List of basilicas in France
Basilica churches, many of great architectural significance, can be found throughout France. There are 167 which have been officially designated as minor basilicas by the Catholic Church. They are listed below by region, along with the date of designation. Where no date is given, the church is considered a basilica from the architectural point of view and not from the ecclesiastical.
Alsace[]
Haguenau, Bas-Rhin | 31 May 1892 | |
Basilique Saint-Martin-du-Sacré-Coeur de Lutterbach |
Lutterbach, Haut-Rhin | 13 December 1922 |
, otherwise Basilica of Notre-Dame, Thierenbach |
Jungholtz, Haut-Rhin | 25 March 1936 |
Basilica of Notre-Dame, Mont Sainte-Odile Basilique Notre-Dame du Mont Sainte-Odile |
Ottrott, Bas-Rhin | 16 June 2006 |
Aquitaine[]
Basilique Saint-Seurin de Bordeaux |
Bordeaux, Gironde | 27 June 1873 |
Bon-Encontre, Lot-et-Garonne | 15 June 1875 | |
Périgueux Cathedral | Périgueux, Périgord | 1 July 1897 |
Basilica of St. Michael, Bordeaux Basilique Saint-Michel de Bordeaux |
Bordeaux, Gironde | 1 April 1903 |
Verdelais, Gironde | 12 December 1923 | |
Arcachon, Gironde | 9 March 1953 | |
Buglose, Landes | 2 August 1966 | |
Bordeaux, Gironde | n.a. |
Auvergne[]
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Le Puy Cathedral | Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire | 11 Feb 1856 |
Basilica of Notre-Dame du Port Basilique de Notre-Dame-du-Port |
Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme | 3 May 1886 |
("Basilica of Our Lady of the Irons, Orcival") |
Orcival, Puy-de-Dôme | 17 July 1894 |
Basilique Saint-Amable de Riom |
Riom, Puy-de-Dôme | 7 March 1912 |
("Basilica of Our Lady of the Miracles, Mauriac") |
Mauriac, Cantal | 10 August 1921 |
Moulins Cathedral | Moulins, Allier | 28 October 1949 |
Basilique Saint-Julien de Brioude |
Brioude, Haute-Loire | 26 April 1957 |
Saint-Nectaire, Puy-de-Dôme | n.a. |
Burgundy[]
Nevers Cathedral | Nevers, Nièvre | 13 January 1868 |
Basilica of Sacré Coeur, Paray-le-Monial | Paray-le-Monial, Saône-et-Loire | 26 January 1875 |
Saulieu, Côte d'Or | 22 October 1919 | |
Vézelay Abbey | Vézelay, Yonne | 4 May 1920 |
Autun Cathedral | Autun, Saône-et-Loire | 8 April 1949 |
Beaune, Côte-d'Or | 10 August 1957 | |
("Basilica of Our Lady and the Holy Cross, La Charité-sur-Loire") |
La Charité-sur-Loire, Nièvre | 10 August 1957 |
Basilica of St. Bernard, Fontaine-lès-Dijon | Fontaine-lès-Dijon, Côte-d'Or | n.a. |
Brittany (Bretagne)[]
Quimper Cathedral | Quimper, Finistère | 11 March 1870 |
Sainte-Anne-d'Auray, Morbihan | 22 May 1874 | |
Saint-Brieuc Cathedral | Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor | 3 September 1875 |
Vannes Cathedral | Vannes, Morbihan | 9 February 1886 |
("Basilica of Our Lady of the Bramble") |
Josselin, Morbihan | 12 April 1891 |
("Basilica of Our Lady of Good Help, Guingamp") |
Guingamp, Côtes-d'Armor | 24 October 1899 |
Saint-Pol-de-Léon Cathedral | Saint-Pol-de-Léon, Finistère | 6 March 1901 |
("Basilica of Our Lady of Hope, Saint-Brieuc") |
Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor | 28 November 1902 |
(Basilica of Our Lady of Paradise, Hennebont") |
Hennebont, Morbihan | 11 December 1912 |
("Basilica of the Holy Saviour and Our Lady of Miracles and Virtues") |
Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine | 22 March 1916 |
("Basilica of St. Albinus and Our Lady of Good News") |
Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine | 22 March 1916 |
Quintin, Côtes-d'Armor | 11 January 1933 | |
Tréguier Cathedral | Tréguier, Côtes-d'Armor | 28 February 1947 |
La Guerche-de-Bretagne, Ille-et-Vilaine | 10 March 1951 | |
("Basilica of the Holy Saviour, Dinan") |
Dinan, Côtes-d'Armor | 27 April 1953 |
{"Basilica of Our Lady of Joy, Pontivy") |
Pontivy, Morbihan | 10 January 1959 |
Le Folgoët, Finistère | n.a. |
Centre[]
Orléans Cathedral | Orléans, Loiret | 26 January 1855 |
Basilique Notre-Dame du Sacré-Cœur d'Issoudun |
Issoudun, Indre | 17 July 1874 |
Cléry-Saint-André, Loiret | 22 February 1894 | |
Basilica of Notre-Dame des Enfants ("Basilica of Our Lady of the Children, Châteauneuf-sur-Cher") |
Châteauneuf-sur-Cher, Cher | 30 April 1898 |
Chartres Cathedral | Chartres, Eure-et-Loir | 29 January 1908 |
Basilique Saint-Jacques de Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre |
Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre, Indre | 23 November 1910 |
Basilica of St. Martin, Tours Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours |
Tours, Indre-et-Loire | 25 March 1923 |
Basilica of St. Benoît, Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, otherwise Fleury Abbey |
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, Loiret | 8 July 1949 |
Blois, Loir-et-Cher | 22 June 1956 |
Champagne[]
Abbey of Saint-Remi | Reims, Marne | 17 June 1870 |
Basilique Sainte-Clotilde de Reims |
Reims, Marne | 10 March 1902 |
Basilica of Notre-Dame, L'Épine | L'Épine, Marne | 26 November 1913 |
("Basilica of Our Lady of Hope, Charleville-Mézières") |
Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes | 8 February 1946 |
Basilique Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Chaumont |
Chaumont, Haute-Marne | 11 June 1948 |
Basilica of St. Urbain, Troyes Basilique Saint-Urbain de Troyes |
Troyes, Aube | 29 February 1964 |
Franche-Comté[]
Besançon Cathedral | Besançon, Doubs | 1 February 1877 |
Basilique Saint-Ferréol et Saint-Ferjeux de Besançon |
Besançon, Doubs | 1912-02-14 |
Faverney, Haute-Saône | 14 February 1912 | |
Basilique Saint-Pierre de Luxeuil-les-Bains |
Luxeuil-les-Bains, Haute-Saône | 28 October 1925 |
Gray, Haute-Saône | 23 April 1948 | |
Saint-Claude Cathedral | Saint-Claude, Jura | 10 June 1950 |
Basilique Notre-Dame de Dole |
Dole, Jura | 10 June 1950 |
Belfort Cathedral | Belfort, Territoire de Belfort | 9 May 1952 |
Île-de-France (Paris region)[]
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Notre Dame de Paris (Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris) | Paris 4e | 27 February 1805 |
Basilica of St. Clotilde, Paris, or Saints Clotilde and Valerius Basilique Sainte-Clotilde, Paris or Basilique Sainte-Clotilde et Saint-Valéry, Paris |
Paris 7e | 29 April 1898 |
Basilique Saint-Denis de Argenteuil |
Argenteuil, Val d'Oise | 23 August 1898 |
Meaux Cathedral | Meaux, Seine-et-Marne | 12 June 1912 |
("Basilica of Our Lady of Good Protection, Longpont-sur-Orge") |
Longpont-sur-Orge, Essonne | 26 February 1913 |
Basilica of Sacré-Coeur | Paris 18e | 13 August 1919 |
("Basilica of Our Lady of Victories, Paris") |
Paris 2e | 23 February 1927 |
("Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Paris") |
Paris 11e | 25 June 1966 |
Basilica of St. Denis | Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis | n.a. |
Larchant, Seine-et-Marne | n.a. |
Languedoc-Roussillon[]
Montpellier Cathedral | Montpellier, Hérault | 1847-07-20 |
Mende Cathedral | Mende, Lozère | 1874-05-22 |
Perpignan Cathedral | Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales | 1875-12-07 |
Nîmes Cathedral | Nîmes, Gard | 1877-02-16 |
Narbonne Cathedral | Narbonne, Aude | 1886-08-20 |
Basilica of St. Nazaire and St. Celse, Carcassonne | Carcassonne, Aude | 1898-06-10 |
Limoux, Aude | 1912-02-05 | |
Montpellier, Hérault | 1939-08-29 | |
Narbonne, Aude | 1953-01-29 |
Lorraine[]
Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle | 1874-11-26 | |
Mattaincourt, Vosges | 1897-06-26 | |
Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle | 1905-09-27 | |
Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle | 1925-06-10 | |
("Basilica of Our Lady of Good Help, Saint-Avold") |
Saint-Avold, Moselle | 1932-08-10 |
Épinal, Vosges | 1933-01-25 | |
Saxon-Sion, Meurthe-et-Moselle | 1933-05-10 | |
Metz, Moselle | 1933-06-14 | |
Basilique Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc de Domrémy-la-Pucelle |
Domrémy-la-Pucelle, Vosges | 1939-06-04 |
Verdun Cathedral | Verdun, Meuse | 1947-04-25 |
Saint-Nicolas-de-Port, Meurthe-et-Moselle | 1950-06-25 | |
Avioth, Meuse | 1993-05-12 |
Midi-Pyrénées[]
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Basilica of St. Sernin, Toulouse
Basilique Notre-Dame-de-l'Immaculée-Conception de Lourdes |
Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées | 1874-03-13 |
Rodez Cathedral | Rodez, Aveyron | 1874-12-29 |
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne | 1876-05-02 | |
Basilica of St. Sernin, Toulouse Basilique Saint-Sernin de Toulouse |
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne | 1878-04-05 |
Rocamadour, Lot | 1913-03-18 | |
Rosary Basilica Basilique Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire de Lourdes |
Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées | 1926-07-18 |
Auch Cathedral | Auch, Gers | 1928-04-25 |
Ceignac, Aveyron | 1936-08-12 | |
Albi Cathedral | Albi, Tarn | 1947-05-09 |
Basilica of St. Pius X | Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées | 1958-05-16 |
Nord-Pas-de-Calais[]
Arras Cathedral | Arras, Pas-de-Calais | 1855-12-18 |
Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais | 1879-04-04 | |
("Basilica of Our Lady of the Miracles, Saint-Omer") |
Saint-Omer, Pas-de-Calais | 1879-04-04 |
Cambrai Cathedral | Cambrai, Nord | 1896-03-17 |
Lille Cathedral | Lille, Nord | 1904-10-07 |
("Basilica of Our Lady of the Holy Cord, Valencienne") |
Valenciennes, Nord | 1922-06-14 |
Basilique Sainte-Maxellende de Caudry |
Caudry, Nord | 1991-09-03 |
Normandy[]
Sées Cathedral | Sées, Orne | 1871-03-07 |
Basilique Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais d'Avranches |
Avranches, Manche | 1894-11-20 |
Douvres-la-Délivrande, Calvados | 1895-07-13 | |
Basilique Notre-Dame-de-l’Immaculée-Conception de Sées |
Sées, Orne | 1902-07-04 |
Rouen, Seine-Maritime | 1918-01-23 | |
Basilica of Notre-Dame, Bonsecours | Bonsecours, Seine-Maritime | 1919-02-12 |
Cherbourg, Manche | 1921-11-09 | |
La-Chapelle-Montligeon, Orne | 1928-03-14 | |
Basilique Notre-Dame de la Couture |
Bernay, Eure | 1949-07-22 |
Basilica of St. Thérèse, Lisieux Basilique Sainte-Thérèse de Lisieux |
Lisieux, Calvados | 1954-06-04 |
Pays de la Loire[]
Nantes, Loire-Atlantique | 1882-01-09 | |
Nantes, Loire-Atlantique | 1889-03-14 | |
("Basilica of Our Lady of the Oak, Vion") |
Vion, Sarthe | 1894-04-09 |
Laval, Mayenne | 1898-03-05 | |
Mayenne, Mayenne | 1900-05-15 | |
Pontmain, Mayenne | 1905-02-21 | |
Angers, Maine-et-Loire | 1922-12-13 | |
("Basilica of Our Lady of the Thorn, Évron") |
Évron, Mayenne | 1939-06-07 |
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, Loiret | 1949-07-08 | |
Basilica of St. Louis de Montfort Basilique Saint-Louis-Marie-Grignon-de-Montfort de Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre |
Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre, Vendée | 1962-09-05 |
Picardy[]
Amiens Cathedral | Amiens, Somme | 1854-12-12 |
Soissons Cathedral | Soissons, Aisne | 1857-03-10 |
Basilica of St. Quentin | Saint-Quentin, Aisne | 1876-12-05 |
Albert, Somme | 1899-06-07 | |
Liesse, Aisne | 1912-12-11 |
Poitou-Charentes[]
Saintes Cathedral | Saintes, Charente-Maritime | 1870-04-08 |
Saintes, Charente-Maritime | 1886-05-11 | |
Poitiers Cathedral | Poitiers, Vienne | 1912-03-01 |
("Basilica of Our Lady of Pity, La Chapelle-Saint-Laurent") |
La Chapelle-Saint-Laurent, Deux-Sèvres | 1964-02-29 |
Poitiers, Vienne | n.a. |
Provence[]
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Marseille Cathedral (Sainte-Marie-Majeure)
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Basilica of St. Trophime
Avignon Cathedral | Avignon, Vaucluse | 1854-12-22 |
Aix Cathedral | Aix-en-Provence | 1875-12-06 |
Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde, Marseilles | Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône | 1879-06-10 |
Apt Cathedral | Apt, Vaucluse | 1879-08-08 |
Basilica of St. Trophime Basilique Saint-Trophime |
Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône | 1882-01-24 |
Saint-Étienne-le-Laus, Hautes-Alpes | 1892-03-18 | |
Marseille Cathedral | Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône | 1896-01-24 |
Abbey of St. Victor, Marseille | Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône | 1934-09-20 |
Nice Cathedral | Nice, Alpes-Maritimes | 1949-05-27 |
Nice, Alpes-Maritimes | 1978-01-09 | |
Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Tarascon, otherwise Frigolet Abbey |
Tarascon, Bouches-du-Rhône | 1984-06-12 |
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône | 1997-09-17 | |
Menton, Alpes-Maritimes | 1999-03-26 | |
("Basilica of Our Lady of Victory, Saint-Raphael") |
Saint-Raphaël, Var | 2004-01-14 |
Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, Var | n.a. |
Rhône-Alpes[]
Valence Cathedral | Valence, Drôme | 1847-05-04 |
Chambéry Cathedral | Chambéry, Savoie | 1874-11-01 |
La Salette-Fallavaux, Isère | 1879-01-19 | |
Lalouvesc, Ardèche | 1888-04-20 | |
Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière | Lyon, Rhône | 1897-03-16 |
Bonlieu-sur-Roubion, Drôme | 1899-09-11 | |
Basilica of St. Martin, Ainay Basilique Saint-Martin d'Ainay |
Ainay, Rhône | 1905-06-23 |
("Basilica of Our Lady of the Reed, Vinay") |
Vinay, Isère | 1924-02-27 |
("Basilica of Our Lady of Good Help, Lablachère") |
Lablachère, Ardèche | 1930-08-14 |
Grenoble, Isère | 1937-04-14 | |
Aiguebelle Abbey | Montjoyer and Réauville, Drôme | 1937-05-24 |
Annecy, Savoie | 1951-08-17 | |
Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Grenoble |
Grenoble, Isère | 1952-06-16 |
Annecy, Savoie | 1964-07-11 | |
Thonon-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie | 1993-07-08 | |
Ars-sur-Formans, Ain | 1997 |
See also[]
- Basilica
- List of basilicas
- Portal:Christianity
- List of Roman Catholic basilicas
Sources and external links[]
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Individual churches[]
- Notre-Dame de Thierenbach, Jungholtz, Alsace
- Notre-Dame-des-Miracles, Mauriac, Auvergne
- Notre-Dame-des-Fers, Orcival, Auvergne
- Saint-Julien, Brioude, Auvergne
- Saint-Remi, Reims, Champagne
- Notre-Dame, Gray, Franche-Comté
- Saint Nazaire, Carcassonne, Languedoc-Roussillon
- Saint Sernin, Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées
- Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille, Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais
- Sainte-Trinité, Cherbourg, Normandy
- Saint-Maximin, Var, Provence
- Notre-Dame de Bon-Secours, Guingamp, Côtes d'Armor
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