Nobody Lives Here: Parts of France Where Nobody Lives Within 1km

The map above shows where nobody in France lives, based on 1km² squares. In total, 31.7% of metropolitan France is uninhabited.

Which is actually pretty remarkable considering the number for the United States is 47%, despite the fact that France is almost 4X more densely populated than the United States (123 people per km² vs 34 people km²)

The map was created by @matamix, and is titled “Personne Ne Vit Ici”. He’s also created several other interesting maps about France on his website.

Want to learn a bit more about rural France? Have a look at the following books:

• My Good Life in France
• Rural Living in France
• Black Diamond: A Mystery of the French Countryside
• When the United States Spoke French: Five Refugees Who Shaped a Nation

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