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

Aquitaine

Auvergne

Le Puy CathedralPuy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire11 Feb 1856
Basilica of Notre-Dame du Port
Basilique de Notre-Dame-du-Port
Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme3 May 1886
Basilica of Notre-Dame des Fers, Orcival
Orcival, Puy-de-Dôme17 July 1894
Basilica of St. Amable, Riom
Basilique Saint-Amable de Riom
Riom, Puy-de-Dôme7 March 1912
Basilica of Notre-Dame des Miracles, Mauriac
Mauriac, Cantal10 August 1921
Moulins CathedralMoulins, Allier28 October 1949
Basilica of St. Julien, Brioude
Basilique Saint-Julien de Brioude
Brioude, Haute-Loire26 April 1957
Basilica of Notre-Dame du Mont CornadoreSaint-Nectaire, Puy-de-Dômen.a.

Burgundy

Nevers CathedralNevers, Nièvre13 January 1868
Basilica of Sacré Coeur, Paray-le-MonialParay-le-Monial, Saône-et-Loire26 January 1875
Basilica of St. Andoche, SaulieuSaulieu, Côte d'Or22 October 1919
Vézelay AbbeyVézelay, Yonne4 May 1920
Autun CathedralAutun, Saône-et-Loire8 April 1949
Basilica of Notre-Dame, BeauneBeaune, Côte-d'Or10 August 1957
Basilica of Notre-Dame et Sainte Croix, La Charité-sur-Loire
La Charité-sur-Loire, Nièvre10 August 1957
Basilica of St. Bernard, Fontaine-lès-DijonFontaine-lès-Dijon, Côte-d'Orn.a.

Brittany (Bretagne)

Centre

Champagne

Franche-Comté

Île-de-France (Paris region)

Notre Dame de Paris Paris 4e27 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 7e29 April 1898
Basilica of St. Denis, Argenteuil
Basilique Saint-Denis de Argenteuil
Argenteuil, Val d'Oise23 August 1898
Meaux CathedralMeaux, Seine-et-Marne12 June 1912
Basilica of Notre-Dame de Bonne Garde, Longpont-sur-Orge
Longpont-sur-Orge, Essonne26 February 1913
Basilica of Sacré-CoeurParis 18e13 August 1919
Basilica of Notre-Dame des Victoires, Paris
Paris 2e23 February 1927
Basilica of Notre-Dame du Perpétuel Secours, Paris
Paris 11e25 June 1966
Basilica of St. DenisSaint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denisn.a.
Basilica of St. Mathurin, LarchantLarchant, Seine-et-Marnen.a.

Languedoc-Roussillon

Lorraine

Midi-Pyrénées

Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Lourdes
Basilique Notre-Dame-de-l'Immaculée-Conception de Lourdes
Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées1874-03-13
Rodez CathedralRodez, Aveyron1874-12-29
Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Daurade, ToulouseToulouse, Haute-Garonne1876-05-02
Basilica of St. Sernin, Toulouse
Basilique Saint-Sernin de Toulouse
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne1878-04-05
Basilica of Notre-Dame, RocamadourRocamadour, Lot1913-03-18
Rosary Basilica
Basilique Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire de Lourdes
Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées1926-07-18
Auch CathedralAuch, Gers1928-04-25
Basilica of Notre-Dame, CeignacCeignac, Aveyron1936-08-12
Albi CathedralAlbi, Tarn1947-05-09
Basilica of St. Pius XLourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées1958-05-16

Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Normandy

Pays de la Loire

Picardy

Amiens CathedralAmiens, Somme1854-12-12
Soissons CathedralSoissons, Aisne1857-03-10
Basilica of St. QuentinSaint-Quentin, Aisne1876-12-05
Basilica of Notre-Dame de Brébières, AlbertAlbert, Somme1899-06-07
Basilica of Notre-Dame, LiesseLiesse, Aisne1912-12-11

Poitou-Charentes

Provence

Avignon CathedralAvignon, Vaucluse1854-12-22
Aix CathedralAix-en-Provence1875-12-06
Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde, MarseillesMarseille, Bouches-du-Rhône1879-06-10
Apt CathedralApt, Vaucluse1879-08-08
Basilica of St. Trophime
Basilique Saint-Trophime
Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône1882-01-24
Basilica of Notre-Dame du LausSaint-Étienne-le-Laus, Hautes-Alpes1892-03-18
Marseille CathedralMarseille, Bouches-du-Rhône1896-01-24
Abbey of St. Victor, MarseilleMarseille, Bouches-du-Rhône1934-09-20
Nice CathedralNice, Alpes-Maritimes1949-05-27
Basilica of Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, NiceNice, Alpes-Maritimes1978-01-09
Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Tarascon,
otherwise Frigolet Abbey
Tarascon, Bouches-du-Rhône1984-06-12
Basilica of Sacré Cœur, MarseilleMarseille, Bouches-du-Rhône1997-09-17
Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel, MentonMenton, Alpes-Maritimes1999-03-26
Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Victoire, Saint-Raphaël
Saint-Raphaël, Var2004-01-14
Basilica of Sainte Marie Madeleine, Saint-MaximinSaint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, Varn.a.

Rhône-Alpes

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