FRANCE - Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France (UNESCO WHS)

The Camino de Santiago (Latin: Peregrinatio Compostellana), also known by the English names Way of St. James, is any of the pilgrimage routes to the shrine of the apostle St. James the Great in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain, where tradition has it that the remains of the saint are buried, after were carried by boat from Jerusalem. It was one of the most important Christian pilgrimages during the Middle Ages, together with those to Rome and Jerusalem.

The Way can take one of dozens of pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela, but however, a few of the routes are considered main ones. To reach Spain pilgrims had to pass through France, and a group of  78 structures which marks out the main four routes was inscribed among the UNESCO World Heritage Sites as Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France. They are largely monuments, churches, or hospitals that provided services to pilgrims, but also a tower, a bridge, and a city gate. Some are places of pilgrimage in their own right.

• Périgueux: cathedral Saint-Front - Aquitaine
• Saint-Avit-Sénieur: church - Aquitaine
• Le Buisson-de-Cadouin: former abbaye - Aquitaine
• Bazas: former cathedral - Aquitaine
• Bordeaux: basilica Saint-Seurin - Aquitaine
• Bordeaux: basilica Saint-Michel - Aquitaine
• Bordeaux: cathedral Saint-André - Aquitaine
• La Sauve-Majeure: abbey - Aquitaine
• La Sauve-Majeure: church Saint-Pierre - Aquitaine
• Soulac-sur-Mer: church Notre-Dame-de-la-Fin-des-Terres - Aquitaine
• Aire-sur-l'Adour: church Sainte-Quitterie - Aquitaine
• Mimizan: bell tower - Aquitaine
• Sorde-l'Abbaye: abbey Saint-Jean - Aquitaine
• Saint-Sever: abbey - Aquitaine
• Agen: cathedral Saint Caprais - Aquitaine
• Bayonne: cathedral Sainte-Marie - Aquitaine
• L'Hôpital-Saint-Blaise: church - Aquitaine
• Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port: gate Saint Jacques - Aquitaine
• Oloron-Sainte-Marie: church Sainte Marie - Aquitaine
• Clermont-Ferrand: church Notre-Dame du Port - Auvergne
• Le Puy-en-Velay: cathedral - Auvergne
• Le Puy-en-Velay: Hôtel-Dieu Saint-Jacques - Auvergne
• La Charité-sur-Loire: church Sainte-Croix-Notre-Dame - Burgundy
• Asquins: church Saint-Jacques d'Asquins - Burgundy
• Vézelay: former abbatial church Sainte-Madeleine - Burgundy
• Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre: collegial church Saint-Étienne (formerly collegial church Saint-Jacques) - Centre
• Bourges: cathedral Saint-Étienne - Centre
• L'Épine: Basilica Notre-Dame de l'Épine - Champagne-Ardenne
• Châlons-en-Champagne: church Notre-Dame-en-Vaux - Champagne-Ardenne
• Paris: church Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie - Île-de-France
• Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert: former abbey de Gellone - Languedoc-Roussillon
• Aniane/Saint-Jean-de-Fos: Pont du Diable - Languedoc-Roussillon
• Saint-Gilles-du-Gard: former abbatial church - Languedoc-Roussillon
• Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat: church Saint-Léonard - Limousin
• Mont Saint-Michel - Lower Normandy
• Audressein: church of Tramesaygues - Midi-Pyrénées
• Saint-Lizier: former cathedral and cloister, cathedral Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède, episcopal palace, rempart - Midi-Pyrénées
• Conques: Abbey Church of Saint Foy - Midi-Pyrénées
• Conques: bridge over the Dourdou - Midi-Pyrénées
• Espalion: Pont-Vieux - Midi-Pyrénées
• Estaing: bridge over the Lot - Midi-Pyrénéevs
• Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac: bridge called "des pèlerins " over the Boralde - Midi-Pyrénées
• Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges: former cathedral Notre-Dame - Midi-Pyrénées
• Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges: paleo-Christian basilica, chapel Saint-Julien - Midi-Pyrénées
• Toulouse: basilica Saint-Sernin - Midi-Pyrénées
• Toulouse: Hôtel-Dieu Saint-Jacques - Midi-Pyrénées
• Valcabrère: church Saint-Just - Midi-Pyrénées
• Auch: cathedral Sainte-Marie - Midi-Pyrénées
• Beaumont-sur-l'Osse and Larressingle: Pont d'Artigue or of Lartigue - Midi-Pyrénées
• La Romieu: collegial church Saint-Pierre - Midi-Pyrénées
• Cahors: cathedral Saint-Étienne - Midi-Pyrénées
• Cahors: Valentré Bridge - Midi-Pyrénées
• Gréalou: dolmen of Pech-Laglaire - Midi-Pyrénées
• Figeac: hospital Saint-Jacques - Midi-Pyrénées
• Rocamadour: church Saint-Sauveur and crypt Saint-Amadour - Midi-Pyrénées
• Aragnouet: hospice of the Plan and chapel Notre-Dame- de-l'Assomption, aka. chapelle des Templiers - Midi-Pyrénées
• Gavarnie: parochial church - Midi-Pyrénées
• Jézeau: church Saint-Laurent - Midi-Pyrénées
• Ourdis-Cotdoussan: church of Cotdussan - Midi-Pyrénées
• Rabastens: church Notre-Dame-du-Bourg - Midi-Pyrénées
• Moissac: abbey-church Saint-Pierre and cloister - Midi-Pyrénées
• Amiens: cathedral Notre-Dame - Picardy
• Folleville: parochial church Saint-Jean-Baptiste - Picardy
• Compiègne: parochial church Saint-Jacques - Picardy
• Saintes: church Sainte-Eutrope - Poitou-Charentes
• Saint-Jean-d'Angély: royal abbey Saint-Jean-Baptiste - Poitou-Charentes
• Melle: church Saint-Hilaire - Poitou-Charentes
• Aulnay: church Saint-Pierre - Poitou-Charentes
• Poitiers: church Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand - Poitou-Charentes
• Pons: former hospital des Pèlerins - Poitou-Charentes
• Arles - Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

References
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France - UNESCO official website
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France - Wikipedia
World Heritage Sites of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France - Wikipedia