France topographic maps
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Paris
Paris in its early history had only the rivers Seine and Bièvre for water. From 1809, the Canal de l'Ourcq provided Paris with water from less-polluted rivers to the north-east of the capital. From 1857, the civil engineer Eugène Belgrand, under Napoleon III, oversaw the construction of a series of new…
Average elevation: 75 m
Brittany
France > Brittany > Landerneau > Loudéac
The Armorican massif reaches its maximal elevation outside of Brittany, in neighbouring Mayenne, at 417 m, and slopes towards the west before straightening on its western extremity, with the Montagnes Noires and the Monts d'Arrée. The highest hill in Brittany is the Roc'h Ruz in the Monts d'Arrée, at 385 m…
Average elevation: 50 m
Sur la Duy
France > Bourgogne – Franche-Comté > Côte-d'Or > Source-Seine > Saint-Germain
Average elevation: 491 m
Annecy
France > Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes > Annecy
Annecy has an oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) in spite of its relatively far inland position. Influenced by its elevation, summers are rather moderate on average, although they can be highly variable with extreme heat spikes. Winters see occasional freezing temperatures, but most often stays in the single-digits…
Average elevation: 554 m
Marie-Galante
The island of Marie-Galante is an elevated atoll resting on a rugged limestone substrate, located on the outer arc of the Caribbean plate. A fault called "la Barre" separates the northern quarter from the rest of the island. The north coast, facing Grande-Terre, is characterized by a high cliff, while the…
Average elevation: 52 m
Lotissement du Petit Bourbon
France > Pays de la Loire > Vendée > Essarts-en-Bocage > Les Essarts
Average elevation: 87 m
Hœdic
Hœdic is a low, undulating plateau, 800 metres (2,600 ft) wide by 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) long. Its peak, at an altitude of 22 metres (72 ft), is located in the middle of its eastern part, on the road that leads from the village to the hamlet of the Phare. The island's base consists essentially of granite and…
Average elevation: 1 m
Saint-Brévin l'Océan
France > Pays de la Loire > Loire-Atlantique > Saint-Brevin-les-Pins
Average elevation: 4 m
Mont Granier
France > Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes > Isère > Chapareillan
454 caves have been identified over an area of 2.8 km2, and form two networks under this small area. To the north, the trou des Auges, ressaut de 108 m, trou des Filous, grotte Arva, and Cuvée des Ours connect with the Granier system, located in the center of the plateau, to form a 55.725 km network over a…
Average elevation: 1,357 m
Les Escaldes
France > Occitania > Pyrénées-Orientales > Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes
Average elevation: 1,491 m
