France topographic maps
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Paris
Paris in its early history had only the rivers Seine and Bièvre for water. From 1809, the Canal de l'Ourcq provided Paris with water from less-polluted rivers to the north-east of the capital. From 1857, the civil engineer Eugène Belgrand, under Napoleon III, oversaw the construction of a series of new…
Average elevation: 75 m
Brittany
France > Brittany > Landerneau > Loudéac
The Armorican massif reaches its maximal elevation outside of Brittany, in neighbouring Mayenne, at 417 m, and slopes towards the west before straightening on its western extremity, with the Montagnes Noires and the Monts d'Arrée. The highest hill in Brittany is the Roc'h Ruz in the Monts d'Arrée, at 385 m…
Average elevation: 50 m
Rapa
Rapa, also called Rapa Iti ("Little Rapa"), is the largest and only inhabited island of the Bass Islands in French Polynesia. An older name for the island is Oparo. The total land area including offshore islets is 40.5 km2 (15.6 sq mi). As of the 2022 census, Rapa had a population of 451. The island's highest…
Average elevation: 1 m
Lachaup
France > Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur > Alpes-de-Haute-Provence > Bellaffaire
Average elevation: 926 m
La Freyssinie
France > Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur > Alpes-de-Haute-Provence > Bellaffaire
Average elevation: 1,101 m
La Maison Bisson
France > Normandy > Manche > Gonneville-le-Theil > Gonneville
Average elevation: 118 m
Pont du Loup
France > Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur > Maritime Alps > Tourrettes-sur-Loup
Average elevation: 607 m
Palace of Fontainebleau
France > Ile-de-France > Seine-et-Marne > Fontainebleau
Average elevation: 85 m
La Nartassiere
France > Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur > Maritime Alps > Mouans-Sartoux
Average elevation: 134 m
Creuse
It is in the Massif Central and permeated by the Creuse and its tributaries. The river is dammed at several locations both for water supply and hydroelectricity generation. As is typical for an inland area of continental Europe, Creuse has relatively cold winters with some snowfall into April, but also hot…
Average elevation: 503 m
Annecy
France > Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes > Annecy
Annecy has an oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) in spite of its relatively far inland position. Influenced by its elevation, summers are rather moderate on average, although they can be highly variable with extreme heat spikes. Winters see occasional freezing temperatures, but most often stays in the single-digits…
Average elevation: 554 m
Saint-Pierre-de-Trivisy
The commune has an average elevation of 618 metres (2,028 ft) and an area of 36.09 square kilometres (13.93 sq mi). Its population in 2018 was 621.
Average elevation: 568 m
La Riviere Haute
France > Bourgogne – Franche-Comté > Yonne > Sennevoy-le-Bas
Average elevation: 256 m
Réserve naturelle des Aiguilles rouges
France > Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes > Upper Savoy > Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Average elevation: 1,951 m
Guadeloupe
The main two islands are Basse-Terre (west) and Grande-Terre (east), which form a butterfly shape as viewed from above, the two 'wings' of which are separated by the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin, Rivière Salée and Petit Cul-de-Sac Marin. More than half of Guadeloupe's land surface consists of the 847.8 km2…
Average elevation: 37 m
La Corvée de Goux
France > Bourgogne – Franche-Comté > Doubs > Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp
Average elevation: 691 m
Saint-Chamand
France > Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes > Puy-de-Dôme > Saint-Julien-de-Coppel
Average elevation: 504 m
Bernex
France > Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes > Upper Savoy
Bernex is located at an elevation of 958 metres (3,143 ft), within a natural cirque bordered by Mont César to the north, the Dent d'Oche to the east, Mont Baron to the south, and the Gavot Plateau to the west.
Average elevation: 1,097 m
Le Mont de Banderelle
France > Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes > Upper Savoy > Le Bouchet-Mont-Charvin
Average elevation: 1,321 m
La Vachette
France > Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur > Hautes-Alpes > Val-des-Prés
Average elevation: 1,708 m
