Who will succeed Esquelbecq?
The northern commune, with its 10th century church and its castle, was elected “French favorite village” in 2023. This year, for the 12th edition of the show presented by Stéphane Bern, 14 new villages are applying for the title.
And it will be up to the viewers to decide between them.
Will they opt for the picturesque Drôme village of Grignan and its castle, for Cléron, in the heart of a natural setting in the Doubs, or for the fishing village of Île-Tudy, in Finistère?
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French people are invited to vote online or by telephone (at 3245 – paid number) from February 19 until March 8, 2025, 11:59 p.m.
At the moment, we do not yet know when the final result will be revealed.
As a reminder, a municipality can apply for the title of “French favorite village” at the request of the village mayor, tourist offices or residents.
Stéphane Bern, the company Morgane Production and France Télévisions then preselect the villages which will be in the running.
Among 14 municipalities – thirteen in mainland France, one overseas – only one will be selected at the end of the process.
List of 14 municipalities
Like every year, the 14 villages competing for this 12th edition were chosen for their cultural and natural heritage.
Grignan, in Drôme (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)
Cléron, in Doubs (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté)
L'Île-Tudy, in Finistère (Brittany)
Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire, in Loir-et-Cher (Centre-Val de Loire)
Aregno, in Haute-Corse (Corsica)
Deshaies, in Guadeloupe (Overseas)
Monthermé, in the Ardennes (Grand Est)
Mers-les-Bains, in the Somme (Hauts-de-France)
Thomery, in Seine-et-Marne (Île-de-France)
Ry, in Seine-Maritime (Normandy)
Villeréal, in Lot-et-Garonne (New Aquitaine)
Collioure, in the Pyrénées-Orientales (Occitanie)
Sallertaine, in Vendée (Pays de la Loire)
Gassin, in the Var (Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur)