All French heritage classified by regions, departments and cities

Railway heritage, viaducts and station classifications of France

74 elements of the railway heritage are classified as historical monuments. Of course, we are talking about rolling stock: locomotives, cars, wagons, horsepower, enhanced by enthusiasts; but above all railway infrastructure, real works of art, such as viaducts, rotundas, railway stations...

We thought it was essential to introduce them by region and department.

le Industrial heritage of France

11 elements of the railway heritage, viaducts and classified stations en Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

2 elements of the railway heritage, viaducts and classified stations en Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

4 elements of the railway heritage, viaducts and classified stations en Bretagne

3 elements of the railway heritage, viaducts and classified stations dans le Centre Val-de-Loire

1 railway heritage element, viaduct or station classified en Corse

7 elements of the railway heritage, viaducts and classified stations dans le Grand-Est

7 elements of the railway heritage, viaducts and classified stations dans les Hauts-de-France

2 elements of the railway heritage, viaducts and classified stations en Normandie

2 elements of the railway heritage, viaducts and classified stations en Île de France

10 elements of the railway heritage, viaducts and classified stations en Nouvelle-Aquitaine

10 elements of the railway heritage, viaducts and classified stations en Occitanie

2 elements of the railway heritage, viaducts and classified stations en Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur

2 elements of the railway heritage, viaducts and classified stations dans le Pays-de-la-Loire

11 elements of the railway heritage, viaducts and classified stations au coeur de Paris

Railway heritage, viaducts and station classifications of France

Sélection de 8 elements of the railway heritage, viaducts and classified stations sur 74 en France

Bordeaux-Saint-Jean station

Gare classée MH
33000 Bordeaux

Bordeaux-Saint-Jean station, built in 1855 and enlarged in 1898, is the main railway station in Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine). An architectural masterpiece of the 19th century, it combines a monumental metal hall and a key role in the national network.

Montpellier-Saint-Roch station

Gare classée MH
34000 Montpellier

Montpellier-Saint-Roch station, built in the nineteenth century in the Hérault, is a neoclassical railway emblem in the heart of the city. Partially classified as a historical monument, it combines heritage and modernity in the Occitanie network.

Cauterets station

Gare classée MH
65110 Cauterets

The station of Cauterets, a former wooden railway station of the 4th quarter of the 19th century, is located in Cauterets (Hautes-Pyrénées). Ranked a historic monument in 1981, it combines eclectic style and touristic function.

Rouen-Rive-Right Station

Gare classée MH
76000 Rouen

Rouen-Rive-Right Station, Art Nouveau building of 1928, is the main railway station in Normandy, located in the city centre on the right bank of the Seine, in Rouen (Seine-Maritime).

Viaduc de la Recoumène at the Monastier-sur-Gazeille

Viaduc
43150 Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille

The Viaduct de la Recoumène, built at the beginning of the 20th century near the Monastier-sur-Gazeille in Haute-Loire, is an unfinished railway bridge in basalt, classified as a historical monument. This technical masterpiece, designed by Paul Séjourné, dominates the Gazeille valley with its 8 slender arches.

Former SNCF repair shops in La Plaine

Patrimoine ferroviaire
93200 Saint-Denis

The former SNCF repair shops of La Plaine, built in Saint-Denis (Île-de-France) in the second half of the 19th century, were a major railway depot dedicated to the maintenance of steam and diesel locomotives, now partially classified as a historical monument.

Viaduct on the Vecchio or Eiffel Bridge (also on Vivario municipality)

Viaduc
20231 Venaco

The viaduct on the Vecchio, known as Eiffel Bridge, is a 19th century metal railway structure located between Venaco and Vivario in Haute-Corse. This iconic bridge, listed as a Historic Monument, illustrates Gustave Eiffel's bold engineering in a preserved Corsican mountainous landscape.

Abbeville station

Gare classée MH
80132 Abbeville

Abbeville Train Station, built in the 3rd quarter of the 19th century, is an iconic wooden and red brick railway building located in Abbeville (Hauts-de-France). Since 1984, it has been a major railway node until the middle of the 20th century.