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About France
The Facts:| Capital: | Paris |
| Area: | 248,573 sq mi (643,801 sq km) |
| Population: | ~ 68,605,616 (January 2025 estimate) |
| Official language: | French |
| Religion: | 50% Christianity 33% no religion 4% Islam 2% Buddhism 1% Judaism 1% other |
| Currency: | Euro (€) (EUR) |
| Driving side: | right |
| Calling code: | +33 |
| Internet TLD: | .fr |
| Time zone: | UTC+1 (CET) Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Various other time zones are observed in overseas France. |
| Official government website: | www.gouvernement.fr |
| Official tourism website: | www.france.fr |
Largest cities: Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Lille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Nice, Nantes, Montpellier, Strasbourg, Rennes, Reims, Orléans, Le Havre, Toulon, Grenoble, Dijon, Angers, Nîmes, Tours, Rouen, Nancy, Clermont-Ferrand, Saint-Étienne, Caen, Saint-Denis, Villeurbanne, Aix-en-Provence, Le Mans, Brest, Amiens, Limoges, Annecy, Boulogne-Billancourt, Perpignan, Metz, Besançon, Mulhouse, Avignon, Poitiers.
ALL CITIES
Main sights of France: Eiffel Tower, Louvre, Notre Dame de Paris, Palace of Versailles, Castles of the Loire Valley, Côte d'Azur, Rocamadour, Mont Saint-Michel, Chartres Cathedral, Provence.
Geography of France
Bordering Countries: Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, Spain, Belgium, and Luxembourg. It also borders with the United Kingdom across the English Channel. French Guiana borders with Brazil and Suriname.
Seas and Oceans: Metropolitan France: Mediterranean Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, Ligurian Sea, Bay of Biscay, North Sea, English Channel, Atlantic Ocean.Overseas France: Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Mozambique Channel, Caribbean Sea, Coral Sea.
Major Rivers: Seine, Loire, Rhone, Garonne, Meuse, Dordogne, Charente, Adour, Somme, Vilaine, Aude, Rhine.
Lakes of France: Lake Annecy, Lake of Sainte-Croix, Lake Geneva, Lake Pavin, Lake Bourget, Lake Der-Chantecoq, Lake Chavillon, Lake Gérardmer, Lac d’Aiguebelette, Lac de Gaube, Lac de Guéry.
Mountain Ranges: Alps, Pyrenees, Massif Central, Jura, Vosges, Morvan.
Mountains: Mont Blanc (4808m), Barre des Écrins (4102m), Grande Casse (3855m), Vignemale (3298m), Pica d'Estats (3143m), Puy de Sancy (1885m), Crêt de la Neige (1720m), Grand Ballon (1424m).
Islands of France: New Caledonia, Corsica, Kerguelen Islands, Saint Martin, Réunion, Lifou, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Maré, Mayotte, French Polynesia, Nuku Hiva, Hiva ʻOa, Miquelon, Oléron, Tahiti, Île de Ré, Noirmoutier, Bora Bora, Saint Barthélemy.
Ski Resorts in France: Alpe d'Huez, Chamonix, Courchevel, Meribel, Megève, Morzine, Val d’Isère, Les Houches.
ALL SKI RESORTS
The Best Coastal Towns and Cities in France: Nice, Cannes, Antibes, Saint-Tropez, Biarritz, Menton, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Cagnes-sur-Mer, Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Sainte-Maxime, Palavas-les-Flots, Perpignan, Cherbourg, Saint-BrieucSaint-Malo.
Metropolitan Regions of France
| Region | Capital | Area | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Lyon | 26,916 sq mi (69,711 sq km) | 8,100,000 |
| Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | Dijon | 18,449 sq mi (47,783 sq km) | 2,820,000 |
| Brittany | Rennes | 10,505 sq mi (27,208 sq km) | 3,400,000 |
| Centre-Val de Loire | Orléans | 15,116 sq mi (39,151 sq km) | 2,580,000 |
| Corsica | Ajaccio | 3,368 sq mi (8,722 sq km) | 360,000 |
| Grand Est | Strasbourg | 22,175 sq mi (57,433 sq km) | 5,570,000 |
| Hauts-de-France | Lille | 12,283 sq mi (31,813 sq km) | 6,020,000 |
| Île-de-France | Paris | 4,638 sq mi (12,012 sq km) | 12,275,000 |
| Normandy | Rouen | 11,547 sq mi (29,906 sq km) | 3,330,000 |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux | 32,446 sq mi (84,036 sq km) | 6,050,000 |
| Occitanie | Toulouse | 28,079 sq mi (72,724 sq km) | 6,000,000 |
| Pays de la Loire | Nantes | 12,387 sq mi (32,082 sq km) | 3,850,000 |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Marseille | 12,100 sq mi (31,400 sq km) | 5,100,000 |
Overseas Regions of France
| Region | Capital | Area | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guadeloupe | Basse-Terre | 629 sq mi (1,628 sq km) | 383,000 |
| French Guiana | Cayenne | 32,000 sq mi (84,000 sq km) | 300,000 |
| Réunion | Saint-Denis | 970 sq mi (2,511 sq km) | 875,000 |
| Martinique | Fort-de-France | 436 sq mi (1,128 sq km) | 360,000 |
| Mayotte | Mamoudzou | 144 sq mi (374 sq km) | 315,000 |
Overseas Collectivities
| Overseas collectivity | Capital | Area | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| French Polynesia | Papeete | 1,609 sq mi (4,167 sq km) | 280,000 |
| Saint Barthélemy | Gustavia | 9.7 sq mi (25 sq km) | 11,000 |
| Saint Martin | Marigot | 20.5 sq mi (53 sq km) | 32,500 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Saint-Pierre | 93 sq mi (242 sq km) | 6,000 |
| Wallis and Futuna | Mata Utu | 55 sq mi (142 sq km) | 11,600 |
Former Regions of France: Burgundy, Franche-Comté, Aquitaine, Limousin, Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrénées, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Poitou-Charentes, Lower Normandy, Upper Normandy, Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne, Lorraine, Picardy, Auvergne, Rhône-Alpes.
Departments of France: Ain, Aisne, Allier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Alpes-Maritimes, Ardèche, Ardennes, Ariège, Aube, Aude, Aveyron, Bas-Rhin, Bouches-du-Rhône, Calvados, Cantal, Charente, Charente-Maritime, Cher, Corrèze, Corse-du-Sud, Côte-d'Or, Côtes-d'Armor, Creuse, Deux-Sèvres, Dordogne, Doubs, Drôme, Essonne, Eure, Eure-et-Loir, Finistère, Gard, Gers, Gironde, Guadeloupe, Guyane, Haut-Rhin, Haute-Corse, Haute-Garonne, Haute-Loire, Haute-Marne, Haute-Saône, Haute-Savoie, Haute-Vienne, Hautes-Alpes, Hautes-Pyrénées, Hauts-de-Seine, Hérault, Ille-et-Vilaine, Indre, Indre-et-Loire, Isère, Jura, Landes, Loir-et-Cher, Loire, Loire-Atlantique, Loiret, Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, Lozère, Maine-et-Loire, Manche, Marne, Martinique, Mayenne, Mayotte, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Morbihan, Moselle, Nièvre, Nord, Oise, Orne, Paris, Pas-de-Calais, Puy-de-Dôme, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Pyrénées-Orientales, Réunion, Rhône, Saône-et-Loire, Sarthe, Savoie, Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Maritime, Seine-Saint-Denis, Somme, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, Territoire de Belfort, Val-d'Oise, Val-de-Marne, Var, Vaucluse, Vendée, Vienne, Vosges, Yonne, Yvelines.
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