Want to live in France's most beautiful villages? Here's where to buy property

Purchasing real estate in a village with the Plus Beau Village de France label means the chance to enjoy a high-quality, protected living environment. Depending on the location and reputation of the village, property prices can vary significantly.

RESIDENTS of Britain’s "strictest village" love living with the Draconian rules. Takeaways and even a traditional English chippy are banned in picture postcard Wentworth, in South Yorkshire. Wooden doors of houses and cottages, built from locally quarried honey-coloured sandstone, must all be painted green and the wind

Purchasing real estate in a village with the Plus Beau Village de France label means the chance to enjoy a high-quality, protected living environment. Depending on the location and reputation of the village, property prices can vary significantly.