{"id":16103,"date":"2015-03-24T06:28:22","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T06:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/?p=16103"},"modified":"2025-04-18T17:39:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T16:39:27","slug":"most-beautiful-villages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/most-beautiful-villages\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Beautiful Villages of France"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/plusbeauxvill2.png\" alt=\"Les Plus Beauc Villages logo\" class=\"wp-image-13522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/plusbeauxvill2.png 200w, https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/plusbeauxvill2-119x150.png 119w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-les-plus-beaux-villages-de-france\"><em>Les Plus Beaux Villages de France<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Les Plus Beaux Villages de France<\/em> classification requires that the village meets several criteria, including<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>at least two protected sites or monuments and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>fewer than 2000 inhabitants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>must be really beautiful.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Ghgqly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"314\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/plusbeauxvillages2025.jpg\" alt=\"2025 Guide Les Plus Beaux Villages de France\" class=\"wp-image-46317\" 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