France Physical Map
A free printable physical map of France, with elevation shown in color and shaded relief. The labeled version names the mountain ranges, deserts, plains, rivers, seas and highest peaks, plus the capital and largest cities. The blank version leaves them off for students to fill in.
Highest Point
Mont Blanc
15,777 ft
Lowest Point
Étang de Lavalduc
about 33 ft below sea level
Choose your version
Labeled or blank.
Both are free PDFs sized for US Letter paper.
Labeled
Ranges, deserts, plains, rivers, lakes, seas and the highest peaks, all named. Use it as a reference or an answer key.
downloadLabeled PDF
Blank
The same terrain with no names and a name line at the top, for students to label the features themselves.
downloadBlank PDFThe physical geography of France
Northern and western France are mostly plains and low hills, including the Paris Basin and the Aquitaine Basin. The mountains are along the edges and in the south: the Pyrenees on the border with Spain, the Alps and the Jura in the east, and the Vosges in the northeast. Mont Blanc, in the Alps, is the highest peak in western Europe. The Massif Central is a large upland of old volcanoes in the south-center. The island of Corsica lies in the Mediterranean.
Major rivers
- Loire
- Seine
- Rhône
- Garonne
- Dordogne
Find it on the map
- The Alps and the Pyrenees on the borders
- The Massif Central in the south-center
- Corsica in the Mediterranean
Built from real data, not stock images.
The terrain is drawn from a global elevation model (Mapzen terrain tiles, built from NASA SRTM and other public surveys). Coastlines, rivers, lakes and feature names come from Natural Earth. The colors are spread over this country’s own elevation range, so its terrain shows clearly whether it is flat or mountainous.
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