Cranes, half-timbered and flower-lined streets. After Hunspach (Rhine) in 2020 and Sanserre (Cher) in 2021, it was Bergheim who seduced the French, who were invited to vote for their favorite village on June 29 in a program broadcast on France 3 and presented by Stéphane Bern. Bergheim (Haut-Rhin), 2,300 inhabitants, surrounded by walls and overlooking the castle of Haut-Koenigsbourg, lies along the Alsace wine route between Colmar and Celestat. It retains several 15th-century half-timbered houses and gate towers marking the entrance to the town. He beat Hesdin at Pas-de-Calais and Quintin at Cote d’Armor. Bergheim collects the second places. the village joined the closed circle of “the most beautiful villages of France” on June 25.
For the France 3 broadcast, the French were invited to vote online or by phone to defend the colors of their favorite village. If there is no official invitation to receive applications, villages that wish can become connected to the program at the request of the mayor, tourist offices or the residents themselves. These communities are then pre-selected by Morgane Production, France Télévisions and Stephane Bern himself. Finally, a commune is chosen to represent its region (13 for mainland France and one for the Overseas Territories). In the case of Bergheim, it was the production company that contacted Elizabeth Schneider, the village head of this Alsatian village. ” They called to say that they chose us to represent the Grand Est region. They found the village very beautiful and very well preserved “The mayor tells France 3.
The complete list:
1/ Bergheim (Big East)
2/ Hesdin (Hauts-de-France)
3/ Quintin (Brittany)
4/ Le Malzieu-Ville (Occitanie)
5/ Dieulefit (Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes)
6/ La Bouille (Normandy)
7/ Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières (Ile-de-France)
8/ La Grave (Provence-Alpes Cote d’Azur)
9/ Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye (Burgundy-Franche-Comte)
10/ Loire (Centre-Val de Loire)
11/ Saul (Guyana)
12/ Ainhoa (New Aquitaine)
13/ Pino (Corsica)
14/ Port-Joinville (Pays de la Loire)
Source: Le Figaro
