metropolitan France
part of France located in Europe
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Summary
metropolitan France is an administrative territorial entity of France[1]. It draws 6,816 Wikipedia views per month (administrative territorial entity of france category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: France[3]
- Country: France[4]
- Continent: Europe[5]
- Capital: Paris[6]
- Currency: euro[7]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Brittany[8], Corsica[9], Centre-Val de Loire[10], Pays de la Loire[11], Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur[12], Île-de-France[13], Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes[14], Hauts-de-France[15], Grand Est[16], Nouvelle-Aquitaine[17], Bourgogne-Franche-Comté[18], Occitania[19], Normandy[20]
- Commons category: Metropolitan France[21]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[22], UTC+02:00[23], Europe/Paris[24], Central European Time[25], Central European Summer Time[26]
- Opposite of: Overseas France[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Metropolitan France[28]
- Population: 64,897,954[29]
- Area: 543,940 km²[30]
- Minimum temperature record: -36.7 °C[31]
Why It Matters
metropolitan France has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]