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Map of France

Explore France's regions and DROM: names, administrative capitals and facts.

France has 13 metropolitan regions and 5 DROM. Explore them or take the quiz.

Data sources

Mainland map: simplemaps.com (free for commercial use).

DROM maps: france-geojson by Grégoire David (ODbL), projected with d3-geo.

Learning objectives
  • Grade 3
    • Locate the metropolitan regions on a map.
    • Identify French territory beyond the mainland: 5 overseas regions (DROM).
    • Match nearby regions with their administrative capital.
  • Grade 4
    • Place the 13 metropolitan regions and their capitals.
    • Distinguish metropolitan France from the DROM and locate each on the globe.
    • Describe a French geographical setting (mountain, coast, plain).
  • Grade 5
    • Master the 13 regions, their capitals and one notable feature.
    • Know the 5 DROM, their capitals and their location worldwide.
    • Identify key features of France and the European Union.