Top 10 Best Places To Live in France (Expats, Retirees, Digital Nomads)

Published 2024-03-10
France is the biggest country in the European Union. With so many places to choose from, where should you live? Find out the Top 10 best places to live in France. Plus, which city was voted #1 by French citizens! Want to learn a new language? Get 50% off lifetime access to 25 languages with Rosetta Stone partners.rosettastone.com/traveling-with-kristin

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1:07 10th Place
3:18 9th Place
5:44 Rosetta Stone
7:07 8th Place
9:39 7th Place
12:19 6th Place
14:15 5th Place
16:51 4th Place
18:44 3rd Place
21:02 2nd Place
23:09 1st Place
25:58 Why Not Paris?

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All Comments (21)
  • @Lea-rb9nc
    I have found that the best place to live in France or anywhere else is the place where you feel you belong. I was born near Los Angeles, obtained my post-graduate degrees in San Francisco and lived in NYC for six years. Now I am at home in the Languedoc-Roussillon minutes from several Mediterranean beaches, less than an hour from Spain and surrounded by nature. In my book, I have everything I could wish for. By the way, I fell hard for a small village (population: 700). I couldn't be happier. Know what you are really looking for and keep an open mind. Viva la Belle France 🇫🇷. ❤
  • @user-gl2fy9mt8g
    Thank You. As a recent widow…I’ve been fantasizing about living in France. You just fueled this desire. 😘
  • The reason the Dordogne is popular with British retirees (according to someone I know who lives there) is that it “looks like a larger and less populated version of the Cotswolds (ie classic English countryside), but the houses are less than half the price, the food and weather are better and the wine is cheap - very possibly the middle class English definition of heaven!”
  • @LizzieJaneBennet
    N'1: the prononciation of RENNES is "RENN" (not "Renée"). Liked the video. 👍
  • @rmp7400
    I am grateful to have lived in Paris as a foreign student from 1974-1975. It was amazingly affordable.
  • @geoffoakland
    Biarritz has one of the highest real estate prices in all of France, more than most areas of Paris. Around 8000 euros per square meter!
  • @Stopit77
    I like how you structured this video; it is very comprehensive with pros/cons, costs and places to live nearby. Keep it coming!
  • @davkatjenn
    My wife would live in Calais in a heartbeat. She loves the ocean and the cliffs near Calais and she love the proximity to Ypres where she has a favorite chocolate shop. The proximity to Bruges, Ghent and the area around Bastogne is a wonderful plus as well
  • @carolmartin4413
    As a retiree...the health protection is #1. The south of France is beautiful and reasonably inexpensive. Great vid!
  • @timmaloney6441
    "where the wine flows like . . . wine" . that one got me , Thanks Kristin
  • Merci beaucoup Kristine d’avoir partager ces belles villes de la France. À bientôt
  • @user-fu6xh1pd9c
    A city that I discovered recently is Annecy called "la perle des Alpes". Not a big city (population around 120,000) but the landscape is absolutely amazing with the lake and mountains around., not far from Geneva international airport and companies in the outdoor business and tech as well. Flip side is the cost of living.
  • @Pizzageek-jc4xp
    Just a little correction Kristin; there are 25 Michelin starred restaurants in Lyon and 639 restaurants with stars in all of France.
  • As usual with your videos, so well organized,, clear and informative. Excellent, many thanks!!
  • @baolnguyen442
    Another great video, lots of helpful and up-to-date info. Thanks for sharing.
  • @davekneram739
    Dordogne sounds wonderful. I have visited Provence, Lyon, Montpelier, Orleans, Dijon, Auxerre, Beaune, Epernay, Troyes and Reims in the past. I could imagine living in Dijon or Beaune as well.
  • @TheStunlaw1
    Thank you kristin for this excellent and informative video. Must have been a lot of work putting it all together. Merci!
  • @jfrancobelge
    The "real" France nowadays indeed is outside Paris. In fact, as a porivincial Frenchman I feel "foreign" in Paris.
  • @socrs
    Great info. Thanks! Checked a few of my favorites for tennis courts. Yep, they have em.