Pyrenees have the most beautiful forests imo and is quite diverse with the eastern side much drier and hotter whereas the western side is very lush and wet

The Alps are of course the Alps, but for something different that you wouldn't get in say Switzerland I'd recommend the southern part. The clash between the Mediterranean climate and the high peaks produces interesting landscapes and flora

The Massif Central is underrated, the geology there is very different from the big 2 previously mentioned you have plateaux cut by deep river gorges, ancient volcanoes, the lowest population densities of the country (which doesn't mean it's "wilderness" but it sure is peaceful), places that look barren as fuck or lush forests in the Cévennes, and again in the southern part you have a very interesting clash between the Mediterranean climate and the mountain climate which means in a few kilometers you can go from dry scrublands to mossy forests and fresh springs

Never been to the Jura but it looks cool, the mountains there are shaped like long ridges so I'd imagine it would be nice to hike alongside that

Never been to the Vosges either but they are heavily forested and completely full of ruined castles to check out on the way

Corsica is god tier, just gorgeous and extremely varied from the turquoise beaches to 2000+ meters high peaks and towering native pine trees, but if you're going to mainland France then it's a bit our of one's way

And of course that's only the mountains but if you are interested in nature and wildlife in general then there are plenty rivers to kayak, estuaries filled with birds, local geological curiosities, places where you can just have "countryside walks" from on old village to another in order to sample the food and architecture or whatever, etc

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