FRANCE · MAPS TO COMPLETE
Download a blank map of France to add names, colour the regions or draw a sketch map. Choose from six blank maps: two with space for a key and the overseas departments and regions, two full-page metropolitan versions and two ink-saving maps of metropolitan France with neighbouring countries. Corsica is included in metropolitan France.
Map labels and downloadable files remain in their original language, often French.
Six base maps of France to complete
The first two blank maps include the five overseas departments and regions (DROM) in insets and a legend area. The next two enlarge metropolitan France (mainland and Corsica), without overseas territories or filled areas, and with only two reference lines at the bottom. The maps are simplified for exercises and presentations.
New series · 2026 edition
Blank outline of France
A blank map without internal boundaries for placing cities, rivers or major regions. Metropolitan France, with Corsica and five overseas departments and regions in insets.
A4 vector PDF · PNG 2 400 px · Licence Ouverte 2.0
New series · 2026 edition
Regional boundaries without names
An exercise to identify and colour the 18 regions. Internal boundaries are drawn; names remain to be added.
A4 vector PDF · PNG 2 400 px · Licence Ouverte 2.0
Simple print layout · November 2026
Metropolitan France: full-page outline
Mainland and Corsica, without overseas territories. Outline enlarged to the maximum printable area, without a heading, legend box or filled areas. Two lines at the bottom indicate the map type, source and licence.
A4 portrait vector PDF · white background · PNG 2 400 px · Licence Ouverte 2.0
Simple print layout · November 2026
Metropolitan France: 13 regions, full-page
The 13 current regions, including Corsica, to complete. No names or colours: fine lines and a white background for ink-saving printing. The reference fits on two lines at the bottom.
A4 portrait vector PDF · white background · PNG 2 400 px · Licence Ouverte 2.0
Model 5 · November 2026 edition
Outline with neighbouring countries
National outline without names or internal boundaries, to complete freely. Surrounding countries are shown with light outlines, without names or colour fills.
A4 portrait vector PDF · PNG 2 400 px
Model 6 · November 2026 edition
Boundaries with neighbouring countries
Divisions shown: 13 metropolitan regions. Add names and colours. The outlines of surrounding countries appear as fine lines, without names or filled areas.
A4 portrait vector PDF · PNG 2 400 px
The six main base maps in one pack
The full pack contains the six main blank maps in PDF, PNG and SVG, with their sources and reuse terms.
Download the six base maps — ZIP
The supplement with neighbouring countries
Outlines and boundaries, with surrounding territories shown in light lines. The supplementary ZIP contains both versions in PDF, PNG and SVG with source documentation.
Download the two base maps with neighbouring countries — ZIP
Sources for the two maps with neighbouring countries
Geometries: geoBoundaries gbOpen, 2022. Primary source: Institut national de l’information géographique et forestière (IGN-F). Licence stated in the metadata: Etalab Open License 2.0. View the source metadata.
Neighbouring country outlines: Natural Earth 5.1.1, public domain. Layout by Carte-monde.org, 2 November 2026 edition, under CC BY 4.0. The data retain their attributions and licences; consult the ZIP notes before reuse.
Example credit: Carte-monde.org, edition of 2 November 2026 — geoBoundaries / Institut national de l’information géographique et forestière (IGN-F).
Initial pack: four maps of France
Outlines, boundaries, administrative map and location in Europe: each map is provided in PDF, PNG and editable SVG. The ZIP also includes notes with sources and the license.
Pack of the five simple printable base maps
Full-page outlines and regions, regions with neighbouring countries, administrative centre markers and regions with overseas departments and regions (DROM). Each map is supplied in PDF, PNG and editable SVG, with source and licence documentation.
Which map should I choose?
Start with the outline for a freehand sketch map. Choose the version with boundaries to learn the regions. Add a title, key and the requested names; use the administrative map on the companion page as an answer key.
Four maps with the current regions
Equivalents of older regional variants, redrawn using COG 2026 divisions. The metropolitan version without surrounding context is also offered in the first selection above.
Simple print layout · November 2026
Metropolitan France: 13 regions, full-page
The 13 current regions, including Corsica, to complete. No names or colours: fine lines and a white background for ink-saving printing. The reference fits on two lines at the bottom.
A4 portrait vector PDF · white background · PNG 2 400 px · Licence Ouverte 2.0
Simple print layout · November 2026
13 regions and neighbouring-country context
Current regions of France in the metropolitan territory, without names. Neighbouring countries’ outlines remain visible, without grey areas or fills, to locate France while saving ink.
A4 portrait vector PDF · white background · PNG 2 400 px · Licence Ouverte 2.0
Simple print layout · November 2026
13 regions with administrative capital markers
Current boundaries and locations of the 13 metropolitan regional capitals, marked with small squares to label. Selection according to COG 2026; positions from municipality centers in the API Geo.
A4 portrait vector PDF · white background · PNG 2 400 px · Licence Ouverte 2.0
Simple print layout · November 2026
18 regions: metropolitan territory and five overseas departments and regions
The 13 metropolitan regions and five insets: A Guadeloupe, B Martinique, C French Guiana, D Réunion, E Mayotte. Insets use different scales. Other overseas collectivities are not shown: they are not administrative regions.
A4 portrait vector PDF · white background · PNG 2 400 px · Licence Ouverte 2.0
Looking for the former regions? The four historical files remain available in Other maps, at their original URLs. They are retained for historical comparison.
Other base maps in the collection
Outlines, departments and rivers from the original collection. Files, credits and URLs are preserved. Their licence still needs to be checked; the Licence Ouverte for the new series does not apply to these older files.
Older collection · file archived in 2016
Outline of France, metropolitan territory, without names
File from the original collection. Check the reference points before use.
Open the original file
Older collection · file archived in 2016
Another blank base map of France, metropolitan territory
File from the original collection. Check the reference points before use.
Open the original file
Older collection · file archived in 2016
Base map of France with departmental boundaries
File from the original collection. Check the reference points before use.
Open the original file
Older collection · file archived in 2016
Blank base map of France with the main rivers
File from the original collection. Check the reference points before use.
Open the original file
Older collection · file archived in 2016
Base map of France with rivers and cities
File from the original collection. Check the reference points before use.
Open the original fileHow do I download and print the map?
- Open the PDF beneath the preview for a sharp printed map. The PNG is suitable for a presentation or document.
- Save the file from your browser, then print in A4. The new ink-saving versions are portrait; models with space for a key are landscape. Select the document’s orientation and “Fit to page” if needed.
- To change linework or colors, unzip the pack and open the SVG in a vector editor. Retain the source credit.
The insets have their own extent; the scale of the main map does not apply to them.
Sources and reuse terms
New series: created by Carte-monde.org, October and November 2026, based on Natural Earth 5.1.1 (geometries at 1:10 million, public domain data). The French grouping follows the Code officiel géographique 2026, via Etalab, administrative divisions 6.0.0. Regional capital markers follow COG 2026; their positions come from municipality centers in theAPI Geo, recorded on 1 November 2026. Outlines are generalised and unsuitable for cadastral use or legal boundary determination.
The new PDF, PNG and SVG files are available under Licence Ouverte 2.0 : copying, adaptation and commercial use permitted with source and date attribution. Example credit: Carte-monde.org, October or November 2026 edition depending on the file — Natural Earth 5.1.1; COG 2026 / Etalab. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Maps in the older collection retain their own terms; their license is not confirmed here.
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