Looking for the prettiest village in France? Every year, France votes on the places that fill their hearts, and here are the 2025 results—including everything from medieval cobblestones to Musketeers.

Perched high on a hilltop in southern France, this postcard-perfect village is all stone houses, winding lanes, and sweeping countryside views. Surrounded by rolling hills and wrapped in history, it ...

Perched villages in southern France bring together scenic views, fascinating history, and an unmistakable charm. These hilltop towns, often built on cliffs or steep hillsides, were once strategically ...

”We used to see the princes, Frederik and Joachim, running down these streets when they were little,” a local resident tells me as we top up our glasses from a carafe of chilled rosé under the early ...

Stop at another of les plus belles villages en France, St. Leon-sur-Vezere, population 427. Have lunch at the Auberge du Pont, next to the rickety old bridge, which spans the willow-lined Vezere River ...

Some 158 French villages belong to an elite club: those deemed the most beautiful in France. In the heart of the hilly Auvergne region, in the centre of the country, the village of Usson clings to a ...

There are over 35,000 mayors in France, and over half of them oversee villages of less than 500 people. But what exactly do they do? Emilie King explains why these village leaders are an integral part ...

To service rural communities, the French are relying on village stores run by volunteers. The shops have become cooperatives, where members help as much as they can. And there's always time for a chat ...

With the number of people with Alzheimer’s growing, France is taking a different approach to handling the disease by building an Alzheimer’s “village” which will welcome 120 patients by the end of ...