Blank Map of France

Printable map of France with all 13 regions, in four versions — blank, labeled, colored and with cities. Download as SVG, PNG or PDF. Public-domain data, no watermark.

Outlines only — no labels, no fill.

SVG (vector)

Any size, editable in Inkscape, Illustrator or Figma.

PNG (image)

PDF (print)

PNG and PDF files are drawn in your browser at the size you pick; nothing is uploaded. No watermark, no sign-up.

About this map: Metropolitan France only. The five overseas regions (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion) are far from Europe and are not drawn.

France at a glance

Regions on the map	13
Area of the shapes drawn	547,658 km² · 211,452 mi²
Largest region by area	Nouvelle-Aquitaine — 84,987 km²
Smallest region by area	Corsica — 8,672 km²
Places on the with-cities version	Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Lille, Nice, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Rouen, Strasbourg, Nantes

Areas are computed here from the full-resolution Natural Earth shapes on a sphere and are approximate; official figures differ, especially where coastlines and islands are generalised. Cities are the largest by Natural Earth's metro population figure (pop_max); squares mark national capitals.

All 13 regions of France

Region	Area, km² (approx.)	Area, mi² (approx.)
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	70,915	27,380
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	47,973	18,522
Brittany	27,319	10,548
Centre-Val de Loire	39,331	15,186
Corsica	8,672	3,348
Grand Est	57,330	22,135
Hauts-de-France	31,951	12,336
Île-de-France	12,095	4,670
Normandy	30,103	11,623
Nouvelle-Aquitaine	84,987	32,814
Occitanie	73,515	28,384
Pays de la Loire	32,114	12,399
Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur	31,353	12,105

Printing and using the map

Pick a version with the tabs above the map. Blank is outlines only; Labeled names each region.
For paper, choose PDF and your page size. Wide maps are placed on a landscape page automatically.
Print at 100% or “Fit to page”. The PDF already leaves a half-inch margin.
For slides or documents, a 1,200 or 2,400 px PNG is enough. For a poster, use the 4,800 px PNG or the SVG.
To colour regions by your own data, open the SVG in a design program: each region is a separate path carrying its name.

About the boundaries

The shapes are Natural Earth's 1:10 million first-level administrative units (version 5.1), a public-domain dataset maintained by volunteers and the North American Cartographic Information Society. Where Natural Earth records a lower level of government than the one named here, its units are merged into the parent region, and names are given in common English forms.

The map uses an equal-area projection (Lambert azimuthal equal-area, centred on the map), so regions keep their true relative sizes. It is simplified to about the detail visible at 2400 × 2208 pixels, and coloured so that no two touching regions share a colour. The colours carry no meaning.

Limits: shorelines and small islands are generalised, very small regions may be hard to see at letter size, and the map shows administrative divisions only — no rivers, roads or terrain. It is for teaching, illustration and planning, not for legal, survey or navigation use.

Sources

Natural Earth 1:10m Admin 1 – States, Provinces — public-domain boundaries, version 5.1
Natural Earth 1:10m Populated Places — city locations and the population figures used to pick them

Source files downloaded October 18, 2026.

Frequently asked questions

How many regions are on this map of France?

13. That is the number of shapes after the grouping described under "About the boundaries"; every one of them is listed in the table on this page. Metropolitan France only. The five overseas regions (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion) are far from Europe and are not drawn.

Can I use these maps for free, including commercially?

Yes. The maps are drawn from public-domain boundary data (Natural Earth) and this site adds no restrictions: use them in worksheets, slides, videos, products and print without attribution.

Which file should I download for printing?

The PDF, sized for your paper. It holds a 200 dpi image scaled to fit inside a half-inch margin and turns landscape automatically for wide maps. The SVG is vector and prints sharp at any size from a design program.

Do the four versions line up with each other?

Yes. The labeled, colored and with-cities versions are the blank SVG with labels, fills or city markers added on top, so the borders are identical. Print the blank one as a quiz and the labeled one as the answer key.

Why are some labels shortened?

Labels are sized to fit inside each region. Where a name cannot fit even at the smallest readable size it is shortened with an ellipsis or replaced by its abbreviation. The full names are in the table below the map.

How accurate are the borders?

They come from Natural Earth, a public-domain dataset made for small-scale maps, simplified further to suit a 2400 × 2208 pixel drawing. Where borders are disputed, Natural Earth shows the line it considers in de facto use, which may differ from a particular government's position.