Geology of France

[1] The regions Alsace, Franche-Comté, Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur are part of the Western Alps.

[2] Sediment from the Valais ocean crop out in the Versoyen unit.

The basement of the Briançonnais microcontinent crop out at Gran Paradiso, Dora Maira, Ambine, Vanoise and Ruitor.

Sediments from the Piemont-Liguria Ocean crop out in Embrunais and Ubaye.

[3] The Jura mountains are part of the Helvetic nappes, that represent deposits from the European margin that were involved in the Alpine orogeny.