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Villages

The plus beaux Village of Roussillon

Les Plus Beaux Villages

France has many pretty villages scattered throughout its regions. There are some however which have extra something however and deserve the appellation ‘beautiful’.

For this reason in 1981 Charles Ceyrac, the then mayor of Collonges-la-Rouge, in the Dordogne, came up with an idea to promote this concept.

66 of his mayoral colleagues throughout France formed an association which eventually included 155 villages. Known as ‘Les Plus Beaux Villages de France, the aim was not to create ‘theme parks’ but to attract tourists to ‘living’ villages thereby helping to conserve them.

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Ainhoa

Stopover on the Way of St James

Balazuc

A Plus Beau Village above the Ardeche

Beynac et Cazenac

The stunning Château de Beynac

Bonnieux

Bonny Bonnieux

Gerberoy

Picardy’s Plus Beau Village

Gordes

A striking hilltop village between the Luberon & the Vaucluse

La Couvertoirade

Knights Templar Village

Le Roque Gageac

Plus Beau Village on the Dordogne

Lourmarin

Centre for the Creative Arts

Seillans

A Plus Beau Village Perché

Saint-Cirq-Lapopie

A Plus Beau Village with a View of the Lot

Saint-Geniès

A Beautiful Village in the Périgord Noir

Text © Paul Shawcross

Image by Paul Shawcross