the word hexagon is used as an alternative name for France itself because of the general shape of the country, which fits (very roughly) in an hexagon.
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Metropolitan France is often referred to a 'l'Hexagone, and is indeed roughly hexagonal in shape.
the general shape of France is roughly that of an hexagon.
because the outline of France is like the shape of a hexagon
No, it's a hexagon.
The word "hexagone" (French for "hexagon") is sometimes used to refer to the French territory because the borders of the French Republic in Europe form a roughly hexagonal shape.In that sense, on the sides of the Hexagone of France are:Bay of Biscay and Celtic SeaEnglish ChannelBelgium, Luxembourg, and GermanyGermany, Switzerland, and ItalyMonaco and Mediterranean SeaSpain and Andorra