page_title: Outline of France
section_title: Geography of France
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of France / Geography of France
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Carte France Topo Régions
context_page_description: The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide of France:
  France – country in Western Europe with several overseas regions and territories. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. From its shape, it is often referred to in French as l’Hexagone.
context_section_description: Geography of France
  France is a:
  Country
  Developed country
  Sovereign state
  Member State of the European Union
  Location:
  Northern Hemisphere, on the Prime Meridian
  Eurasia
  Europe
  mostly in Western Europe 
  Time in France
  Time zones:
  Metropolitan France – Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
  Extreme points of France (major towns)
  North: Dunkirk at the North Sea
  South: Perpignan, at the Spanish border
  East: Haguenau, at the German border
  West: Brest, south of Land's End (England)
  High: Mont Blanc  4,810 m (15,781 ft) – highest point of Western Europe
  Low: Les Moëres −2.5 m (−8 ft)
  Land boundaries:  4072 km (2529 mi)
  Metropolitan France:  2,889 km (1794 mi)
  French Guiana: 1,183 km
  Coastline:  4,668 km
  Metropolitan France: 3,427 km
  Incorporated overseas territories: 1,241 km
  Population of France: 65,400,000 people (2010 estimate) - 20th most populous country
  Area of France:  674,843 km² (260,558 sq mi) - 40th largest country
  Atlas of France
  Communes (municipalities) of France
caption: An enlargeable topographic map of Metropolitan France
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