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La France, l’Hexagone
Hexagonal-shaped France belongs to both Northern and Southern Europe (see The Travel Guide: Northwestern Europe) and is the only country bordered by the North Sea, Atlantic Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea on three sides. Centrally-located within Western Europe, two of its sides are bordered by the Alps and the Pyrenees Mountains.

Discover the Regions
♦ Paris
20 Arrondissements
♦ Normandie
♦ Hauts-de-France
Nord-Pas-de-Calais + Picardy
♦ Centre-Val de Loire
♦ Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
♦ Nouvelle Aquitaine
Poitou-Charentes + Limousin + Aquitaine
♦ Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
♦ African Islands (Indian Ocean)
Mayotte and Réunion (islands)
♦ Île-de-France
Capital Region
♦ Bretagne
♦ Grand-Est
Champagne-Ardenne + Lorraine + Alsace
♦ Pays de la Loire
♦ Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
♦ Occitanie
Midi-Pyrénées + Languedoc-Roussillon
♦ La Corse
♦ Caribbean Islands + South America
Guadeloupe and Martinique (Caribbean islands), Guyane (South America)
Basics
Know Before You Go
French
official language
Euro €
currency
18
official regions
Paris
capital
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