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France on the map

France is divided into 96 departments in metropolitan France and 5 overseas, 101 in all, covering about 636,000 km² (245,000 sq mi) as measured on the map. The largest is Guyane (83,600 km² (32,300 sq mi)) and the smallest, Paris (129 km² (50 sq mi)): Guyane is about 648 times bigger.

The capital is Paris. The capitals version marks the capital of each department. The departments are grouped into 18 regions, drawn with a thicker line: French Guiana, Hauts-de-France, Grand Est, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitania, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Pays de la Loire, Brittany, Normandy, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Réunion, Mayotte, Corsica, Centre-Val de Loire, and Île-de-France.

Guadeloupe, Guyane, La Réunion, Martinique, and Mayotte are shown in insets, out of place and at a different scale.

What each department borders

Seine-et-Marne borders the most departments: 10 (Aisne, Aube, Loiret, Marne, Oise, Yonne, Essonne, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, and Val-d'Oise). Guadeloupe, La Réunion, Martinique, and Mayotte border no other department: they are islands.

France borders Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Germany, Andorra, Luxembourg, Monaco, Brazil, and Suriname. 6 departments border Switzerland: Ain, Doubs, Haut-Rhin, Haute-Savoie, Jura, and Territoire de Belfort. 5 departments border Belgium: Aisne, Ardennes, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, and Nord. 5 departments border Italy: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Alpes-Maritimes, Haute-Savoie, Hautes-Alpes, and Savoie. 5 departments border Spain: Ariège, Haute-Garonne, Hautes-Pyrénées, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, and Pyrénées-Orientales.

31 departments have a coastline and 70 don’t.

Number key

Numbers follow alphabetical order, from 1 (Ain) to 101 (Yvelines). Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Paris, Rhône, Seine-Saint-Denis, Territoire de Belfort, Val-d'Oise, and Val-de-Marne are too small for a number on A4 but keep their number in the table. Areas are measured on the map and approximate; “Borders” counts neighboring departments.

Show the whole table (101 rows)

No.	Department	Capital	Area (approx.)	Borders
1	Ain	Bourg-en-Bresse	5,650 km²	6
2	Aisne	Laon	7,440 km²	6
3	Allier	Moulins	7,350 km²	6
4	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence	Digne-les-Bains	6,950 km²	5
5	Alpes-Maritimes	Nice	4,150 km²	2
6	Ardèche	Privas	5,650 km²	7
7	Ardennes	Charleville-Mézières	5,180 km²	3
8	Ariège	Foix	4,970 km²	3
9	Aube	Troyes	6,140 km²	5
10	Aude	Carcassonne	6,350 km²	5
11	Aveyron	Rodez	8,800 km²	7
12	Bas-Rhin	Strasbourg	4,620 km²	3
13	Bouches-du-Rhône	Marseille	5,170 km²	3
14	Calvados	Caen	5,640 km²	3
15	Cantal	Aurillac	5,780 km²	6
16	Charente	Angoulême	5,960 km²	5
17	Charente-Maritime	La Rochelle	6,760 km²	5
18	Cher	Bourges	7,300 km²	6
19	Corrèze	Tulle	5,900 km²	6
20	Corse-du-Sud	Ajaccio	3,970 km²	1
21	Côte-d'Or	Dijon	8,790 km²	7
22	Côtes-d'Armor	Saint-Brieuc	7,100 km²	3
23	Creuse	Guéret	5,580 km²	6
24	Deux-Sèvres	Niort	6,090 km²	5
25	Dordogne	Périgueux	9,260 km²	7
26	Doubs	Besançon	5,190 km²	3
27	Drôme	Valence	6,530 km²	5
28	Essonne	Évry-Courcouronnes	1,830 km²	6
29	Eure	Évreux	6,030 km²	7
30	Eure-et-Loir	Chartres	5,840 km²	7
31	Finistère	Quimper	6,740 km²	2
32	Gard	Nîmes	5,860 km²	6
33	Gers	Auch	6,280 km²	6
34	Gironde	Bordeaux	10,100 km²	4
35	Guadeloupe	Basse-Terre	1,660 km²	0
36	Guyane	Cayenne	83,600 km²	0
37	Haut-Rhin	Colmar	3,400 km²	3
38	Haute-Corse	Bastia	4,690 km²	1
39	Haute-Garonne	Toulouse	6,360 km²	6
40	Haute-Loire	Le Puy-en-Velay	4,990 km²	5
41	Haute-Marne	Chaumont	6,320 km²	6
42	Haute-Saône	Vesoul	5,290 km²	6
43	Haute-Savoie	Annecy	4,680 km²	2
44	Haute-Vienne	Limoges	5,500 km²	6
45	Hautes-Alpes	Gap	5,530 km²	4
46	Hautes-Pyrénées	Tarbes	4,530 km²	3
47	Hauts-de-Seine	Nanterre	167 km²	6
48	Hérault	Montpellier	6,170 km²	4
49	Ille-et-Vilaine	Rennes	6,710 km²	6
50	Indre	Châteauroux	6,930 km²	6
51	Indre-et-Loire	Tours	6,130 km²	5
52	Isère	Grenoble	7,910 km²	7
53	Jura	Lons-le-Saunier	4,940 km²	5
54	La Réunion	Saint-Denis	2,590 km²	0
55	Landes	Mont-de-Marsan	9,380 km²	4
56	Loir-et-Cher	Blois	6,350 km²	6
57	Loire	Saint-Étienne	4,880 km²	7
58	Loire-Atlantique	Nantes	6,730 km²	4
59	Loiret	Orléans	6,690 km²	7
60	Lot	Cahors	5,100 km²	6
61	Lot-et-Garonne	Agen	5,370 km²	6
62	Lozère	Mende	5,170 km²	5
63	Maine-et-Loire	Angers	7,300 km²	8
64	Manche	Saint-Lô	6,020 km²	4
65	Marne	Châlons-en-Champagne	8,080 km²	6
66	Martinique	Fort-de-France	1,100 km²	0
67	Mayenne	Laval	5,230 km²	5
68	Mayotte	Mamoudzou	396 km²	0
69	Meurthe-et-Moselle	Nancy	5,210 km²	3
70	Meuse	Bar-le-Duc	6,190 km²	5
71	Morbihan	Vannes	6,720 km²	4
72	Moselle	Metz	6,090 km²	2
73	Nièvre	Nevers	6,860 km²	6
74	Nord	Lille	5,550 km²	3
75	Oise	Beauvais	5,940 km²	6
76	Orne	Alençon	6,160 km²	6
77	Paris	Paris	129 km²	3
78	Pas-de-Calais	Arras	6,740 km²	2
79	Puy-de-Dôme	Clermont-Ferrand	7,920 km²	6
80	Pyrénées-Atlantiques	Pau	7,900 km²	3
81	Pyrénées-Orientales	Perpignan	4,230 km²	2
82	Rhône	Lyon	3,270 km²	4
83	Saône-et-Loire	Mâcon	8,670 km²	7
84	Sarthe	Le Mans	6,240 km²	6
85	Savoie	Chambéry	6,150 km²	4
86	Seine-et-Marne	Melun	5,880 km²	10
87	Seine-Maritime	Rouen	6,190 km²	3
88	Seine-Saint-Denis	Bobigny	233 km²	5
89	Somme	Amiens	6,220 km²	5
90	Tarn	Albi	5,830 km²	5
91	Tarn-et-Garonne	Montauban	3,700 km²	6
92	Territoire de Belfort	Belfort	657 km²	4
93	Val-d'Oise	Pontoise	1,340 km²	6
94	Val-de-Marne	Créteil	235 km²	5
95	Var	Toulon	6,010 km²	3
96	Vaucluse	Avignon	3,470 km²	5
97	Vendée	La Roche-sur-Yon	6,550 km²	4
98	Vienne	Poitiers	6,970 km²	6
99	Vosges	Épinal	5,980 km²	7
100	Yonne	Auxerre	7,470 km²	5
101	Yvelines	Versailles	2,250 km²	5

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Frequently asked questions

How many departments does France have?

101: 96 departments in metropolitan France and 5 overseas.

What is the largest department in France?

Guyane, at about 83,600 km² (32,300 sq mi). The smallest is Paris, at about 129 km² (50 sq mi).

What is the capital of France?

Paris.

Which countries border France?

Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Germany, Andorra, Luxembourg, Monaco, Brazil, and Suriname, according to Natural Earth borders.

Can I use it in class?

Yes, it’s free. Print it, copy it and hand it out as many times as you like. If you post it on a blog or a class website, credit “Mapsfera · data Natural Earth”.

How do I print it on US Letter paper?

Choose Letter in “Paper size” and click “Download PDF”. In the print window, pick Letter paper and 100% scale (“Actual size”). For a bigger map, choose Tabloid (11 × 17 in) or A3.

What order are the numbers in?

Alphabetical, from 1 to the last one. That makes the key easy to follow when you grade, and it’s the same key the worksheet’s answer page uses.

Sources

Department boundaries: Natural Earth, 1:10m, Admin 1 (public domain)
National capital: Natural Earth, Populated Places (public domain); department capitals: Wikidata (CC0), “capital” property (P36), checked one by one
Areas, neighbors and coastlines: calculated from those boundaries (approximate)