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Waterfalls in France

France has 23 waterfalls on Detourmap — waterfalls, cascades and cataracts. The best known is Gavarnie Falls. All of them are below.

Waterfalls
23
Of nature
23 of 966
Little known
18 of 23

Questions about this page

How many waterfalls are there in France?

23 on this map, out of 966 nature & landscapes in France. That is what Wikidata records with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article, so it is a floor rather than a census.

What is the best known waterfall in France?

Gavarnie Falls. Waterfall in France.

Which waterfalls in France are the least visited?

18 of the 23 rank as little known — a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages. They sit at the bottom of the ranked list below.

Where does this information come from?

Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.

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