List of basilicas in France
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Basilica churches , many of great architectural significance, can be found throughout France . As of 1923 there are 176[1] 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.
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Valence Cathedral Valence , Drôme 4 May 1847 Le Puy Cathedral Puy-en-Velay , Haute-Loire 11 Feb 1856 Chambéry Cathedral Chambéry , Savoie 1 November 1874 Basilica of Notre-Dame, La Salette La Salette-Fallavaux , Isère 19 January 1879 Basilica of Notre-Dame du Port Basilique de Notre-Dame-du-Port Clermont-Ferrand , Puy-de-Dôme 3 May 1886 Basilica of St. Jean-François Régis Lalouvesc , Ardèche 20 April 1888 Basilica of Notre-Dame des Fers, Orcival [2] Orcival , Puy-de-Dôme 17 July 1894 Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière Lyon , Rhône 16 March 1897 Basilica of St. Anne, Bonlieu-sur-Roubion Bonlieu-sur-Roubion , Drôme 11 September 1899 Basilica of St. Martin, Ainay Ainay , Rhône 23 June 1905 Basilica of St. Amable, Riom Basilique Saint-Amable de Riom Riom , Puy-de-Dôme 7 March 1912 Basilica of Notre-Dame des Miracles, Mauriac [3] Mauriac, Cantal 10 August 1921 Basilica of Notre-Dame de l'Osier, Vinay Vinay , Isère 27 February 1924 Basilica of Notre-Dame de Bon Secours, Lablachère Lablachère , Ardèche 14 August 1930 Basilica of St. Joseph, Grenoble Grenoble , Isère 14 April 1937 Aiguebelle Abbey Montjoyer , Drôme 24 May 1937 Moulins Cathedral Moulins, Allier 28 October 1949 Basilica of the Visitation, Annecy Annecy , Savoie 17 August 1951 Basilica of Sacré Cœur, Grenoble Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Grenoble Grenoble , Isère 16 June 1952 Basilica of St. Julien, Brioude [4] Basilique Saint-Julien de Brioude Brioude , Haute-Loire 26 April 1957 Basilica of St. Joseph des Fins, Annecy Annecy , Savoie 11 July 1964 Basilica of St. François de Sales, Thonon-les-Bains Thonon-les-Bains , Haute-Savoie 8 July 1993 Basilica of St. Sixtus, Ars Ars-sur-Formans , Ain 4 August 1997 Basilica of St. Bonaventure, Lyon Lyon , Rhône 4 March 2019[5] Basilica of St. Joseph of Good Hope Espaly-Saint-Marcel , Haute-Loire 24 May 2021[6]
Nevers Cathedral Nevers , Nièvre 13 January 1868 Basilica of Sacré Coeur, Paray-le-Monial Paray-le-Monial , Saône-et-Loire 26 January 1875 Besançon Cathedral Besançon , Doubs 1 February 1877 Basilica of St. Ferjeux Basilique Saint-Ferréol et Saint-Ferjeux de Besançon Besançon , Doubs 14 February 1912 Basilica of Notre-Dame la Blanche, Faverney Faverney , Haute-Saône 14 February 1912 Basilica of St. Andoche, Saulieu Saulieu , Côte d'Or 22 October 1919 Vézelay Abbey Vézelay , Yonne 4 May 1920 Basilica of St. Pierre, Luxeuil-les-Bains Basilique Saint-Pierre de Luxeuil-les-Bains Luxeuil-les-Bains , Haute-Saône 28 October 1925 Basilica of Notre-Dame, Gray [7] Gray , Haute-Saône 23 April 1948 Autun Cathedral Autun , Saône-et-Loire 8 April 1949 Saint-Claude Cathedral Saint-Claude , Jura 10 June 1950 Basilica of Notre-Dame, Dole Basilique Notre-Dame de Dole Dole , Jura 10 June 1950 Belfort Cathedral Belfort , Territoire de Belfort 9 May 1952 Basilica of Notre-Dame, Beaune Beaune , Côte-d'Or 10 August 1957 Basilica of Notre-Dame et Sainte Croix, La Charité-sur-Loire La Charité-sur-Loire , Nièvre n.a. Basilica of St. Bernard, Fontaine-lès-Dijon Fontaine-lès-Dijon , Côte-d'Or n.a.
Basilica of Notre-Dame, Le Folgoët Le Folgoët , Finistère 1427 Quimper Cathedral Quimper , Finistère 11 March 1870 Basilica of Sainte-Anne-d'Auray 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 Notre-Dame du Roncier Josselin , Morbihan 12 April 1891 Basilica of Notre-Dame de Bon Secours, Guingamp [8] Guingamp , Côtes-d'Armor 24 October 1899 Saint-Pol-de-Léon Cathedral Saint-Pol-de-Léon , Finistère 6 March 1901 Basilica of Notre-Dame d'Espérance, Saint-Brieuc Saint-Brieuc , Côtes-d'Armor 28 November 1902 Basilica of Notre-Dame du Paradis, Hennebont Hennebont , Morbihan 11 December 1912 Basilica of the Saint Sauveur et Notre-Dame des Miracles et des Vertus Rennes , Ille-et-Vilaine 22 March 1916 Basilica of St. Aubin et Notre-Dame de Bonne Nouvelle Rennes , Ille-et-Vilaine 22 March 1916 Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Délivrance, Quintin Quintin , Côtes-d'Armor 11 January 1933 Tréguier Cathedral Tréguier , Côtes-d'Armor 28 February 1947 Basilica of Notre-Dame, La Guerche-de-Bretagne La Guerche-de-Bretagne , Ille-et-Vilaine 10 March 1951 Basilica of the Saint Sauveur, Dinan Dinan , Côtes-d'Armor 27 April 1953 Basilica of Notre-Dame de Joie, Pontivy Pontivy , Morbihan 10 January 1959
Orléans Cathedral Orléans , Loiret 26 January 1855 Basilica of Sacré Coeur, Issoudun Basilique Notre-Dame du Sacré-Cœur d'Issoudun Issoudun , Indre 17 July 1874 Basilica of Notre-Dame, Cléry Cléry-Saint-André , Loiret 22 February 1894 Basilica of Notre-Dame des Enfants Châteauneuf-sur-Cher , Cher 30 April 1898 Chartres Cathedral Chartres , Eure-et-Loir 29 January 1908 Basilica of St. Jacques, Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre 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 1925 Basilica of St. Benedict, Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire , Loiret 8 July 1949 Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Trinité, Blois Blois , Loir-et-Cher 22 June 1956
Abbey of Saint-Remi [9] Reims , Marne 17 June 1870 Basilica of St. Epvre, Nancy Nancy , Meurthe-et-Moselle 26 November 1874 Basilica of Notre-Dame, Marienthal Haguenau , Bas-Rhin 31 May 1892 Basilica of St. Pierre Fourier, Mattaincourt Mattaincourt , Vosges 26 June 1897 Basilica of St. Clotilde, Reims Basilique Sainte-Clotilde de Reims Reims , Marne 10 March 1902 Basilica of Sacré Cœur, Nancy Nancy , Meurthe-et-Moselle 27 September 1905 Basilica of Notre-Dame, L'Épine L'Épine , Marne 26 November 1913 Basilica of St. Martin du Sacré Coeur, Lutterbach Basilique Saint-Martin-du-Sacré-Coeur de Lutterbach Lutterbach , Haut-Rhin 13 December 1922 Basilica of Notre-Dame de Lourdes, Nancy Nancy , Meurthe-et-Moselle 10 June 1925 Basilica of Notre-Dame de Bon Secours, Saint-Avold Saint-Avold , Moselle 10 August 1932 Basilica of Saint Maurice Épinal , Vosges 25 January 1933 Basilica of Notre-Dame de Sion Saxon-Sion , Meurthe-et-Moselle 10 May 1933 Basilica of St. Vincent, Metz Metz , Moselle 14 June 1933 Basilica of Our Lady, Thierenbach ,[10] Jungholtz , Haut-Rhin 25 March 1936 Basilica of St. Joan of Arc, Domrémy-la-Pucelle Basilique Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc de Domrémy-la-Pucelle Basilique du Bois Chenu )Domrémy-la-Pucelle , Vosges 4 June 1938 Basilica of Notre-Dame d'Espérance, Charleville-Mézières Charleville-Mézières , Ardennes 8 February 1946 Verdun Cathedral Verdun , Meuse 25 April 1947 Basilica of St. John the Baptist, Chaumont Basilique Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Chaumont Chaumont , Haute-Marne 11 June 1948 Basilica of St. Nicolas de Port Saint-Nicolas-de-Port , Meurthe-et-Moselle 25 June 1950 Basilica of St. Urbain, Troyes Basilique Saint-Urbain de Troyes Troyes , Aube 29 February 1964 Basilica of Notre-Dame, Avioth Avioth , Meuse 12 May 1993 Basilica of Notre-Dame, Mont Sainte-Odile Basilique Notre-Dame du Mont Sainte-Odile Ottrott , Bas-Rhin 16 June 2006
Amiens Cathedral Amiens , Somme 12 December 1854 Arras Cathedral Arras , Pas-de-Calais 18 December 1855 Soissons Cathedral Soissons , Aisne 10 March 1857 Basilica of St. Quentin Saint-Quentin , Aisne 5 December 1876 Basilica of Notre-Dame, Boulogne Boulogne-sur-Mer , Pas-de-Calais 4 April 1879 Basilica of Notre-Dame des Miracles, Saint-Omer Saint-Omer , Pas-de-Calais 4 April 1879 Cambrai Cathedral Cambrai , Nord 17 March 1896 Basilica of Notre-Dame de Brebières Albert , Somme 7 June 1899 Lille Cathedral [11] Lille , Nord 7 October 1904 Basilica of Notre-Dame, Liesse Liesse , Aisne 11 December 1912 Basilica of Notre-Dame du Saint Cordon, Valenciennes Valenciennes , Nord 14 June 1922 Basilica of St. Maxellende, Caudry Basilique Sainte-Maxellende de Caudry Caudry , Nord 3 September 1991
Notre-Dame de Paris (Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris )Paris 4e 27 February 1805 Basilica of St. Clotilde, Paris , or Saints Clotilde and ValeriusBasilique Sainte-Clotilde, Paris or Basilique Sainte-Clotilde et Saint-Valéry, Paris Paris 7e 29 April 1898 Basilica of St. Denys, Argenteuil Basilique Saint-Denys de Argenteuil Argenteuil , Val d'Oise 23 August 1898 Meaux Cathedral Meaux , Seine-et-Marne 12 June 1912 Basilica of Notre-Dame de Bonne Garde, Longpont-sur-Orge Longpont-sur-Orge , Essonne 26 February 1913 Basilica of Sacré-Coeur Paris 18e 13 August 1919 Basilica of Notre-Dame des Victoires, Paris Paris 2e 23 February 1927 Basilica of Notre-Dame du Perpétuel Secours, Paris Paris 11e 25 June 1966 Basilica of Our Lady of Boulogne, Boulogne-Billancourt Boulogne-Billancourt , Hauts-de-Seine 12 January 2025[12] Basilica of St. Denis Saint-Denis , Seine-Saint-Denis n.a. Basilica of St. Mathurin, Larchant Larchant , Seine-et-Marne n.a.
Sées Cathedral Sées , Orne 7 March 1871 Basilica of St. Gervais and St. Protais, Avranches Basilique Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais d'Avranches Avranches , Manche 20 November 1894 Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Délivrande, Douvres Douvres-la-Délivrande , Calvados 13 July 1895 Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Sées Basilique Notre-Dame-de-l’Immaculée-Conception de Sées Sées , Orne 4 July 1902 Basilica of Sacré Cœur, Rouen Rouen , Seine-Maritime 23 January 1918 Basilica of Notre-Dame, Bonsecours Bonsecours , Seine-Maritime 12 February 1919 Basilica of the Holy Trinity, Cherbourg [13] Cherbourg , Manche 9 November 1921 Basilica of Notre-Dame, Montligeon La-Chapelle-Montligeon , Orne 14 March 1928 Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Couture, Bernay Basilique Notre-Dame de la Couture Bernay , Eure 22 July 1949 Basilica of St. Thérèse, Lisieux Basilique Sainte-Thérèse de Lisieux Lisieux , Calvados 4 June 1954 Basilica of Our Lady of Alençon Alençon , Orne 6 June 2009
Saintes Cathedral Saintes , Charente-Maritime 8 April 1870 Basilica of St. Severinus, Bordeaux Basilique Saint-Seurin de Bordeaux Bordeaux , Gironde 27 June 1873 Basilica of Notre-Dame, Bon-Encontre Bon-Encontre , Lot-et-Garonne 15 June 1875 Basilica of St. Eutropius, Saintes Saintes , Charente-Maritime 11 May 1886 Périgueux Cathedral Périgueux , Dordogne 1 July 1897 Basilica of St. Michael, Bordeaux Basilique Saint-Michel de Bordeaux Bordeaux , Gironde 1 April 1903 Poitiers Cathedral Poitiers , Vienne 1 March 1912 Basilica of Notre-Dame, Verdelais Verdelais , Gironde 12 December 1923 Basilica of Notre-Dame, Arcachon Arcachon , Gironde 9 March 1953 Basilica of Notre-Dame de Pitié, La Chapelle-Saint-Laurent La Chapelle-Saint-Laurent , Deux-Sèvres 29 February 1964 Basilica of Notre-Dame, Buglose Saint-Vincent-de-Paul , Landes 2 August 1966 Basilica of Saint-Michel-des-Lions Limoges , Haute-Vienne 2 February 2023[14]
Montpellier Cathedral Montpellier , Hérault 20 July 1847 Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Lourdes Basilique Notre-Dame-de-l'Immaculée-Conception de Lourdes Lourdes , Hautes-Pyrénées 13 March 1874 Mende Cathedral Mende , Lozère 22 May 1874 Rodez Cathedral Rodez , Aveyron 29 December 1874 Perpignan Cathedral Perpignan , Pyrénées-Orientales 7 December 1875 Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Daurade, Toulouse Toulouse , Haute-Garonne 2 May 1876 Nîmes Cathedral Nîmes , Gard 16 February 1877 Basilica of St. Sernin, Toulouse [15] Basilique Saint-Sernin de Toulouse Toulouse , Haute-Garonne 5 April 1878 Narbonne Cathedral Narbonne , Aude 20 August 1886 Basilica of St. Nazaire and St. Celse, Carcassonne [16] Carcassonne , Aude 10 June 1898 Basilica of Notre-Dame de Marceille, Limoux Limoux , Aude 5 February 1912 Basilica of the Holy Saviour, Rocamadour Basilique Saint-Sauveur de Rocamadour Rocamadour , Lot 18 March 1913 Rosary Basilica Basilique Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire de Lourdes Lourdes , Hautes-Pyrénées 18 July 1926 Auch Cathedral Auch , Gers 25 April 1928 Basilica of Notre-Dame, Ceignac Ceignac , Aveyron 12 August 1936 Basilica of Notre-Dame des Tables, Montpellier Montpellier , Hérault 29 August 1939 Albi Cathedral Albi , Tarn 9 May 1947 Basilica of St. Paul, Narbonne Narbonne , Aude 29 January 1953 Basilica of St. Pius X Lourdes , Hautes-Pyrénées 16 May 1958 Basilica of St. Germaine, Pibrac Pibrac , Haute-Garonne 12 October 2010
Basilica of St. Nicholas, Nantes Nantes , Loire-Atlantique 9 January 1882 Basilica of St. Donatian and St. Rogatian, Nantes Nantes , Loire-Atlantique 14 March 1889 Basilica of Notre-Dame du Chêne, Vion Vion , Sarthe 9 April 1894 Basilica of Notre-Dame d'Avesnières, Laval Laval , Mayenne 5 March 1898 Basilica of Notre-Dame des Miracles, Mayenne Mayenne , Mayenne 15 May 1900 Basilica of Notre-Dame, Pontmain Pontmain , Mayenne 21 February 1905 Basilica of St. Madeleine, Angers Angers , Maine-et-Loire 13 December 1922 Basilica of Notre-Dame de l'Épine, Évron Évron , Mayenne 7 June 1939 Basilica of St. Louis de Montfort Basilique Saint-Louis-Marie-Grignon-de-Montfort de Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre , Vendée 5 September 1962
Avignon Cathedral Avignon , Vaucluse 22 December 1854 Aix Cathedral Aix-en-Provence 6 December 1875 Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde, Marseille Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône 10 June 1879 Apt Cathedral Apt , Vaucluse 8 August 1879 Basilica of St. Trophime Basilique Saint-Trophime Arles , Bouches-du-Rhône 24 January 1882 Basilica of Notre-Dame du Laus Saint-Étienne-le-Laus , Hautes-Alpes 18 March 1892 Marseille Cathedral Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône 24 January 1896 Abbey of St. Victor, Marseille Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône 25 July 1934 Nice Cathedral Nice , Alpes-Maritimes 27 May 1949 Basilica of Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, Nice Nice , Alpes-Maritimes 9 January 1978 Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Tarascon,Frigolet Abbey Tarascon , Bouches-du-Rhône 12 June 1984 Basilica of Sacré Cœur, Marseille Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône 17 September 1997 Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel, Menton Menton , Alpes-Maritimes 26 March 1999 Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Victoire, Saint-Raphaël Saint-Raphaël , Var 14 January 2004 Basilica of St. Peter, Avignon Avignon , Vaucluse 4 May 2012 Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene, Saint-Maximin [17] Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume , Var 23 March 2018
References
^ "Basilicas in France" . gcatholic.org ^ Notre-Dame-des-Fers, Orcival, Auvergne ^ Notre-Dame-des-Miracles, Mauriac, Auvergne ^ Saint-Julien, Brioude, Auvergne ^ "À Lyon, le sanctuaire Saint-Bonaventure élevé au rang de basilique" . La Croix . 25 September 2019.^ "Saint Joseph de Bon Espoir devient basilique" . 9 June 2021.^ Notre-Dame, Gray, Franche-Comté ^ Notre-Dame de Bon-Secours, Guingamp, Côtes d'Armor ^ Saint-Remi, Reims, Champagne ^ Notre-Dame de Thierenbach, Jungholtz, Alsace ^ Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille, Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais ^ Merris, Anne Van (21 November 2024). "Une nouvelle basilique en France" (in French). zenit ^ Sainte-Trinité, Cherbourg, Normandy ^ "Limoges : l'église Saint-Michel-des-Lions devient une basilique" (in French). 14 February 2023.^ Saint Sernin, Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées ^ Saint Nazaire, Carcassonne, Languedoc-Roussillon ^ Saint-Maximin, Var, Provence See also
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