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@Momentum
Looks nice, although a bit expensive but probably the right ballpark if you don't want to hunt for a frame. Hard to tell if it will be French or English BB as it varied on French bikes at this time. The only way to tell is measure the shell width to check it is 68mm (French or English) and rule out Italian (70mm). Then ask the seller to look at the cup threading or thread in the cups if it came with a BB. French will be right hand (standard) thread both sides, English will be left hand thread on drive side. If it has a French BB then ask the seller to include it or start hunting ebay, but it will be a bit of a pain in the arse.
By the way, French frames often also had a different steerer tube inside diameter and so need a different size quill stem. However, the difference is small (22mm instaed of standard 22.2mm) and some careful sandpapering of a standard stem will sort it out.