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A high-angle view of a French city street featuring a prominent Gothic church spire (the Église Saint-Pierre in Caen), tram tracks curving through the foreground, and surrounding urban buildings under a cloudy sky.

Caen, Normandy

Place Saint-Pierre

Historic church in Caen's city center
The image shows the Colonne de Juillet, a large bronze column topped with a golden winged figure of Liberty, situated in a wide public square with surrounding Haussmann-style buildings, trees, and a busy road in the foreground.

Paris, Île-de-France

Place de la Bastille

Historic square marking the 1789 Bastille prison site
The image shows a large, sunlit urban plaza with a central fountain featuring a statue of a figure on a rocky base, surrounded by multi-story classical-style buildings, outdoor café seating, and tall metal light poles under a clear blue sky.

Mulhouse, Alsace

Place de la Comédie

Mulhouse industrial heritage landmark
A bronze statue of a nude female figure standing on a stone pedestal, surrounded by cacti and succulents in a paved urban plaza, with storefronts including "LIBRAIRIE de la Loge" and "NOCIBÉ" visible in the background.

Perpignan, Languedoc-Roussillon

Place de la Loge

14th-century Gothic stock exchange in Perpignan
A vintage postcard showing a river scene with a stone bridge, buildings along the bank, and a French postage stamp, with printed text reading "20. — NEVERS. — Quai de la Loire. — Le Pont Mal-Placé."

Nevers, Burgundy

Quai de la Loire

Riverside promenade along the Loire in Nevers

Free

A night photograph of a yellow-walled building with a stone base situated on a riverbank, featuring a prominent cylindrical tower section and a sign reading "HOTEL" on its side, with water flowing rapidly in the foreground.

Strasbourg, Alsace

Petite France

Historic district with canals and timbered houses

Free

A wide-angle photograph of a large, paved European city square featuring a prominent multi-tiered stone fountain with bronze sculptures in the foreground, surrounded by classical-style buildings and a few pedestrians.

Grenoble, Rhône-Alpes

Place Grenette

Grenoble's historic market square with a 1825 fountain

Free

A large, ornate bronze fountain with multiple sculpted figures and a central statue on top, situated in a paved public square in front of a multi-story neoclassical building with uniform windows and balconies; people are seated at outdoor cafes ne

Nantes, Pays de la Loire

Place Royale

Neoclassical square with 1865 Loire fountain

Free

A sunlit public square in Grasse, France, featuring a central stone fountain, surrounding café tables with red-and-white checkered tablecloths, and pastel-colored buildings with white shutters; signage includes "BOULANGERIE" and a menu board readi

Grasse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Place aux Aires

Free central square in Grasse's perfume capital

Free

A close-up, low-angle shot of an ornate, gilded lamppost (farola) with two lanterns attached to a fluted column against a clear blue sky.

Paris, Île-de-France

Place de la Concorde

Paris's largest square, site of the French Revolution

Free

A row of historic half-timbered and stone buildings lining a paved public square, with outdoor café seating, pedestrians, and visible signage including “LES MARAICHERS” and “BAR LE CHATELET”.

Rouen, Normandy

Place du Vieux-Marché

Historic square marking Joan of Arc's execution site

Free

A vintage black-and-white photograph of a cobblestone street in a French city, featuring 19th-century architecture, shopfronts with signage like "A Madame et Bébé" and "TIMBRES ROUGES," and a damaged Gothic tower in the background; the top border rea

Tours, Centre-Val de Loire

Quartier des Halles

150-year-old gourmet market in Tours

Free

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