Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The most beautiful villages of France

France

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") is an independent association, created in 1982, which aims to promote assets of small and picturesque French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 villages of quality heritage. As of 2008, 152 villages in France have been labelled as the "Plus Beaux Villages de France".

There are a few criteria before entering the association: the population of the village must not exceed 2,000 inhabitants, there must be at least 2 protected areas (picturesque or legendary sites, or sites of scientific, artistic or historic interest), and the decision to candidate must be taken by the town council.

Similar associations have been set up in Belgium

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 (Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie

Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie

Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie is a non-profit organisation formed in 1994 to promote, protect and develop a number of villages in Wallonia, Belgium....

), Quebec

Quebec

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 (Les Plus Beaux Villages du Québec) and Italy

Italy

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 (I Borghi Piu Belli d'Italia).

Quality, promotion, and development

The mission of the association is to preserve, promote and develop cultural and natural heritage in the villages.

Villages urbanistic and architectural quality is regularly evaluated.

A guidebook of the most beautiful villages of France is edited by Reader's Digest

Reader's Digest

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(French only).

Alsace

Alsace

Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...

• Bas-Rhin
  Bas-Rhin
  Bas-Rhin is a department of France. The name means "Lower Rhine". It is the more populous and densely populated of the two departments of the Alsace region, with 1,079,013 inhabitants in 2006.- History :...
  
  
  • Hunspach
    Hunspach
    Hunspach is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-Geography:The commune lies a short distance to the south of Wissembourg within the North Vosges Natural Park.-Sights:...
    
    
  • Mittelbergheim
    Mittelbergheim
    Mittelbergheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France association....
    
    
• Haut-Rhin
  Haut-Rhin
  Haut-Rhin is a département of the Alsace region of France, named after the Rhine river. Its name means Upper Rhine. Haut-Rhin is the smaller and less populated of the two departements of Alsace, although is still densely populated compared to the rest of France.-Subdivisions:The department...
  
  
  • Eguisheim
    Eguisheim
    Eguisheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.Eguisheim produces Alsace wine of high quality. The commune is largely German-speaking.-History:...
    
    
  • Hunawihr
    Hunawihr
    Hunawihr is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France association.-References:*...
    
    
  • Riquewihr
    Riquewihr
    Riquewihr is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.A popular tourist attraction for its historical architecture, Riquewihr is also known for the Riesling and other great wines produced in the village...
    
    

Aquitaine

Aquitaine

Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes...

• Dordogne
  Dordogne
  Dordogne is a départment in south-west France. The départment is located in the region of Aquitaine, between the Loire valley and the High Pyrénées named after the great river Dordogne that runs through it...
  
  
  • Belvès
    Belvès
    Belvès is a communein the Dordogne department in southwestern France.It has been designated as one of the prettiest towns in France. The nearest city is Bordeaux.-Population:-References:*...
    
    
  • Beynac-et-Cazenac
    Beynac-et-Cazenac
    Beynac-et-Cazenac is a commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France.The medieval Château de Beynac is located in the commune.The village is classified as one of Les plus beaux villages de France ....
    
    
  • Castelnaud-la-Chapelle
    Castelnaud-la-Chapelle
    Castelnaud-la-Chapelle is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.The Château de Castelnaud-la-Chapelle is located in the commune.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Domme
    Domme, Dordogne
    Domme is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is sometimes called the "Akropolis des Périgord".-Geography:Domme is located above sea level on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Dordogne river...
    
    
  • La Roque-Gageac
    La Roque-Gageac
    La Roque-Gageac is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine, southwestern France.Perched above the Dordogne River, the village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France association....
    
    
  • Limeuil
    Limeuil
    Limeuil is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is located at the confluence of the Dordogne and Vézère rivers.-Population:-References:*...
    
    
  • Monpazier
    Monpazier
    Monpazier is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwest France.-Population:Its inhabitants are called Monpaziérois.-Sights:...
    
    
  • Saint-Amand-de-Coly
    Saint-Amand-de-Coly
    Saint-Amand-de-Coly is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France association.-Population:-Sights:...
    
    
  • Saint-Jean-de-Côle
    Saint-Jean-de-Côle
    Saint-Jean-de-Côle is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Geography:The Côle flows south-southwest through the middle of the commune and crosses the village.-Population:-References:*...
    
    
  • Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère
    Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère
    Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
    
    
• Lot-et-Garonne
  Lot-et-Garonne
  Lot-et-Garonne is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot and Garonne rivers.-History:Lot-et-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
  
  
  • Monflanquin
    Monflanquin
    Monflanquin is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. Built in 1256 as a military bastide town on a strategic north-south route, it changed hands several times during the Hundred Years' War.-Demography:...
    
    
  • Pujols-le-Haut (commune of Pujols
    Pujols, Lot-et-Garonne
    Pujols is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.-See also:*Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department...
    
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• Pyrénées-Atlantiques
  Pyrénées-Atlantiques
  Pyrénées-Atlantiques is a department in the southwest of France which takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.- History :...
  
  
  • Ainhoa
    Ainhoa, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
    Ainhoa is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in Aquitaine in south-western France. The village is in the traditional Basque province of Labourd...
    
    
  • La Bastide-Clairence
    La Bastide-Clairence
    La Bastide-Clairence is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.It is located in the former province of Lower Navarre.-People:...
    
    
  • Sare
    Sare
    Sare is a village in the traditional Basque province of Labourd, now a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France....
    
    

Auvergne

Auvergne (région)

Auvergne is one of the 27 administrative regions of France. It comprises the 4 departments of Allier, Puy de Dome, Cantal and Haute Loire.The current administrative region of Auvergne is larger than the historical province of Auvergne, and includes provinces and areas that historically were not...

• Allier
  Allier
  Allier is a department in central France named after the river Allier.- History :Allier is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Auvergne and Bourbonnais.In 1940, the government of Marshal...
  
  
  • Charroux
    Charroux, Allier
    Charroux is a commune in the Allier department in central France.-Population:-References:*...
    
    
• Cantal
  Cantal
  Cantal is a department in south-central France. It is named after the Cantal mountain range, a group of extinct, eroded volcanic peaks, which covers much of the department. Residents are known as Cantaliens or Cantalous....
  
  

• • Salers
    Salers
    Salers is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.It is famous for the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée cheeses Cantal and Salers...
    
    
  • Tournemire
    Tournemire, Cantal
    Tournemire is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.-Population:-References:*...
    
    
• Haute-Loire
  Haute-Loire
  Haute-Loire is a department in south-central France named after the Loire River.-History:Haute-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
  
  
  • Arlempdes
    Arlempdes
    Arlempdes is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.-See also:*Communes of the Haute-Loire department...
    
    
  • Blesle
    Blesle
    Blesle is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.-See also:*Communes of the Haute-Loire department...
    
    
  • Lavaudieu
    Lavaudieu
    Lavaudieu is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.-Geography:The village lies on the right bank of the Senouire, which flows westward through the commune.-See also:*Communes of the Haute-Loire department...
    
    
  • Pradelles
    Pradelles, Haute-Loire
    Pradelles is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.-See also:*Communes of the Haute-Loire department...
    
    
• Puy-de-Dôme
  Puy-de-Dôme
  Puy-de-Dôme is a department in the centre of France named after the famous dormant volcano, the Puy-de-Dôme.Inhabitants were called Puydedomois until December 2005...
  
  
  • Montpeyroux
    Montpeyroux, Puy-de-Dôme
    Montpeyroux is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...
    
    
  • Saint-Floret
    Saint-Floret
    Saint-Floret is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...
    
    
  • Saint-Saturnin
    Saint-Saturnin, Puy-de-Dôme
    Saint-Saturnin is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...
    
    
  • Usson
    Usson, Puy-de-Dôme
    Usson is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...
    
    

Burgundy

• Côte-d'Or
  Côte-d'Or
  Côte-d'Or is a department in the eastern part of France.- History :Côte-d'Or is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was formed from part of the former province of Burgundy.- Geography :...
  
  

• • Châteauneuf-en-Auxois
  • Flavigny-sur-Ozerain
    Flavigny-sur-Ozerain
    Flavigny-sur-Ozerain is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the region of Burgundy in eastern France.The old village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France association.-Geography:...
    
    
• Saône-et-Loire
  Saône-et-Loire
  Saône-et-Loire is a French department, named after the Saône and the Loire rivers between which it lies.-History:When it was formed during the French Revolution, as of March 4, 1790 in fulfillment of the law of December 22, 1789, the new department combined parts of the provinces of southern...
  
  
  • Semur-en-Brionnais
    Semur-en-Brionnais
    Semur-en-Brionnais is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-Sights:The oldest castle in Burgundy, Château St Hugues dating from 9th century is located in Semur-en-Brionnais. It is the birthplace of Henriette d'Angeville, the second woman to climb...
    
    
• Yonne
  Yonne
  Yonne is a French department named after the Yonne River. It is one of the four constituent departments of Burgundy in eastern France and its prefecture is Auxerre. Its official number is 89....
  
  
  • Noyers
    Noyers, Yonne
    Noyers is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.There are half-timbered houses, ashlars, pillars and pinnacles. There are a lot of lanes and small squares made of chalky and granitic pavements. There are towers surrounded by the river Serein loops.-History:The...
    
    
  • Vézelay
    Vézelay
    Vézelay is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France. It is a defendable hill town famous for Vézelay Abbey. The town and the Basilica of St Magdelene are designated UNESCO World Heritage sites....
    
    

Brittany

Brittany

Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...

• Côtes d'Armor
  • Moncontour
    Moncontour, Côtes-d'Armor
    Moncontour is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Moncontour are called moncontourais.-External links:*...
    
    
• Finistère
  Finistère
  Finistère is a département of France, in the extreme west of Brittany.-History:The name Finistère derives from the Latin Finis Terræ, meaning end of the earth, and may be compared with Land's End on the opposite side of the English Channel...
  
  
  • Le Faou
    Le Faou
    Le Faou is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Le Faou are called Faouistes.-Events:...
    
    
  • Île-de-Sein
  • Locronan
    Locronan
    Locronan is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.Locronan is a member of the [Les Plus Beaux Villages de France]] association.-The place name:...
    
    
• Ille-et-Vilaine
  Ille-et-Vilaine
  Ille-et-Vilaine is a department of France, located in the region of Brittany in the northwest of the country.- History :Ille-et-Vilaine is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
  
  
  • Saint-Suliac
    Saint-Suliac
    Saint-Suliac is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in north-western France.-Demographics:Inhabitants of Saint-Suliac are called Suliaçais.-References:* ;* -External links:*...
    
    
• Morbihan
  Morbihan
  Morbihan is a department in Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Morbihan , the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastline.-History:...
  
  
  • Rochefort-en-Terre
    Rochefort-en-Terre
    Rochefort-en-Terre is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.Rochefort-en-Terre is a designated “Petite Cité de Caractére”.-Demographics:Inhabitants of Rochefort-en-Terre are called in French Rochefortais....
    
    

Centre

• Cher
  • Apremont-sur-Allier
    Apremont-sur-Allier
    Apremont-sur-Allier is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of forestry and farming comprising a small village and two hamlets situated by the west bank of the river Allier, some southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D100 with the D76 and D45 roads...
    
    
• Indre
  Indre
  Indre is a department in the center of France named after the river Indre. The inhabitants of the department are called Indriens.-History:Indre is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
  
  
  • Gargilesse-Dampierre
    Gargilesse-Dampierre
    Gargilesse-Dampierre is a commune in the Indre department in central France.It is classified as one of "The most beautiful villages of France" and is situated near the confluence of the Gargilesse stream and the river Creuse. The 19th century writer George Sand lived in the village.-References:*...
    
    
  • Saint-Benoît-du-Sault
    Saint-Benoît-du-Sault
    Saint-Benoît-du-Sault is a commune in the Indre department in central France.It is a medieval village , perched in a curve on a rocky butte overlooking the Portefeuille River in the former province of Berry....
    
    
• Indre-et-Loire
  Indre-et-Loire
  Indre-et-Loire is a department in west-central France named after the Indre and the Loire rivers.-History:Indre-et-Loire is one of the original 83 départements created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
  
  
  • Candes-Saint-Martin
    Candes-Saint-Martin
    Candes-Saint-Martin is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. It overlooks the confluence of the Vienne and Loire rivers from a steep hill on the left bank of the Loire, and marks the boundary between the modern departments of Indre-et-Loire to the east, and Maine-et-Loire...
    
    
  • Crissay-sur-Manse
    Crissay-sur-Manse
    Crissay-sur-Manse is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. It is one of the 'most beautiful villages of France' . The houses are made from white limestome, with mullioned windows. The village is located on the Manse river.In 2010 it contained two restaurants...
    
    
  • Montrésor
    Montrésor
    Montrésor is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.-Geography:The village lies on the right bank of the Indrois, which flows northwestward through the middle of the commune.-See also:*Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department...
    
    
• Loir-et-Cher
  Loir-et-Cher
  Loir-et-Cher is a département in north-central France named after the rivers Loir and Cher.-History:Loir-et-Cher is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Orléanais and...
  
  
  • Lavardin
    Lavardin, Loir-et-Cher
    Lavardin is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.It is located on the banks of the Loir River.Its inhabitants are called Lavardinoises and Lavardinois....
    
    
• Loiret
  Loiret
  Loiret is a department in north-central FranceThe department is named after the river Loiret, a tributary of the Loire. The Loiret is located wholly within the department.- History :...
  
  
  • Yèvre-le-Châtel

Corsica

Corsica

Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....

• Corse-du-Sud
  Corse-du-Sud
  Corse-du-Sud is a French département composed of the southern part of the island of Corsica.- History :The department was formed on 15 September 1975, when the Corse department was divided into Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud...
  
  
  • Piana
    Piana
    Piana is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.-Population:-See also:*Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department* Calanques de Piana, UNESCO World Heritage Site* Torra di Turghju-References:*...
    
    
• Haute-Corse
  Haute-Corse
  Haute-Corse is a French department. It constitutes the northern part of the island of Corsica.- History :The department was formed on 15 September 1975, when the department of Corse was divided into Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud...
  
  
  • Sant'Antonino

Franche-Comté

Franche-Comté

Franche-Comté the former "Free County" of Burgundy, as distinct from the neighbouring Duchy, is an administrative region and a traditional province of eastern France...

• Doubs
  Doubs
  Doubs is a department the Franche-Comté region of eastern France named after the Doubs River.-History:As early as the 13th century, inhabitants of the northern two-thirds of Doubs spoke the Franc-Comtois language, a dialect of Langue d'Oïl. Residents of the southern third of Doubs spoke a dialect...
  
  
  • Lods
    Lods
    Lods is a commune in the Doubs département in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.- Geography :Lods is located southwest of Ornans in the valley of the Loue River.- History :...
    
    
• Haute-Saône
  Haute-Saône
  Haute-Saône is a French department of the Franche-Comté région, named after the Saône River.- History :The department was created in the early years of the French Revolution through the application of a law dated 22 December 1789, from part of the former province of Franche-Comté...
  
  
  • Pesmes
    Pesmes
    Pesmes is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.-References:*...
    
    
• Jura
  • Baume-les-Messieurs
    Baume-les-Messieurs
    Baume-les-Messieurs is a commune in the Jura department in Franche-Comté in eastern France.The village lies within the most extensive of the steephead valleys of the Jura escarpment, the Reculée de Baume. It is therefore almost surrounded by limestone cliffs about 200m high. The River Seille has...
    
    
  • Château-Chalon
    Château-Chalon
    Château-Chalon is a commune in the Jura department in Franche-Comté in eastern France.-References:*...
    
    

Languedoc-Roussillon

Languedoc-Roussillon

Languedoc-Roussillon is one of the 27 regions of France. It comprises five departments, and borders the other French regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne, Midi-Pyrénées on the one side, and Spain, Andorra and the Mediterranean sea on the other side.-Geography:The region is...

• Aude
  Aude
  Aude is a department in south-central France named after the river Aude. The local council also calls the department "Cathar Country".Aude is also a frequent feminine French given name in Francophone countries, deriving initially from Aude or Oda, a wife of Bertrand, Duke of Aquitaine, and mother...
  
  
  • Lagrasse
    Lagrasse
    Lagrasse is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.Lagrasse is part of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France association .-Geography:...
    
    
• Gard
  Gard
  Gard is a département located in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region.The department is named after the River Gard, although the formerly Occitan name of the River Gard, Gardon, has been replacing the traditional French name in recent decades, even among French speakers.- History...
  
  
  • Aiguèze
    Aiguèze
    Aiguèze is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.Since 2005, Aiguèze has been a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France , the first such location in Gard.-Population:-Sights:...
    
    
  • La Roque-sur-Cèze
    La Roque-sur-Cèze
    La Roque-sur-Cèze is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
    
    
• Hérault
  Hérault
  Hérault is a department in the south of France named after the Hérault river.-History:Hérault is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
  
  
  • Minerve
    Minerve, Hérault
    Minerve is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-History:In 1210 a group of Cathars sought refuge in the village after the massacre at Béziers during the Albigensian Crusade. The village was besieged by Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester. The...
    
    
  • Olargues
    Olargues
    Olargues is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.Olargues is a beautiful example of a French Medieval town. It was occupied by the Romans, the Vandals and the Visigoths. At the end of the 11th century the Jaur valley came under the authority of the...
    
    
  • Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
    Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
    Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France....
    
    
• Lozère
  Lozère
  Lozère , is a department in southeast France near the Massif Central, named after Mont Lozère.- History :Lozère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
  
  
  • La Garde-Guérin (commune of Prévenchères
    Prévenchères
    Prévenchères is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France.-Geography:The village lies on the left bank of the Chassezac, which flows southeastward through the western part of the commune.-References:*...
    
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  • Sainte-Enimie
    Sainte-Enimie
    Sainte-Enimie is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France.The commune contains 25 hamlets and villages, including:* Sainte-Enimie * Boisset* Castelbouc* Champerboux* Hauterives* Prades* Pougnadoires* Saint-Chély-du-Tarn...
    
    
• Pyrénées-Orientales
  Pyrénées-Orientales
  Pyrénées-Orientales is a department of southern France adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean Sea. It also surrounds the tiny Spanish enclave of Llívia, and thus has two distinct borders with Spain.- History :...
  
  
  • Castelnou
    Castelnou, Pyrénées-Orientales
    Castelnou is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.-References:*...
    
    
  • Eus
    Eus
    Eus is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.-References:*...
    
    
  • Évol
    Olette
    Olette is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.-Demography:-References:*...
    
     (commune of Olette-Évol
    Olette
    Olette is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.-Demography:-References:*...
    
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  • Mosset
    Mosset
    Mosset is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.-References:*...
    
    
  • Villefranche-de-Conflent
    Villefranche-de-Conflent
    Villefranche-de-Conflent is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in south of France.-The Capital of Conflent:The original town dates from 1098 and is fortified because of its strategic position in lands that changed hands between French and Spanish occupation.* 1374, Villefranche...
    
    

Limousin

Limousin (région)

Limousin is one of the 27 regions of France. It is composed of three départements: Corrèze, Creuse and the Haute-Vienne.Situated largely in the Massif Central, as of January 1st 2008, the Limousin comprised 740,743 inhabitants on nearly 17 000 km2, making it the second least populated region of...

• Corrèze
  Corrèze
  Corrèze is a department in south central France, named after the Corrèze River.The inhabitants of the department are called Corréziens or Corréziennes according to gender.-History:...
  
  
  • Collonges-la-Rouge
    Collonges-la-Rouge
    Collonges-la-Rouge is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Limousin region of France.-History:The monks of Charroux Abbey founded a priory in the eighth century which attracted a population of peasants, craftsmen and tradesmen who lived and prospered around its fortified walls. The welcoming...
    
    
  • Curemonte
    Curemonte
    Curemonte is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.It is a medieval village characterised by its three castles. In a fortified position on a ridge overlooking a valley on both its eastern and western flanks, the village has historically had a strategic importance in the...
    
    
  • Saint-Robert
    Saint-Robert, Corrèze
    Saint-Robert is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.-Population:-References:*...
    
    
  • Ségur-le-Château
    Ségur-le-Château
    Ségur-le-Château is a commune in the department of Corrèze in central France.-Population:-References:*...
    
    
  • Treignac
    Treignac
    Treignac is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.During the Hundred Years' War it was pillaged by Rodrigo de Villandrando.-Population:-References:*...
    
    
  • Turenne
    Turenne, Corrèze
    Turenne is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Limousin region in central France. It is characterised by its height and unique position on top of a cliff....
    
    
• Haute-Vienne
  Haute-Vienne
  Haute-Vienne is a French department named after the Vienne River. It is one of three departments that together constitute the French region of Limousin.The chief and largest city is Limoges...
  
  
  • Mortemart
    Mortemart
    Mortemart is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in west-central France.-References:*...
    
    

Lorraine

Lorraine (région)

Lorraine is one of the 27 régions of France. The administrative region has two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy. Metz is considered to be the official capital since that is where the regional parliament is situated...

• Moselle
  Moselle
  Moselle is a department in the east of France named after the river Moselle.- History :Moselle is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
  
  
  • Rodemack
    Rodemack
    Rodemack is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France....
    
    
  • Saint-Quirin
    Saint-Quirin
    Saint-Quirin is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.-References:*...
    
    

Midi-Pyrénées

Midi-Pyrénées

Midi-Pyrénées is the largest region of metropolitan France by area, larger than the Netherlands or Denmark.Midi-Pyrénées has no historical or geographical unity...

• Ariège
  Ariège
  Ariège is a department in southwestern France named after the Ariège River.- History :Ariège is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from the counties of Foix and Couserans....
  
  
  • Camon
    Camon, Ariège
    Camon is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. Nicknamed Little Carcassonne, it is one of the most beautiful villages of France.The inhabitants of the town of Camon are "Camon, Camonaises."-Population:-References:*...
    
    
  • Saint-Lizier
    Saint-Lizier
    Saint-Lizier is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.-History:Saint-Lizier has a rich history stretching back to pre Gallo-Roman times. In 72 BC, Pompey, returning from his triumphs in Spain against Sertorius, stopped here. He gathered together the ancient tribes of the area...
    
    
• Aveyron
  Aveyron
  Aveyron is a département in southern France named after the Aveyron River.- History :Aveyron is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790....
  
  
  • Belcastel
    Belcastel, Aveyron
    Belcastel is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.The village is medieval in character, with cobbled streets and lauze-roofed houses. The bulk of the village and the castle are situated on the steep North bank of the Aveyron river...
    
    
  • Brousse-le-Château
    Brousse-le-Château
    Brousse-le-Château is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.It has been honored as one of the most beautiful villages in France.-Population:-References:*...
    
    
  • Conques
    Conques
    Conques is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.-Geography:The village is located at the confluence of the Dourdou and Ouche rivers. It is built on a hillside and has classic narrow Medieval streets. As a result, large vehicles cannot enter the historic town centre but must...
    
    
  • La Couvertoirade
    La Couvertoirade
    La Couvertoirade is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.-History and sites of interest:This well-preserved fortified town was owned by the Knights Templar, under orders from the Commandery of Sainte-Eulalie, from the twelfth century. The Templars built the fortress there during...
    
    
  • Estaing
    Estaing, Aveyron
    Estaing is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.Located in the north of the Aveyron department in the Midi-Pyrénées region, Estaing is considered as one of the most picturesque villages in France. The village is very quiet during the winter months; it is in the summer that the...
    
    
  • Najac
    Najac
    Najac is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.Najac is a picturesque village set along a ridge above a bend in the Aveyron River. In the earlier part of the last century the village had around 2000 people but it suffered marked population decline as workers migrated to towns and...
    
    
  • Peyre
    Peyre, Aveyron
    Peyre is a village in the Aveyron département, in southern France. Formerly an independent commune. It is now part of the commune of Comprégnac. It belongs to "The most beautiful villages of France" association.-External links:* , Cassini database...
    
     (commune of Comprégnac
    Comprégnac
    Comprégnac is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.The village of Peyre is part of the commune of Comprégnac. It belongs to The most beautiful villages of France association.-Population:-References:*...
    
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  • Saint-Côme-d'Olt
    Saint-Côme-d'Olt
    Saint-Côme-d'Olt is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
    
    
  • Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt
    Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt
    Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt is a commune in the department of Aveyron in southern France.-References:*...
    
    
  • Sauveterre-de-Rouergue
• Haute-Garonne
  Haute-Garonne
  Haute-Garonne is a department in the southwest of France named after the Garonne river. Its main city is Toulouse.-History:Haute-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Languedoc.The...
  
  
  • Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
    Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
    Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. It is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France association.-History:...
    
    
• Gers
  Gers
  The Gers is a department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in the southwest of France named after the Gers River.Inhabitants are called les Gersois or Gersoises.-History:...
  
  
  • Fourcès
    Fourcès
    Fourcès is a commune in the Gers department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southwestern France.-Geography:Fourcès lies near Castelnau-d'Auzan and Montréal.The Auzoue flows north through the middle of the commune...
    
    
  • Larressingle
    Larressingle
    Larressingle is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
    
    
  • Montréal-du-Gers
  • Sarrant
    Sarrant
    Sarrant is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
    
    
• Lot
  • Autoire
    Autoire
    Autoire is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France....
    
    
  • Capdenac
    Capdenac
    Capdenac is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.It has been inhabited since prehistoric times. At one time Capdenac was thought to be identifiable as the Gaulish settlement of Uxellodunum which was besieged by Julius Caesar, but this theory has been discredited....
    
    
  • Cardaillac
    Cardaillac
    Cardaillac is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.It is located northwest of Figeac.The village is located on the edge of the Limargue—a rich agricultural region—and Ségala, a poor rye- and chestnut-producing region...
    
    
  • Carennac
    Carennac
    Carennac is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.Carennac belongs to the historical region of Quercy.A village lies in the fertile valley of the Dordogne River, nestled under the barren, parched plateau locally named 'le Causse'...
    
    
  • Loubressac
    Loubressac
    Loubressac is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France....
    
    
  • Saint-Cirq-Lapopie
    Saint-Cirq-Lapopie
    Saint-Cirq-Lapopie is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. It is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France association ....
    
    
• Tarn
  • Castelnau-de-Montmiral
    Castelnau-de-Montmiral
    Castelnau-de-Montmiral is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.- Demography :-History:While traces of activities dating back to the Bronze Age such as dolmens and oppidums can be seen in the nearby forest La Grésigne, the village was founded as an albigensian bastide in 1222 by...
    
    
  • Lautrec
    Lautrec
    Lautrec is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.- Demography :-Remarkable sites:Lautrec is listed among "The Most Beautiful Villages of France" as well as a "Remarkable Site for Taste" thanks to its renowned pink garlic...
    
    
  • Monestiés
    Monestiés
    Monestiés is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.It is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France association.-References:*...
    
    
  • Puycelci-Grésigne
    Puycelci
    Puycelci is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.It is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France association.-Demography:-Geography:...
    
    
• Tarn-et-Garonne
  Tarn-et-Garonne
  Tarn-et-Garonne is a French department in the southwest of France. It is traversed by the Rivers Tarn and Garonne, from which it takes its name.-History:...
  
  
  • Auvillar
    Auvillar
    Auvillar is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southern France.-External links:* * * *...
    
    
  • Bruniquel
    Bruniquel
    Bruniquel is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southern France.-Geography:The tiny fortified village of 561 inhabitants is at an altitude of 250 metres by the river Aveyron....
    
    
  • Lauzerte
    Lauzerte
    Lauzerte is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southern France.A medieval bastide perched above the valleys and hills of the area known as the Quercy Blanc, Lauzerte is one of the Most Beautiful Villages of France, a distinction granted to only 155 villages...
    
    

Lower Normandy

• Calvados
  Calvados
  The French department of Calvados is part of the region of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the English Channel coast...
  
  
  • Beuvron-en-Auge
    Beuvron-en-Auge
    Beuvron-en-Auge is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.Beuvron-en-Auge was given the label of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France , decreed by an independent association aiming at promoting to the tourist as sets of small and picturesque French...
    
    
• Manche
  Manche
  Manche is a French department in Normandy named after La Manche , which is the French name for the English Channel.- History :Manche is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
  
  
  • Barfleur
    Barfleur
    Barfleur is a commune in the Manche department in the Basse-Normandie region in north-western France.-Middle Ages:In the Middle Ages Barfleur was one of the chief ports of embarkation for England....
    
    
• Orne
  Orne
  Orne is a department in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne.- History :Orne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution, on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Normandy and Perche.- Geography :Orne is in the region of...
  
  
  • Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei
    Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei
    Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.It lies on the River Sarthe from Alençon, the chef-lieu of the department, and some west of Paris.-History:...
    
    

Upper Normandy

• Eure
  Eure
  Eure is a department in the north of France named after the river Eure.- History :Eure is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
  
  
  • Le Bec-Hellouin
    Le Bec-Hellouin
    Le Bec-Hellouin is a commune in the department of Eure in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.It is best known for Bec Abbey and has recently been voted one of the "most beautiful villages of France".-History:...
    
    
  • Lyons-la-Forêt
    Lyons-la-Forêt
    Lyons-la-Forêt is a commune in the Eure department in Haute Normandie in northern France.Because of its architecture which has been maintained as it was at the beginning of the 17th century, it is also a well-known landmark within the very distinct geophysical and geocultural entity that is the end...
    
    

Pays de la Loire

Pays de la Loire

Pays de la Loire is one of the 27 regions of France. It is one of the regions created in the late 20th century to serve as a zone of influence for its capital, Nantes, one of a handful so-called "balancing metropolises" ¹...

• Maine-et-Loire
  Maine-et-Loire
  Maine-et-Loire is a department in west-central France, in the Pays de la Loire region.- History :Maine-et-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. Originally it was called Mayenne-et-Loire, but its name was changed to Maine-et-Loire in 1791....
  
  
  • Montsoreau
    Montsoreau
    Montsoreau is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.The Château de Montsoreau is located in the commune.-See also:*Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department...
    
    
• Mayenne
  Mayenne
  Mayenne is a department in northwest France named after the Mayenne River.-History:Mayenne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. The northern two thirds correspond to the western part of the former province of Maine...
  
  
  • Sainte-Suzanne, Mayenne
    Sainte-Suzanne, Mayenne
    Sainte-Suzanne, Mayenne is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.-References:*...
    
    
• Vendée
  Vendée
  The Vendée is a department in the Pays-de-la-Loire region in west central France, on the Atlantic Ocean. The name Vendée is taken from the Vendée river which runs through the south-eastern part of the department.-History:...
  
  
  • Vouvant
    Vouvant
    Vouvant is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.Vouvant is labelled as "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France".Its inhabitants are called Vouvantais....
    
    

Picardy

Picardy

This article is about the historical French province. For other uses, see Picardy .Picardy is a historical province of France, in the north of France...

• Aisne
  Aisne
  Aisne is a department in the northern part of France named after the Aisne River.- History :Aisne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Île-de-France, Picardie, and Champagne.Most of the old...
  
  
  • Parfondeval
    Parfondeval, Aisne
    Parfondeval is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...
    
    
• Oise
  Oise
  Oise is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise.-History:Oise is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
  
  
  • Gerberoy
    Gerberoy
    Gerberoy is a small village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.- Toponymy :Gerboredum 11th Century...
    
    

Poitou-Charentes

Poitou-Charentes

Poitou-Charentes is an administrative region in central western France comprising four departments: Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne. The regional capital is Poitiers.-Politics:The regional council is composed of 56 members...

• Charente
  Charente
  Charente is a department in southwestern France, in the Poitou-Charentes region, named after the Charente River, the most important river in the department, and also the river beside which the department's two largest towns, Angoulême and Cognac, are sited.-History:Charente is one of the original...
  
  
  • Aubeterre-sur-Dronne
    Aubeterre-sur-Dronne
    Aubeterre-sur-Dronne is a commune in the Charente department in the Poitou-Charentes region in southwestern France.-Geography:The town is situated on the Dronne river, on the South-East border of the Charente region, close to the Dordogne and the villages of Bonnes, Laprade and Saint-Romain...
    
    
• Charente-Maritime
  Charente-Maritime
  Charente-Maritime is a department on the west coast of France named after the Charente River.- History :Previously a part of Saintonge, Charente-Inférieure was one of the 83 original departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
  
  
  • Ars-en-Ré
    Ars-en-Ré
    Ars-en-Ré is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Poitou-Charentes region in southwestern France.It is one of the 10 communes located on the Île de Ré in the northwestern part of the island.-Population:-Sights:...
    
    
  • La Flotte-en-Ré
    La Flotte
    La Flotte is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. It is situated on the Île de Ré.-Population:-References:*...
    
    
  • Mornac-sur-Seudre
    Mornac-sur-Seudre
    Mornac-sur-Seudre is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
    
    
  • Talmont-sur-Gironde
    Talmont-sur-Gironde
    Talmont-sur-Gironde is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Poitou-Charentes region in southwestern France.-Geography:The village lies about south of Royan, on a small promontory which dominates the Gironde Estuary. It appears to be ‘perched’ on this rocky outcrop, in the way that...
    
    
• Deux-Sèvres
  Deux-Sèvres
  Deux-Sèvres is a French département. Deux-Sèvres literally means "two Sèvres": the Sèvre Nantaise and the Sèvre Niortaise are two rivers which have their sources in the department.-History:...
  
  
  • Coulon
    Coulon, Deux-Sèvres
    Coulon is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.-References:*...
    
    
• Vienne
  Vienne
  Vienne is the northernmost département of the Poitou-Charentes region of France, named after the river Vienne.- Viennese history :Vienne is one of the original 83 departments, established on March 4, 1790 during the French Revolution. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Poitou,...
  
  
  • Angles-sur-l'Anglin
    Angles-sur-l'Anglin
    Angles-sur-l'Anglin is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France. It has been selected as one of the official most beautiful villages of France and contains castle ruins dating as far back as the 11th century originally constructed for the Bishop of...
    
    

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur or PACA is one of the 27 regions of France.It is made up of:* the former French province of Provence* the former papal territory of Avignon, known as Comtat Venaissin...

• Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
  Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
  Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is a French department in the south of France, it was formerly part of the province of Provence.- History :Nord-de-Provence was one of the 83 original departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
  
  
  • Moustiers-Sainte-Marie
    Moustiers-Sainte-Marie
    Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, or simply Moustiers, is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France, a part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region....
    
    
• Alpes-Maritimes
  Alpes-Maritimes
  Alpes-Maritimes is a department in the extreme southeast corner of France.- History : was created by Octavian as a Roman military district in 14 BC, and became a full Roman province in the middle of the 1st century with its capital first at Cemenelum and subsequently at Embrun...
  
  
  • Coaraze
    Coaraze
    Coaraze is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.Its inhabitants are called Coaraziens.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Gourdon
    Gourdon, Alpes-Maritimes
    Gourdon is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Gourdon offers magnificent panoramic views.-History and geography:...
    
    
  • Sainte-Agnès
    Sainte-Agnès, Alpes-Maritimes
    Sainte-Agnès is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.It is the highest coastal village in Europe, at 750m and one of the most beautiful villages in the Alpes-Maritimes....
    
    
• Bouches-du-Rhône
  Bouches-du-Rhône
  Bouches-du-Rhône is a department in the south of France named after the mouth of the Rhône River. It is the most populous department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Its INSEE and postal code is 13.-History of the department:...
  
  
  • Les Baux-de-Provence
• Hautes-Alpes
  Hautes-Alpes
  Hautes-Alpes is a department in southeastern France named after the Alps mountain range.- History :Hautes-Alpes is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
  
  
  • La Grave-la-Meije
    La Grave
    La Grave is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.It is a small ski resort in the French Alps, dominated by La Meije . It was the birthplace of Nicolas de Nicolay; adventurer and Geographer Ordinary to Henry II of France....
    
    
  • Saint-Véran
    Saint-Véran
    Saint-Véran is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France in the Queyras Regional Natural Park.-Geography:Saint-Véran, located in the French Alps is the most elevated commune of the French Republic...
    
    
• Var
  • Bargème
    Bargème
    Bargème is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...
    
    
  • Gassin
    Gassin
    Gassin is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It is located right next to Saint-Tropez. Perched high up on a rock, it is less than from the sea...
    
    
  • Seillans
    Seillans
    Seillans is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It is a ville perché overlooking the plain between the southern Alps and the Esterel, which borders the sea between Cannes and Saint-Raphaël...
    
    
  • Tourtour
    Tourtour
    Tourtour is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France association.-Geography:...
    
    
• Vaucluse
  Vaucluse
  The Vaucluse is a department in the southeast of France, named after the famous spring, the Fontaine-de-Vaucluse.- History :Vaucluse was created on 12 August 1793 out of parts of the departments of Bouches-du-Rhône, Drôme, and Basses-Alpes...
  
  
  • Ansouis
    Ansouis
    Ansouis is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-History:...
    
    
  • Gordes
    Gordes
    Gordes is a commune in the Vaucluse département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.The residents are known as Gordiens...
    
    
  • Lourmarin
    Lourmarin
    Lourmarin is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Its inhabitants are called Lourmarinois.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Ménerbes
    Ménerbes
    Ménerbes is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France, a walled village on a hilltop in the Luberon mountains, footbills of the French Alps....
    
    
  • Roussillon
    Roussillon, Vaucluse
    Roussillon is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.Roussillon lies within the borders of the Parc Naturel Régional du Luberon. In the French natural regional parks, new economic activities may be developed only if they are...
    
    
  • Séguret
    Séguret
    Séguret is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...
    
    
  • Venasque
    Venasque
    Venasque is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.The area has many tourist attractions, such as the nearby Mount Vaucluse, a park with several tennis courts, and many open areas. The town of Venasque stands on a hill, surrounded on...
    
    

Rhône-Alpes

Rhône-Alpes

Rhône-Alpes is one of the 27 regions of France, located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the Rhône River and the Alps mountain range. Its capital, Lyon, is the second-largest metropolitan area in France after Paris...

• Ain
  Ain
  Ain is a department named after the Ain River on the eastern edge of France. Being part of the region Rhône-Alpes and bordered by the rivers Saône and Rhône, the department of Ain enjoys a privileged geographic situation...
  
  
  • Pérouges
    Pérouges
    Pérouges is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. It is a medieval walled town northeast of Lyon. It is perched on a small hill that overlooks the plain of the Ain River.-History:...
    
    
• Ardèche
  Ardèche
  Ardèche is a department in south-central France named after the Ardèche River.- History :The area has been inhabited by humans at least since the Upper Paleolithic, as attested by the famous cave paintings at Chauvet Pont d'Arc. The plateau of the Ardeche River has extensive standing stones ,...
  
  
  • Balazuc
    Balazuc
    Balazuc is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.It was the castellany of the troubadour Guillem de Balaun.-Population:-References:*...
    
    
  • Vogüé
    Vogüé
    Vogüé is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
    
    
• Drôme
  Drôme
  Drôme , a department in southeastern France, takes its name from the Drôme River.-History:The French National Constituent Assembly set up Drôme as one of the original 83 departments of France on March 4, 1790, during the French Revolution...
  
  
  • La Garde-Adhémar
    La Garde-Adhémar
    La Garde-Adhémar is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
    
    
  • Mirmande
    Mirmande
    Mirmande is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
    
    
  • Montbrun-les-Bains
    Montbrun-les-Bains
    Montbrun-les-Bains is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.The commune is well known for its spa treatments for managing respiratory disease and other medical disorders. The village is also very popular with cyclists, with cycle routes leading to the popular Mont...
    
    
  • Le Poët-Laval
    Le Poët-Laval
    Le Poët-Laval is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
    
    
• Haute-Savoie
  Haute-Savoie
  Haute-Savoie is a French department in the Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. It borders both Switzerland and Italy. The capital is Annecy. To the north is Lake Geneva and Switzerland; to the south and southeast are the Mont Blanc and Aravis mountain ranges and the French entrance to the Mont...
  
  
  • Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval
    Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval
    Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval is a municipality in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.- Geography :The town ranges in altitude from , and three-quarters of its area are part of a Natural Reserve and thus completely uninhabited...
    
    
  • Yvoire
    Yvoire
    Yvoire is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-Geography:Being located at the tip of the Leman peninsula , Yvoire delimits the two main parts of the Lake Geneva, the "petit lac" and the "grand lac".-Features:It is well known for its medieval...
    
    
• Isère
  Isère
  Isère is a department in the Rhône-Alpes region in the east of France named after the river Isère.- History :Isère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Dauphiné...
  
  
  • Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye
    Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye
    Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye, also Saint-Antoine-en-Viennois, is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.Formerly known as La-Motte-Saint-Didier, it was renamed after becoming the home of the relics of Saint Anthony the Great in the 11th century, and shortly afterwards of the original...
    
    
• Loire
  Loire
  Loire is an administrative department in the east-central part of France occupying the River Loire's upper reaches.-History:Loire was created in 1793 when after just 3½ years the young Rhône-et-Loire department was split into two. This was a response to counter-Revolutionary activities in Lyon...
  
  
  • Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez
    Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez
    Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez is a commune in the Loire department in central France.-References:* -External links:*...
    
    
• Rhône
  Rhône
  Rhone can refer to:* Rhone, one of the major rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France* Rhône Glacier, the source of the Rhone River and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the canton of Valais in Switzerland...
  
  
  • Oingt
    Oingt
    Oingt is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.-References:*...
    
    
• Savoie
  Savoie
  Savoie is a French department located in the Rhône-Alpes region in the French Alps.Together with the Haute-Savoie, Savoie is one of the two departments of the historic region of Savoy that was annexed by France on June 14, 1860, following the signature of the Treaty of Turin on March 24, 1860...
  
  
  • Bonneval-sur-Arc
    Bonneval-sur-Arc
    Bonneval-sur-Arc is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-External links:*...
    
    

Overseas departments and territories of France

Overseas departments and territories of France

The French Overseas Departments and Territories consist broadly of French-administered territories outside of the European continent. These territories have varying legal status and different levels of autonomy, although all have representation in the Parliament of France , and consequently the...

• Réunion
  Réunion
  Réunion is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about south west of Mauritius, the nearest island.Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France...
  
  
  • Hell-Bourg
    Hell-Bourg
    Hell-Bourg is a small village in the Salazie commune of the French overseas department of Réunion. It is the main community in the island's Cirque de Salazie, and is named for the respected former admiral and island governor Anne Chrétien Louis de Hell. Previously the village had been named Bémaho...
    
     (commune of Salazie
    Salazie
    Salazie is a volcanic caldera and commune in the department and region of Réunion.The first settlement of the area took place in 1829 after a cyclone had devastated the nearby coast, and the municipality of Salazie was formed in 1889...
    
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