This is a distinction that should attract even more tourists to this village known in particular for its vineyards.
Sancerre (Cher) was elected Wednesday evening "Favorite village of the French" during the program presented by Stéphane Bern on France 3.
Bravo to the village of Sancerre 👏👏👏 !!
# PreferredVillage pic.twitter.com/xLOhFGXncj
- The Favorites of the French (@PrefereFrancais) June 30, 2021
Last year it was Hunspach, a small village in the Bas-Rhin, which won the prize.
The Alsatian town immediately experienced an explosion in popularity.
For this 2021 edition, 14 villages were in the running. Among them, Auvillar (Occitanie), Hérisson (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), Île d'Houat (Brittany), Châteauneuf (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté), Fresnay-sur-Sarthe (Pays de la Loire), Saint-Florent ( Corsica), Sancerre (Center-Val de Loire), Rocroi (Grand Est), Long (Hauts-de-France), Samois-sur-Seine (Île-de-France), Villerville (Normandy), Domme (New-Aquitaine ),, La Désirade (Overseas), Saint-Véran (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur).
