France: IGN Maps of Environs of Main Cities

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Publisher: IGN - Institut Géographique National
Scale: 1:80,000

The environs of France’s main cities on detailed road maps at 1:80,000 from the IGN, designed to highlight places of interest and recreational possibilities, with a city centre street plan and an enlargement of a selected hiking in each title.

A new series of maps from the Institut Geographique National, France’s national survey organization, begun in 2011 and designed to highlight recreational possibilities and places of interest around France’s main cities. Cartography is an enlargement from 1:100,000 to 1:80,000 of the publisher’s highly popular TOP100 series, with very detailed presentation of the road network, including classification of local roads according to lanes, rest areas, access restrictions, etc. Railway lines are shown with stations.

Topography is shown by relief shading, with spot heights and colouring for woodlands, vineyards, orchards, etc. Cycle tracks and long-distance GR routes are marked. A wide range of symbols indicate various places of interest and recreational facilities, historical and cultural sites, golf courses, rock climbing, nature reserves, etc. Refuges and gîtes d’etape are marked, but no campsites. The maps have no geographical coordinates for GPS. Each title has an index of communes. Map legend includes English.

• A special feature of this series is the inclusion of a large city centre street plan and an enlargement of a particularly interesting recreational area. The presentation of these features varies, so please check the individual descriptions for more information.