Gurdwara Singh Sabha France
Bobigny, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France Sikhism
France’s first gurdwara according to Seine-Saint-Denis Tourism, a major Sikh place of worship and community centre in Bobigny.
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Lerab Ling
Roqueredonde, Hérault, Occitanie, France Buddhism
One of Europe’s leading centres for the study and practice of Tibetan Buddhism, founded in southern France in 1991.
Sri Manicka Vinayakar Alayam
Paris, Île-de-France, France Hinduism
Prominent Hindu temple in Paris, documented by the city tourism office as a centre of Ganesha worship and Hindu festival life in…
Plum Village Monastery — Upper Hamlet
Thénac, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Buddhism
One of the three principal French monastic hamlets of Plum Village, the Buddhist community founded by Thich Nhat Hanh in southwest France.
Grande Pagode du Bois de Vincennes
Paris, Île-de-France, France Buddhism
National Buddhist landmark in the Bois de Vincennes, headquarters of the Union Bouddhiste de France and custodian of relics presented as relics…
Kagyu-Dzong
Paris, Île-de-France, France Buddhism
Historic Tibetan Buddhist temple in Paris and an early major centre of the Karma Kagyu tradition in France.
Grand Synagogue of Paris
Paris, Île-de-France, France Judaism
Principal historic synagogue of Paris and seat associated with the Chief Rabbinate of France and Paris.
Carpentras Synagogue
Carpentras, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Judaism
One of France’s oldest surviving synagogue sites, preserving a medieval ritual bath and an 18th-century prayer hall.
Sanctuary of Mont Sainte-Odile
Mont Sainte-Odile, Ottrott, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France Christianity
Emblematic Catholic pilgrimage sanctuary of Alsace, centred on the tomb and cult of St. Odile and a long tradition of prayer on…
Royal Abbey of Fontevraud
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France Christianity
Vast royal abbey founded in 1101, mother house of the Fontevrist order and necropolis of leading Plantagenets including Eleanor of Aquitaine and…
Fleury Abbey, Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France Christianity
Historic Benedictine abbey and major centre of the cult of St. Benedict, whose relics are venerated at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire.
Grande Mosquée de Paris
Paris, Île-de-France, France Islam
France’s best-known historic mosque, inaugurated in 1926 as a major national Islamic religious and cultural institution.