Hi, i’d like to live in France for six months or a year to freshen up my French language. I’ll apply for a language course, of course.
I’ve been to Nice, Aix En Provence and Paris before. I really love Nice and Aix En Provence. Paris is great but i want to know more about other cities.
So, what are the best cities to study and live in (especially other than Paris) ?
City with friendly people, safe neighborhood, great culture, good nightlife, great transportation.
Merci beaucoup!
Toulouse
Lyon
Bordeaux
Montpellier
All are awesome student cities.
#1 by . on July 5th, 2009
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Toulouse is wonderful.
So is Marseille .
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#2 by Margot on July 5th, 2009
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Paris, of course ! but all of the cities, like Besançon, Perpignan, Brest, Colmart, Strasbourg, Lyon, Lille, Carcassone, Rennes etc … are excellent to speak french VERY WELL ( like me, lol !!!!!!!! )
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#3 by carina001 on July 5th, 2009
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Bordeaux and Tours are also great for perfecting your french language skills!
Have fun!
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#4 by spencer c on July 5th, 2009
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Lyon, I am going this summer for an exchange with my school. It is a large city (5th largest in France I think?) But it is still manageable and small, (walkable?). I don’t know much at all, you do some research, maybe this is the city for you. I hope wherever you end up you have a fabulous time, and i hope you become fluent in french in you 6 months of living there. Bon voyage, bonne chance!
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#5 by xiberotar on July 5th, 2009
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Toulouse
Lyon
Bordeaux
Montpellier
All are awesome student cities.
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#6 by turcoiseskyocean on July 5th, 2009
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Caen was the best place. It’s in Northern France in the provence of Normandy. Very cool place but the people there will help you in English only as a last resort. It’s a clean University town and people were friendly enough. The food there is killer. Plus it’s close to the World war 2 memorials.
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