Artist colonies in France

Arles (; ) is a coastal city and commune in southern France, a subprefecture in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the former province of Provence.

thumb|250px|Montmartre seen from Notre Dame de Paris, including the Basilica of the Sacré-Cœur thumb|250px|A Garden in Montmartre by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1880s)

Pont-Aven (; in Breton) is a commune in the Finistère department in the Brittany region in Northwestern France.

thumb|Montparnasse cemetery Montparnasse () is an area in the south of Paris, France, on the left bank of the river Seine, centred at the crossroads of the Boulevard du Montparnasse and the Rue de Rennes, between the Rue de Rennes and boulevard Raspail. It is split between the 6th, 14th, and 15th arrondissements of the city. Montparnasse has been part of Paris

Sanary-sur-Mer (; 'Sanary-on-Sea'; ), popularly known as Sanary, is a resort town and commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, Southeastern France. Sanary-sur-Mer is located in coastal Provence on the Mediterranean Sea, west of Toulon and southeast of Marseille. It can be reached from Paris by TGV in less than four hours. In high season there are direct flights to nearby Toulon–Hyères Airport from London, Oslo, Brussels and Rotterdam.

late 19th-Early 20th Century Artists retreat in Étaples, France