They both attract thousands of tourists every year, and both have beautiful beaches relatively cheap homes and fantastic food - so which is the better place to live, Brittany or Normandy?

Brittany and Normandy sit side by side on the map, share a coastline, and between them attract a huge number of tourists - between April and September 2025, they jointly recorded over 35 million overnight stays.

But which of these historically rival regions is the best one to live in?

Listen to the team at The Local France discussing this question in the latest Talking France episode - download here

Here’s everything you need to know to make up your mind;