Map Of France With Regions And Rivers
The map above shows the principal rivers of france.
Map of france with regions and rivers. The rhone begins in the eastern mountain region of the alps then flows south to the mediterranean sea. From brittanny in the west to auvergne rhône alpes in the east the regions of france each offer a unique glimpse into the culture and history of. Rpublique franaise pronounced epyblik fsz about this soundlisten is a country whose territory consists of metropolitan france in western europe and several overseas regions and territories xiii the metropolitan place of france extends from the mediterranean sea to the english channel and the north sea and from the rhine to the atlantic ocean. The river seine has its source in burgundy and then flows through paris to the english chanel.
List of the geographical names of france as shown on the map. Click here for detailed information on the regions of france region by region. Click here for. Memorizing the regions of france won t be hard if you use this map quiz game to explore them.
Map of the rivers in france. The longest river in france is the loire which flows from the south to the north and then east into the atlantic ocean. Click on the city name to see all this information. Fs about this soundlisten officially the french republic french.
Physical geography of metropolitan france. It is bordered by belgium luxembourg and germany to. Map of france regions map france region. The information maps and images for each.
Smaller fleuves and rivières rivers that are tributaries of other rivers are named in black. This section does not cite. Pictures maps population population density area elevation geographic coordinates. Click here for a second regional map of france a physical map of france with regional borders showing mountains plains and main cities.
Carte vierge de la france suivant la projection officielle lambert 93 avec cours d eau et limites des régions. Metropolitan france has a total size of 551 695 km 2 213 011 sq mi europe only. Regions map quiz game. Blank map of france in the official lambert 93 projection with regions boundaries and rivers.
The french have divided their nation into 18 administrative regions. The network is divided into eight regions with between 7 and 15 waterways under each region as listed below. The four main fleuves rivers that flow to the sea are indicated in violet. All the richness and diversity of france are embodied in the 80 navigable rivers and canals that are presented on these pages with descriptions and practical information for planning cruises.
The islands like corsica and martinique should be fairly simple to spot. 45 378 km the most prosperous is the paris region ile de france idf the least densely populated historic region of continental france is limousin corsica is even less densely populated. Köppen climate classification map of france. The largest historic region in france is midi pyrénées.
Map of france cities here are the 100 largest cities of france population 2006. We do not count here the concept of urban area but the municipal population. The five major rivers of france are the loire the longest the rhine on the german border the rhône going to the mediterranean sea from lake geneva the seine cutting through paris and the garonne collecting water on the southwest plains from the massif central and the pyrenees. The rhine defines a natural border between france and germany.