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Vouvant (French pronunciation:) is a commune in the department of Vendée, in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.. Vouvant is labelled as Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (since 1988), Petites Cités de Caractère, and the village has obtained two flowers out of five in the Concours des villes et villages fleuris.
Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (French pronunciation: [le ply bo vilaʒ də fʁɑ̃s], lit. ' the most beautiful villages of France ' ) is an independent association created in 1982 for the promotion of the tourist appeal of small rural villages with a rich cultural heritage.
Roussillon (French pronunciation: ⓘ; Occitan: Rossilhon) is a commune in the Vaucluse department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
The region is renowned for the wine produced in the surrounding hills - this is the Corbières wine region, the largest wine-producing region in France.. The village is now home to numerous pottery workers and artists, and host numerous cultural and intellectual festivals such as "Le Banquet du Livre" and the "En Blanc et Noir: Festival International de Piano Robert Turnbull."
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Lavardin is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France . [ 3 ]
It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association. There are half-timbered houses, ashlars, pillars and pinnacles. There are many cobbled lanes and small squares made of chalky and granitic pavements. There are towers surrounded by the river Serein loops. It has retained much of its medieval ...
Lautrec is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association, as well as a "Remarkable Site for Taste" thanks to its renowned pink garlic. [4] Its remarkable sites include: the village itself, with its 14th century market square; the Saint Remy collegiate church and its sumptuous marble retable
Minerve has been selected as one of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The Most Beautiful Villages Of France"). Historically, the village has been the capital of the Minervois wine region. The main bridge leading into the village is closed to all passenger vehicles not owned by residents of Minerve.