France has mountains along the southwest border. It also has mountains to the east. France has several rivers and also has forests. There are 22 regions in metropolitan France.There are five major rivers. The five rivers are the Seine, the Loire, the Garonne, the Rhone, and the Rhin. The Loire River is the longest river in France. The length is 630 miles and spanning a huge portion of France from the Alps north to Orleans, and then cutting west to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east there are the Alps. To the north is the Ardennes Forest.