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Manuel de géographie historique de la France

(From Léon Mirot, Manuel de géographie historique de la France, Paris, Éditions A et J. Picard, 1947)


This page presents maps illustrating France’s territorial evolution, administrative divisions, and historical regions. Intended for academic and instructional use, the textbook reflects mid‑20th‑century approaches to teaching French historical geography.


See also :

M. L. W. Laistner, A Survey of Ancient History to the Death of Constantine, Boston, D.C. Heath & Co., 1929;

A. W. Ward et al., The Cambridge Modern History Atlas, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1924;

James Westfall Thompson, Ancient History of the Middle Ages: 300-1500, New York, W.W. Norton, 1937;

George Adam Smith, An Atlas of the Historical Geography of the Holy Land, London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1915;

Albert Bushnell Hart & alii, eds., American History Atlas, Third Edition, Chicago, Denoyer-Geppert Co., 1930;

Townsend Mac Coun, An Historical Geography of the United States, New York-Boston-Chicago, Silver, Burdett & Co., 1901;

Dixon Ryan Fox, Harper’s Atlas of American History, New York, Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1920;

Lawrence J. Burpee, ed., An Historical Atlas of Canada, Toronto, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1927;

 J. G. Bartholomew, Atlas for Canadian Schools: A New Series of Physical and Political Maps, London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1913;

Clifford Sifton, Concise School Atlas of the Dominion of Canada, Ottawa, Minister of Interior, 1900;

Emil Reich, A New Student Atlas of English History, London, Macmillan and co., 1903;

 T. W. Higginson, E. Channing, English History for Americans, New York, Longmans, Green & Co., 1902;

R. F. Treharne, H. Fullard, Muir's New School Atlas of Universal History, London, George Philip & Son Ltd., 1928;

James Murdoch and Ysoh Yamagata, A History of Japan during the Century of Early Foreign Intercourse 1542-1651, Kobe, The Chronicle, 1903;

F. Brinkley & Baron Kikuchi, A History of the Japanese People..., New York-London, The Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1915.


La Gaule (an 10 av. J.-C.)

La Gaule romaine à la fin du IVe siècle

La Gaule en 482

Extension de la Gaule mérovingienne

L'Empire de Charlemagne

Le Partage de Verdun

France en 875

France en 880

France en 912

France en 950



La France sous Philippe Auguste et Louis VIII

La France en 1270

La France au début du XIe siècle

Les acquisitions de Philippe III et Philippe IV

La Constitution du domaine royal (987-1180)



La France en 1328 à la mort de Charles IV le Bel

La France en 1360 après le Traité de Brétigny

La France à la mort de Charles V (1380)

La France en 1429 à l'arrivée de Jeanne d'Arc

La France en 1461 à la mort de Charles VII

La France en 1483 à la mort de Louis XI

Possessions de la maison de Bourgogne

Les domaines de la maison ducale de Bourbon (1521)

Les domaines de la maison de Bourbon-Navarre à l'avénement de Henri IV



La France en 1610

La France après les Traités d'Utrecht

Traité de Westphalie (1648)

La  France en 1789 et 1797

Traité des Pyrénées (1659)

Traité d'Aix-la-Chapelle (1668)

La France en 1814-1815

L'Empire français en 1812

La France aux XIXe et XXe siècles


Sources, Methodology & Educational Use: The maps on this page are reproduced from an early 20th‑century French handbook of historical geography used in classroom instruction. Prepared for educational use, the textbook reflects the pedagogical standards and geographic knowledge of its time. Each map has been reviewed with attention to its publication context, edition, and educational purpose, following established practices in historical cartography and the study of school materials. The selection is curated to support teaching and research on historical geography and the visual conventions of early 20th‑century educational resources.


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