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French towns and places in France starting with A

Agde - Town and resort in the Herault (Languedoc-Roussillon)

Agen - Large town in the Lot-et-Garonne (Aquitaine)

Aigne - attractive village in the Herault (Languedoc-Roussillon)

Aigues-Mortes - Fortified town in the Gard (Languedoc-Roussillon)

Aigueze - Most beautiful village in the Gard (Languedoc-Roussillon)

Ailhon - village of character in the Ardeche (Rhone-Alpes)

Ainhoa - Most beautiful village in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques (Aquitaine)

Aix-en-Provence - Provencal town in the Bouches-du-Rhone (Provence)

Aix-les-Bains - Mountain town in the Savoie (Rhone-Alpes)

Aixe-sur-Vienne - small town in the Haute-Vienne (Limousin)

Ajaccio - Corsican town in the Corsica (Corsica)

Alba-la-Romaine - village of character in the Ardeche (Rhone-Alpes)

Albertville - Conflans, Albertville in the Savoie (Rhone-Alpes)

Albi - Town in the Tarn in the Tarn (Midi-Pyrenees)

Alencon - Normandy lace town in the Orne (Normandy)

Allier gorges - river valley and gorges in the Allier (Auvergne)

Alpe-d'Huez - Skiing and Tour de France in the Isere (Rhone-Alpes)

Altkirch - Town in the Haut-Rhin (Alsace)

Ambert - town in the Puy-de-Dome (Auvergne)

Amiens - Town of art and history in the Somme (Picardy)

Amiens Cathedral - World Heritage Site in the Somme (Picardy)

Ancy-le-Franc castle - castle in the Yonne (Burgundy)

Anduze - Town, Cevennes Park in the Gard (Languedoc-Roussillon)

Angers - Town with castle in the Maine-et-Loire (Pays de la Loire)

Angers airport - airport in the Maine-et-Loire (Pays de la Loire)

Angles-sur-l'Anglin - Most beautiful village in the Vienne (Poitou-Charentes)

Anglet - town in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques (Aquitaine)

Angouleme - town in the Charente (Poitou-Charentes)

Angouleme airport - airport in the Charente (Poitou-Charentes)

Annecy - Important town in the Haute-Savoie (Rhone-Alpes)

Annot - Village in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (Provence)

Ansouis - Most beautiful village in the Vaucluse (Provence)

Antibes - Riviera town in the Alpes-Maritimes (Provence)

Antraigues-sur-Volane - village of character in the Ardeche (Rhone-Alpes)

Anzy-le-Duc - Burgundy town in the Saone-et-Loire (Burgundy)

Apremont-sur-Allier - Most beautiful village in the Cher (Centre)

Apt - market town in the Vaucluse (Provence)

Arbois - Town in Jura in the Jura (Franche-Comte)

Arcachon - Atlantic resort in the Gironde (Aquitaine)

Argeles-sur-Mer - Seaside resort in the Pyrenees-Orientales (Languedoc-Roussillon)

Argentan - Recommended stopover town in the Orne (Normandy)

Argentat - Pretty village in the Correze (Limousin)

Arlempdes - Most beautiful village in the Haute-Loire (Auvergne)

Arles - Provencal town in the Bouches-du-Rhone (Provence)

Armorique Regional Park - Regional Parc in the Finistere (Brittany)

Arras - Arras and belfry in the Pas-de-Calais (Nord-Pas-de-Calais)

Arromanches - Landing beach visitor centre in the Calvados (Normandy)

Ars-en-Re - Most beautiful village in the Charente-Maritime (Poitou-Charentes)

Aubagne - Marcel Pagnol birthplace in the Bouches-du-Rhone (Provence)

Aubenas - town in the Ardeche (Rhone-Alpes)

Aubeterre-sur-Dronne - Most beautiful village in the Charente (Poitou-Charentes)

Aubigne-sur-Layon - town in the Maine-et-Loire (Pays de la Loire)

Aubigny-sur-Nere - town in the Cher (Centre)

Aubusson - tapestry producing town in the Creuse (Limousin)

Auch - town in the Gers (Midi-Pyrenees)

Audierne - seaside harbour town in the Finistere (Brittany)

Aups - pretty town in the Var (Provence)

Auray - Town in the Morbihan (Brittany)

Aurillac - town in the Cantal (Auvergne)

Autoire - Most beautiful village in the Lot (Midi-Pyrenees)

Autun - Autun in the Saone-et-Loire (Burgundy)

Auvillar - Most beautiful village in the Tarn-et-Garonne (Midi-Pyrenees)

Auxerre - Auxerre in the Yonne (Burgundy)

Avallon - Town in the Yonne (Burgundy)

Avignon - Historic city and World Heritage Site in the Vaucluse (Provence)

Avignon airport - airport in the Vaucluse (Provence)

Avoriaz - Ski resort in the Haute-Savoie (Rhone-Alpes)

Ax-les-Thermes - spa town & ski station in the Ariege (Midi-Pyrenees)