What is the French equivalent of The Ordnance Survey?

[King Biscuit Time]

I'm off to France for a week later in the year.

A quiet cottage in a quiet part - me and a mate are planning some running/cycling etc around the immediate area. What would really help is a decent map. Is there a French OS type website where I can get one ordered/printed that covers the area around where I'm staying? It's not a very touristy area so I'm not having much luck finding an off the shelf map.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Michelin maps

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Here you go.
http://travel.stanfords.co.uk/maps/Michelin Maps

 

[not-bono-ever]

yup Michelin. also les Routiers do stuff, but like food based , but worthwhile if you plan on eating out and dont want shitty burgers every night

 

[Orang Utan]

Read The Discovery Of France by Graeme Robb!
It tells you about the early map makers of France - fascinating stuff! The locals didn't approve of cartographers and even shot a couple.

 

[King Biscuit Time]

Great - thanks all.

And cheers OU - I'll keep any map I might buy hidden away from suspicious French people.

 

[pogofish]

Nope, its not Michelin.

Its the IGN - Institut Géographique National.

http://www.ign.fr/