Rural France is great!  Cheap Wine, Good food and good wine and Cheese, and don't forget the pâtisseries, wine and the cheese, the bread, wine and cheese.  
The scenery is awesome and you get regularly eat cheese and drink wine, what more could you ask for, maybe more bread, wine, cheese and fresh salads vegetables and don't forget the cheese. And meats they're all good too! 
Each region is run by a Mayor who listens to its citizens or else they'll lose their jobs but don't forget to try the cheese.