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   Hierarchy of Top of the TGN hierarchy (hierarchy root) Top of the TGN hierarchy (hierarchy root)
   Hierarchy of World (facet) .... World (facet)
   Hierarchy of Europe (continent) ........ Europe (continent)
   ............ France (nation)
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   ........................ Aisne à la Marne, Canal de l' (canal)
   ........................ Albret (historical region)
   Hierarchy of Alsace (historical region) ........................ Alsace (historical region) [N]
   ........................ Alsace (former administrative division)
   ........................ Annam (historical region) [N]
   ........................ Aqueduc de la Vanne (aqueduct)
   ........................ Aquitaine (former administrative division)
   ........................ Ardennes (general region) [N]
   ........................ Ardennes, Canal des (canal)
   ........................ Argonne (general region)
   ........................ Astarac (fief)
   ........................ Auvergne (former administrative division)
   Hierarchy of Auvergne (historical region) ........................ Auvergne (historical region) [N]
   Hierarchy of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (region (administrative division)) ........................ Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (region (administrative division))
   Hierarchy of Bassas da India (possession) ........................ Bassas da India (possession) [N]
   ........................ Basse-Navarre (general region)
   ........................ Basse-Normandie (general region)
   ........................ Basse-Normandie (former administrative division)
   ........................ Bassin de Saint-Ferréol (reservoir)
   ........................ Berry, Canal du (canal)
   ........................ Boischaut (general region)
   ........................ Born, Pays de (general region)
   ........................ Boulonnais (former nation/state/empire)
   ........................ Bourbonnais (general region)
   Hierarchy of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (first level subdivision) ........................ Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (first level subdivision)
   ........................ Bresse (historical region)
   ........................ Briare, Canal de (canal)
   ........................ Brie (general region)
   Hierarchy of Brittany (historical region) ........................ Brittany (historical region) [N]
   Hierarchy of Brittany (region (administrative division)) ........................ Brittany (region (administrative division))
   ........................ Burgundy (former administrative division)
   Hierarchy of Burgundy (historical region) ........................ Burgundy (historical region)
   ........................ Caen, Campagne de (general region)
   ........................ Canal d'Aire (canal)
   ........................ Canal de Berry-Deuxième Branche (canal)
   ........................ Canal de Chelles (canal)
   ........................ Canal de Donzère-Mondragon (canal)
   ........................ Canal de Jonage (canal)
   ........................ Canal de la Bassée (canal)
   ........................ Canal de la Deûle (canal)
   ........................ Canal de la Dive (canal)
   ........................ Canal de la Gimone (canal)
   ........................ Canal de la Haute Seine (canal)
   ........................ Canal de la Lys (canal)
   ........................ Canal de la Sensée (canal)
   ........................ Canal de la Somme (canal)
   ........................ Canal de l'Est (canal)
   ........................ Canal de l'Est (canal)
   ........................ Canal de l'Est-Branche Sud (canal)
   ........................ Canal de Miribel (canal)
   ........................ Canal de Montbéliard à la Haute Saône (canal)
   ........................ Canal de Peccais à Sylvéréal (canal)
   ........................ Canal de Roanne à Digoin (canal)
   ........................ Canal des Cinq Abbés (canal)
   ........................ Canal de Vitry-le-François à Saint-Dizier (canal)
   ........................ Canal d'Ille et Rance (canal)
   ........................ Canal du Berry-Première Branche (canal)
   ........................ Canal du Mignon (canal)
   ........................ Canal du Né (canal)
   ........................ Canal du Nord (canal)
   ........................ Canal Latéral à l'Aisne (canal)
   ........................ Canal Latéral à la Loire (canal)
   ........................ Canal Latéral à l'Oise (canal)
   ........................ Canal Saint-Denis (canal)
   ........................ Canal Saint-Martin (canal)
   ........................ Casinca (general region)
   ........................ Catalogne (general region)
   ........................ Centre (general region)
   Hierarchy of Centre-Val de Loire (region (administrative division)) ........................ Centre-Val de Loire (region (administrative division))
   ........................ Cerdagne (general region) [N]
   ........................ Cévennes (general region)
   ........................ Champagne (general region)
   ........................ Champagne-Ardenne (former administrative division)
   ........................ Charentes (general region)
   ........................ Chenal de Bonne-Anse (navigation channel)
   ........................ Chenal du Port d'Isigny (canal)
   ........................ Chicheny (farm)
   ........................ Clipperton Island (dependency) [N]
   ........................ Combraille (general region)
   ........................ Comtat Venaissin (historical region)
   Hierarchy of Corsica (region (administrative division)) ........................ Corsica (region (administrative division))
   ........................ Cousserans (general region)
   ........................ Dauphiné (general region)
   ........................ Digue Basse du Nord (breakwater)
   ........................ Digue du Ratier (breakwater)
   Hierarchy of Écrins, Parc National des (national park) ........................ Écrins, Parc National des (national park)
   ........................ Europa Island (possession) [N]
   ........................ Franche-Comté (general region)
   ........................ Franche-Comté (former administrative division)
   ........................ Francia (historical region)
   Hierarchy of French Guiana (dependent state) ........................ French Guiana (dependent state) [N]
   Hierarchy of French Polynesia (dependent state) ........................ French Polynesia (dependent state) [N]
   Hierarchy of French Southern and Antarctic Lands (overseas territory) ........................ French Southern and Antarctic Lands (overseas territory)
   ........................ Gascony (historical region)
   ........................ Gâtinais (general region)
   Hierarchy of Glorioso Islands (possession) ........................ Glorioso Islands (possession) [N]
   Hierarchy of Grand Est (region (administrative division)) ........................ Grand Est (region (administrative division))
   ........................ Grangent, Lac de (reservoir)
   Hierarchy of Guadeloupe (dependent state) ........................ Guadeloupe (dependent state) [N]
   ........................ Guienne, Duchy of (general region)
   ........................ Guyenne (general region)
   ........................ Hague, Fosse de la (undersea trench)
   ........................ Haut-Doubs (general region)
   ........................ Haute-Normandie (general region)
   ........................ Haute-Normandie (former administrative division)
   ........................ Haute-Provence (general region)
   Hierarchy of Hauts-de-France (region (administrative division)) ........................ Hauts-de-France (region (administrative division))
   ........................ Houillères de la Sarre, Canal des (canal)
   Hierarchy of Île-de-France (region (administrative division)) ........................ Île-de-France (region (administrative division))
   Hierarchy of Île-de-France (historical region) ........................ Île-de-France (historical region)
   ........................ Juan de Nova Island (possession) [N]
   ........................ Labourd (general region)
   ........................ Lac du Saulet (reservoir)
   ........................ Languedoc (historical region)
   ........................ Languedoc-Roussillon (general region)
   ........................ Languedoc-Roussillon (former administrative division)
   ........................ Le Fourneau (farm)
   ........................ Le Fresne (farm)
   ........................ Le Grand Villiers (farm)
   ........................ Léon, Pays de (general region)
   ........................ Les Sueurs (farm)
   ........................ Lieuvin (general region)
   Hierarchy of Limousin (historical region) ........................ Limousin (historical region) [N]
   ........................ Limousin (former administrative division)
   ........................ Loing, Canal du (canal)
   ........................ Loire Valley (historical region)
   Hierarchy of Lorraine (historical region) ........................ Lorraine (historical region) [N]
   ........................ Lorraine (former administrative division)
   ........................ Maginot Line (historic site)
   ........................ Malmaison (farm)
   ........................ Marais Poitevin (general region)
   ........................ Marche (general region)
   ........................ Marne à la Saône, Canal de la (canal)
   ........................ Marne au Rhin, Canal de la (canal)
   Hierarchy of Martinique (dependent state) ........................ Martinique (dependent state) [N]
   Hierarchy of Mayotte (dependent state) ........................ Mayotte (dependent state) [N]
   ........................ Midi, Canal du (canal)
   ........................ Midi-Pyrénées (former administrative division)
   ........................ Midi-Pyrénées (general region)
   ........................ Mont Blanc Tunnel (tunnel) [N]
   ........................ Mont Cenis, Tunnel du (tunnel) [N]
   ........................ Nebbio (general region)
   Hierarchy of Nemours (former nation/state/empire) ........................ Nemours (former nation/state/empire)
   ........................ Neubourg, Campagne du (general region)
   Hierarchy of New Caledonia (dependent state) ........................ New Caledonia (dependent state) [N]
   ........................ New France (former administrative division) [N]
   ........................ Nord-Pas-de-Calais (former administrative division)
   ........................ Nord-Pas-de-Calais (general region)
   ........................ Normand, Bocage (general region)
   Hierarchy of Normandie (region (administrative division)) ........................ Normandie (region (administrative division))
   Hierarchy of Normandy (historical region) ........................ Normandy (historical region)
   ........................ Northeastern France (general region)
   ........................ Northern France (general region)
   Hierarchy of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (region (administrative division)) ........................ Nouvelle-Aquitaine (region (administrative division))
   Hierarchy of Occitanie (region (administrative division)) ........................ Occitanie (region (administrative division))
   ........................ Ouche, Pays d' (general region)
   ........................ Parc National des Cévennes (park)
   ........................ Parc Naturel Régional du Haut-Languedoc (park)
   ........................ Parc Régional des Landes de Gascogne (park)
   ........................ Parc Régional du Vercors (park)
   ........................ Passe des Charpentiers (navigation channel)
   ........................ Pays de la Loire (general region)
   ........................ Pays de la Loire (region (geographic))
   Hierarchy of Pays de la Loire (region (administrative division)) ........................ Pays de la Loire (region (administrative division))
   ........................ Perche (general region)
   ........................ Périgord (general region)
   ........................ Picardy (former administrative division)
   Hierarchy of Picardy (former nation/state/empire) ........................ Picardy (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Poitou (historical region) ........................ Poitou (historical region)
   ........................ Poitou-Charentes (former administrative division)
   ........................ Poitou-Charentes (general region)
   ........................ Ponthieu (former nation/state/empire)
   ........................ Port de Sète (port)
   Hierarchy of Provence (historical region) ........................ Provence (historical region)
   Hierarchy of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (region (administrative division)) ........................ Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (region (administrative division))
   ........................ Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur (general region)
   ........................ Quercy (general region)
   ........................ Réservoir de la Vanne (reservoir)
   ........................ Reservoir de Serre-Poçon (reservoir)
   Hierarchy of Reunion (dependent state) ........................ Reunion (dependent state) [N]
   ........................ Revermont (general region)
   ........................ Rhône-Alpes (former administrative division)
   ........................ Rhône-Alpes (general region)
   ........................ Rhône au Rhin, Canal du (canal)
   ........................ Rigole de la Garelle (canal)
   ........................ Rigole de la Plaine (canal)
   ........................ Rigole du Canal du Midi (canal)
   ........................ Roumois (general region)
   ........................ Roussillon (general region)
   Hierarchy of Saint Barthélemy (dependency) ........................ Saint Barthélemy (dependency) [N]
   Hierarchy of Saint Martin (dependency) ........................ Saint Martin (dependency) [N]
   Hierarchy of Saintonge (historical region) ........................ Saintonge (historical region)
   ........................ Saintonge (general region)
   Hierarchy of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (dependent state) ........................ Saint Pierre and Miquelon (dependent state) [N]
   ........................ Sambre à l'Oise, Canal de la (canal)
   Hierarchy of Saumurois (former nation/state/empire) ........................ Saumurois (former nation/state/empire)
   ........................ Savoie (general region)
   ........................ Seine-et-Oise (former administrative division)
   ........................ Sénonais (general region)
   ........................ Southern France (general region)
   ........................ Southwestern France (general region)
   ........................ Suisse Normande (general region)
   ........................ Tende, Tunnel de (tunnel) [N]
   ........................ Tricastin (general region)
   ........................ Tromelin Island (possession) [N]
   ........................ Vallage (general region)
   ........................ Valois (former nation/state/empire)
   ........................ Vaux (inhabited place)
   ........................ Velay, Plateau du (general region)
   ........................ Vexin (general region)
   ........................ Via Agrippa (road)
   ........................ Vignay (farm)
   Hierarchy of Wallis and Futuna Islands (dependent state) ........................ Wallis and Futuna Islands (dependent state) [N]
   ........................ Western France (general region)
   ........................ Western France (general region)
   ........................ Westhoek (general region) [N]
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