al ities ) ▁of ▁France ▁ ▁Environment ▁of ▁France ▁▁▁ ▁Cl imate ▁of ▁France ▁ ▁E col ogy ▁of ▁France ▁ ▁Ren ew able ▁energy ▁in ▁France ▁ ▁Ge ology ▁of ▁France ▁ ▁National ▁par ks ▁of ▁France ▁ ▁Wild life ▁of ▁France ▁ ▁Flora ▁of ▁France ▁ ▁Flora ▁of ▁the ▁Al ps ▁ ▁Fa una ▁of ▁France ▁ ▁Bird s ▁of ▁France ▁ ▁M amm als ▁of ▁France ▁ ▁Non - marine ▁m oll us cs ▁of ▁France ▁ ▁Geographic ▁features ▁of ▁France ▁▁▁ ▁Gla ci ers ▁of ▁France ▁ ▁Islands ▁of ▁France ▁ ▁L akes ▁of ▁France ▁ ▁Mountains ▁of ▁France ▁ ▁French ▁Al ps ▁ ▁Vol cano es ▁in ▁France ▁ ▁R ivers ▁of ▁France ▁ ▁World ▁Heritage ▁S ites ▁in ▁France ▁( See ▁also ▁Trans bound ary ▁sites ) ▁ ▁Reg ions ▁of ▁France ▁▁ ▁" Region " ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁France ' s ▁main ▁type ▁of ▁political ▁division ▁▁ ▁Metropolitan ▁France ▁( in ▁Western ▁Europe ) ▁ ▁O verse as ▁depart ments ▁and ▁territ ories ▁of ▁France ▁ ▁Administr ative ▁divisions ▁of ▁France ▁▁▁ ▁Reg ions ▁of ▁France ▁ ▁Depart ments ▁of ▁France ▁ ▁Municipal ities ▁of ▁France ▁(" Comm unes ") ▁ ▁Reg ions ▁of ▁France ▁( Admin istr ative ) ▁▁ ▁Reg ions ▁of ▁France ▁Since ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁contin ental ▁France ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁ 1 3 ▁administrative ▁Reg ions ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁ 2 2 ▁regions . ▁The ▁ 5 ▁over se as ▁regions