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A total of 150 villages across mainland France and two in Corsica have been awarded the prestigious 'most beautiful villages of France' award. The villages are listed below by region (the regions can be seen on the 'Regions of France map').  Some villages have additional information pages - these are listed first. This is followed by a google map showing all the villages, and a complete list of all the 'Most beautiful villages of France'.

Which do I think is the 'most beautiful village in France'? I haven't visited all of them of course, but of those I have, perhaps Conques (in the Midi-Pyrenees) or Monpazier (in the Dordogne) would rate most highly as my ideal 'most beautiful village'.

Note re. photos of villages: pictures of the beautiful villages in France are included for all places listed

ALSACE

EGUISHEIM Eguisheim
HUNSPACH - 10 km S of Wissembourg; 20 km NE of Haguenau Hunspach
HUNAWIHR - 10 km NW of Colmar; 2 km S of Ribeauville. 2 km NE of Riquewihr Hunawihr
MITTELBERGHEIM - 8 km S of Obernai; 2 km NE of Andlau Mittelbergheim
RIQUEWIHR - 12 km NW of Colmar; 6 km SW of Ribeauville. 2 km SW of Hunawihr Riquewihr

AQUITAINE

BELVES (Dordogne) - 20 km SW of Sarlat-la-Canéda Belves
BEYNAC-ET-CAZENAC - On the Dordogne, 8 km SW of Sarlat-la-Canéda Beynac
DOMME - On the Dordogne, 8 km SW of Sarlat-la-Canéda Domme
MONPAZIER (Dordogne) - 15km S of Domme Monpazier
ROQUE-GAGEAC - 8 km S of Sarlat-la-Canéda La Roque-Gageac
LIMEUIL - 30 km W of Sarlat-la-Canéda; 5 km SW of La Bugue. 15 km NW of Belves Limeuil
MONFLANQUIN  (Lot-et-Garonne) - 15 km N of Villeneuve-sur-Lot Monflanquin
PUJOLS-LE-HAUT (Lot-et-Garonne) - 2 km S of Villeneuve-sur-Lot; 25 km N of Agen. Pujols
AINHOA (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)- 20km S of Biarritz, on Spanish border Ainhoa
SARE - (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) - 14km S of St Jean de Luz Sare
LA-BASTIDE-CLAIRENCE -(Pyrénées-Atlantiques) - La-Bastide-Clairence
SAINT-AMAND-DE-COLY- (Dordogne) - St-Amand-de-Coly
SAINT-JEAN-DE-COLE - 15 km NE of Brantôme Saint-Jean-de-Cole
SAINT-LEON-SUR-VEZERE - In the Vézère Valley between Montignac and Les Eyzies Saint Leon sur Vezere

AUVERGNE

SALERS (Allier) - 42 km N Aurillac Salers
ARLEMPDES (Haute-Loire) - 20 km S of Le Puy-en-Velay Arlempdes
LAVAUDIEU (Haute-Loire)- 7 km SE of Brioude Lavaudieu
PRADELLES (Haute-Loire) - 30 km S of Le Puy-en-Velay Pradelles
MONTPEYROUX (Puy-de-Dome) - 15 km SE of Clermont-Ferrand Montpeyroux
TOURNEMIRE - 15 km N of Aurillac Tournemire
USSON - 7km east of Issoire Usson

BURGUNDY (BOURGOGNE)

VEZELAY (Yonne) - 40 km S of Auxerre Vezelay
FLAVIGNY-SUR-OZERAIN - 20 km SE of Montbard Flavigny
NOYERS-SUR-SEREIN - 30 km SE of Auxerre Noyers
CHATEAUNEUF-EN-AUXOIS - 30 km SW of Dijon Chateauneuf-en-Auxois
SEMUR-EN-BRIONNAIS - 25 km N of Roanne Semur-en-Brionnais

BRITTANY (BRETAGNE)

LOCRONAN (Finistere) - 15 km NW of Quimper Locronan
ILE-DE-SEIN - Small island W of Audierne Ile-de-Sein

CENTRE

CANDES-SAINT-MARTIN - 10 km SE of Saumur Candes-Saint-Martin
CRISSAY-SUR-MANSE - 30 km SW of Tours Crissay-sur-Manse
LAVARDIN (Loir-et-Cher)  - 20 km SW of Vendome Lavardin
APREMONT-SUR-ALLIER - 15 km SW of Nevers Apremont-sur-Allier
SAINT-BENOIT-DU-SAULT - 20 km SW of Argenton-sur-Creuse St-Benoit-du-Sault
MONTRESOR - 20 km E of Loches Montresor

CORSICA (CORSE)

PIANA (Corse-du-Sud) - Corsica 12km from Porto Piana
SANT'ANTONINO - Corsica 20km NE of Calvi Sant'Antonino

FRANCHE-COMTE

LODS - 30 km SE of Besançon Lods
BAUME-LES-MESSIEURS - 8 km NE of Lons-le-Saunier Baume-les-Messieurs
CHATEAU-CHALON - 10 km SW of Poligny Chateau-Chalon

ILE-DE-FRANCE

LA-ROCHE-GUYON (LA) - 10 km E of Vernon La-Roche-Guyon

LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON

CASTELNOU - (Pyrénées-Orientales) - 20 km SW of Perpignan Castelnou
EUS - 40 km W of Perpignan. 10 km NE of Villefranche-de-Conflent Eus
LAGRASSE - 30 km SE of Carcassonne Lagrasse
LA GARDE-GUERIN - Cevennes national park area, 40 km N of Alès La Garde Guerin
LA ROQUE-SUR-CEZE - northern Gard department - La Roque-sur-Ceze
MINERVE - 25 km NW of Narbonne Minerve
OLARGUES - 40 km NW of Béziers Olargues
SAINT-GUILHEM-LE-DESERT - 20 km E of Lodève St Guilhem
VILLEFRANCHE-DE-CONFLENT - 50 km W of Perpignan. 10 km SW of Eus Villefranche de Conflent
SAINTE-ENIMIE - 20 km SW of Mende St Enimie

LIMOUSIN

TREIGNAC (Correze) - 30 km N of Tulle Treignac
COLLONGES-LA-ROUGE - 15 km SE of Brive-la-Gaillarde Collonges-la-Rouge
CUREMONTE - 25 km SE of Brive-la-Gaillarde Curemonte
SEGUR-LE-CHATEAU - 20 km west of Uzerche Ségur-le-Chateau
TURENNE - 12 km SE of Brive-la-Gaillarde Turenne

MIDI-PYRENEES

AUVILLAR - 30 km SE of Agen Auvillar
AUTOIRE - 15 km NE of Gramat Autoire
CAMON - 10 km SE of Mirepoix Camon
CONQUES (Aveyron) - 30 km E of Figeac Conques
CARENNAC (Lot) - 20 km E of Souillac Carennac
LOUBRESSAC - 15 km NE of Gramat Loubressac
ESTAING - 25 km N of Rodez Estaing
FOURCES - 10 km north of Montréal Fources
NAJAC - 20 km S of Villefranche de-Rouergue Najac
SAINTE-EULALIE-D'OLT - 30 km NE of Rodez Saint Eulalie d'Olt
SAINT-CIRQ-LAPOPIE - 20 km E of Cahors St Cirq Lapopie
SAINT-COME-D'OLT - 25 km NE of Rodez Saint Come d'Olt
SAINT-LIZIER - 2 km N of St Girons Saint-Lizier
SAUVETERRE-DE-ROUERGUE - 25 km SW of Rodez Sauveterre-de-Rouergue
BELCASTEL - 20 km W of Rodez Belcastel
LARRESSINGLE - 6kw west of Condom Larressingle
MONTREAL-DU-GERS - 15 km W of Condom Montreal-du-Gers
BRUNIQUEL - 25 km E of Montauban Bruniquel
LAUZERTE - 15 km N of Moissac Lauzerte
LA COUVERTOIRADE - 20 km N of Lodève La Couvertoirade
SAINT-BERTRAND-DE-COMMINGES - 50 km SE of Tarbes St Bertrand de Comminges

 

NORMANDY (NORMANDIE) Lower (Basse)

BARFLEUR (Manche) - 25 km E of Cherbourg, on the coast Barfleur
BEUVRON-EN-AUGE - 25 km E of Caen Beuvron-en-Auge
SAINT-CENERI-LE-GEREI - 10 km SW of Alençon Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei

NORMANDY (NORMANDIE) Upper

LYONS-LA-FORET - 30 km E of Rouen Lyons la Foret

PAYS DE LA LOIRE

MONTSOREAU - 10 km SE of Saumur Montsoreau
VOUVANT - 12 km N of Fontenay-le-Comte Vouvant

POITOU-CHARENTES

TALMONT-SUR-GIRONDE (Charente-Maritime) - 15 km SE of Royan Talmont-sur-Gironde
ARS-EN-RE - 30 km W of La Rochelle (on Ile-de-Ré) Ars-en-Ré
ANGLES-SUR-L'ANGLIN - 40 km NE of Potiers Angles sur l'Anglin Angles-sur-l'Anglin
AUBETERRE-SUR-DRONNE - 40 km S of Angoulême Aubeterre-sur-Dronne
COULON - 10 km W of Niort Coulon
LA FLOTTE-EN-RE - 12 km W of La Rochelle (on Ile-de-Ré) La Flotte-en-Ré

PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR

LES BAUX-DE-PROVENCE - 20 km S of Avignon Baux-de-Provence
GASSIN - 10 km S of St Tropez Gassin
GORDES (Vaucluse) - 38 km E of Avignon Gordes
GOURDON - 12km NE of Grasse Gourdon
ROUSSILLON - 12 km W of Apt Roussillon
MOUSTIERS-SAINTE-MARIE - near the Gorges du Verdon Moustiers
LA GRAVE - 40km NW of Briancon La Grave
SEILLANS - 35 km W of Graisse Seillans
LOURMARIN - 20 km S of Apt Lourmarin
MENERBES - 12 km E of Cavaillon Menerbes
TOURTOUR - 20 km W of Draguignan Tourtour
ANSOUIS - 21km N of Aix-en-Provence Ansouis

RHONE-ALPES

BONNEVAL-SUR-ARC - 10 km S of Val-d'Isère Bonneval
MIRMANDE - 15 km NE of Montélimar Mirmande
OINGT - 20 km from Lyon - Oingt
PEROUGES - 30 km NE of Lyon Perouges
BALAZUC - 10 km S of Aubenas Balazuc
VOGUE - 15 km S of Aubenas Vogué
YVOIRE - Lac Léman; 10 km W of Thonon-les-Bains Yvoire

 

 

Complete List, Most Beautiful Villages of France by Region

ALSACE - Most beautiful villages of France

Bas-Rhin:
  • HUNSPACH - 10 km S of Wissembourg; 20 km NE of Haguenau Hunspach
  • MITTELBERGHEIM - 8 km S of Obernai; 2 km NE of Andlau Mittelbergheim
Haut-Rhin:
  • HUNAWIHR - 10 km NW of Colmar; 2 km S of Ribeauville. 2 km NE of Riquewihr (see below) Hunawihr
  • RIQUEWIHR - 12 km NW of Colmar; 6 km SW of Ribeauville. 2 km SW of Hunawihr (see above) Riquewihr
  • EGUISHEIM Eguisheim

AQUITAINE - Most beautiful villages of France

Dordogne:
  • BELVES - 20 km SW of Sarlat-la-Canéda Belves
  • BEYNAC-ET-CAZENAC - On the Dordogne, 8 km SW of Sarlat-la-Canéda Beynac
  • DOMME - On the Dordogne, 8 km SW of Sarlat-la-Canéda Domme
  • LIMEUIL - 30 km W of Sarlat-la-Canéda; 5 km SW of La Bugue. 15 km NW of Belves Limeuil
  • MONPAZIER - 15km S of Domme Monpazier
  • ROQUE-GAGEAC - 8 km S of Sarlat-la-Canéda La Roque-Gageac
  • SAINT-JEAN-DE-COLE - 15 km NE of Brantôme Saint-Jean-de-Cole
  • SAINT-AMAND-DE-COLY- (Dordogne) - St-Amand-de-Coly
  • SAINT-LEON-SUR-VEZERE - In the Vézère Valley near Lascaux caves; 40 km SE of Périgueux Saint Leon sur Vezere
Lot-et-Garonne:
  • MONFLANQUIN  - 15 km N of Villeneuve-sur-Lot Monflanquin
  • PUJOLS-LE-HAUT - 2 km S of Villeneuve-sur-Lot; 25 km N of Agen. Pujols
Atlantic Pyrenees (Pyrénées-Atlantiques: )
  • AINHOA - 20km S of Biarritz, on Spanish border Ainhoa
  • BASTIDE-CLAIRENCE - 20km SE of Biarritz La-Bastide-Clairence
  • SARE - 14km S of St Jean de Luz Sare



AUVERGNE - Most beautiful villages of France

Allier:
  • CHARROUX - 20km NW of Vichy
  • SALERS - 42 km N Aurillac Salers
  • TOURNEMIRE - 15 km N of Aurillac Tournemire
Haute-Loire:
  • ARLEMPDES - 20 km S of Le Puy-en-Velay Arlempdes
  • BLESLE - 15 km W of Brioude
  • LAVAUDIEU - 7 km SE of Brioude Lavaudieu
  • PRADELLES - 30 km S of Le Puy-en-Velay Pradelles
Puy-de-Dôme:
  • MONTPEYROUX - 15 km SE of Clermont-Ferrand Montpeyroux
  • SAINT-FLORET - 25 km S of Clermont-Ferrand
  • SAINT-SATURNIN - 15 km S of Clermont-Ferrand Saint-Saturnin
  • USSON - 7 km SE of Issoire Usson

BURGUNDY (BOURGOGNE) - Most beautiful villages of France

Côte-d'Or:
Saône-et-Loire:
Yonne:
  • NOYERS-SUR-SEREIN - 30 km SE of Auxerre Noyers
  • VEZELAY - 40 km S of Auxerre Vezelay

BRITTANY (BRETAGNE) - Most beautiful villages of France

Finistère:
  • LE FAOU - 25 km SE of Brest
  • ILE-DE-SEIN - Small island W of Audierne Ile-de-Sein
  • LOCRONAN - 15 km NW of Quimper Locronan
Ille-et-Vilaine:
  • SAINT-SULIAC - 7 km S of St Malo

CENTRE - Most beautiful villages of France

Cher:
Indre:
  • GARGILESSE-DAMPIERRE - 10 km SE of Argenton-sur-Creuse
  • SAINT-BENOIT-DU-SAULT - 20 km SW of Argenton-sur-Creuse St-Benoit-du-Sault
Indre-et-Loire:
Loir-et-Cher:
  • LAVARDIN  - 20 km SW of Vendome Lavardin

 

CORSICA - Most beautiful villages of France


Corse-du-Sud:
  • PIANA - Corsica 12km from Porto Piana
Haute-Corse:

FRANCHE-COMTE - Most beautiful villages of France

Doubs:
  • LODS - 30 km SE of Besançon Lods
Haute-Saône:
  • PESMES - 30 km W of Besançon
Jura:

ILE-DE-FRANCE - Most beautiful villages of France


Val-d'Oise:

LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON - Most beautiful villages


Aude:
  • LAGRASSE - 30 km SE of Carcassonne Lagrasse
Gard:
Hérault:
  • MINERVE - 25 km NW of Narbonne Minerve
  • OLARGUES - 40 km NW of Béziers Olargues
  • SAINT-GUILHEM-LE-DESERT - 20 km E of Lodève St Guilhem
Lozère:
  • LA GARDE-GUERIN - Cevennes national park area, 40 km N of Alès La Garde Guerin
  • SAINTE-ENIMIE - 20 km SW of Mende St Enimie
Pyrénées-Orientales:
  • CASTELNOU - 20 km SW of Perpignan Castelnou
  • EUS - 40 km W of Perpignan. 10 km NE of Villefranche-de-Conflent Eus
  • VILLEFRANCHE-DE-CONFLENT - 50 km W of Perpignan. 10 km SW of Eus Villefranche de Conflent

LIMOUSIN - Most beautiful villages of France

Corrèze:
  • COLLONGES-LA-ROUGE - 15 km SE of Brive-la-Gaillarde Collonges-la-Rouge
  • CUREMONTE - 25 km SE of Brive-la-Gaillarde Curemonte
  • SAINT-ROBERT - 20 km NW of Brive-la-Gaillarde
  • SEGUR-LE-CHATEAU - 20 km W of Uzerche Ségur-le-Chateau
  • TREIGNAC - 30 km N of Tulle Treignac
  • TURENNE - 12 km SE of Brive-la-Gaillarde Turenne
Haute-Vienne:
  • MORTEMART - 10 km SW of Bellac

LORRAINE - Most beautiful villages of France

Moselle:
  • RODEMACK - 15 km NE of Thionville
  • SAINT-QUIRIN - 50 km W of Strasbourg

MIDI-PYRENEES - Most beautiful villages of France

Ariège:
Aveyron:
Garonne (Haute):
Gers:
  • FOURCES - 10 km north of Montréal Fources
  • LARRESSINGLE - 6kw west of Condom Larressingle
  • MONTREAL-DU-GERS - 15 km W of Condom Montreal-du-Gers
  • SARRANT - 40 km NW of Toulouse
Lot:
  • AUTOIRE - 15 km NE of Gramat Autoire
  • CARDAILLAC - 8 km N of Figeac
  • CARENNAC - 20 km E of Souillac Carennac
  • LACAPELLE-MARIVAL - 15 km NW of Figeac
  • LOUBRESSAC - 15 km NE of Gramat Loubressac
  • SAINT-CIRQ-LAPOPIE - 20 km E of Cahors St Cirq Lapopie
Tarn:
  • CASTELNAU-DE-MONTMIRAL - 25 km W of Albi
  • LAUTREC - 15 km NW of Castres
  • PUYCELSI-GRESIGNE - 30 km E of Montauban
Tarn-et-Garonne:

NORMANDY (NORMANDIE Basse) - Most beautiful villages of France


Calvados:
Manche:
  • BARFLEUR - 25 km E of Cherbourg, on the coast Barfleur
Orne

NORMANDIE (Haute) - Most beautiful villages of France

Eure:

PAYS-DE-LA-LOIRE - Most beautiful villages of France

Maine-et-Loire:
Vendée:
  • VOUVANT - 12 km N of Fontenay-le-Comte Vouvant

PICARDY (PICARDIE) - Most beautiful villages of France

Aisne:
  • PARFONDEVAL - 20 km SE of Vervins
Oise:
  • GERBEROY - 20 km NW of Beauvais

POITOU-CHARENTES - Most beautiful villages of France


Charente:
Charente-Maritime:
  • ARS-EN-RE - 30 km W of La Rochelle (on Ile-de-Ré) Ars-en-Ré
  • LA FLOTTE-EN-RE - 12 km W of La Rochelle (on Ile-de-Ré) La Flotte-en-Ré
  • MORNAC-SUR-SEUDRE - 10 km N of Royan
  • TALMONT-SUR-GIRONDE - 15 km SE of Royan Talmont-sur-Gironde
Deux-Sèvres:
  • COULON - 10 km W of Niort Coulon
Vienne:

ANGLES-SUR-L'ANGLIN - 40 km NE of Potiers Angles sur l'Anglin Angles-sur-l'Anglin

PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR - Most beautiful villages

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence:
  • MOUSTIERS-SAINTE-MARIE - near the Gorges du Verdon Moustiers
Alpes-Maritimes:
  • COARAZE - 12km NW od Contes
  • GOURDON - 12km NE of Grasse Gourdon
  • SAINTE-AGNES - 20km NE of Monaco
Bouches-du-Rhône:
Hautes-Alpes:
  • LA GRAVE - 40km NW of Briancon La Grave
  • SAINT-VERAN - 50 km SE of Briancon
Var:
  • BARGEME - 30km S of Castellane
  • GASSIN - 10 km S of St Tropez Gassin
  • SEILLANS - 35 km W of Graisse Seillans
  • TOURTOUR - 20 km W of Draguignan Tourtour
Vaucluse:
  • ANSOUIS - 21km N of Aix-en-Provence Ansouis
  • GORDES - 38 km E of Avignon Gordes
  • LOURMARIN - 20 km S of Apt Lourmarin
  • MENERBES - 12 km E of Cavaillon Menerbes
  • ROUSSILLON - 12 km W of Apt Roussillon
  • SEGURET - 15 km NE of Orange
  • VENASQUE - 12 km SW of Carpentras

RHONE-ALPES - Most beautiful villages of France

Ain:
Ardèche:
  • BALAZUC - 10 km S of Aubenas Balazuc
  • VOGUE - 15 km S of Aubenas Vogué
Drôme:
  • LA GARDE-ADHEMAR - 30 km N of Orange
  • MIRMANDE - 15 km NE of Montélimar Mirmande
  • MONTBRUN-LES-BAINS - 10 km N of Sault
  • LE POET-LAVAL - 20 km E of Montélimar
Loire:
  • SAINTE-CROIX-EN-JAREZ - 20 km SW of Vienne
Rhone:
  • OINGT - 20 km from Lyon - Oingt
Savoie:
  • BONNEVAL-SUR-ARC - 10 km S of Val-d'Isère Bonneval
Haute-Savoie:
  • SIXT-FER-A-CHEVAL - 15 km E of Cluses
  • YVOIRE - Lac Léman; 10 km W of Thonon-les-Bains Yvoire

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