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Looking for the prettiest village in France? Every year, France votes on the places that fill their hearts, and here are the 2025 results—including everything from medieval cobblestones to Musketeers.

This medieval village in the Lot valley, up on a cliff above the river, looks like something straight out of a novel. Saint-Cirq-Lapopie is a charming place of narrow streets, corbelled houses and ...