1,071 abandoned places in France

ShotHotspot has mapped 1,071 abandoned places in France, and lists the top 200 here, ranked by how often they're photographed, viewed and voted for. The most popular are Cowdray Ruins, Paul Centre Sanatorium Urbex and Abandoned Factory Hall. Some are private property or unsafe, so get permission before you visit.

Top abandoned places in France

  1. Abandoned Cinema - urban, abandoned
  2. Rusty Old Cars - abandoned
  3. Old House - architecture, urban, abandoned
  4. Abandoned House. - abandoned
  5. Abandoned Building - abandoned
  6. Ghost House - architecture, abandoned
  7. Cowdray Ruins - 9 photos; architecture, abandoned
  8. San Gotthard Sanatorium - abandoned
  9. Paul Centre Sanatorium Urbex - 45 photos; abandoned
  10. Abandoned Factory Hall - 45 photos; urban, abandoned
  11. Knowlton Church - 45 photos; sunset, architecture, abandoned
  12. Forgotten Railway - 21 photos; transport, abandoned
  13. Abandoned Hospital - people, abandoned
  14. Abandoned Tracks - 43 photos; transport, abandoned
  15. Abandoned Mental Hospital - 45 photos; urban, abandoned
  16. Railway Station - 43 photos; urban, transport, abandoned
  17. Notre Dame Cathedral - 45 photos; water, architecture, abandoned
  18. Dungy Head - 45 photos; abandoned
  19. Panthéon - 45 photos; architecture, abandoned
  20. Colony Ruins - architecture, abandoned
  21. Sherborne Old Castle - 40 photos; architecture, abandoned
  22. Fort d'Ecrouves - architecture, abandoned
  23. La Géode - 45 photos; abandoned
  24. Tamar Bridge and Boats - 22 photos; architecture, abandoned
  25. Burned factory - urban, abandoned
  26. Abbaye de Jumieges - 45 photos; architecture, abandoned
  27. Pont des Armeniers - architecture, abandoned
  28. Barrington Court - 45 photos; abandoned
  29. Barrington Court - 45 photos; abandoned
  30. Knightshayes Court - 45 photos; abandoned
  31. Chemische Fabrik Badenia Old - abandoned
  32. Schloss Lichtenstein - 45 photos; abandoned
  33. Icon City Urban Abandoned - 3 photos; architecture, urban, abandoned
  34. Totnes Depot Dairy Abandoned - 45 photos; abandoned
  35. Forbidden Place House Horror - 12 photos; architecture, urban, abandoned
  36. Area 1 - abandoned
  37. Abandoned Torino Factory Turin - 2 photos; urban, abandoned
  38. Boat Plymouth Derelict Creek - 25 photos; water, wildlife, abandoned
  39. Plymouth Hooe Lake - water, abandoned
  40. insane cemetery Rekem - 2 photos; urban, abandoned
  41. 53rd Portsmouth Scout Group - abandoned
  42. Chateau Robert Golfe Juan - 22 photos; abandoned
  43. Shute Junction Railway Station - 29 photos; urban, transport, abandoned
  44. Motel Founex Abandoned Bar - 37 photos; abandoned
  45. Traumfabrik Sundown Grassland ©2008☼ - abandoned
  46. Rives De Seine - abandoned
  47. Abandoned Coaches Vision Fareham - abandoned
  48. Charbon Carmaux Blaye Mines - 39 photos; urban, abandoned
  49. Rodolphe Urbex Friche - 45 photos; abandoned
  50. Matalan - architecture, urban, abandoned
  51. Hotel Alexandra Vernet Les - 4 photos; abandoned
  52. Stoke Damerel - 37 photos; abandoned
  53. Wistmans Wood - 45 photos; abandoned
  54. Forges Trignac Urbex Abandoned - 45 photos; abandoned
  55. Urban Exploration Bagnolet - 42 photos; urban, abandoned
  56. Fort Cumberland - 45 photos; urban, abandoned
  57. Building Abandoned Stone Plymouth - 3 photos; architecture, abandoned
  58. Decay Urban Colors Fattoria - urban, abandoned
  59. Wasserfall Dreimühlen - 24 photos; landscape, abandoned
  60. Gent - 6 photos; urban, abandoned

Abandoned places in France, by area

Before you go

We don't know whether you're allowed to visit any of these places. Many are private property, closed to the public or unsafe: get permission from the owner or the relevant authority, and take safety precautions.

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