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France

Places, people and cultural stories. Short texts to get to know the country.

Map of France’s regionsChoose a region on the map or in the cards. Each new issue opens one more region. Overseas insets use different scales. Numbers match the cards.

Île-de-FranceCentre-Val de LoireBourgogne-Franche-ComtéNormandieHauts-de-FranceGrand EstPays de la Loire 🔒BretagneNouvelle-Aquitaine 🔒Occitanie 🔒Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 🔒Provence-Alpes-Côte d’AzurCorse 🔒

Overseas regions

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Boundaries: Etalab / IGN, 2026 / ODbL

Metropolitan France

ParisÎle-de-FranceRead →OrléansCentre-Val de LoireRead →DijonBourgogne-Franche-ComtéRead →RouenNormandieRead →LilleHauts-de-FranceRead →StrasbourgGrand EstRead →RennesBretagneRead →MarseilleProvence-Alpes-Côte d’AzurRead →

Overseas regions

Cultural figures

GensSimone de BeauvoirWriter and philosopherRead