French town

Village in France

A French town is a small municipality in France, or more broadly, any town with notably French character—cobblestone streets, outdoor cafés, patisseries.

The phrase often evokes quaint European charm: They retired to a little French town in Provence.

In casual use, it can describe places outside France that feel distinctly Gallic: New Orleans has the atmosphere of a French town.

Related

ski resorts · alpine villages · communes · wine country · UNESCO heritage sites · fishing ports · industrial hubs · historic districts · walled cities · farmers market · café terrace · technology parks

Opposites
settlement size/urbanity

French townmetropolis

Large important city

major city · capital city · Paris · global city · megacity

nationality/geography

French townGerman town

Historic Philadelphia neighborhood

English town · American town · Italian town · British village · colonial town

settlement size/urbanization

French townFrench city

Municipality in the Republic

Paris · French village · French capital · Lyon · Marseille

Family

French, town, France, Frenchman, Frenchwoman, Frenchmen, Frenchwomen, towns, township

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G