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French Landmarks 2026

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Suscinio Estate (Morbihan)1303

The worldwide ranking generated by 219 votes

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Suscinio Estate (Morbihan)1303

Château de la Napoule (Alpes-Maritimes)1303

Caravelle Lighthouse (Martinique)1288

Fesch Library (Corsica)1270

Proumeyssac Abyss (Dordogne)1269

Petit Trianon and its Gardens (Yvelines)1240

Art Deco Swimming Pool Roger Salengro (Pas-de-Calais)1227

Palace of the Dukes and Estates of Burgundy (Côte-d’Or)1227

Pic du Midi Observatory (Hautes-Pyrénées)1215

#10

Chartres Cathedral (Eure-et-Loir)1211

#11

George Sand's Estate (Indre)1207

#12

Co-Cathedral Notre-Dame de l’Assomption (Martinique)1205

#13

Centre de la Vieille Charité (Bouches-du-Rhône)1202

#14

Royal Abbey of l’Épau (Sarthe)1202

#15

Château de Grignan (Drôme)1199

#16

Painter André Van Beek's Garden (Oise)1190

#17

Villa Perrusson (Saône-et-Loire)1186

#18

Basilica of Saint Therese of Lisieux (Calvados)1185

#19

Villa Lumière and First Film Hangar (Rhône)1179

#20

Saint-Michel de Murato Church (Haute-Corse)1178

#21

Metz Station (Moselle)1174

#22

Wesserling Park (Haut-Rhin)1171

#23

Millau Viaduct (Aveyron)1168

#24

Morlaix Tobacco Factory (Finistère)1160

#25

Cassinomagus – Chassenon Baths (Charente)1124

#26

Arc de Triomphe (Paris)1116

#27

Perret Show Apartment (Seine-Maritime)1100

#28

Espadon Submarine (Loire-Atlantique)1099

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