Metropolitan France

Metropolitan France (French: France métropolitaine or la Métropole), also known as European France (French: le territoire européen de la France), is the part of France geographically located in Europe. It consists of mainland France, popularly known as "the Hexagon" (French: France hexagonale or l'Hexagone), Corsica, and nearby French islands in the Atlantic Ocean, the English Channel, and the .

This term is an official one and is used in everyday life in France but has no administrative meaning, as the overseas regions have the same administrative status as the metropolitan regions. However, only Metropolitan France is part of the Schengen Area. Its borders, especially in the east, changed significantly over the centuries but have remained largely unchanged since the independence of Algeria in 1962, with only minor adjustments, mainly to the border with Switzerland.

In contrast, overseas France (France d'outre-mer) is the collective name for the French departments and territories outside Europe. Together, metropolitan and overseas France form the French Republic. Metropolitan France accounts for 82.0% of the republic's land territory, 3.3% of its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), and 95.9% of its population. Some small parts of France, such as Cerdanya, are part of the Iberian Peninsula.

In overseas France, a person from metropolitan France is often called a métro, short for métropolitain.