Destination · The South of France

Luxury villa rentals in the South of France

From the headlands of the French Riviera to the hill villages of the Luberon and the canals of Sète, the South of France offers three quite different takes on Mediterranean life. AEC Collection has luxury villas to rent in all three, chosen against demanding standards.

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Riviera, Provence or Languedoc: which South is yours?

It comes down to how you want the days to unfold. The Côte d’Azur puts the sea at the bottom of the garden. Inland Provence is about farmhouses among the vines, the morning market and long, quiet afternoons. Languedoc pairs a lively city with a lagoon and wide sandy beaches. For most villa holidays here, a private pool tops the wish list: you can filter the search by amenity, and our agents will point you to the right house for your group. Spring for gentle warmth, summer for the sea, September for the grape harvest and that golden late-season light.

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Our properties in the South of France

Mas de la Terrasse

Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel · Villa · 8 guests · 4 bd

From 3 300 €/week Discover →

Villa Colle Provençale

Biot · Villa · 12 guests · 5 bd

From 4 332 €/week Discover →

Appartement Mirtres

Cannes · Appartement · 6 guests · 3 bd

From 3 009 €/week Discover →

Villa Siagne

Cannes · Villa · 10 guests · 5 bd

From 13 090 €/week Discover →

Villa Mougins Haute

Cannes · Villa · 16 guests · 8 bd

From 10 120 €/week Discover →

Villa Pégomas

Cannes · Villa · 12 guests · 6 bd

From 9 680 €/week Discover →

Villa Terre Gaste

Cannes · Villa · 12 guests · 6 bd

From 2 750 €/week Discover →

Villa Cadière

Théoule sur Mer · Villa · 6 guests · 4 bd

From 3 927 €/week Discover →

Bastide Azur

Le Cannet · Villa · 8 guests · 4 bd

From 12 991 €/week Discover →

Bastide Azur

Mandelieu la Napoule · Villa · 10 guests · 5 bd

From 7 480 €/week Discover →

Villa Pont Romain

Cannes · Villa · 8 guests · 4 bd

From 3 394 €/week Discover →

Villa Pégomas

Cannes · Villa · 10 guests · 5 bd

From 7 370 €/week Discover →

All our properties on the French Riviera All our properties in Provence

The French Riviera: the sea on your doorstep

Between Saint-Tropez and Nice, the coast is a run of capes, coves and hilltop villages, with villas that look straight out to sea. Nice Côte d’Azur Airport is the natural way in.

Saint-Tropez

The harbour, the citadel and the lanes of La Ponche, then Pampelonne beach over in Ramatuelle. Beyond, vineyards, umbrella pines and villas tucked into the hills.

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Cannes

Beyond the Croisette lie Le Suquet, the old quarter on its hill, and the Lérins Islands, a short boat ride away. Up in La Californie, villas take in the whole bay.

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Nice

Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021 for its history as a winter resort, Nice brings together the Promenade des Anglais, the baroque palaces of the old town and hillsides dotted with villas.

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Saint-Raphaël

Facing the red rocks of the Esterel, with the coves of Agay and the Corniche d’Or close by. A wilder stretch of coast: a walk in the morning, a swim in the afternoon.

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Mandelieu-La Napoule

Just west of Cannes, between the Esterel and the Tanneron hills: the Château de la Napoule on the water’s edge, a golf course more than a century old and hillsides of mimosa in February.

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The whole Côte d’Azur

Our villas, from the capes to the hinterland.

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Provence: farmhouse living among vines and villages

Away from the coast, Provence moves to the rhythm of markets, wine estates and long lunches in the shade. Marseille Provence Airport and Aix-en-Provence TGV station, around 3h from Paris by high-speed train, make arriving easy.

Luberon

Gordes, Roussillon and its ochre cliffs, Ménerbes, Lourmarin: the regional nature park strings together hill villages, vineyards, olive groves and lavender fields that flower in summer.

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Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

At the foot of the Alpilles: the Roman remains of Glanum and the monastery of Saint-Paul-de-Mausole, where Van Gogh stayed in 1889 and 1890. Les Baux-de-Provence is just up the road.

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Aix-en-Provence

The Cours Mirabeau, the grand townhouses of the Mazarin quarter and Cézanne’s studio, with Mont Sainte-Victoire on the horizon. Vineyards by day, the city by night.

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The whole of Provence

The Alpilles, the Luberon, the country around Aix: farmhouses, bastides and villas across the hinterland.

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Languedoc: Montpellier, Sète and the open sea

West of the Rhône, the coast opens onto long sandy beaches and lagoons where oysters and mussels are farmed. Montpellier Méditerranée Airport sits on the edge of the city, and direct TGV trains reach Paris in just over 3h.

Montpellier

The Place de la Comédie, the lanes of the Écusson, the Musée Fabre and the Promenade du Peyrou, with the sea close at hand. Around the city, villas with 4 to 8 bedrooms, made for large gatherings.

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Sète

Caught between the sea and the Étang de Thau: canals, a long tradition of water jousting and Mont Saint-Clair, whose views sweep over the lagoon and out to sea. Below the town, 12km of sandy beaches.

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