Arc-et-Senans Saltworks
Also known as From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
France
Inscribed
1982
Area
10 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Arc-et-Senans Saltworks is about 35 km south of Besançon. The nearest other World Heritage site is La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle, about 70 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Besançon · about 128,000 peopleabout 35 km north
- Lausanne · about 266,000 peopleabout 75 km south-east
- Dijon · about 170,000 peopleabout 75 km north-west
- Neuchâtel · about 31,000 peopleabout 80 km east
- Geneva · about 1,240,000 peopleabout 85 km south
- Fribourg · about 33,000 peopleabout 100 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
SwitzerlandCultural70 km away
FranceCultural78 km away
SwitzerlandCultural83 km away
SwitzerlandCultural119 km away
FranceCultural137 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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