Fortified City of Carcassonne
Also known as Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne, Cité de Carcassonne, Ville fortifiée historique de Carcassonne
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
France
Inscribed
1997
Area
11 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Fortified City of Carcassonne is about 70 km west of Béziers. The nearest other World Heritage site is Capetian Fortresses of Languedoc, about 45 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Béziers · about 81,000 peopleabout 70 km east
- Perpignan · about 147,000 peopleabout 70 km south-east
- Toulouse · about 847,000 peopleabout 85 km north-west
- Andorra · about 54,000 peopleabout 100 km south-west
- Montpellier · about 327,000 peopleabout 130 km east
- Nîmes · about 170,000 peopleabout 170 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
FranceCultural46 km away
FranceCultural82 km away
FranceCultural89 km away
AndorraCultural101 km away
FranceCultural144 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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