France topographic maps
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Besançon
France > Bourgogne-Franche-Comté > Doubs
The city initially developed in a natural meander (or oxbow loop) of the river Doubs with a diameter of almost 1,000 metres (3,281 feet). The flat inner loop has an elevation of about 250 metres (820 feet), and is bounded to the south by a hill called Mont Saint-Étienne, which has a maximum height of 371…
Average elevation: 332 m
Argentière
France > Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes > Upper Savoy > Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Argentière (French pronunciation: [aʁʒɑ̃tjɛʁ]) is a picturesque skiing, alpine walking and mountaineering village in the French Alps, part of the commune of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, at an altitude of 1,252 m (4,108 ft).
Average elevation: 1,674 m
Mont Ventoux
France > Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur > Vaucluse > Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux
There are two small ski stations on the mountain: "Mont Serein" on the north side, and "Chalet Reynard" on the south. High winds and the modest elevation tend to limit the ski season. Weather conditions are such that the northern slope is often icy, leading to a saying among people of the surrounding region…
Average elevation: 1,557 m
Hiva Oa
France > French Polynesia > Hiva Oa
Hiva Oa is the largest and most fertile of the southern Marquesas islands and second only to Nuku Hiva in size. Similar to all the larger Marquesas, Hiva Oa features steep cliffs abruptly rising from the ocean to a rugged interior spine of volcanic mountains, ridges, and deep, isolated valleys. Unlike most…
Average elevation: 31 m
Ussel
France > Nouvelle-Aquitaine > Corrèze
The community of Ussel is located in the Massif central on the foothills of the plateau de Millevaches. The city itself sits on a hilltop in between the valley of the river Diège and the valley of the river Sarsonne. It is situated at an altitude of 2070 ft (631 m), in the Massif Central on the last buttress…
Average elevation: 680 m
Saint-Anastaise
France > Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes > Puy-de-Dôme > Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
Average elevation: 1,092 m
Possession Island
France > French Southern and Antarctic Lands
The Alfred Faure research station (Base Alfred-Faure) is located at the eastern end of Île de la Possession, at an elevation of 143 m above Baie Marin (Port Alfred). It comprises about 12 main buildings and supports up to about 45 visiting personnel. It is named after a leader of the base in the 1960s. A 1.6…
Average elevation: 13 m
Alsace
Alsace has a semi-continental climate at low altitude and a continental climate at high altitude. There is fairly low precipitation because the Vosges protect it from the west. The city of Colmar has a sunny microclimate; it is the second driest city in France, with an annual precipitation of 600 mm, making it…
Average elevation: 414 m
Tarbes
France > Occitania > Hautes Pyrenees
Tarbes is a Pre-Pyrenees town within the rich agricultural plain of the river Adour, 155 kilometres (96 miles) southwest of Toulouse, 144 kilometres (89 miles) to the east of Bayonne, 70 kilometres (43 miles) southwest of Auch and 20 kilometres (12 miles) northeast of Lourdes. Tarbes is 1 hr 30 mins from the…
Average elevation: 308 m
