The "Grand Site de France" label distinguishes remarkable natural and heritage landscapes, preserved and showcased in line with sustainable development. Here you'll find the 22 currently listed sites and the 4 sites currently candidates for the label, to explore on the interactive map.
Aven d'Orgnac
A monumental natural chasm with spectacular concretion-filled chambers, one of the largest tourist caves in Europe.
See on the map →Concors-Sainte-Victoire
An iconic mountain immortalised by Paul Cézanne, offering hiking trails and panoramas over Provence.
See on the map →Pointe du Raz in Cap Sizun
The westernmost tip of France, battered by the Atlantic, one of Brittany's most spectacular natural sites.
See on the map →Bibracte – Morvan des Sommets
A major archaeological site, the former Gallic capital of the Aedui perched on Mont Beuvray, at the heart of the Morvan.
See on the map →Chaîne des Puys – Puy de Dôme
A UNESCO-listed volcanic massif, with the Puy de Dôme rising to 1,465 metres, accessible by rack railway.
See on the map →Marais Poitevin
A vast wetland nicknamed the ‘Green Venice’, to explore by boat through a network of shaded canals.
See on the map → · Full guide →Hérault Gorges – Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
A spectacular canyon carved by the Hérault river, overlooked by the UNESCO-listed medieval village of Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert.
See on the map → · Full guide →The Two Capes, Blanc-Nez and Gris-Nez
White chalk cliffs facing England, the closest point to the United Kingdom on the French coast.
See on the map → · Full guide →Bay of Somme
One of the most beautiful bays in Europe, a refuge for wild seals and hundreds of species of migratory birds.
See on the map → · Full guide →Canigó Massif and Balconies
A sacred summit for Catalans rising to 2,784 metres, visible from across the Roussillon plain.
See on the map →Puy Mary – Cantal Volcano
The heart of Europe's largest stratovolcano, offering a 360° panorama over the Cantal mountains.
See on the map →Solutré Pouilly Vergisson
A famous prehistoric cliff in the Mâconnais, inhabited and used for hunting since the Palaeolithic, surrounded by vineyards.
See on the map →Gard Camargue
A Rhône delta between land and sea, a refuge for pink flamingos, black bulls and white Camargue horses.
See on the map → · Full guide →Cirque de Navacelles
A spectacular natural amphitheatre carved by an abandoned meander of the Vis river, one of France's most beautiful canyons.
See on the map →Îles Sanguinaires – Pointe de la Parata
An archipelago of rocks that glow red at sunset, reachable by boat from Ajaccio.
See on the map →Conca d'Oru, Patrimonio Vineyards – Gulf of Saint-Florent
A Corsican gulf lined with renowned vineyards, between fertile plain and the turquoise sea of Cap Corse.
See on the map →Wild Dunes from Gâvres to Quiberon
A wild 30 km dune system between Gâvres and the Quiberon peninsula, a preserved coastal ecosystem.
See on the map → · Full guide →Cap d'Erquy–Cap Fréhel
Pink sandstone cliffs and Breton moorland overlooking the English Channel, between Cap d'Erquy and Cap Fréhel.
See on the map →Vézère Valley
A UNESCO-listed prehistoric valley, home to Lascaux and the highest concentration of decorated caves in the world.
See on the map →Charente Estuary – Rochefort Arsenal
A preserved estuary around the former royal arsenal of Rochefort, where the frigate Hermione was built.
See on the map →Gorges of the Tarn, the Jonte and the Causses
A spectacular canyon among the Causses plateaus, with dizzying cliffs and hilltop villages such as Sainte-Enimie.
See on the map → · Full guide →Salagou – Cirque de Mourèze
A lake with red waters surrounded by volcanic ruffe soil, near the dolomitic Cirque de Mourèze.
See on the map →Flanders Dunes
A dune system on the Flemish coast, between Dunkirk and the Belgian border, a candidate for the Grand Site de France label.
See on the map →Cité de Minerve, Gorges of the Cesse and the Brian
A Cathar village perched between two deep gorges, site of the tragic siege of 1210.
See on the map → · Full guide →Vézelay
An eternal hill crowned by its UNESCO-listed Romanesque basilica, a candidate for the Grand Site de France label.
See on the map → · Full guide →Montségur
A Cathar castle perched on a rocky outcrop, site of the tragic siege of 1244, a symbol of Cathar resistance.
See on the map →