The dining room may be increasingly obsolete in some parts, but it still reigns in France. Here are 13 standouts, some farmhouse-inspired, some modern, all with a detectable Gallic flair.
![in an artfully appointed parisian flat, available for rent: an original corner 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fields/jacky-parker-paris-apartment-remodelista-2-733x1100.jpg)
![a quiet breakfast table in the pyrénées. for more of the house, 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img/sub/uimg/05-2012/700_cocon-table-linens.jpg)
![in a parisian apartment with a summery spirit: a sunny dining room, house 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mon-colonel-dining-room-733x503.jpg)
![the charming eat in kitchen of stylist/blogger lucille gauthier braud fea 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/lucille-gauthier-braud-ikea-kitchen-remodelista-2-733x489.jpg)
![a dining table in a quiet, gray toned kitchen looks out at parisian facade 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fields/paris-kitchen-by-paul-raeside-remodelista-2_0-733x489.jpg)
![a round marble top table and big windows create a serene breakfast area in a pa 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Small-Paris-apartment-Saarinen-Tulip-Table-Philippe-Harden-design-4.jpg)
![ochre designer solenne de la fouchardiére wanted to create a vibe that& 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fields/Best-French-Dining-Rooms-Remodelista-6.jpg)
![touches of whimsy in a pastel dining room at chez marie sixtine: the chice 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Chez-Marie-Sixtine-Paris-Remodelista-Julie-Ansiau-photo-4A-733x489.jpg)
![in her paris apartment set in a former print shop, designer roxanne beis p 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fields/Best-French-Dining-Rooms-Remodelista-17.jpg)
![a paris dining room in shades of green, via a model at home: a paris loft 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Florence-Lopez-Paris-loft-for-Natacha-Senechal-Remodelista-13-733x977.jpg)
![a sparse and simple dining room in a bright farmhouse by septembre architecture 27](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/septembre-architecture-sereine-dining-stairs-mezulis-733x489.jpg)
![a farmhouse table and long bench, ready for relaxed french dinners. f 28](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/la-maison-du-figuier-poitou-charentes-france-1.jpg)
N.B. This post is an update; the original story ran on February 10, 2015.
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