For links to all the articles about places in France, see ‘Places’ in the right hand column, or use the links at the bottom of this page. Here’s one to whet your appetite:

Since I used the name Freebooters for this site and its predecessor, I owe you at least one French pirate story. Here it is.
If you check the website for the Biscay resort town of Les Sables d’Olonne, you will learn that the port is the starting and finishing point for the Vendée Globe – a single-handed, non-stop, no-outside-assistance round the world sailing race.