Nature France

France has a dense river network (the country's major rivers - the Seine, Loire, Garonne, Roca). River valleys are well developed, and the rivers and the affluent. The rivers of France, especially in the mountains, large energy resources, to build a hydroelectric power plant. For the navigation of them are small (with the exception of the Seine). One reason for this - large fluctuations in water level, which in particular, and is the longest river in the country - Loire. 

Once the forests of pine, beech and Luba covered almost the entire territory of France. Now and then in modified form, they remain only in the mountains. On the plains of the newly planted forests grow. In connection with the logging significantly poredel and fauna. Wild fauna is preserved in the mountains, on the protected territories. Mainly in the reserves were still large animals - bears, red deer, wild boars, Corsica - mouflon. But the wolf was kept in the memory of French as a character of Little Red Riding Hood fairy tale. Area with a protected nature took France around 20 thousand km 2 (half the area of the Moscow region). Remarkable National Park in the Alps and the reserve to protect the flamingos and swans in the delta of the Rhône.