NOTE: France is full of beautiful villages, but perhaps the loveliest are those that have sought official status on the list of les Plus Beaux Villages de France. A non-profit society headquartered in Collonges-le-Rouge, in the Limousin (near Brive-la-Gaillarde) accredits these villages, allowing them to post a sign noting their status. I recently acquired this list (of about 125 villages) and entered the text into this document.
In the listings below, PACA indicates Provence-Alpes de CÖte d'Azur.
The list has three parts: Alpha by name of village (with dÄpartement and region noted), alpha by dÄpartment (and, within dÄpartements, alpha by village) and alpha by region.
Disclaimers:
* There may be spelling errors and missing accents in the names of the villages below. I regret these errors.
* Just because a village doesn't appear on this list does not mean it is not beautiful. Some villages don't WANT to be on the list.
* This list is a few years old. Some changes could have occurred in that time.
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