The 100 Best places to live in France

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France is the 28th most expensive and the 24th most liveable country.

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France Quality of life Rank
😃 Human freedom index
8.18
37
💵 GDP per capita
$46103
27
🛍️ GDPPC based on purchasing power
$62557
31
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
19
☠️ Homicide rate
1.3
64
🚧 Road traffic mortality
5.1
31
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
32
🏙️ Population
68.6M
23
🌐 English speaking %
23.7%
100
😷 Air quality
Excellent
43
✈️ Airport proximity index
76
50
💰 Cost of living
$1737
170
💳 After-tax salary
$2922
27
💸 Salary to expenses ratio
1.7
17
🎓 Higher education index
86
30

Below is the list of 151 best cities & 20 states to live and work in France for singles and families ranked by quality & cost of living.

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Best cities to live in France

Best states

Rank State Quality of life Cost of living
1 Ile-de-France
87
$2203
2 Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
82
$1767
3 Occitanie
81
$1583
4 Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
81
$1589
5 Pays de la Loire
80
$1549
6 Brittany
78
$1423
7 Grand Est
76
$1554
8 Hauts-de-France
75
$1547
9 Normandy
74
$1350
10 Martinique
73
$1844
11 Nouvelle-Aquitaine
72
$1512
12 Bourgogne-Franche-Comte
72
$1387
13 Centre-Val de Loire
68
$1381
14 Reunion
65
$1573
15 French Guiana
63
$1933
16 French Polynesia
62
$1670
17 Corsica
62
$1624
18 Guadeloupe
61
$1720
19 Mayotte
61
$1603
20 New Caledonia
60
$1886

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