Friday 22 August 2014

The best place in France to live...



According to the annual “Better Life Index”, published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the best place to live in France is in the Midi-Pyrénées.

The region scored 7.82 out of 10 across a range of 11 criteria, including employment, health, the environment, education, civic engagement, access to services, and public safety. 

The full list of French regions is: 

1 Midi-Pyrenees (7.82/10)
 
2 Limousin (7.77/10)
 
3 Pays de la Loire (7.71/10)
 
4 Bretagne (7.70/10)
 
5 Poitou-Charentes (7.56/10)
 
6 Île-de-France (7.55/10)
 
7 Aquitaine (7.54/10)
 
8 Rhône-Alpes (7.47/10)
 
9 Auvergne (7.46/10)
 
10 Basse Normandie (7.42/10)
 
11 Centre (7.30/10)
 
12 Bourgogne (7.22/10)
 
13 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (7.10/10)
 
14 Franche-Comté (7.05/10)
 
15 Alsace (6.99/10)
 
16 Languedoc-Roussillon (6.91/10)
 
17 Lorraine (6.85/10)
 
18 Haute Normandie (6.84/10)
 
19 Champagne-Ardenne (6.68/10)
 
20 Picardie (6.49/10)
 
21 Nord-Pas-de-Calais (6.01/10)
 
22 Corsica (5.66/10)