In this video, I spent a weekend in Nancy, France—recently ranked the #1 large city in France for quality of life—to see if it actually deserves the hype if you’re thinking about living here (not just visiting for a cute weekend). I walk you through the stuff that matters when you’re planning a move: how easy it is to get around without a car, what the historic center feels like on foot, and what daily life looks like in a city that’s big enough to have energy but not so big that it’s exhausting. I also get super practical: I talk public transportation (including Nancy’s unique electric trolley-bus system), real estate prices that honestly surprised me in a good way, and healthcare access at the CHRU Nancy. I compare Nancy to my home base of Dijon, point out the Art Nouveau and neoclassical architecture that makes the city feel special, and share details like train connections to Paris (I saw fares as low as €36). Add in the indoor market, air quality rankings, and a huge student population (over 60,000 students), and you’ll see why Nancy might be a “sleeper” option for your move to France.