Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs
Also known as Provins
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
France
Inscribed
2001
Area
108 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs is about 45 km east of Melun. The nearest other World Heritage site is Palace and Park of Fontainebleau, about 45 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Melun · about 249,000 peopleabout 45 km west
- Troyes · about 62,000 peopleabout 65 km south-east
- Paris · about 9,904,000 peopleabout 80 km north-west
- Auxerre · about 42,000 peopleabout 85 km south
- Versailles · about 85,000 peopleabout 90 km west
- Reims · about 197,000 peopleabout 95 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
FranceCultural47 km away
FranceCultural75 km away
FranceCultural76 km away
FranceCultural91 km away
FranceCultural94 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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