🇫🇷 France
Locations in France
- Annecy 77 Annecy is a lakeside Alpine city where medieval streets spill into clear mountain water and parks frame the shore. It feels like a small town yet…
- Avignon 76 Avignon is a former papal city on the Rhône, wrapped in medieval walls and bathed in Provençal light. Its compact stone core, festival energy, and riverside…
- Bordeaux 80 Bordeaux is a river city shaped by wine, stone, and the Atlantic light, with a metro population near 957,000 and a historic core that favors walking…
- Cannes 76 Cannes is a compact Riviera resort city where palm-lined boulevards meet a walkable old port and sandy Mediterranean beaches. Behind the film-festival glamour, it functions as…
- Eze 77 Perched high above the Côte d’Azur, Èze is a split personality of cliff-top medieval lanes and a quiet seaside strip. Between Nice and Monaco, its stone…
- Lyon 80 Lyon rises where the Rhône and Saône meet, a layered city of Roman hillsides, Renaissance facades, and 20th‑century boulevards. Beneath its UNESCO‑listed quarters runs a dense…
- Menton 74 Menton is a sun‑drenched Riviera town pressed between mountains and the Italian border, known for pastel facades and lush citrus gardens.[16][23] Its compact historic core, promenades…
- Montpellier 81 Montpellier is a sun-soaked university city in Occitanie, just inland from the Mediterranean, with a youthful, fast-growing population.[1][10] Its stone squares, tram-lined boulevards and leafy promenades…
- Nantes 77 Nantes is a river city of gardens and former shipyards, where old warehouses mix with bold contemporary art along the Loire. Trams glide past medieval streets…
- Nice 75 Nice sits between the Mediterranean and the Alpes-Maritimes, where promenades, trams, and sea light shape daily life. It is a polished, walkable Riviera city with a…
- Paris 81 Paris is a dense, historic metropolis where grand boulevards, tiny side streets, and the Seine knit together into a walkable tapestry. For car‑free expats, its metro…
- Strasbourg 80 Strasbourg sits on the Rhine with half-timbered houses, canals and Europe’s institutions woven into its streets. Trams glide past medieval squares and bike paths trace the…
Visa & entry — France
Schengen Area
Yes
US passport visa-free stay
Up to 90 days in any 180-day period
Visa ease score
7 / 10
Visa pathways tracked
1
Information only — not legal or tax advice. Verify with the relevant consulate or a licensed attorney/CPA before relying on any figure here. Data via X-Pat Pro, synced 25 Aug 2026.
Upcoming events in France
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Location
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October 2026
- 30 Oct – 31 Oct Dream Nation 2026 – Halloween Electronic Music Festival Parc des Expositions Paris Nord Villepinte Electronic Music Halloween Festival
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