The French village of Sancerre (in the Cher department and Centre-Val de Loire region) got the most votes and was named the winner of the 2021 edition of the FRANCE 3 program, “Le village préféré des Français” by host, Stéphane Bern on June 30, 2021.
Fresnay-sur-Sarthe (Sarthe department/Pays de la Loire region) came in second, followed by Hérisson (Allier department/Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region), a charming French village that won my heart many years ago! ❤️
To see how all 14 finalists ranked, read this article (en français).
I’m so happy for everyone in Hérisson! Félicitations for making it in the Top 3! 🥳
My related posts about Hérisson
Bein’ Green in 2020: the Châteloy Lavoir
My experience at an international volunteer project in Hérisson
Bonjour: A Francophile Blog 
It’s nice that so many people voted for your village.
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It makes me so happy for everyone in Hérisson. I hope they feel the love 💕
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Such charming villages! Since hearing about Hérisson from you, I’ve been keen on checking it out! Will have to do so once I return to France someday! 🙂
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Aww 🥰 I’m happy to hear that. I hope you get to visit this beautiful village that’s literally in the center of France ❤️
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Many, many years ago (!) I visited Sancerre but you can’t help but love a village that is called Hérisson 😉
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Yes, it’s a little “hedgehog” village 🦔 !! Sancerre wines are famous. I’m curious: what were your impressions of Sancerre?
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Tbh, it was such a long time ago that I remember very little detail but I do like the wine! 😂
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