Films and series set in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

216 films and series set here, plus 78 with only a filming location; ordered by French Wikipedia lookups, not viewings or sales.

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Relief map of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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  2. 1MarseilleBAC Nord113
  3. 2Saint-TropezLa Piscine19
  4. 3NiceSans mobile apparent16
  5. 4ToulonPierrot le fou12
  6. 5CannesLa Cité de la peur7
  7. 6AvignonMeurtres à Avignon2
  8. 7AntibesDe rouille et d'os1
  9. 8Château de LacosteL'Objet du délit1
  10. 9Île de PorquerollesLe Sang des îles d'or1
  11. 10Maussane-les-AlpillesCrime dans les Alpilles1
  12. 11Saint-Paul-de-VenceLe Prix de la vérité1

Dots mark towns named as settings. Titles without a dot are still listed.

Relief: Copernicus EU-DEM (modified; not endorsed by the European Union), with SRTM, GMTED2010 and ETOPO1 where it does not reach. Boundaries: Natural Earth. Settings: Wikidata. Sources

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  • Le Comte de Monte-Cristo2024 · film · filmed here, setting unrecorded
    #1952avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
  • Plus belle la vie2004 · series · Belle de Mai · filmed here, setting unrecorded
    #2826avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
  • BAC Nord2021 · film · Marseille
    #3775avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
  • Camping Paradis2006 · series · La Couronne · filmed here, setting unrecorded
    #4606avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
  • Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis2008 · film · Salon-de-Provence
    #5424avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
  • Section de recherches2006 · series · Antibes · filmed here, setting unrecorded
    #6348avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
  • L'Armée des ombres1969 · film · Marseille
    #7325avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
  • La Piscine1969 · film · Saint-Tropez
    #8322avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
  • Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez1964 · film · Saint-Tropez
    #9318avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
  • Les Rivières pourpres2000 · film · Alpes françaises
    #10312avg. daily Wikipedia article visits

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Story settings determine placement; filming-only titles are listed separately.

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