List of ecoregions in France


The following is a list of ecoregions in France, according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature.

Metropolitan France

The ecoregions of Metropolitan France are as follows:

Terrestrial ecoregions

Terrestrial ecoregions of Metropolitan France are listed by biome. All them are in the Palearctic realm.

[Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests]

Marine ecoregions of France are listed by marine province. All of them are in the Temperate Northern Atlantic realm.

Northern European Seas province

French Caribbean islands

Includes Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Barthelemy, and Saint Martin

Terrestrial

The ecoregions are all in the Neotropical realm, and the Caribbean bioregion.
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

Terrestrial

is part of the Neotropical realm, and the Amazon bioregion.
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Includes Mayotte, Réunion, Bassas da India, Europa Island, Île Amsterdam, Île Saint-Paul

Terrestrial

All the French Indian Ocean islands are in the Afrotropical realm
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

Terrestrial

New Caledonia is part of the Australasian realm
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
see List of ecoregions in French Polynesia

Wallis and Futuna

Terrestrial

is part of the Oceanian realm
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Includes the Crozet Islands and Kerguelen Islands

Terrestrial

All the French Antarctic Islands are in the Antarctic realm