The French people’s favorite monument in 2024 is a racing circuit!

The ninth edition of the show Le Monument Favori des Français crowned the 24 Hours of Le Mans circuit last night. The century-old structure was chosen among 14 emblematic monuments from different regions of France.

Succeeding the fortified castle of Sedan, in the Ardennes department, elected last year, The 24 Hours of Le Mans circuit has just been designated by Internet users as the French people’s favorite monument for 2024The announcement was made yesterday evening by Stéphane Bern from the Château de Rambouillet during the ninth edition of his show on France 3. A list of 14 monuments representing the different regions of France had previously been submitted to Internet users for voting, which took place between July 12 and 24.

The list of candidates for the title of favorite monument of the French in 2024:

• The Le Corbusier Firminy-Vert Site (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)
• The Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (Burgundy-Franche-Comté)
• The Trévarez Estate (Brittany)
• The Priory of Saint-Cosme – Ronsard’s residence (Centre-Val de Loire)
• Saleccia Park (Corsica)
• The Sanctuary of Mont Sainte-Odile (Grand Est)
• The Belfry of Douai (Hauts-de-France)
• The Château de Fontainebleau (Île-de-France)
• The Lazaret of the Grande Chaloupe (Reunion/Overseas)
• The Château d’Eu – Louis-Philippe Museum (Normandy)
• Fort Louvois (New Aquitaine)
• Château Laurens (Occitanie)
• The 24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit (Pays de la Loire)
• The Villa & Gardens Ephrussi de Rothschild (Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur)

In a period when the automobile is not really in the odor of sanctity, where in every television advertisement devoted to it, the future owner is advised to leave it in the garage, to replace it with a bicycle or the use of public transport, The consecration of the automobile circuit located in Sarthe is, to say the least, unexpected. We will not complain about it, quite the contrary.

The century-old work inaugurated the 24 Hours of racing on May 26, 1923, bringing together 33 participants. The event, whose global aura attracts hundreds of thousands of spectators each year, is also a source of inspiration for film directors. This is evidenced by the feature film shot last year by Claude Lelouch, entitled Enfin, which will be released in theaters on November 13.