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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 ...
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.
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] Canada: Association of the Most Beautiful Villages of Quebec, created in 1997 and comprising 40 villages; [5] Italy: I Borghi più belli d'Italia, created in ...
Lussan (French pronunciation:; Occitan: Luçan) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
Thanks to the silk industry, the village experienced a period of prosperity that lasted from the 19th century to the 20th century. This city now owes much of its economy to tourism. A heritage railway runs from Saint-Jean-du-Gard to Anduze with a stop at the Bambouseraie de Prafrance, which attracts 150,000 tourists a year.
View from the mountains to Le Vigan. Le Vigan is located at the south of the Massif Central and near the Mont Aigoual, in the Arre valley. The town is on the southern edge of the Cévennes National Park and is the most populous town within the park.
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This is a list of the 350 communes of the Gard department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [1] CA Alès Agglomération; Communauté d'agglomération du Gard Rhodanien; Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Avignon (partly) Communauté d'agglomération Nîmes Métropole