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Outline of France

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide of 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").

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General reference

Constituent lands of the French Republic

Geography of France

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

An enlargeable satellite image of Metropolitan France

Geographic features of France

The Seine as seen from the Pont Royal

Regions of France

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

Administrative divisions of France

Regions of France (Administrative)

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

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
74

Haute-Savoie Annecy
75
Paris¹ Paris
76
Seine-Maritime Rouen
77
Seine-et-Marne Melun
78
Yvelines² 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
Essonne³ Évry
92
Hauts-de-Seine4 Nanterre
93
Seine-Saint-Denis5 Bobigny
94
Val-de-Marne Créteil
95
Val-d'Oise Cergy/Pontoise6
971
Guadeloupe7 Basse-Terre
972
Martinique7 Fort-de-France
973
Guyane7 Cayenne
974
La Réunion7 Saint-Denis
976
Mayotte7 Mamoudzou
The Eiffel Tower, with the skyline of Paris in the background
Municipalities of France

Demography of France

Neighbors of France

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

Branches of the government of France

Executive branch

Emmanuel Macron, current President of France

Legislative branch

Judicial branch

International relations of France

Foreign relations

International organization membership

The French Republic is a member of:[3]

Law of France

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

Historical law

Military of France

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

General topics

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

By period


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

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

Sports in France

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

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

The three stages of the education process in France:

Health in France

See also

France

Notes

References

  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.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of France

  • [1] Radio France Internationale in English

French government

Country profiles

Culture

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