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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 ...
Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (English: "The most beautiful villages of France") is an independent association, created in 1982, that aims to promote small and picturesque French villages of quality heritage. As of 2008, 152 villages in France have been labelled as the "Plus Beaux Villages de France".
A list of villages designated as les plus beaux (the most beautiful) in France. Pages in category "Plus Beaux Villages de France" The following 155 pages are in this category, out of 155 total.
Cycling fans will likely have heard of this village’s famous neighbor Alpe d’Huez from the legendary tales of Tour de France riders battling up the 21 hairpins to the stage finish in the town.
Picture yourself in a quaint European village. You're wandering around aimlessly, taking in your surroundings, when you stumble across a narrow, cobblestone road.
These territories are represented within The Most Beautiful Villages in the World by the following local associations: France: Les Plus Beaux Villages de France, created in 1982 and comprising 172 villages; [3] Belgium: Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie, created in 1994 and comprising 31 villages; [4]
Saint-Véran, located in the French Alps, is the most elevated commune in France and in Western Europe. [3] It is the third highest village in Europe, after Trepalle in Italy and Juf in Switzerland. The permanent population is around 300 but swells with tourists in both summer and winter.
The village centre Beuvron is affiliated to Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("the most beautiful villages of France"), an independent association of communes and communities of communes which seeks to promote as tourist destinations those small, picturesque French villages which meet its membership criteria.
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