633 inhabitants)
Moulins
(Arrondissement of Moulins, Allier Department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Vitré (Canton of Vitré, Arrondissement of Fougères-Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine Department, Brittany Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Fécamp (Canton of Fécamp, Arrondissement of Le Havre, Seine-Maritime Department, Normandy Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Toul (Canton of Toul, Arrondissement of Toul, Meurthe-et-Moselle Department, Grand Est Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Fontainebleau (Canton of Fontainebleau, Arrondissement of Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne Department, Île-de-France Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Senlis Cathedral, Senlis, Canton of Senlis
Senlis Cathedral ("Cathedrale de Senlis - sud", by Ptyx, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0)

Basilica of Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire de Lourdes
Basilica of Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire de Lourdes
Senlis
(Canton of Senlis, Arrondissement of Senlis, Oise Department, Hauts-de-France Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Saint-Omer (Canton of Saint-Omer, Arrondissement of Saint-Omer, Pas-de-Calais Department, Hauts-de-France Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Lourdes (Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost, Hautes-Pyrénées Department, Occitanie Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Notre-Dame du Kreisker Chapel, Saint-Pol-de-Léon, Canton of Saint-Pol-de-Léon
Notre-Dame du Kreisker Chapel, Saint-Pol-de-Léon ("West facade of Kreisker chapel 01", by Kergourlay, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, Original cropped)
Autun
(Arrondissement of Autun, Saône-et-Loire Department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Châteaudun (Canton of Châteaudun, Arrondissement of Châteaudun, Eure-et-Loir Department, Centre-Val de Loire Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Comines (Canton of Lambersart, Arrondissement of Lille, Nord Department, Hauts-de-France Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Coutances (Canton of Coutances, Arrondissement of Coutances, Manche Department, Normandy Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Saint-Pol-de-Léon (Canton of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, Arrondissement of Morlaix, Finistère Department, Brittany Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Vaison-la-Romaine (Canton of Vaison-la-Romaine, Arrondissement of Carpentras, Vaucluse Department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Château de la Bretesche, Missillac, Canton of Pontchâteau
Château de la Bretesche, Missillac ("Château de la Bretesche et son reflet", by Whiteredge, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0)

Château de Costaérès, Trégastel, Canton of Perros-Guirec
Château de Costaérès, Trégastel
Missillac
(Canton of Pontchâteau, Arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique Department, Pays de la Loire Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Val-d'Izé (Canton of Vitré, Arrondissement of Fougères-Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine Department, Brittany Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Trégastel (Canton of Perros-Guirec, Arrondissement of Lannion, Côtes-d'Armor Department, Brittany Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Château des Milandes, Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, Canton of Vallée Dordogne
Château des Milandes, Castelnaud-la-Chapelle ("ChâteauDesMilandes", by Suzelfe, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0)
Josselin
(Canton of Ploërmel, Arrondissement of Pontivy, Morbihan Department, Brittany Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View 1    Google Street View 2

Castelnaud-la-Chapelle (Canton of Vallée Dordogne, Arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda, Dordogne Department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region)    Fr.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Mont-Saint-Michel (Canton of Pontorson, Arrondissement of Avranches, Manche Department, Normandy Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia    Google Street View


Mont-Saint-Michel, Canton of Pontorson
Mont-Saint-Michel (It has 29 inhabitants)

7. Large and complex areas


Lascaux Cave, Vézère Valley
Lascaux Cave, Vézère Valley ("Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley-108437", by Francesco Bandarin, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO)
Vézère Valley -
prehistoric cave paintings (Dordogne Department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia

Prehistoric Dwellings in Alpine Europe (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia and Switzerland)    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View - Site in Germany as an Example

Vallée des Merveilles - open-air Bronze Age rock engravings (Arrondissement of Nice, Alpes-Maritimes Department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region)    En.Wikipedia    Fr.Wikipedia
 

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