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Color all 101 French departments, including Corsica and overseas France. Import CSV data, customize colors and legends, and export a polished map.
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Inhabitants per km²
2023 · Inhabitants per km². Paris had about 19,960 inhabitants per km². The highest band starts at 1,000 so that lower densities remain distinguishable. The harmonized 2023 census series excludes Mayotte.
Know your geography
Metropolitan France has 96 departments, including Corse-du-Sud (2A) and Haute-Corse (2B). Five more are overseas. You can color each one independently.
The map uses official IGN 2026 department boundaries. Municipalities, arrondissements and cantons are finer divisions. The overseas insets are drawn at different scales. IGN · ADMIN EXPRESS COG 2026
Find a department and its INSEE codeOfficial data · Map examples
The density map above and the three maps below use official INSEE data. Each illustrates a different way to compare departments.
2017–2023 · Total change
Between 2017 and 2023, Guyane grew by 9.4% while Haute-Marne’s population fell by 4.2%. The map shows total percentage change between the two censuses on 2026 boundaries.
Mayotte is outside this comparable census series.
INSEE · 2017 and 2023 censuses · 3 Sep 2026
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2023 · Euros per year
Hauts-de-Seine had a median standard of living of €33,790, compared with €19,110 in La Réunion. INSEE measures disposable household income per consumption unit, which accounts for household size.
Filosofi 2023 provides no comparable figures for Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane or Mayotte.
INSEE · Filosofi 2, 2023 · 6 Aug 2026
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Q2 2026 · Provisional
In the second quarter of 2026, the seasonally adjusted rate was 4.8% in Cantal and 20.4% in Guyane. The rate is the share of the labor force that was unemployed.
The latest quarter is provisional. The series excludes Mayotte.
INSEE · Localised unemployment rates · 18 Sep 2026
View full-size PNGCreate a France mapHow it works
Open the editor and color any of the 101 departments, or leave the map blank.
Match rows by department code or name. Review matches, then apply categories or a numeric color scale.
Set your colors and add a title, a readable legend and a data source.
Choose your canvas format, background and resolution, then download the map.
Illustrative CSV
Try these fictional travel choices. Download the CSV and import it into the editor to color the same five departments.
| Department | DEP | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ain | 01 | Visited |
| Corse-du-Sud | 2A | Visited |
| Rhône | 69 | Want to visit |
| Guadeloupe | 971 | Want to visit |
| Mayotte | 976 | Want to visit |
Keep INSEE codes as text to preserve the zero in 01 and the letters in 2A and 2B. Code 69 covers the whole Rhône department, including Lyon. The name Rhône alone may require confirmation. Codes 69D and 69M identify separate territorial authorities.
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Official INSEE codes · 2026
Look up names, official department numbers and their regions. Use the code when matching your CSV.
France has 18 regions and 101 departments. Compare broader areas on a regional map, or use departments for a more local view. The MapSculpt France Regions editor covers the 13 metropolitan regions.
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Common questions
France has 101 departments. The 96 metropolitan departments include the two in Corsica. Five departments are overseas.
Guadeloupe (971), Martinique (972), Guyane or French Guiana (973), La Réunion (974) and Mayotte (976). Each is editable in its own inset.
Yes. Select a color and click or tap a department, including any overseas inset. You can find departments by name or INSEE code in the editor’s region picker.
Yes. Open the editor and export the uncolored map, or erase previously applied colors. Department boundaries are included by default.
Yes. Add a DEP column, preserve codes such as 01 as text and review the matches before applying your values or categories.
Regions cover larger areas. Department boundaries let you show more local differences, for example population density within Île-de-France.
2A is Corse-du-Sud and 2B is Haute-Corse. Enter them as text. Uppercase and lowercase are both accepted.
69 covers the entire department, including Lyon. 69D refers to the departmental authority outside Métropole de Lyon and 69M to the metropolitan authority. Use 69 for figures covering the whole department.
Yes. The export dialog offers resolution presets and a custom longest side. You can include your title and legend and choose the background.
You can open the editor, color departments and export a PNG without signing up.
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