The Royal Saltpan of Arc-et-Senans

Registered to the UNESCO World Heritage in 1982, the Royal Manufacture of Arc-et-Senans is a masterpiece of industrial architecture. Its designer? Claude-Nicolas Ledoux, a visionary architect from the 18th century.  more

The citadel of Besançon, a World Heritage Site

After the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans were inscribed on the World Heritage list in 1982, the Fortifications of Vauban joined the prestigious and much sought-after list on July 7, 2008. more

Notre-Dame-du-Haut at Unesco

Did you know that it was Le Corbusier who built the Chapel of Ronchamp (Haute-Saône)?  That there is an application for his works to be listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites? That the application was ousted by Vauban but reapplication is being made in 2009? more

The Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains

27 years after the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Salins-les-Bains Saltworks are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The latter site is also listed as World Industrial Heritage, the first such listing in France: recognition thus bestowed on the genius of men and not least that of the men of the Franche-Comté. more