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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.
[1] [2] Spain also joined later. 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]
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.
It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association. [3] Olargues is a good example of a French Medieval town. It was occupied by the Romans, the Vandals and the Visigoths. At the end of the 11th century the Jaur valley came under the authority of the Château of the Viscount of Minerve. The ...
Saint-Cirq-Lapopie (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ siʁk lapɔpi]; Occitan: Sent Circ de la Pòpia) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. [3] It is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The most beautiful villages in France) association.
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.
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