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Residents name these 3 French towns top for quality of life

Over 8,000 towns were ranked on criteria such as environment, transport, security, healthcare, sports and leisure, culture, schools and shops

Where in France are people happiest - and what makes them happy?

Life satisfaction peaks at age 50-65, living in western France helps, and those with no kids are happier, a study found

Why, despite Covid, do many people in France report feeling happier?

A recent poll found that residents of Grand Est and Pays de la Loire were the happiest. On the negative side, key worries concerned climate change and the future of French society

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Six secrets to making your new life in France a happy one

Gillian Harvey asks stress-management coach, clinical psychologist and hypnotherapist Irena-Marie Makowska for tips on creating a happier life in France, and talks to three people who have managed it

Happy life

Residents name these 3 French towns top for quality of life

Where in France are people happiest - and what makes them happy?

Why, despite Covid, do many people in France report feeling happier?

Six secrets to making your new life in France a happy one

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