France Geographic coordinates

France is in Europe, at latitude 46.227638 and longitude 2.213749. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres.

Europe Northern · Eastern Hemisphere

Decimal coordinates Simple standard

46.227638, 2.213749

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

46.2276° N 2.2137° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

46°13'39.5'' N 2°12'49.5'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

31T 439369 5119641

Plus Code Open Location Code

8FR466H7+3F

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u01wfrkp8

Latitude and longitude of France

System	Description	Lat. Latitude	Long. Longitude
Decimal standard	Numeric format used in software and APIs	46.227638	2.213749
Decimal Degrees (DD)	Degrees with a decimal fraction and hemisphere	46.2276° N	2.2137° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS)	Classic sexagesimal notation used on maps	46°13'39.5'' N	2°12'49.5'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM)	Used in navigation and nautical charting	46°13.658' N	2°12.825' E

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46.2276° N 2.2137° E

Land of France Central point (centroid) of France Main cities

Geographic facts about France

Distance to the equator 5,140 km (3,194 mi)

Distance to the Greenwich meridian 170 km (106 mi)

Distance to the North Pole 4,867 km (3,024 mi)

Distance to the South Pole 15,147 km (9,412 mi)

Area of France 547,030 km² (211,209 mi²)

France Population 66,987,244

Distances calculated from the central point of France.

Geographic coordinates - Cities of France

Paris Latitude 48.85341 Longitude 2.3488 Marseille Latitude 43.29695 Longitude 5.38107 Lyon Latitude 45.74906 Longitude 4.84789 Toulouse Latitude 43.60426 Longitude 1.44367 Nice Latitude 43.70313 Longitude 7.26608 Nantes Latitude 47.21725 Longitude -1.55336 Strasbourg Latitude 48.58392 Longitude 7.74553 Bordeaux Latitude 44.84124 Longitude -0.58046 Montpellier Latitude 43.61093 Longitude 3.87635 Lille Latitude 50.63391 Longitude 3.05512 Rennes Latitude 48.11109 Longitude -1.67431 Reims Latitude 49.26526 Longitude 4.02853 Le Havre Latitude 49.49346 Longitude 0.10785 Saint-Étienne Latitude 45.43389 Longitude 4.39 Toulon Latitude 43.12442 Longitude 5.92836 Angers Latitude 47.47156 Longitude -0.55202 Dijon Latitude 47.31344 Longitude 5.01391 Marne La Vallée Latitude 48.83584 Longitude 2.64241 Grenoble Latitude 45.17869 Longitude 5.71479 Nîmes Latitude 43.83665 Longitude 4.35788

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About geographic coordinates

The geographic coordinate system enables any place in the world to be located using its latitude and longitude. The latitude is the position relative to the equator, specifying the north-south position. The longitude specifies the east-west position measured from a reference meridian (usually the Greenwich Prime Meridian). The latitude and longitude of France have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Besides latitude and longitude, there are other systems to express a location: UTM coordinates divide the world into 60 zones and express positions in meters; the Plus Code is an open short code used by Google Maps; and the geohash is a compact format widely used in software applications.

All formats correspond to the same reference point: the approximate geographic center of France, a representative point within the country's territory.

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