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The idea of an association to gather the most beautiful villages of France was born in Collonges-la-Rouge, Corrèze in 1981. Charles Ceyrac, mayor of the village, was inspired by a Reader's Digest book entitled Les Plus Beaux Villages de France which included pictures of Collonges. He decided to launch an association that would unite villages ...
The vineyards around Eguisheim produce Alsace wine of high quality. The village is ranked in the top 20 of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France. In May 2013 it was voted the 'Village préféré des Français' (Favorite French Village), an annual distinction that passes from town to town throughout France. [4]
The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The most beautiful villages of France") association. Hunspach has retained much of its traditional architecture. The houses are white and in the Alsatian half timbered style. Open central yards offer glimpses of the working farms within.
Kaysersberg (French: [kajzœʁsbɛʁɡ]; German: Kaisersberg [ˈkaɪzɐsbɛʁk] ⓘ; Alsatian: Kaiserschbarig) is a historical town and former commune in Alsace in northeastern France. The name is German for Emperor's Mountain. The high fortress that dominates the town serves as a reminder of both its strategic importance and its warlike past.
The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [1] Eurométropole de Strasbourg; Communauté d'agglomération de Haguenau; Communauté d'agglomération Sarreguemines Confluences (partly) Communauté de communes de l'Alsace Bossue
Sierentz (French pronunciation: ⓘ; Alsatian: Siarez; German: Sierenz) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It is located roughly halfway between Mulhouse and Basel. Both cities can be accessed by train from Sierentz station.
The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French department of Haut-Rhin.. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [1]. CA Colmar Agglomération
Middle of the village and its half-timbered houses. An old half-timbered farmhouse from the 18th century The village and some half-timbered houses. Baldenheim is located in the canton of Sélestat and the arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein in the centre of the Alsace region on the alluvial plain of the Rhine, 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of Strasbourg, 26 kilometres (16 mi) north by north-east ...