Ville musée, ville d’art et d’histoire, ville royale dès le Xe siècle, Étampes est reconnue pour son patrimoine architectural d’une grande richesse. Première destination touristique de l’Essonne, elle bénéficie d’un environnement privilégié qui, au fil des siècles, s’est enrichi de 26 monuments classés ou inscrits, sans oublier les œuvres d’art de son musée et de ses églises.

Cérilly - Saint-Amand-Montrond: Au centre de la France, Cérilly est un lieu touristique important du département de l’Allier. Son église romane qui date du XIe siècle est dédiée à Saint Martin. Elle retient l’attention par son curieux clocher à trois étages et abrite également une admirable mise au tombeau du XVIIe siècle.

Roanne: Célèbre dans le monde entier grâce à ses toques étoilées, les Troisgros, mais aussi pour le textile et ses marques renommées, Roanne est également spécialisée dans l’industrie mécanique. Le char Leclerc en est le produit le plus emblématique.

Bourg-d’Oisans - St. Etienne: lies nestled in picturesque landscape on a plain at the heart of the Oisans region, peaceful haven surrounded by majestic peaks. Located next to Ecrins national Park, the largest and highest of the seven French National Parks, Bourg-d’Oisans is both a winter ski resort and a summer vacation spot, a window on alpine culture and its vast natural heritage.

Embrun: Many treasures from the past are to be admired in the streets of Embrun, such as fountains, sundials, arched passageways, ornate sculpted doors... At the heart of the old quarter rises Notre-Dame-du-Réal cathedral, erected in the 12th century.

Cuneo - Surrounded by a breathtaking Alpine scenery, Cuneo will enchant you with its colorful and fragrant streets. Founded in 1198, the town owes its name to the shape of the high plateau (534m) on which it stands, at the confluence of the Gesso torrent and the Stura river.p>

Embrun - Located in the heart of the Hautes-Alpes and the border to Provence, nestled amid lakes and mountains, the town of Embrun, referred to as the “little Nice of the Alps” is a major centre for tourism activity.

Nîmes is proud of its many top-flight teams, not to mention more than four hundred clubs representing a wide variety of sports and thousands of amateur athletes.

Narbonne - Nestled at the heart of a regional park, Narbonne is blessed with splendid natural surroundings, notably the La Clape and Fontfroide massifs, true hiking havens. On the seaside, the beaches of fine sand are ideal for all nautical sports and some R-and-R. Narbonne is also blessed with a rich architectural and historical heritage.

Lavelanet - Situated in Cathar country at the foot of Montsegur castle, Lavelanet stands alongside the Touyre river, where the three valleys meet, on the outskirts of the counties of Foix and Carcassonne. The town derives its name from the word “avelana”, meaning “hazelnut”, as it used to be surrounded by hazelnut trees, which still can be seen on its coat of arms.

Lannemezan - Plateau lying at the foot of the Pyrenean peaks, Lannemezan and the Aragnouet-Bielsa tunnel remain the quickest gateway to Spain. Located halfway between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, with Toulouse only an hour away and Pau a mere forty-five minutes.

Pau - True to the Tour de France since 1930, Pau has become a mainstay of the world’s greatest cycling race, thanks both to its geographical location and to its marvelous infrastructures. Pau will hold its 62nd stage in 2008, and only one other city besides Paris has done better.

Toulouse - With some 435,000 inhabitants – over 800,000 in its greater metropolitan area – Toulouse lies at the heart of Midi- Pyrénées, France’s largest regional district. Ideally located between the Mediterranean (150 km away), the Atlantic (250 km) and the Pyrenean ski slopes (110 km)

Figeac - Imagine a rich medieval town where the living is easy. As you take a stroll along its streets and squares, Figeac unveils its shops, homes, palaces and cityscapes from the middle ages. Hometown of Jean-François Champollion, Figeac also has an Egyptian flavor to it.

Brioude - Located at the heart of Auvergne near the Allier river, in verdant and mountainous surroundings, Brioude will draw you into its colorful and warmful southern ambiance. True to its past as a stopover town between northern and southern France, Brioude retains a welcoming spirit and a dynamic economy, tourism benefiting from the nearby A75 highway.

The name Aigurande comes from the Gaul « Equoranda »,meaning « border ». Indeed, Aigurande lies between the departments of Indre and Creuse, between Berry and Marche. With a population of 1,715, Aigurande is part of the Marche Berrichonne metropolitan area and the La Châtre en Berry region.

Cholet has grouped its public services with a thematic approach: the social services unit was launched in 1999 and the employment unit in 2001.

Situated in the Pays de Loire regional district, Cholet is a convivial town with top-notch facilities, where economic vitality and quality of life go hand in hand. Military capital of Vendée during the 1793 uprising, a textile and manufacturing center between the two world wars, today geared towards modern industries

Have you ever taken a stroll along Sillon beach? Before you, across the emerald sea, lie Fort de la Conchée, Cézembre island, Fort National, the islands of Grand Bé and Petit Bé... all worthy sentinels of a bay stretching from cap Fréhel to Mont Saint-Michel.

Saint Malo

Located between Vannes and Lorient, Auray lies at the heart of one of Brittany’s smallest regions (630 square km, 28 towns, 80,000 inhabitants) but also one of the most popular with tourists.

Westernmost tip of continental Europe, a prow looking towards the Atlantic, Brest has always had the adventure state of mind. Having seen the greatest explorers and most audacious sailors set off from its port, Brest is by nature maritime, modern, talented and open to the world. Océanopolis stands as one of the most splendid symbols of the city’s character.