The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide of France:

The location of Metropolitan France
The territory of the French Republic
An enlargeable map of Metropolitan France

France – country in Western Europe with several overseas regions and territories. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. From its shape, it is often referred to in French as l’Hexagone ("The Hexagon").

General reference

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Constituent lands of the French Republic

Geography of France

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An enlargeable topographic map of Metropolitan France
  Spain 623 km (387 mi)
  Belgium 620 km (385 mi)
   Switzerland 573 km (356 mi)
  Italy 488 km (303 mi)
  Germany 451 km (280 mi)
  Luxembourg 73 km (45 mi)
  Andorra 57 km (35 mi)
  Monaco 4 km (2 mi)
  Brazil 673 km (418 mi)
  Suriname 510 km (317 mi)
  • Coastline: 4,668 km (2,901 mi)
  • Metropolitan France: 3,427 km (2,129 mi)
  • Incorporated overseas territories: 1,241 km (771 mi)

Environment of France

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An enlargeable satellite image of Metropolitan France

Geographic features of France

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The Seine as seen from the Pont Royal

Regions of France

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"Region" is also the name of France's main type of political division

Administrative divisions of France

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Regions of France (Administrative)
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Regions of France Since January 1, 2016, continental France is divided into 13 administrative Regions instead of the former 22 regions. The 5 overseas regions are untouched:

Before 2016 From January, 1st 2016

  1. Alsace
  2. Aquitaine
  3. Auvergne
  4. Lower Normandy
  5. Burgundy
  6. Brittany
  7. Centre-Val de Loire
  8. Champagne-Ardenne
  9. Corsica (special status)
10. Franche-Comté
11. Upper Normandy

12. Île-de-France
13. Languedoc-Roussillon
14. Limousin
15. Lorraine
16. Midi-Pyrénées
17. Nord-Pas de Calais
18. Pays de la Loire
19. Picardy
20. Poitou-Charentes
21. Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
22. Rhône-Alpes

  1. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
  2. Nouvelle-Aquitaine
  3. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
  4. Normandy
  5. Grand Est
  6. Brittany
  7. Centre-Val de Loire
  8. Occitanie
  9. Hauts-de-France
10. Île-de-France
11. Pays de la Loire

12. Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
13. Corsica (special status)

Departments of France
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Departments of France French departments are roughly analogous to British counties.

 
Departments and Regions of France
INSEE code Arms Department Prefecture
01   Ain Bourg-en-Bresse
02   Aisne Laon
03   Allier Moulins
04   Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Digne-les-Bains
05   Hautes-Alpes Gap
06   Alpes-Maritimes Nice
07   Ardèche Privas
08   Ardennes Charleville-Mézières
09   Ariège Foix
10   Aube Troyes
11   Aude Carcassonne
12   Aveyron Rodez
13   Bouches-du-Rhône Marseille
14   Calvados Caen
15   Cantal Aurillac
16   Charente Angoulême
17   Charente-Maritime La Rochelle
18   Cher Bourges
19   Corrèze Tulle
2A   Corse-du-Sud Ajaccio
2B   Haute-Corse Bastia
21   Côte-d'Or Dijon
22   Côtes-d'Armor Saint-Brieuc
23   Creuse Guéret
24   Dordogne Périgueux
25   Doubs Besançon
26   Drôme Valence
27   Eure Évreux
28   Eure-et-Loir Chartres
29   Finistère Quimper
30   Gard Nîmes
31   Haute-Garonne Toulouse
32   Gers Auch
33   Gironde Bordeaux
34   Hérault Montpellier
35   Ille-et-Vilaine Rennes
36   Indre Châteauroux
37   Indre-et-Loire Tours
38   Isère Grenoble
39   Jura Lons-le-Saunier
40   Landes Mont-de-Marsan
41   Loir-et-Cher Blois
42   Loire Saint-Étienne
43   Haute-Loire Le Puy-en-Velay
44   Loire-Atlantique Nantes
45   Loiret Orléans
46   Lot Cahors
47   Lot-et-Garonne Agen
48   Lozère Mende
49   Maine-et-Loire Angers
50   Manche Saint-Lô
51   Marne Châlons-en-Champagne
52   Haute-Marne Chaumont
53   Mayenne Laval
54   Meurthe-et-Moselle Nancy
55   Meuse Bar-le-Duc
56   Morbihan Vannes
57   Moselle Metz
58   Nièvre Nevers
59   Nord Lille
60   Oise Beauvais
61   Orne Alençon
62   Pas-de-Calais Arras
63   Puy-de-Dôme Clermont-Ferrand
64   Pyrénées-Atlantiques Pau
65   Hautes-Pyrénées Tarbes
66   Pyrénées-Orientales Perpignan
67   Bas-Rhin Strasbourg
68   Haut-Rhin Colmar
69   Rhône Lyon
70   Haute-Saône Vesoul
71   Saône-et-Loire Mâcon
72   Sarthe Le Mans
73  

 

Savoie Chambéry
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Haute-Savoie Annecy
75   Paris Paris
76   Seine-Maritime Rouen
77   Seine-et-Marne Melun
78   Yvelines Versailles
79   Deux-Sèvres Niort
80   Somme Amiens
81   Tarn Albi
82   Tarn-et-Garonne Montauban
83   Var Toulon
84   Vaucluse Avignon
85   Vendée La Roche-sur-Yon
86   Vienne Poitiers
87   Haute-Vienne Limoges
88   Vosges Épinal
89   Yonne Auxerre
90   Territoire de Belfort Belfort
91   Essonne Évry
92   Hauts-de-Seine Nanterre
93   Seine-Saint-Denis Bobigny
94   Val-de-Marne Créteil
95   Val-d'Oise Cergy/Pontoise
971   Guadeloupe Basse-Terre
972   Martinique Fort-de-France
973   Guyane Cayenne
974   La Réunion Saint-Denis
976   Mayotte Mamoudzou
 
The Eiffel Tower, with the skyline of Paris in the background
Municipalities of France
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Demography of France

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Neighbors of France

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Map showing France and its neighbours

Metropolitan France is bordered by:

France is also linked to:

France's overseas departments share borders with:

Government and politics of France

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Branches of the government of France

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Executive branch

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Emmanuel Macron, current President of France

Legislative branch

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Judicial branch

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International relations of France

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Foreign relations

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International organization membership

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The French Republic is a member of:[3]

Law of France

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A policeman armed with a submachine gun guarding a police station in Paris

Historical law

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Military of France

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French Armed Forces, armed with FAMAS F1 assault rifles, await for the opening of the Memorial Day ceremony at the LaFayette Escadrille Monument in Paris, France.

History of France

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General topics

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Napoleon Crossing the Alps, by Jacques-Louis David. Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte

By period

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Charles de Gaulle was the leader (and General) of the Free French Forces during World War II, he founded the Provisional Government of the French Republic, was a prime minister of the French Fourth Republic, and was the first president of the French Fifth Republic.

Culture of France

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Palace of Versailles
 
Eiffel Tower on Bastille Day
 
The Louvre Museum, in Paris, is home to many of the world's greatest masterpieces of art, including the Mona Lisa.

Religion and belief systems in France

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Sports in France

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Tour de France 2005: Arrival in Mulhouse from Gérardmer
 
A traceur – a practitioner of parkour – performs an équilibre de chat (cat balance).

Sport articles specific to France:

Economy and infrastructure of France

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TGV Duplex in Paris, Gare de Lyon. TVG stands for train à grande vitesse, which is French for "train of great speed"), and is the name of France's high-speed rail service.

France is the most visited country in the world, receiving over 79 million foreign tourists annually (including business visitors, but excluding people staying less than 24 hours in France).[4]

 
Euro banknotes

Education in France

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The three stages of the education process in France:

Health in France

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See also

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France

Notes

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  1. ^ French Guiana is located in South America; Guadeloupe and Martinique are in the Caribbean; and Réunion and Mayotte are in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Africa. All five are considered integral parts of the republic.

References

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  1. ^ Overcoming barriers: Human mobility and development. Human Development Report 2009. the United Nations Development Programme. New York. ISBN 978-0-230-23904-3
  2. ^ Map of France, SitesAtlas.com, 2009, webpage: SitA-507.
  3. ^ "France". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  4. ^ Government of France, Directorate of Tourism. "79 millions d'arrivées de touristes internationaux en 2006" (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
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