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14 entries for 2018's Village préféré des Français
The 14 entries for the seventh annual contest to find Le village préféré des Français have been unveiled - with villages from all 13 metropolitan regions and one from La Réunion vying for the title won last year by Kaysersberg, in Alsace .

The popular France 2 programme is presented, as usual, by Stéphane Bern, who looks at the heritage, gastronomy, crafts and conviviality that mark out each of the villages, as they compete for the title.
Subscribers only: Warm welcome makes village French favourite
Here are images from the 14 competing venues - which one would get your vote?:
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Mirmande, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Couvertoirade, Occitanie
Le Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandie
Roussillon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Yèvre-le-Châtel, Centre-Val de Loire
Mittelbergheim, Grand Est
Semur-en-Brionnais, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Monpazier, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Cassel, Hauts-de-France
Lama, Corse
Asnières sur Vègre, Pays de la Loire
Île-de-Sein, Bretagne
Janvry, Ile-de-France
Hell-Bourg, La Réunion (Outremer)
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