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Mont Blanc

France’s mountain ranges

• The Alps. The Alps can be divided into two distinct areas.
• The Pyrenees. Separating France from Spain, this mountain range creates an imposing and continuous barrier between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic across a distance of 430km.
• The Jura.
• The Vosges.
• The Massif Central.
• Corsica.

France is much larger than many people realise! Stretching 1,000km (600 miles) from north to south and the same from east to west, it’s the third largest country in Europe after Russia and Ukraine, covering an area of 551,500km² (213,000 square miles).

The two most important mountain ranges of France are the Alps and the Pyrenees. The highest peak is the Mont Blanc 4,808 metres above sea level and is in the Haute Savoie region of the French Alps.

The Great Dune of Pyla, located 60 km from Bordeaux in the Arcachon Bay area, France, happens to be the tallest sand dune in Europe. Because of the dune’s unexpected location and beauty, it is a famous tourist destination with more than one million visitors per year. …

Temperatures for 2021 in Southern France are predicted to be be hot, exceeding the average for 2020. The weather is predominantly Mediterranean, with long hot dry summers, warm springs and autumns, and clear mild winters.

January

For meteorologists and many French people, Winter runs from approximately 1 December to the beginning of March. Although most of December officially belongs to Autumn, the last month of the year is often thought to be part of Winter because cold and snow occur throughout the country.

Generally as a whole country France has higher day time average temperatures than England. The largest difference is during the summer months when the south of France is significantly hotter than the cooler north of England.

Winter in France is generally quite chilly, even in more temperate coastal regions. Snowfall is rare outside of the mountainous regions of the Alps and Pyrenees. Temperatures often fall below zero, with average temperatures ranging from 32 F to 45 F, depending on the region.

Avoriaz

Compared to central and southern Italy – London is indeed foggier, cloudier, and colder. London and Paris both have between 1600-1700 hours of sun, and Rome and Naples both have more foggy days than London does.

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