Les Plus Beaux Villages de France
The most beautiful villages in France ( Les plus beaux villages de french France ) is a cultural tourism award in France.
The association was founded in 1982 by Charles Ceyrac, the former mayor of Collonges- la- Rouge in the Corrèze to life, to promote tourism in small rural communities with rich historic heritage. With this aim, it is distinguished from French municipalities with the label Les plus beaux villages de France. In the founding year, the mayors of 66 municipalities of the initiative joined. Currently ( 2007) listed 152 locations in 21 French regions and 66 departments in the list. Several thousand more places to apply for admission.
For quality assurance, the Association has imposed tough criteria for the selection of villages. A place that will be included in the list of the most beautiful villages in France, must not have more than 2000 residents and must have a protected zone or listed buildings.
After the French model similar initiatives emerged in 1994 in Wallonia (Les plus beaux villages de Wallonie ), in 1997 in Québec ( Les plus beaux villages du Québec ) and in 2001 in Italy (I più belli d' Italia borghi ). Since 2003, the resident of Collonges- la- Rouge Les plus beaux international umbrella organization villages de la Terre brings together the different national organizations.
List of the most beautiful villages in France
Aquitaine
In Dordogne:
- Belvès
- Beynac- et- Cazenac
- Domme
- Limeuil
- Monpazier
- La Roque- Gageac
- Saint- Amand- de -Coly
- Saint -Jean -de- Côle
- Saint -Léon- sur -Vézère
In the department of Lot- et- Garonne:
- Monflanquin
- Pujols -le -Haut ( municipality Pujols )
In the department of Pyrénées- Atlantiques:
- Ainhoa
- La Bastide- Clairence
- Sare
Auvergne
In Allier:
- Charroux
In Cantal:
- Salers
- Tournemire
In the Haute-Loire:
- Arlempdes
- Blesle
- Lavaudieu
- Pradelles
In the Puy -de- Dôme:
- Montpeyroux
- Saint -Floret
- Saint- Saturnin
- Usson
In Calvados:
- Beuvron -en-Auge
In the department of Manche:
In Orne:
- Saint- Céneri -le- Gérei
Brittany
In the department of Côtes- d'Armor
- Moncontour
In the Finistère department
In the department of Ille -et -Vilaine
- Saint- Suliac
In the Morbihan department
- Rochefort -en- Terre
Burgundy
In the Côte-d'Or department
- Châteauneuf
- Flavigny- sur -Ozerain
In the department of Saône -et -Loire
- Semur -en- brionnais
In the Yonne department
- Noyers
- Vézelay
Centre
In the department of Cher
- Apremont- sur -Allier
In the department of Indre
- Gargilesse- Dampierre
- Saint- Benoît -du -Sault
In the department of Indre -et -Loire
- Candes -Saint -Martin
- Crissay -sur -Manse
- Montresor
In the department of Loir -et -Cher
- Lavardin
In the Loiret
- Yèvre- le- Châtel (municipality Yèvre- la- Ville)
Champagne- Ardenne
Currently not a place
Alsace
In the Bas -Rhin
In the Haut -Rhin
- Eguisheim
- Hunawihr
- Riquewihr
Franche -Comté
In the Doubs
In the department of Haute- Saône
In the Jura
- Château- Chalon
Haute -Normandie
In the Eure
- Le Bec- Hellouin
- Lyons- la -Forêt
Ile- de -France
In the department of Val- d'Oise
- La Roche- Guyon
Corsica
In the department of Corse- du- Sud
In the department of Haute- Corse
- Sant'Antonino
Languedoc -Roussillon
In the Aude department
In Gard
- Aiguèze
- La Roque- sur -Cèze
In the Hérault
- Minerve
- Olargues
- Saint- Guilhem -le- Désert
In Lozère
- La Garde- Guérin (municipality Prévenchères )
- Sainte -Enimie
In the department of Pyrénées- Orientales
- Castelnou
- Eus
- Evol (municipality Olette )
- Mosset
- Villefranche -de- Conflent
Limousin
In Correze
- Collonges- la- Rouge
- Curemonte
- Saint -Robert
- Ségur- le -Château
- Turenne
In the Haute- Vienne
Lorraine
In the Moselle
- Rodemack
- Saint- Quirin
Midi -Pyrenees
In the department the Ariège
- Camon
- Saint- Lizier
In Aveyron
- Belcastel
- Brousse- le -Château
- Conques
- La Couvertoirade
- Estaing
- Najac
- Peyre ( congregation Comprégnac )
- Saint -Côme d'Olt -
- Sainte -Eulalie d'Olt -
- Sauveterre -de- Rouergue
In the Gers department
- Fourcés
- Larressingle
- Montréal -du -Gers
- Sarrant
In the department of Haute- Garonne
- Saint -Bertrand -de- Comminges
In the department of Lot
- Autoire
- Capdenac -le-Haut → Capdenac
- Cardaillac
- Carennac
- Loubressac
- Saint- Cirq- Lapopie
In the Tarn
- Castelnau -de- Montmiral
- Lautrec
- Monestiés
- Puycelsi
In the Tarn- et- Garonne
- Auvillar
- Bruniquel
- Lauzerte
Nord-Pas de Calais
Currently not a place
Pays de la Loire
In the department of Maine -et -Loire
- Montsoreau
In the department of Mayenne
- Sainte -Suzanne
In Vendée
Picardie
In the Aisne
- Parfondeval
In the Oise
Poitou -Charentes
In the Charente
- Aubeterre -sur -Dronne
In Charente -Maritime
- Ars -en- Ré
- La Flotte
- Mornac -sur -Seudre
- Talmont -sur -Gironde
In Vienne
- Angles- sur -l'Anglin
Provence- Alpes- Côte d' Azur
In the Alpes -de -Haute -Provence
- Moustiers -Sainte -Marie
In the Alpes-Maritimes department
- Coaraze
- Gourdon
- Sainte -Agnès
In the Bouches -du -Rhône
- Les Baux -de- Provence
In the Hautes -Alpes
- La Grave
- Saint- Véran
In Var
- Bargème
- Gassin
- Seillans
- Tour Tour
In the Vaucluse
Reunion
In the department of Réunion
- Hell-Bourg ( commune Salazie )
Rhône -Alpes
In the Ain department
- Pérouges
Located in Ardèche
- Balazuc
- Vogüé
In the Drome region
- La Garde- Adhemar
- Mirmande
- Montbrun- les- Bains
- Le Poet-Laval
In Isère
- Saint -Antoine L'Abbaye
In the Loire
- Sainte -Croix -en- Jarez
In the Rhône department
- Oingt
In the Savoie département
- Bonneval- sur-Arc
In the Haute-Savoie region
- Sixt -Fer -à- Cheval
- Yvoire