Best place to live in France

Best place to live in France - Nice has ranked 6th in a survey to find where the best place to live in France is. The survey studied official data on education, shops and services, health, sports and leisure, solidarity, quality of life, and transport to come up with a 'definitive' ranking of nearly 35,000 villages, towns and cities.

 Annecy, in the Haute-Savoie, tops the study for towns and cities, ahead of Bayonne and La Rochelle. Angers and Le Man complete the top five. Of the larger cities, Nice comes in sixth, then Bordeaux (eighth) and Strasbourg (11th). Toulouse was ranked 29th, Lyon 56th, Marseille 85th and Lille 86th and Paris ranked 58th.

 

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Evening Update Friday 18th July 2025

A major wildfire broke out Thursday evening burning 240 hectares and prompting the evacuation of 104 people in Martigues, Bouches-du-Rhône. Meanwhile,... Evening Update Friday 18th July 2025 Read More

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French and Riviera News Friday 18th July 2025

Train traffic between Hyères and Toulon has been halted following a serious incident. Trains were affected on Thursday, July 17th, shortly after 1pm a... French and Riviera News Friday 18th July 2025 Read More

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Weather Forecast - Friday 18th July 2025

Clear skies with a gentle breeze. Highs of 30 degrees in Monaco and Antibes, 31 degrees in Nice and 29 degrees in Menton and Saint-Tropez. This evenin... Weather Forecast - Friday 18th July 2025 Read More

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Evening Update Thursday 17th July 2025

A 38-year-old man has been fatally struck by a truck early Thursday, the 17th of July, on the A8 motorway near Coudoux, Bouches-du-Rhône. ... Evening Update Thursday 17th July 2025 Read More

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French and Riviera News Thursday 17th July 2025

Tensions are running high in Antibes, where around thirty animal rights activists from the group One Voice have gathered outside the former Marineland... French and Riviera News Thursday 17th July 2025 Read More

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