🏛️ France UNESCO Heritage Sites
Match UNESCO World Heritage sites to their departments on the interactive France map. No hints—just your knowledge and a short fact after each answer.
Location Challenge
Click the correct department for each heritage site.
48 Heritage Sites
From imperial capitals to natural wonders
Learn As You Play
Read a quick site fact after each correct answer
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📚 How to Play & Learn France UNESCO Sites
Explore France’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites
This game helps you learn where France’s UNESCO World Heritage sites are located. Instead of multiple choice questions, you click the correct department on the map and get a short fact after each correct answer.
How the Game Works
A UNESCO site name appears at the top of the screen. Your job is to click the department where that site is located. Some sites span multiple departments — for those, select all required departments to finish the round.
Educational Benefits
By combining geography with cultural and natural heritage, you build stronger spatial memory and learn why these sites are globally significant. It is ideal for students, teachers, and anyone who wants a quick way to explore France’s iconic places.
Tips for Success
- Group by region: Northwest, Northeast, Center, South, and Islands help you spot clusters.
- Expect repeats: Departments like Paris, Gironde, and Vaucluse appear multiple times.
- Use the zoom feature: Zoom in on dense northern departments and Paris.
- Read the facts: The short explanations help anchor each site to its department.
Game Features
Zoom and pan controls make the map easy to use on desktop or mobile. The scoring system rewards accuracy and speed, and your progress saves automatically for 24 hours. You can skip difficult sites and return later.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many UNESCO World Heritage sites in France are included?
The game includes 48 UNESCO World Heritage sites located in France.
Are overseas territories included?
This version focuses on metropolitan France and Corsica because the map does not include overseas territories.
Do some sites span multiple departments?
Yes. Some sites span multiple departments, and you must select all of them to earn full credit.
Do I get a fact after each answer?
Yes. After each correct answer, the game shows a short explanation of the UNESCO site.
Is this game suitable for students and classroom use?
Yes. It is ideal for geography, history, and cultural studies lessons and for quick review before exams.
Does my progress save if I close the browser?
Yes. Your progress, including completed sites, score, and statistics, is saved in your browser for 24 hours.
Can I use this game on mobile devices or tablets?
Yes. The game is fully responsive and supports pinch-to-zoom on touch devices.
Full list of UNESCO sites (48)
- Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe — Vienne
- Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay — Côte-d'Or
- Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments — Bouches-du-Rhône
- Vézelay, Church and Hill — Yonne
- Belfries of Belgium and France — Nord, Pas-de-Calais
- Bordeaux, Port of the Moon — Gironde
- Canal du Midi — Haute-Garonne, Aude, Hérault
- Amiens Cathedral — Somme
- Bourges Cathedral — Cher
- Chartres Cathedral — Eure-et-Loir
- Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi, and Palace of Tau, Reims — Marne
- The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape — Lozère, Gard, Aveyron, Hérault
- Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge — Vaucluse
- Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France — Haute-Loire, Aveyron, Gers, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Lot, Dordogne
- Episcopal City of Albi — Tarn
- From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans — Jura, Doubs
- Fortifications of Vauban — Doubs, Hautes-Alpes, Charente-Maritime, Gironde, Bas-Rhin, Nord
- Jurisdiction of Saint-Émilion — Gironde
- Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret — Seine-Maritime
- Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d’Alliance, Nancy — Meurthe-et-Moselle
- Pont du Gard — Gard
- Palace and Park of Versailles — Yvelines
- Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley — Dordogne
- Mont Saint-Michel and its Bay — Manche
- Palace and Park of Fontainebleau — Seine-et-Marne
- Church of Saint-Sernin and Square in Toulouse — Haute-Garonne
- Strasbourg – Grande Île and Neustadt — Bas-Rhin
- Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the “Triumphal Arch” of Orange — Vaucluse
- The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes — Loiret, Indre-et-Loire, Maine-et-Loire
- Historic Site of Lyon — Rhône
- Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs — Seine-et-Marne
- Pyrénées – Mont Perdu — Hautes-Pyrénées
- Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve — Corse-du-Sud
- Paris, Banks of the Seine — Paris
- Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne — Aude
- Climats, Burgundy vineyards — Côte-d'Or, Saône-et-Loire
- Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars — Marne, Aube
- Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin — Nord, Pas-de-Calais
- Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc (Chauvet) — Ardèche
- Chaîne des Puys – Limagne fault tectonic arena — Puy-de-Dôme
- The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier — Gironde, Yvelines, Haute-Saône, Loire, Rhône, Bouches-du-Rhône, Hauts-de-Seine, Paris, Alpes-Maritimes
- Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps — Haute-Savoie, Savoie, Ain
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe — Pyrénées-Orientales, Vosges, Haute-Marne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
- The Great Spa Towns of Europe — Allier
- Cordouan Lighthouse — Gironde
- Nice, Winter Resort Town of the Riviera — Alpes-Maritimes
- Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front) — Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Somme, Aisne
- Maison Carrée of Nîmes — Gard
About this game
France UNESCO Heritage Sites Map Game challenges you to match World Heritage sites to their departments without hints. Explore more challenges on the Map Games hub or try World Landmarks next.
How the scoring works
Your score rewards accuracy and speed, with streak bonuses for consecutive correct sites. The game tracks attempts, accuracy rate, best streak, and completion progress so you can improve over time.