Village outside of Paris for 5 nights

Bonjour. We would like to spend 5 or 6 nights in a village outside of Paris in May. We would like to be able it to have a 30 min. or less train trip to Paris and still have the experience of a French village stay while here on holiday. Would you be able to suggest locations? (I have done some research into this but am more interested in your varied opinions.) We will not have a car during this portion of our trip. Thank you so much.

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Within 30 minutes of Paris, there is not really a notable village of sufficient interest to spend 5 or 6 night of one%26#39;s vacation, my opinion of course. Here is a list of destinations or visits within 30 minutes:

http://www.chartres-tourisme.com/

http://www.chateaudechantilly.com/

http://www.fontainebleau-tourisme.com/

http://giverny.org/gardens/

http://www.provins.net/

http://www.thoiry.net/index.2.php

http://www.vaux-le-vicomte.com/

http://www.versailles-tourisme.com/index.html

The good news is that with 5 or 6 nights, there are many memorable regions one can easily visit:

The Loire Valley

http://www.chateauxloire.com/

Provence

http://www.beyond.fr/index.html

www.aixenprovencetourism.com/hallgb.htm

http://www.tourisme.ville-arles.fr/

http://www.ot-avignon.fr/

Alsace

http://www.ot-strasbourg.com/

Brittany

http://www.ot-bretagne.com/

Burgundy

http://www.ot-beaune.fr/

If you really want a small village, here is the list of the best France has to offer:

http://www.villagesdefrance.free.fr/

www.les-plus-beaux-villages-de-france.org/

http://www.avenuefrance.com/VILLAGES.html

http://www.cometofrance.com/PBVF.html

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