Brest, Concarneau, lorient... What Is the List of Cities Where It Is Good to Live in Brittany?
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What are the cities where it is good to live in France? While the municipality of Biarritz is in the lead, some cities, such as Rodez or Boulogne-Billancourt, create the surprise.
Brittany shines in the 2026 list of "Cities and villages where it is good to live". Despite the integration of new criteria focused on health and safety, the region stands out with several communes in the Top 20, confirming its attractiveness.
As every year since 2020, the association "Cities and Villages where it is good to live" develops a ranking of municipalities where the "quality of life" would be more "pleasant". Here are the results for the year 2026.
EXCLUSIVE. Little evolution, in 2026, in the winning trier of our Top 500 of the cities and villages of France: Biarritz retains the first place in our ranking, followed by Annecy and Angers.
Already crowned in 2025, Biarritz retains its throne of number one of the "cities where it is good to live" in a ranking 2026 where, as usual, the Basque communes make a carton and the towns and villages
The 2026 list of cities and villages where it is good to live in France has just been unveiled this Sunday, February 1. Published by the Journal du Dimanche, this ranking goes to the test 34,727 French communes, analysed from 197 criteria in order to assess the quality of life. For this seventh edition, nine additional criteria have been integrated, in particular related to safety, transport and health. Nine criteria in safety, transport and hea…
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