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

December 12, 2017 4 Comments

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

Map crated by @matamix

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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Filed Under: France, population

Comments

  1. Robert says

    October 3, 2018 at 7:18 am

    Surely the map should be labelled ‘Personne n’habite ici’ (nobody dwells here), rather than ‘Personne ne vit ici’ (nobody is alive here)?

    Reply
    • Crayfish says

      November 21, 2020 at 1:35 pm

      “Vivre” is a synonym for “Habiter” in this context. It sounds right then 🙂

      Reply
    • Antoon Meert says

      November 22, 2020 at 6:18 pm

      Vit = vivre is an activity : Vivre comme Dieu en France. Meanwhile, habite = habiter is more a situation : J’ habite ā Anvers depuis 2010.

      Reply
  2. Matthew says

    January 14, 2022 at 3:23 pm

    Seems like the French don’t like to live nears their borders. Can’t blame them really…

    Reply

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