List of forests in France

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Metropolitan France contains a total of {{convert|16900000|ha|sqmi}} of tree coverage, with {{convert|13800000|ha|sqmi}} considered to be forestry by the National Forest Inventory (IFN). Of those {{convert|13800000|ha|sqmi}}, {{convert|8700000|ha|sqmi}} consist of leafy forests while the remaining {{convert|5100000|ha|sqmi}} consist of evergreen forests.

The majority of forestry in French overseas departments is found in French Guiana, which contains {{convert|7500000|ha|sqmi}} of forests.

{{convert|3700000|ha|sqmi}} of forests in France are publicly owned, with the remaining {{convert|10100000|ha|sqmi}} being privately owned. Two-thirds of privately owned forests are larger than {{convert|10|ha|acre}}, and 48% are larger than {{convert|25|ha|acre}}.

The largest forests in France by region are as follows:

Alsace

Aquitaine

Auvergne

Brittany

Burgundy

Centre

Champagne-Ardenne

Corsica

Franche-Comté

Île-de-France

Languedoc-Roussillon

Limousin

Lorraine

Midi-Pyrénées

Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Normandy

=Lower Normandy=

=Upper Normandy=

Pays de la Loire

Picardy

Poitou-Charentes

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Rhône-Alpes

Overseas

=Guadeloupe=

  • 650 km2 (390 km2)

=French Guiana=

  • 74,500 km2

=Martinique=

  • 403 km2

=Réunion=