Les Plus Beaux Villages de France - Les Plus Beaux Villages de France

Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (in Italian; The most beautiful countries of France) is an association, founded in 1982, which aims to promote the tourist attractions of small rural municipalities that have a rich historical, artistic or naturalistic heritage. To increase the credibility and legitimacy of the brand it confers on the basis of a rigorous investigation, the association has set itself very strict selection criteria.

By grouping the villages whose population does not exceed 2000 inhabitants and placing the sites of naturalistic, artistic or historical interest under protection, the association was thus able to create a map of the most beautiful villages that includes the current municipalities and has several thousand members.

The membership criteria established by the association are many and rigid: to the three basic criteria:

population less than 2000 inhabitants
collective membership of the municipality
possession of at least two sites of interest

The choice of a landscape protection policy is essentially added, which must materialize in the general regulatory plan (in French, plan d'occupation des sols), which must effectively limit construction and prevent any installation that is harmful to the overall aesthetics of the country. This policy may be in contrast with some choices of economic development, but it assures to the countries complying with the criteria a greater and more and more sought after tourist presence.

List of locations

The list below is updated to January 2016, and is made up of 154 locations.

Location of the localities on the national territory


Region	Department	Location
Alsace	Lower Rhine	Hunspach
Alsace	Lower Rhine	Mittelbergheim
Alsace	Upper Rhine	Eguisheim
Alsace	Upper Rhine	Hunawihr
Alsace	Upper Rhine	Riquewihr
Aquitaine	Dordogne	Belvès
Aquitaine	Dordogne	Beynac-et-Cazenac
Aquitaine	Dordogne	Castelnaud-la-Chapelle
Aquitaine	Dordogne	Domme
Aquitaine	Dordogne	Limeuil
Aquitaine	Dordogne	Monpazier
Aquitaine	Dordogne	La Roque-Gageac
Aquitaine	Dordogne	Saint-Amand-de-Coly
Aquitaine	Dordogne	Saint-Jean-de-Côle
Aquitaine	Dordogne	Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère
Aquitaine	Lot and Garonne	Monflanquin
Aquitaine	Lot and Garonne	Pujols-le-Haut (Pujols)
Aquitaine	Atlantic Pyrenees	Ainhoa
Aquitaine	Atlantic Pyrenees	The Bastide-Clairence
Aquitaine	Atlantic Pyrenees	Navarrenx
Aquitaine	Atlantic Pyrenees	Sare
Auvergne	Allier	Charroux
Auvergne	Cantal	Salers
Auvergne	Cantal	Tournemire
Auvergne	Upper Loire	Arlempdes
Auvergne	Upper Loire	Blesle
Auvergne	Upper Loire	Lavaudieu
Auvergne	Upper Loire	Pradelles
Auvergne	Puy-de-Dôme	Montpeyroux
Auvergne	Puy-de-Dôme	Saint-Saturnin
Auvergne	Puy-de-Dôme	Usson
Lower Normandy	Calvados	Beuvron-en-Auge
Lower Normandy	Sleeve	Barfleur
Lower Normandy	Orne	Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei
Burgundy	Côte-d'Or	Châteauneuf-en-Auxois
Burgundy	Côte-d'Or	Flavigny-sur-Ozerain
Burgundy	Saone and Loire	Semur-en-Brionnais
Burgundy	Yonne	Noyers-sur-Serein
Burgundy	Yonne	Vézelay
Brittany	Côtes-d'Armor	Moncontour
Brittany	Finistère	Locronan
Brittany	Ille-et-Vilaine	Saint-Suliac
Brittany	Morbihan	Rochefort-en-Terre
Center	Cher	Apremont-sur-Allier
Center	Indre	Gargilesse-Dampierre
Center	Indre	Saint-Benoît-du-Sault
Center	Indre and Loire	Candes-Saint-Martin
Center	Indre and Loire	Crissay-sur-Manse
Center	Indre and Loire	Montrésor
Center	Loir-et-Cher	Lavardin
Center	Loiret	Yèvre-le-Châtel (Yèvre-la-Ville)
Corsica	Southern Corsica	Flat
Corsica	Upper Corsica	Sant'Antonino
Franche-Comté	Doubs	Lods
Franche-Comté	He swears	Baume-les-Messieurs
Franche-Comté	He swears	Château-Chalon
Franche-Comté	Upper Saone	Pesmes
Upper Normandy	Eure	Le Bec-Hellouin
Upper Normandy	Eure	Lyons-la-Forêt
Île-de-France	Val-d'Oise	La Roche-Guyon
Languedoc-Roussillon	Aude	Lagrasse
Languedoc-Roussillon	Gard	Aiguèze
Languedoc-Roussillon	Gard	La Roque-sur-Cèze
Languedoc-Roussillon	Gard	Montclus
Languedoc-Roussillon	Hérault	Minerve
Languedoc-Roussillon	Hérault	Olargues
Languedoc-Roussillon	Hérault	Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
Languedoc-Roussillon	Lozère	La Garde-Guérin (Prévenchères)
Languedoc-Roussillon	Lozère	Sainte-Enimie
Languedoc-Roussillon	Eastern Pyrenees	Castelnou
Languedoc-Roussillon	Eastern Pyrenees	Eus
Languedoc-Roussillon	Eastern Pyrenees	Évol (Olette)
Languedoc-Roussillon	Eastern Pyrenees	Mosset
Languedoc-Roussillon	Eastern Pyrenees	Villefranche-de-Conflent
Limousin	Corrèze	Collonges-la-Rouge
Limousin	Corrèze	Curemonte
Limousin	Corrèze	Saint-Robert
Limousin	Corrèze	Ségur-le-Château
Limousin	Corrèze	Turenne
Limousin	High Vienne	Mortemart
Lorraine	Moselle	Rodemack
Lorraine	Moselle	Saint-Quirin
Midi-Pyrenees	Ariège	Camon
Midi-Pyrenees	Aveyron	Belcastel
Midi-Pyrenees	Aveyron	Brousse-le-Château
Midi-Pyrenees	Aveyron	Conques
Midi-Pyrenees	Aveyron	La Couvertoirade
Midi-Pyrenees	Aveyron	Estaing
Midi-Pyrenees	Aveyron	Najac
Midi-Pyrenees	Aveyron	Peyre (Comprégnac)
Midi-Pyrenees	Aveyron	Saint-Côme-d'Olt
Midi-Pyrenees	Aveyron	Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt
Midi-Pyrenees	Aveyron	Sauveterre-de-Rouergue
Midi-Pyrenees	Gers	Fourcès
Midi-Pyrenees	Gers	Larressingle
Midi-Pyrenees	Gers	Lavardens
Midi-Pyrenees	Gers	Montreal
Midi-Pyrenees	Gers	Sarrant
Midi-Pyrenees	Lot	Autoire
Midi-Pyrenees	Lot	Capdenac-le-Haut
Midi-Pyrenees	Lot	Cardaillac
Midi-Pyrenees	Lot	Carennac
Midi-Pyrenees	Lot	Loubressac
Midi-Pyrenees	Lot	Saint-Cirq-Lapopie
Midi-Pyrenees	Tarn	Castelnau-de-Montmiral
Midi-Pyrenees	Tarn	Lautrec
Midi-Pyrenees	Tarn	Monestiés
Midi-Pyrenees	Tarn	Puycelsi
Midi-Pyrenees	Tarn and Garonne	Auvillar
Midi-Pyrenees	Tarn and Garonne	Bruniquel
Midi-Pyrenees	Tarn and Garonne	Lauzerte
Pays de la Loire	Maine and Loire	Montsoreau
Pays de la Loire	Mayenne	Sainte-Suzanne
Pays de la Loire	Vendée	Vouvant
Picardy	Aisne	Parfondeval
Picardy	Oise	Gerberoy
Poitou-Charentes	Charente	Aubeterre-sur-Dronne
Poitou-Charentes	Maritime Charente	Ars-en-Ré
Poitou-Charentes	Maritime Charente	The Fleet
Poitou-Charentes	Maritime Charente	Mornac-sur-Seudre
Poitou-Charentes	Maritime Charente	Talmont-sur-Gironde
Poitou-Charentes	It came	Angles-sur-l'Anglin
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	Alps of Haute Provence	Moustiers-Sainte-Marie
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	High Alps	The Grave
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	High Alps	Saint-Véran
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	Maritime Alps	Coaraze
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	Maritime Alps	Gourdon
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	Maritime Alps	Sainte-Agnès
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	Bouches of the Rhone	Les Baux-de-Provence
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	Var	Bargème
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	Var	Gassin
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	Var	Seillans
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	Var	Tourtour
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	Vaucluse	Ansouis
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	Vaucluse	Gordes
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	Vaucluse	Lourmarin
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	Vaucluse	Ménerbes
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	Vaucluse	Roussillon
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	Vaucluse	Séguret
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	Vaucluse	Venasque
Meeting	Meeting	Hell-Bourg (Salazie)
Rhône-Alpes	Ain	Pérouges
Rhône-Alpes	Ardèche	Balazuc
Rhône-Alpes	Ardèche	Vogüé
Rhône-Alpes	Drôme	La Garde-Adhémar
Rhône-Alpes	Drôme	Mirmande
Rhône-Alpes	Drôme	Montbrun-les-Bains
Rhône-Alpes	Drôme	Le Poët-Laval
Rhône-Alpes	Isère	Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye
Rhône-Alpes	Loire	Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez
Rhône-Alpes	Rhone	Oingt
Rhône-Alpes	Savoy	Bonneval-sur-Arc
Rhône-Alpes	Upper Savoy	Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval
Rhône-Alpes	Upper Savoy	Yvoire