16 Maps That Will Change How You See France
There are a lot more wolves there than you think.
1. A map showing the number of kisses it is customary to give in each region.
BuzzFeed France / Sources: leparisien.fr / rue89.nouvelobs.com
2. A map showing the presence of wolves in 2008.
BuzzFeed France / Source: ONCFS / Réseau Loup / Via carmen.carmencarto.fr
3. And the same map in 2016.
BuzzFeed France / Sources: observatoireduloup.fr / ONCFS / Via commons.wikimedia.org*.GIF
4. France as represented by an Arab cartographer in 1154.
PHGCOM / Via en.wikipedia.org
The map, which was originally oriented north-downward, has here been turned upside down.
5. The evolution of French territory from 985 to the present day.
Obscurs / Via commons.wikimedia.org
6. The names of the tribes who lived in Gaul in the first century BC.
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7. A map showing different regional languages.
8. The main Roman roads starting from Lugdunum (Lyon), the capital of Gaul, and secondary roads.
Eric Gaba, Flappiefh / Via commons.wikimedia.org
9. The areas covered in France by the various Parisian stations today.
Sémhur / Via commons.wikimedia.org
10. A map showing the proliferation of motorways from 1940 to the present day.
Benjamin Smith / Via commons.wikimedia.org
11. France as seen by a sixteenth century Italian monk.
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12. The Frankish kingdom under Charlemagne.
Ziguener / Via commons.wikimedia.org
Note the presence of "Austrasie", which was one of the names proposed in 2016 for the Grand Est region.
13. A map showing the location of French nuclear power plants.
Domaina / Via commons.wikimedia.org
14. A map showing levels of sunshine in France.
SolarGIS / Via commons.wikimedia.org
15. A map comparing the GDP of French regions and the GDP of equivalent countries in 2011.
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