The short answer is France, but you probably want more detail.

"The Transporter" (2002) is probably the best-known film from director/producer Luc Besson's EuropaCorp production house, which is beloved by fans over here for producing American-style action films with a European sensibility. (It also has its detractors, who have called it a "Eurotrash action factory," but we're not talking about them right now.)

Part of that European feel has come from the clever decision to shoot them in Europe.

This is certainly true of "The Transporter," about a former British special-forces tough guy living in France as a driver for hire to the high-end criminal community.

And he's living well, as shown by the scenes at his house/villa/miniature castle, the externals of which were filmed on location in the small town of Cassis on the French Riviera -- the English term for the gorgeous and rich part of southeastern France that lies on the Mediterranean coast.

Indeed, much of the film was shot in or near the French Riviera (known in French as the Côte d'Azur).

The opening car chase, in which he's driving a group of robbers through claustrophobic urban streets, was shot in Nice, the largest city in the Riviera region.

There were other locations in France as well. The highway car chase through mountainous terrain was shot in the D9 motorway west of Marseille, and parts of yet another car chase were shot in Paris. 

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