Borders of France

The borders of France are the international borders that the French Republic shares with neighbouring sovereign states. France has borders with 11 countries, totaling 4,176 kilometres (2,595 mi) for all of France and 2,913 kilometres (1,810 mi) for Metropolitan France.[1]

France and its territories

In June 2015, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi expressed repeated claims on some of the highest peaks of the Mont Blanc Massif territory: Dôme du Goûter, Pointe Helbronner (Punta Helbronner) and the tallest, Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco) itself.[2]

List

The lengths of the borders France shares with different countries are listed below. Maritime borders, such as Canada, are not all included. [1]

Metropolitan France
Eastern border
Country Length Bordering regions Border features Border crossings
Belgium 652–659 km
405.13–409.48 mi		 Hauts-de-France
Grand Est
Luxembourg 73 km
45.36 mi		 Grand Est
Germany 448 km
278.37 mi		 Grand Est
Switzerland 573 km
356.05 mi		 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Grand Est
Italy 515 km
320.01 mi		 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Monaco 4 km
2.49 mi		 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Total 2,233 km
1,387.52 mi
Southwestern border
Country Length Bordering regions Border features Border crossings
Spain 623 km
387.11 mi		 Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie
Andorra 57 km
35.42 mi		 Occitanie
Total 680 km
422.53 mi

Overseas France
Country Length Bordering department Border features Border crossings
Netherlands 13 km
8.08 mi		 Saint Martin
Suriname 520 km
323.11 mi		 French Guiana
Brazil 730 km
453.60 mi		 French Guiana[3]
Total 1,263 km
784.79 mi
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gollark: Wow. I need to buy this claim - in an optimal location, no less - from Admin User.
gollark: Bit stupid.
gollark: (not claim blocks)
gollark: There's a claim limit?

References
  1. "France". CIA - The World Factbook.
  2. Mont Blanc controversy: French suffer a fit of pique as Italy's Prime Minister 'reclaims' Europe's highest mountain - Neighbours bicker about where the border should run around famous mountain
  3. "BRASIL, FRONTEIRAS TERRESTRES" (PDF).

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