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France Department High Points

Rank	Department	Region	Peak	Elev-M	Range (Level 4)	Ascents
1.	Haute-Savoie	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	Mont Blanc	4810	Savoy Alps	309
2.	Hautes-Alpes	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	Barre des Écrins	4102	Dauphine Alps	26
3.	Isère	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	Pic Lory	4088	Dauphine Alps	8
4.	Savoie	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	La Grande Casse	3855	Graian Alps	5
5.	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	Aiguille de Chambeyron	3412	Cottian Alps	1
6.	Hautes-Pyrénées	Occitanie	Pic Vignemale	3299	West-Central Pyrenees	28
7.	Haute-Garonne	Occitanie	Perdiguero	3221	West-Central Pyrenees	12
8.	Ariège	Occitanie	Pic d'Estats	3144	East-Central Pyrenees	42
9.	Alpes-Maritimes	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	Cime du Gélas	3143	Maritime Alps	4
10.	Pyrénées-Atlantiques	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	Pic Palas	2974	West-Central Pyrenees	2
11.	Pyrénées-Orientales	Occitanie	Pic Carlit	2921	East-Central Pyrenees	33
12.	Haute-Corse	Corsica	Monte Cinto	2706	Tyrrhennian Islands	49
13.	Aude	Occitanie	Pic de Madrès	2469	East-Central Pyrenees	6
14.	Drôme	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	Rocher Rond	2453	Dauphine Alps	2
15.	Corse-du-Sud	Corsica	A Maniccia-Crêt Sud	2425	Tyrrhennian Islands	0
16.	Vaucluse	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	Mont Ventoux	1911	Dauphine Alps	31
17.	Puy-de-Dôme	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	Puy de Sancy	1885	Monts d’Auvergne	49
18.	Cantal	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	Plomb du Cantal	1855	Monts d’Auvergne	27
19.	Ardéche	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	Mont Mézenc	1753	Cévennes	20
20.	Haute-Loire	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	Mont Mézenc-North Peak	1744	Cévennes	14
21.	Ain	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	Crêt de la Neige	1720	Jura	23
22.	Var	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	Mont de Lachens	1714	Maritime Alps	5
23.	Lozère	Occitanie	Mont Lozère	1699	Cévennes	22
24.	Loire	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	Pierre-sur-Haute	1634	Northeast Massif Central	7
25.	Gard	Occitanie	Mont Aigoual	1565	Cévennes	15
26.	Jura	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	Crêt Pela	1495	Jura	10
27.	Aveyron	Occitanie	Signal de Mailhe-Biau - Northwest Peak	1463	Central Massif Central	4
28.	Doubs	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	Mont d'Or	1461	Jura	15
29.	Haut-Rhin	Grand Est	Grand Ballon	1424	Vosges	48
30.	Vosges	Grand Est	Hohneck	1363	Vosges	37
31.	Allier	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	Puy de Montoncel	1287	Northeast Massif Central	5
32.	Tarn	Occitanie	Puech de Rascas	1270	Cévennes	4
33.	Territoire de Belfort	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	Ballon d'Alsace	1247	Vosges	24
34.	Haute-Saône	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	Ballon de Servance	1216	Vosges	6
35.	Hérault	Occitanie	Valbonne	1151	Cévennes	3
36.	Bas-Rhin	Grand Est	Champ de Feu	1099	Vosges	13
37.	Bouches-du-Rhône	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	Bertagne	1041	Maritime Alps	6
38.	Rhône	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	Mont Saint-Rigaud	1009	Northeast Massif Central	9
39.	Moselle	Grand Est	Grossman	986	Vosges	4
40.	Corrèze	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	Mont Bessou	976	Northwestern Massif Central	9
41.	Creuse	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	Forêt de Châteauvert	932	Northwestern Massif Central	4
42.	Saône-et-Loire	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	Haut Folin	901	Burgundy Hills	10
43.	Nièvre	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	Mont Préneley	855	Burgundy Hills	4
44.	Lot	Occitanie	Signal de Labastide-du-Haut-Mont	783	Southwest Massif Central	5
45.	Haute-Vienne	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	Puy de Crozat	777	Northwestern Massif Central	4
46.	Meurthe-et-Moselle	Grand Est	Roc de Taurupt	731	Vosges	3
47.	Côte-d’Or	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	Mont de Gien	721	Burgundy Hills	4
48.	Métropole de Lyon	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	Mont Verdun	626	Northeast Massif Central	0
49.	Yonne	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	Bois de la Pérouse	607	Burgundy Hills	5
50.	Haute-Marne	Grand Est	Bois de Baissey	523	Burgundy Hills	10
51.	Tarn-et-Garonne	Occitanie	Puech des Carts-Sommet Nord	504	Southwest Massif Central	3
52.	Cher	Centre	Le Magnoux	501	Northwestern Massif Central	7
53.	Ardennes	Grand Est	La Croix Scaille	500	Ardennes	7
54.	Dordogne	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	Forêt de Vieillecour - Sommet Sud-ouest	475	Northwestern Massif Central	4
55.	Indre	Centre	Terrior Randoin	457	Northwestern Massif Central	3
56.	Meuse	Grand Est	Bois de Vaudeville	451	Ardennes	2
57.	Mayenne	Pays de la Loire	Mont des Avaloirs	417	Normandy Hills	16
58.	Orne	Normandie	Signal d'Ecouves	413	Normandy Hills	15
59.	Finistère	Brittany	Roc'h Trédudon	387	Brittany Hills	15
60.	Gers	Occitanie	Mont de Chapelle Saint Roch	377	West-Central Pyrenees	3
61.	Aube	Grand Est	Bois du Mont	370	Burgundy Hills	5
62.	Charente	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	Rocher aux Oiseaux	368	Northwestern Massif Central	6
63.	Manche	Normandie	St-Martin-de-Chaulieu	365	Normandy Hills	10
64.	Calvados	Normandie	Mont Pinçon	363	Normandy Hills	10
65.	Sarthe	Pays de la Loire	Forêt de Perseigne	340	Normandy Hills	11
66.	Côtes-d'Armor	Brittany	Mont Carmel	339	Brittany Hills	13
67.	Morbihan	Brittany	Morbihan High Point	299	Brittany Hills	7
68.	Aisne	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie	Le Chêne Nain	295	Ardennes	8
69.	Eure-et-Loir	Centre	Butte de Rougemont	287	Normandy Hills	5
70.	Marne	Grand Est	Foret Domaniale de Verzey	286	North-Central France	14
71.	Vendée	Pays de la Loire	Saint Michel Mont Mercure	285	Northwestern Massif Central	4
72.	Lot-et-Garonne	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	Bois Redon	278	Southwest Massif Central	2
73.	Loiret	Centre	Loiret High Point	273	Northwestern Massif Central	3
74.	Deux-Sèvres	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	Terrier de Saint-Martin-du-Fouilloux	271	Northwestern Massif Central	9
75.	Nord	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie	Nord High Point	270	Ardennes	5
76.	Ille-et-Vilaine	Brittany	Haute Forêt	258	Brittany Hills	10
77.	Loir-et-Cher	Centre	Bois des Vallèes	256	Normandy Hills	3
78.	Eure	Normandie	La Richardière	250	Normandy Hills	5
79.	Seine-Maritime	Normandie	Conteville	247	North-Central France	3
80.	Oise	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie	La Grande Pièce du Laris	236	North-Central France	3
81.	Yvelines	Île-de-France	Colline de la Revanche	231	Normandy Hills	2
81.	Vienne	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	Les Frémigis	231	Northwestern Massif Central	3
83.	Seine-et-Marne	Île-de-France	Butte Saint-Georges	216	North-Central France	7
83.	Val-d’Oise	Île-de-France	Buttes de Rône	216	North-Central France	4
83.	Maine-et-Loire	Pays de la Loire	Maine-et-Loire High Point	216	Northwestern Massif Central	4
86.	Somme	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie	Les Quatre Arbres	215	North-Central France	4
87.	Landes	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	Colline de Lauret	213	West-Central Pyrenees	2
88.	Pas-de-Calais	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie	Le Moulin du Verval	211	North-Central France	4
89.	Indre-et-Loire	Centre	Signal de la Ronde	186	Northwestern Massif Central	3
90.	Hauts-de-Seine	Île-de-France	Vaucresson	178	Normandy Hills	4
91.	Essonne	Île-de-France	Bois de Verrières	174	Normandy Hills	4
92.	Charente-Maritime	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	Bois de Chantemerlière	167	Northwestern Massif Central	3
93.	Gironde	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	Colline de Samazeuil	166	West-Central Pyrenees	8
94.	Paris	Île-de-France	Montmartre	131	North-Central France	163
95.	Seine-St.-Denis	Île-de-France	Fort Vaujours	129	North-Central France	2
96.	Val-De-Marne	Île-de-France	Villejuif	121	Normandy Hills	6
97.	Loire-Atlantique	Pays de la Loire	Colline de la Bretèche	116	Brittany Hills	6

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List Description

France is divided into 96 departrments, and in many ways they are more important than the 18 regions that are the primary divisions of the country. French postal codes and license plate codes are both based on the department number--every Frenchman knows a car with a "75" is from Paris.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Lee Newton, who provided me with an updated and thoroughly researched list of these points.

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