Metropolitan France

**Metropolitan France**
*France métropolitaine*
Metropolitan France; France métropolitaine
	Flag Emblem[lower-alpha 2]
	Motto: "Liberté, égalité, fraternité" "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
	Anthem: La Marseillaise; ("The Marseillaise");
	Territory of the French Republic (red); Overseas regions and territories (circled); Claimed territory (Adélie Land; hatched)
Capital	Paris
Largest settlements	Paris (Île-de-France), Marseille (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur), Lyon (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), Toulouse (Occitania), Nice (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur), Lille (Hauts-de-France)
Languages	French, Alsatian, Catalan, Basque, Corsican, Breton, Gallo, Occitan, Walloon, West Flemish, Franco-Provençal, Lorraine Franconian, Oïl languages, Yenish and 400 other languages of metropolitan France
Demonym(s)	French
Regions	13 regions Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes; Bourgogne-Franche-Comté; Brittany; Centre-Val de Loire; Corsica; Grand Est; Hauts-de-France; Île-de-France; Normandy; Nouvelle-Aquitaine; Occitania; Pays de la Loire; Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ;
Leaders
• President	Emmanuel Macron
• Prime Minister	Élisabeth Borne
Area
• Total	543,940 km2 (210,020 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate	65,250,000 (Jan 2021)
Currency	Euro
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy (AD)
	The current Constitution of France does not specify a national emblem.[1] This emblem is used by the President, Prime Minister,[2] and is on the cover of French passports. For other symbols, see National symbols of France.; The current Constitution of France does not specify a national emblem.[3] This emblem is used by the President, Prime Minister,[4] and is on the cover of French passports. For other symbols, see National symbols of France.;

Metropolitan France (French: France métropolitaine or la Métropole), also known as European France,[5] is the area of France which is geographically in Europe. This collective name for the European regions of France is used in everyday life in France but has no administrative meaning. Indeed, the overseas regions have exactly the same administrative status as the metropolitan regions. Metropolitan France comprises mainland France and Corsica, as well as nearby islands in the Atlantic Ocean, the English Channel (French: la Manche), and the Mediterranean Sea.

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In contrast, overseas France is the collective name for all the French départements and territories outside Europe. Metropolitan and overseas France together form the French Republic. Metropolitan France accounts for 82.0% of the land territory, 3.3% of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ), and 95.9% of the population of the French Republic. Some small parts of France (e.g. Cerdanya) are a part of the Iberian Peninsula.

In overseas France, a person from metropolitan France is often called a métro, short for métropolitain.

[3] The current Constitution of France does not specify a national emblem.[1] This emblem is used by the President, Prime Minister,[2] and is on the cover of French passports. For other symbols, see National symbols of France.

[6] The current Constitution of France does not specify a national emblem.[3] This emblem is used by the President, Prime Minister,[4] and is on the cover of French passports. For other symbols, see National symbols of France.

Metropolitan France

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Metropolitan France France métropolitaine
Flag Emblem[lower-alpha 2]
Motto: "Liberté, égalité, fraternité" "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
Anthem: La Marseillaise ("The Marseillaise")

Territory of the French Republic (red) Overseas regions and territories (circled) Claimed territory (Adélie Land; hatched)

Capital	Paris
Largest settlements	Paris (Île-de-France), Marseille (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur), Lyon (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), Toulouse (Occitania), Nice (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur), Lille (Hauts-de-France)
Languages	French, Alsatian, Catalan, Basque, Corsican, Breton, Gallo, Occitan, Walloon, West Flemish, Franco-Provençal, Lorraine Franconian, Oïl languages, Yenish and 400 other languages of metropolitan France
Demonym(s)	French
Regions	13 regions Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Brittany Centre-Val de Loire Corsica Grand Est Hauts-de-France Île-de-France Normandy Nouvelle-Aquitaine Occitania Pays de la Loire Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Leaders

• President	Emmanuel Macron
• Prime Minister	Élisabeth Borne

Area
• Total	543,940 km² (210,020 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate	65,250,000 (Jan 2021)
Currency	Euro
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy (AD)
The current Constitution of France does not specify a national emblem.[1] This emblem is used by the President, Prime Minister,[2] and is on the cover of French passports. For other symbols, see National symbols of France. The current Constitution of France does not specify a national emblem.[3] This emblem is used by the President, Prime Minister,[4] and is on the cover of French passports. For other symbols, see National symbols of France.