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France Map Maker — Color the Regions of France
Create a custom colored map of France online. Click any of its 101 departments to color it, group them by color, label each group in the legend, and download the finished France map as a high-resolution PNG or scalable SVG — free and without an account.
How to make a custom map of France
- Pick a color from the palette on the left (or use the custom color picker).
- Click regions on the map to fill them with the selected color.
- Add a label for each color in the legend editor, and give the map a title.
- Optionally import name–value data to build a choropleth automatically.
- Click Download to export a high-resolution PNG or a scalable SVG.
What the France map covers
The France map on this page is drawn from 101 departments, each one a separate clickable shape. By mapped area the largest is Guyane française (about 83,500 km², 13% of the country's mapped surface); the smallest is Paris at about 124 km². That is a 674-fold difference across the same map, so the small ones need a zoom before they are easy to hit. The mapped outline reaches from 21°S to 51°N and spans roughly 118° of longitude. It sits on both sides of the equator. Some departments are drawn as more than one piece, which is why the map carries 105 outlines for 101 departments.
Departments of France on this map
- Ain
- Aisne
- Allier
- Alpes-Maritimes
- Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
- Ardennes
- Ardèche
- Ariège
- Aube
- Aude
- Aveyron
- Bas-Rhin
- Bouches-du-Rhône
- Calvados
- Cantal
- Charente
- Charente-Maritime
- Cher
- Corrèze
- Corse-du-Sud
- Creuse
- Côte-d'Or
- Côtes-d'Armor
- Deux-Sèvres
- Dordogne
- Doubs
- Drôme
- Essonne
- Eure
- Eure-et-Loir
- Finistère
- Gard
- Gers
- Gironde
- Guadeloupe
- Guyane française
- Haute-Corse
- Haute-Garonne
- Haute-Loire
- Haute-Marne
- Haute-Rhin
- Haute-Savoie
- Haute-Saône
- Haute-Vienne
- Hautes-Alpes
- Hautes-Pyrénées
- Hauts-de-Seine
- Hérault
- Ille-et-Vilaine
- Indre
- Indre-et-Loire
- Isère
- Jura
- La Réunion
- Landes
- Loir-et-Cher
- Loire
- Loire-Atlantique
- Loiret
- Lot
- Lot-et-Garonne
- Lozère
- Maine-et-Loire
- Manche
- Marne
- Martinique
- Mayenne
- Mayotte
- Meurthe-et-Moselle
- Meuse
- Morbihan
- Moselle
- Nièvre
- Nord
- Oise
- Orne
- Paris
- Pas-de-Calais
- Puy-de-Dôme
- Pyrénées-Atlantiques
- Pyrénées-Orientales
- Rhône
- Sarthe
- Savoie
- Saône-et-Loire
- Seien-et-Marne
- Seine-Maritime
- Seine-Saint-Denis
- Somme
- Tarn
- Tarn-et-Garonne
- Territoire de Belfort
- Val-d'Oise
- Val-de-Marne
- Var
- Vaucluse
- Vendée
- Vienne
- Vosges
- Yonne
- Yvelines
All 101 are clickable on the map.
Tips for coloring the France map
- With 101 departments, single-hue palettes read better than rainbow ones. Pick a sequential ramp, then use the legend editor to name the groups rather than the individual departments.
- 6 of the departments are under 1% of the largest one's area. Scroll to zoom before clicking them, or type a name into the search box to jump straight to one.
- Give the map a title and name each color in the legend editor — a colored map without a legend needs a caption to explain itself.
Frequently asked questions
Is the France map free to use?
Yes — coloring and downloading the France map is completely free, with no account or watermark.
How many regions does the France map have?
The map shows 101 first-level administrative divisions of France, each individually clickable and colorable.
What are the regions of France called?
France is divided into 101 departments, and this map draws each one as a separate shape you can click and color.
Which department of France is the largest?
Measured from the outlines on this map, Guyane française is the largest of the 101 departments at roughly 83,500 km² — about 13% of the country's mapped surface. The smallest is Paris.
What formats can I export?
PNG up to 10,000 pixels wide, or SVG vector — both suitable for print and presentations.
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