Pont du Gard
Location: Vers-Pont-du-Gard, Occitanie.
This ancient Roman aqueduct was built around AD 50 during the reign of Claudius or Nero, it formed the most spectacular section of the approximately 50-kilometre aqueduct constructed to carry water from the Fontaine d’Eure near Uzès to the Roman city of Nemausus, modern Nîmes. Spanning the Gardon River, it was built to carry water to the Roman colony. At nearly 50 metres high, it’s the highest of all Roman aqueduct bridges and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Pont du Gard appears in the first-season premiere «L’âme Perdue» of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon. Shortly after Daryl Dixon has washed ashore in southern France and begun making his way across the country. Travelling alone through the abandoned landscape, Daryl reaches the Roman aqueduct and walks across its lower level, carrying his crossbow and supplies as he continues inland. Walkers can be seen moving around beneath and alongside the ancient structure, turning one of southern France’s best-preserved Roman monuments into part of the series’ overgrown post-apocalyptic landscape.
Montmajour Abbey
Location: Near Arles, Provence.
Montmajour Abbey, known in French as Abbaye de Montmajour, is a former Benedictine monastery on a rocky hill approximately four kilometres north-east of Arles in Provence, France. The abbey was founded in 948 on a site that had already been used as a burial ground since antiquity and was then surrounded by marshland, effectively making the hill an island. The earliest surviving monastic structure is the semi-troglodyte Saint-Pierre Hermitage, partly cut directly into the rock.
Montmajour Abbey forms a major part of the fictional Abbey of Saint Bernadette in the first-season premiere, «L’âme Perdue» of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon. After being wounded by a corrosive variant of walker known as a burner, Daryl Dixon loses consciousness and wakes inside the abbey, where a community of nuns led by Mother Superior Véronique has treated his injury. Sister Isabelle introduces him to Laurent, a boy whom the religious group believes may be destined to lead humanity towards renewal, and tries to persuade Daryl to escort him north. Daryl initially refuses and leaves, but returns after Stéphane Codron and his armed Guerriers arrive searching for the American responsible for the death of Codron’s brother.
The Catacombs of Paris
Location: Paris
Catacombs of Paris, or Les Catacombes de Paris, is one of the most distinctive and unsettling historic sites in the French capital. The underground ossuary was created in the late 18th century, when human remains from overcrowded Paris cemeteries were transferred into former limestone quarry tunnels beneath the city. Today the official visitor route shows only a small part of a much larger underground network, but even that section gives a powerful impression of the place: narrow passages, stacked bones, skull-lined walls and a deep sense of being far below the streets of Paris.
In The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 1, Episode 3, titled "Paris Sera Toujours Paris", the Catacombs of Paris appear during Daryl’s journey through the French capital. The underground passages, bones and darkness fit naturally into the series’ post-apocalyptic version of Paris, where historic places have become dangerous, hidden spaces below the ruined city. In the episode Fallou guides Daryl, Isabelle, Laurent, and Sylvie through the underground catacombs to reach the Demimonde, a hidden underground nightclub. In episode 4, "La Dame de Fer", Laurent is kidnapped by Quinn's men and the saved by Daryl, then he forces Armand to reveal that there's another way out from Demimonde nightclub. But this way have walkers in parts of them. Daryl still manage to escape with the boy through the catacombs.
The Grave of Jim Morrison
Location: Cimetiére du Père Lachaise, Paris
Jim Morrison's grave is located in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, where he was buried after his sudden death on July 3, 1971, at age 27. As the lead singer of The Doors, his final resting place has become one of the most visited shrines in the entire cemetery. The current, understated headstone was placed by his family in 1990 and features the Greek inscription KATA TON DAIMONA EAYTOY, meaning "True to his own spirit." Over the decades, devoted fans have flocked to the site, frequently leaving behind tributes like cigarettes, flowers, and alcohol. To prevent severe vandalism and protect neighboring monuments from graffiti, authorities have since placed permanent metal barricades around the grave..
In The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 1, Episode 3, titled "Paris Sera Toujours Paris", our heroes are walking through Cimetiére du Père Lachaise in Paris. Daryl Dixon with company walks by the tomb stone to Jim Morrison from The Doors. He points out the grave to Sylvie and the kid – who have no clue who Jim Morrison is. He explains that he was an American rock star from the band The Doors. During this poignant scene, a French cover of The Doors' classic song "People Are Strange" ("C'est Étrange" by Philonico) plays in the background.
Mont Saint-Michel
Location: Normandy
Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, France, is one of Europe’s most recognisable landmarks, rising from a tidal bay between Normandy and Brittany. A site absolutely worth visiting. The rocky island is crowned by the Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel, with narrow medieval streets climbing up towards the church and monastery complex at the top. Its isolated silhouette, shifting tides and fortress-like appearance give the place a dramatic, almost unreal quality, which has made it a natural point of reference for filmmakers, television productions and fantasy designers. Because the site is also a major historic monument and one of France’s most visited attractions, filming there is more restricted than at many ordinary locations.
In The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Mont-Saint-Michel is used as The Nest, one of the major French locations in the series, in Season 1, Episode 5 ("Deux Amours") and fully featured in the finale, Episode 6 ("Coming Home"), as well as heavily throughout Season 2. The island’s fortified appearance and isolated position make it a fitting setting for the post-apocalyptic world of the show, where historic places are repurposed as places of shelter, control and survival. The location gives the series a very different visual identity from the American settings associated with “The Walking Dead”, using one of France’s most iconic landmarks as part of Daryl Dixon’s journey through the country.
Eiffel Tower
Location: Paris
Completed in 1889 as the entrance arch to the World’s Fair, the Eiffel Tower stands 330 metres tall and remains the most visited paid monument in the world. It’s an enduring symbol of France and features prominently in the Paris skyline, instantly recognisable even in a ruined fictional world.
Daryl Dixon is outside the Eiffel Tower in Season 1, Episode 4 of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, titled "La Dame de Fer". In this episode (which translates to "The Iron Lady," a nickname for the landmark), Daryl and Isabelle track Laurent to the ruins of the Eiffel Tower, where they fight off a herd of walkers swarming the base of the structure. The Eiffel Tower has definitely seen better days, as even the top is cut off.
Panthéon
Location: Latin Quarter, Paris
Originally built as a church in the 18th century, the Panthéon now functions as a secular mausoleum. It houses the remains of notable French figures such as Voltaire, Rousseau, Victor Hugo, and Marie Curie. Architecturally, it’s known for its neoclassical dome and colonnaded façade.
Daryl Dixon passes by the Panthéon in Season 1, Episode 3 of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, titled "Paris Sera Toujours Paris". The group travels through the streets of Paris and passes the neoclassical facade of the Panthéon on their way to the Catacombs.
The Louvre Museum
Location: Paris
Once a royal palace, The Louvre is now the world’s largest art museum. It houses thousands of works, including the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and Liberty Leading the People. Its glass pyramid entrance, designed by architect I. M. Pei, has become an iconic part of the Paris landscape.
Daryl Dixon and the Louvre Museum are featured in Season 2, Episode 3 of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol, titled "L'Invisible". The episode features flashbacks to Monument Day (the start of the outbreak) showing Marion Genet's history at the Louvre, as well as Carol encountering the Mona Lisa inside Genet's compound.
Grande Arche
Location: Paris
Grande Arche, formally known as Grande Arche de la Fraternité, is a monumental office building and landmark at the western end of the historic axis of Paris in the La Défense business district, within the commune of Puteaux. The project originated in President François Mitterrand’s programme of major architectural works and an international competition launched in 1982 to complete the Tête Défense at the end of the axis running from the Louvre through the Place de la Concorde and Arc de Triomphe.
Grande Arche appears during the second season, The Book of Carol, as part of the abandoned post-apocalyptic La Défense district. In «Moulin Rouge» (2024), Carol Peletier passes through the area after reaching Paris while searching for Daryl. The normally crowded business district has become silent and overgrown, with wrecked vehicles, rubbish and bodies scattered around the pedestrian spaces behind the Arche. Grande Arche becomes even more prominent in «Vouloir, C’est Pouvoir» (2024), when Daryl and Carol travel through La Défense after finally being reunited.
Fort de Cormeilles-en-Parisis
Location: Île-de-France
The Fort de Cormeilles-en-Parisis is a large, well-preserved 19th-century military fortress located about 15 to 18 kilometers northwest of Paris, France. It was built between 1874 and 1877 following France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. It is situated on a high hill overlooking the Seine Valley, which German troops had previously used as a firing position against Paris. Since then it has served as an anti-aircraft battery in World War I, a German naval ammunition depot in World War II, and later as a military prison and base before being decommissioned.
In The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Fort de Cormeilles becomes Maison Mère, the heavily fortified headquarters of Marion Genet and the Pouvoir du Vivant. The location is introduced during the first season as the centre of Genet’s increasingly authoritarian movement, with armed Guerriers guarding the former military complex and prisoners held in its cells. It becomes especially important in episode 5, «Deux Amours», when Quinn and Isabelle attend Genet’s De Gaulle Day gathering at Maison Mère. Inside, Isabelle discovers that Daryl has been captured and imprisoned, while Laurent is being held under Genet’s control.
Tunnel de l'Ave-Maria
Location: Le Portel
The Fort de Cormeilles-en-Parisis is a large, well-preserved 19th-century military fortress located about 15 to 18 kilometers northwest of Paris, France. It was built between 1874 and 1877 following France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. It is situated on a high hill overlooking the Seine Valley, which German troops had previously used as a firing position against Paris. Since then it has served as an anti-aircraft battery in World War I, a German naval ammunition depot in World War II, and later as a military prison and base before being decommissioned.
In The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Fort de Cormeilles becomes Maison Mère, the heavily fortified headquarters of Marion Genet and the Pouvoir du Vivant. The location is introduced during the first season as the centre of Genet’s increasingly authoritarian movement, with armed Guerriers guarding the former military complex and prisoners held in its cells. It becomes especially important in episode 5, «Deux Amours», when Quinn and Isabelle attend Genet’s De Gaulle Day gathering at Maison Mère. Inside, Isabelle discovers that Daryl has been captured and imprisoned, while Laurent is being held under Genet’s control.