While in Chicago last weekend and considering a visit to the Little Italy neighborhood we were wondering if any city has a Little France district. Anyone know?

closest i can think of is the Paris hotel in Las Vegas. Hopefully someone else has a better answer!

Montreal but I suspose they might be insulted if you referred to it as "Little France" since it is the largest French-speaking city outside of France itself.

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Montreal! Oooh! What a great destination for the next girls trip! Thanks! I promise not to say Little France to a soul.

Well, if you're going to use the example of the Paris Hotel in Vegas, it would be silly not to include "France" at Epcot in Disney World!

Did the French not congregate into neighborhoods like so many other immigrants?

What about St. Pierre and Miquelon? They're two small islands between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland that are French Provinces and the last remnant of the French Empire in North America. Like the rest of France, the offical currency is the Euro and many of the products in the stores are from European manufacturers.

Well, if you want to go OFFshore then head to Martinique; it is an actual Department of France and the weather is much better than it is on St. Pierre and Miq..and it's easier to get to, too.

Hi pdx!!
Oui!! Montreal is tres French LOL and a great place for cafe sitting and people watching and having reeeally good food! where you can sit and listen in on conversations in French
I Montreal~

Try the Nelligan Hotel in the old town. Has large windows on the front which they open in good weather and you can have breakfast and watch the world go by.

Will probably go during the bitter cold winter months. Good deals, easy to get time off work. No open windows for us. But an espresso in a warm french atmosphere is something to savor.
Not to be a bore but I'm interested: are there no Little France districts in the U.S.?

I don't know of any Little France districts in the US, but another big thumbs up for Montreal!! I kept forgetting I wasn't in Europe. I also recommend a side trip to Quebec City. It can be done on a day trip, but staying overnight would be fun too.