“In April, don’t bare yourself with a thread; in May, do what you please”, as the popular saying goes. With the arrival of spring and the return of good weather, the mild temperatures (still chilly in some regions) make you want to be on vacation. And there are plenty of opportunities at this time of year.

Spring school holidays, public holidays and long weekends in May… Many French people take the bridge or take a long vacation. The opportunity to travel the roads of France to visit a place conducive to tourism and relaxation. What are the most popular towns for French tourists?

On April 5, the Likibu platform ranked the 30 most searched villages on the Internet. In this study carried out between March 29 and April 3, 2023, “30,037 villages with less than 2,000 inhabitants in France” were studied to collect the data, relayed in particular by the Tendance Hôtellerie site. They correspond, among other things, to the number of average monthly searches on Google over the past 12 months.

The holiday rental comparison site Likibu has thus established a ranking of the most popular towns according to your requests on the web. Rather sea or mountain? Atlantic Coast or Great East? From the warmth of the southwest to the quaint charm of the north… there’s something for everyone. But, only one village managed to impose itself at the top of the ranking.

Looking for the perfect place in France for your next vacation? Planet invites you to discover in pictures the top 10 of the most popular villages in our slideshow.