Chartres Cathedral
Also known as Cathédrale Chartres, cathédrale de Chartres, Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres, Chartres cathédrale, La cathédrale de Chartres, Notre Dame de Chartres, Notre-Dame de Chartres, Our Lady of Chartres
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
France
Inscribed
1979
Area
1 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Chartres Cathedral is about 60 km south-west of Versailles. The nearest other World Heritage site is Palace and Park of Versailles, about 60 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Versailles · about 85,000 peopleabout 60 km north-east
- Orléans · about 217,000 peopleabout 70 km south-east
- Paris · about 9,904,000 peopleabout 80 km north-east
- Melun · about 249,000 peopleabout 90 km east
- Rouen · about 533,000 peopleabout 110 km north
- Le Mans · about 145,000 peopleabout 110 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
FranceCultural61 km away
FranceCultural78 km away
FranceCultural90 km away
FranceCultural134 km away
FranceCultural153 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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