Cities, towns & villages in France
There are thousands of towns and villages in all regions of France that are of interest to visitors - and very often the principal reason for visiting! Below you can find and explore our favourites, the most popular and the most visited of these - just select a region or department to begin:
Auvergne towns and villages
Aquitaine towns and villages
Brittany towns and villages
Burgundy towns and villages
Centre (Loire Valley) towns and villages
- CENTRE
- Indre-et-Loire and Loir-et-Cher (Loire Valley)
- Cher and Indre (south)
- Eure-et-Loir (north)
- Loiret (east)
Champagne-Ardenne towns and villages
Champagne-Ardenne includes Aube, Marne, Haute-Marne and Ardennes departments
Franche-Comté towns and villages
Franche-Comté also includes Haute-Saone and Territoire de Belfort
Languedoc-Roussillon towns and villages
- LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON
- Gard and Hérault (east)
- Aude and Pyrénées-Orientales (south)
- Lozere (north)
Limousin towns and villages
Limousin also includes the Creuse department
Midi-Pyrenees towns and villages
- MIDI-PYRENEES
- Aveyron and Lot (north)
- Gers (Gascony), Tarn and Tarn-et-Garonne (central)
- Haute-Garonne, Ariège and Hautes-Pyrénées (Pyrénées)
Poitou-Charentes towns and villages
Poitou-Charentes also includes the Deux-Sèvres department)
Pays-de-la-Loire towns and villages
- PAYS-DE-LA-LOIRE
- Maine-et-Loire and Mayenne (central)
- Sarthe (east)
- Loire-Atlantique and Vendée (the coast)
Provence towns and villages
- PROVENCE
- Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Hautes-Alpes (east)
- Alpes-Maritimes and Var (Riviera)
- Bouches-du-Rhone and Vaucluse (west)
Rhone-Alpes towns and villages
- RHONE-ALPES
- Haute-Savoie and Savoie (east)
- Isère (centre)
- Ain, Rhone and Loire(north)
- Drôme and Ardèche (west)