Cartographies of France

France, a country of 67 million inhabitants in 2019, has a total surface area of 643,801 km². The country shares borders with Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, with the Principalities of Monaco and Andorra in the case of metropolitan France. There are also borders with Brazil, Suriname and the Netherlands if we consider the South American continent.

Administratively, France has 13 regions and 122 departments for the 34,979 communes (as of January 1, 2019). In terms of relief, France has important mountain massifs (French Alps, Pyrenees, Corsica, Massif Central, Jura, Vosges Massif) and cumlmine with the highest peak in Western Europe at 4810 meters with the Mont Blanc.

On this page are gathered a series of maps of France, selected for their quality, many maps are in high resolution to appreciate the details. The numerous maps of France are classified by themes: maps with the different administrative divisions (Regions, departments, districts, etc...), maps of the French relief, topographic maps, maps of rivers and mountain ranges, and many others. You will find at a glance the map of France you are looking for, whether for practical or educational purposes.

Below is a map of France with the regional division into 13 regions. However, this map of France does not show the final names of the new regions, but the names listed for the merged regions before the new names are added. For an updated map with the assigned region names, go to map France regions a little further down.

For a detailed map of France with the largest cities and the contours of the departments you can go to the page map France of cities or refer to one of the many maps of France below.

Map of France

Maps of France's departments, broken down by department

French Departments

Maps of France with major cities

The most populated cities

01 - Paris (75001)
02 - Marseille (13000)
03 - Lyon (69000)
04 - Toulouse (31000)
05 - Nice (6000)
06 - Nantes (44000)
07 - Strasbourg (67000)
08 - Montpellier (34000)
09 - Bordeaux (33000)
10 - Lille (59000)
11 - Rennes (35000)
12 - Reims (51100)
13 - le Havre (76600)
14 - Saint-Étienne (42000)
15 - Toulon (83000)
16 - Grenoble (38000)
17 - Angers (49000)
18 - Dijon (21000)
19 - le Mans (72000)
20 - Aix-en-Provence (13090)
21 - Brest (29200)

The largest cities (in terms of surface area) in metropolitan France

01 - Arles (770 km²)
02 - Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (373.22 km²)
03 - Laruns (249.44 km²)
04 - Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (245.89 km²)
05 - Marseille (239.41 km²)
06 - Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans (237.55 km²)
07 - Hourtin (223.03 km²)
08 - Lacanau (218.99 km²)
09 - Saint-Martin-de-Crau (215.71 km²)
10 - Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye (206.39 km²)
11 - Sartène (202.3 km²)
12 - Sartène (202.3 km²)
13 - Carcans (201.72 km²)
14 - Biscarrosse (193.14 km²)
15 - Névache (191.1 km²)
16 - Aix-en-Provence (187.53 km²)
17 - Calenzana (184.95 km²)
18 - Calenzana (184.95 km²)
19 - Bressuire (182.31 km²)
20 - Haguenau (182.19 km²)
21 - Bourg-Saint-Maurice (182.17 km²)
22 - Termignon (180.65 km²)
23 - la Teste-de-Buch (178.56 km²)
24 - Tende (178.13 km²)
25 - Narbonne (175.31 km²)
26 - Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée (172.89 km²)
27 - Fontainebleau (172.81 km²)
28 - Millau (170.45 km²)
29 - Porto-Vecchio (169.92 km²)
30 - Prads-Haute-Bléone (166.67 km²)
31 - Auzat (163.54 km²)
32 - Saint-Martin-de-Belleville (162.92 km²)
33 - Sabres (162.58 km²)
34 - Nîmes (161.37 km²)
35 - Luxey (160.82 km²)
36 - Cauterets (158.71 km²)
37 - Belin-Béliet (156.57 km²)
38 - Aston (154.76 km²)
39 - Bessans (154.66 km²)
40 - Beaufort (153.06 km²)
41 - Saint-Gilles (152.51 km²)
42 - Corte (149.83 km²)

Relief maps, French mountain ranges

The main French mountain ranges

Below are the main mountain massifs in France with their highest peaks:

French Alps : Mont Blanc with 4810 meters is the highest peak in France.
Pyrenees : le Vignemale, 3298 meters
Corsica : the Monte Cinto, 2706 metres
Massif central : le Puy de Sancy, 1886 meters
Jura: the Crêt de la Neige, 1723 metres
Massif des Vosges : the Ballon de Guebwiller, 1424 meters

The highest French cities

01 - Saint-Véran (2040 meters)
02 - Montgenèvre (1849 meters)
03 - Val-d'Isère (1840 meters)
04 - Bonneval-sur-Arc (1787 meters)
05 - Molines-en-Queyras (1775 meters)
06 - Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via (1741 meters)
07 - Bessans (1705 meters)
08 - Larche (1680 meters)
09 - Égat (1680 meters)
10 - Villar-d'Arêne (1660 meters)
11 - la Llagonne (1660 meters)
12 - Villard-Reymond (1640 meters)
13 - les Angles (1640 meters)
14 - Cervières (1636 meters)
15 - Ceillac (1633 meters)
16 - Porté-Puymorens (1623 meters)
17 - Vars (1620 meters)
18 - Bolquère (1620 meters)
19 - Caudiès-de-Conflent (1620 meters)
20 - Mont-Louis (1613 meters)
21 - Crévoux (1600 meters)

French cities with the lowest altitudes

01 - Champagne-en-Valromey (0 meters)
02 - Bercenay-le-Hayer (0 meters)
03 - Trancault (0 meters)
04 - Ouézy (0 meters)
05 - Plévenon (0 meters)
06 - Lieoux (0 meters)
07 - Saint-Symphorien (0 meters)
08 - Mauvezin-sur-Gupie (0 meters)
09 - Ruffiac (0 meters)
10 - Carolles (0 meters)
11 - Cuisles (0 meters)
12 - Trémilly (0 meters)
13 - Brabant-en-Argonne (0 meters)
14 - Brocourt-en-Argonne (0 meters)
15 - Verquigneul (0 meters)
16 - Ousse (0 meters)
17 - Sendets (0 meters)
18 - Bosselshausen (0 meters)
19 - Plottes (0 meters)
20 - Draillant (0 meters)
21 - Paroy-en-Othe (0 meters)

The most densely populated cities at over 1000 meters above sea level

01 - Petit-Bourg (1155 meters)
02 - Capesterre-Belle-Eau (1450 meters)
03 - Briançon (1200 meters)
04 - Saint-Claude (1467 meters)
05 - Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (1037 meters)
06 - Trois-Rivières (1150 meters)
07 - Gourbeyre (1397 meters)
08 - Vieux-Habitants (1354 meters)
09 - Goyave (1298 meters)
10 - Bouillante (1088 meters)
11 - Baillif (1354 meters)
12 - Villard-de-Lans (1020 meters)

Maps of France's rivers

Maps of France roads, roads and highways in France

Economic maps of France, equipment

Public health cards in France

Carte de France de la répartition du Coronavirus

Demographic maps in France

Blank France maps, France map backgrounds

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