France Geography

Being a large country, France is an area of 1,000 km/600 miles from north to south and from east to west. Although big parts of northern and western France are low-lying and rather flat, there are some regions with high mountains in the south and east, notably the western Alps, the Pyrenees, and the Massif Central, which rises to over 1,800 m/6,000 ft.

Famous Wine growing regions are Bordeaux (which produces primarily red wine from Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot grapes) and Burgundy, which is legendary for both its red and white wines, made from grapes such as Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

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