ISO 3166-2:FR
Current codes -- Departments
Table:
Code

Subdivision name

Subdivision category

In region
(since 2016)

In metropolitan region
(before 2016)

FR-01

Ain

metropolitan department

ARA

V

FR-02

Aisne

metropolitan department

HDF

S

FR-03

Allier

metropolitan department

ARA

C

FR-04

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

metropolitan department

PAC

U

FR-06

Alpes-Maritimes

metropolitan department

PAC

U

FR-07

Ardèche

metropolitan department

ARA

V

FR-08

Ardennes

metropolitan department

GES

G

FR-09

Ariège

metropolitan department

OCC

N

FR-10

Aube

metropolitan department

GES

G

FR-11

Aude

metropolitan department

OCC

K

FR-12

Aveyron

metropolitan department

OCC

N

FR-67

Bas-Rhin

metropolitan department

GES

A

FR-13

Bouches-du-Rhône

metropolitan department

PAC

U

FR-14

Calvados

metropolitan department

NOR

P

FR-15

Cantal

metropolitan department

ARA

C

FR-16

Charente

metropolitan department

NAQ

T

FR-17

Charente-Maritime

metropolitan department

NAQ

T

FR-18

Cher

metropolitan department

CVL

F

FR-19

Corrèze

metropolitan department

NAQ

L

FR-2A

Corse-du-Sud

metropolitan department

COR

H

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Ain ( /æ̃/ , French : [ ɛ̃ ] ( listen ) ; Arpitan : En ) is a department named after the Ain River on the eastern edge of France . It is part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and bordered by the rivers Saône and Rhône . Ain is composed of four geographically different areas ( Bresse , Dombes , Bugey and Pays de Gex ) each of which contribute to the diversity and the dynamic economic development of the department . In the Bresse agriculture and agro-industry are dominated by the cultivation of cereals , cattle breeding , milk and cheese production as well as poultry farming . In the Dombes , pisciculture assumes greater importance as does wine making in the Bugey . Due to the alphabetical numbering of French departments , Ain is assigned the number 01 as its department number .
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ( ARA ; French : [ ovɛʁɲ ʁon‿alp ] ( listen ) ; Arpitan : Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes ; Occitan : Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups ; Italian : Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi ) is a region in southeast-central France created by the territorial reform of French Regions in 2015 ; it resulted from the merger of Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes . The new region came into effect on 1 January 2016 , after the regional elections in December 2015 . The region covers an area of more than 69,711 km2 ( 26,916 sq mi ) , making it the third largest in metropolitan France , and has a population of 7,877,698 , second only to Île-de-France . It consists of 12 departments and one territorial collectivity . Lyon is the chef-lieu of the region . This new region combines diverse geographical , sociological , economic , and cultural regions , which was already true of Rhône-Alpes , as well as Auvergne , to a lesser extent . While the old Rhône-Alpes and Auvergne regions each enjoyed a unity defined by axes of communication and the pull of their respective metropoles , [ Note 1 ] the new combination is heterogeneous , and sustained lively opposition from some local officials after its creation .
Rhône-Alpes ( French : [ ʁon‿alp ] ( listen ) ; Arpitan : Rôno-Arpes ; Occitan : Ròse-Aups ; Italian : Rodano-Alpi ) was an administrative region of France . Since 1 January 2016 , it is part of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes . It is located on the eastern border of the country , towards the south . The region was named after the Rhône and the Alps mountain range . Its capital , Lyon , is the second-largest metropolitan area in France after Paris . Rhône-Alpes has the sixth-largest economy of any European region .
Aisne ( /eɪn/ AYN , also US : /ɛn/ EN , French : [ ɛːn ] ( listen ) ) is a French department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France . It is named after the river Aisne .
Hauts-de-France ( French pronunciation : ​ [ o d ( ə ) fʁɑ̃s ] , Dutch : Opper-Frankrijk , meaning Upper France ) is the northernmost region of France , created by the territorial reform of French Regions in 2014 , from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy . Its capital is Lille . The new region came into existence on 1 January 2016 , after the regional elections in December 2015 . France 's Conseil d'État approved Hauts-de-France as the name of the region on 28 September 2016 , effective 30 September 2016 . With 6,009,976 inhabitants ( as of 1 January 2015 ) , and a population of 189 inhabitants/km2 , it represents the 3rd most populous region in France and the 2nd most densely populated in metropolitan France after its southern neighbor Île-de-France .
Picardy ( /ˈpɪkərdi/ PIK-ər-dee ; Picard and French : Picardie , French pronunciation : ​ [ pikaʁdi ] ) is a historical territory and a former administrative region of France . Since 1 January 2016 , it has been part of the new region of Hauts-de-France . It is located in the northern part of France .
Allier ( UK : /ˈælieɪ/ AL-ee-ay , US : /ælˈjeɪ , ɑːlˈjeɪ/ a ( h ) l-YAY , French : [ alje ] ( listen ) ; Occitan : Alèir ) is a French department located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France named after the river Allier . Moulins is the prefecture and the INSEE and Post Code is 03 . The inhabitants of the department are officially known as Bourbonnais since October 2018 .
Auvergne ( /oʊˈvɛərn ( jə ) , oʊˈvɜːrn/ , French : [ ovɛʁɲ ] ( listen ) ; Auvergnat : Auvèrnhe or Auvèrnha ) is a former administrative region in south-central France , comprising the four departments of Allier , Puy-de-Dôme , Cantal and Haute-Loire . Since 1 January 2016 , it has been part of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes . The administrative region of Auvergne is larger than the historical province of Auvergne , one of the seven counties of Occitania , and includes provinces and areas that historically were not part of Auvergne . The Auvergne region is composed of the following old provinces :
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence ( French : [ alp də ot pʁɔvɑ̃s ] ( listen ) ; Occitan : Aups d'Auta Provença ; lit . Alps of Upper Provence ) is a department in Southeastern France , located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region . Formerly part of the province of Provence , it had a population of 161,916 in 2013 . Its main cities are Digne-les-Bains ( prefecture ) , Manosque , Sisteron , Barcelonnette , Castellane and Forcalquier . Inhabitants of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence are called the Bas-Alpins or Bas-Alpines referring to the department of Basses-Alpes which was the former name of the department until 1970 .
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ( French : [ pʁɔvɑ̃s‿alp kot d‿azyʁ ] ; Occitan : Provença-Aups-Còsta d'Azur ; Italian : Provenza-Alpi-Costa Azzurra ; Région Sud ) is one of the 18 administrative regions of France , the far southeastern on the mainland . Its capital is Marseille . The region is roughly coterminous with the former French province of Provence , with the addition of the following adjacent areas : the former papal territory of Avignon , known as Comtat Venaissin ; the former Sardinian-Piedmontese county of Nice , whose coastline is known in English as the French Riviera , and in French as the Côte d'Azur ; and the southeastern part of the former French province of Dauphiné , in the French Alps . Previously known by the acronym PACA , the region adopted the name Région Sud as a commercial name or nickname in December 2017 . 5,007,977 people live in the region according to the 2015 census . It encompasses six departments in Southeastern France : Alpes-de-Haute-Provence , Alpes-Maritimes , Bouches-du-Rhône , Hautes-Alpes , Var and Vaucluse . It is bounded to the east by the France-Italy border , to the south by the Mediterranean Sea and by the Principality of Monaco , to the north by Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes , and to the west by Occitanie , with the Rhône river marking its westernmost border . The region logotype displays the coat of arms created in the 1990s and which combines the coats of arms of the old provinces making up Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur . Economically , the region is the third most important in France , just behind Île-de-France and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes . Its GDP in 2012 was €142.4 billion ( US $ 183.1 billion ) while its per capita GDP was €28,861 ( $ US 37,121 ) .
Alpes-Maritimes ( French : [ alpmaʁitim ] ; Occitan : Aups Maritims ; Italian : Alpi Marittime , Maritime Alps ) is a department of France located in the extreme southeast corner of the country , on the border with Italy and on the Mediterranean coast . Part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region , it had a population of 1,803,704 in 2016 . It has become in recent years one of the world 's most attractive destinations , featuring cities such as Nice , Cannes , Antibes and Grasse , and numerous alpine ski resorts . Alpes-Maritimes also entirely surrounds Monaco . The department 's inhabitants are called Maralpins or Maralpines ; it has the same flag and arms as the City of Nice .
Ardèche ( French pronunciation : ​ [ aʁdɛʃ ] ; Occitan and Arpitan : Ardecha ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France . It is named after the Ardèche River and had a population of 320,379 as of 2013 . Its largest cities are Aubenas , Annonay , Guilherand-Granges , Tournon-sur-Rhône and Privas ( prefecture ) .
Ardennes ( French : [ aʁdɛn ] ( listen ) ) is a department in the Grand Est region of northeastern France named after the Ardennes area . Its prefecture is the town Charleville-Mézières . The inhabitants of the department are known as Ardennais or Ardennaises .
Grand Est ( Great East ; French pronunciation : [ ɡʁɑ̃t‿ɛst ] ( listen ) ; Alsatian : d ' r Grossa Oschta ; Moselle Franconian/Luxembourgish : de Grouss Osten ; Rhine Franconian : de Groß Oschte ; German : der Große Osten [ dɛɐ̯ ˈɡʁoːsɐ ˈɔstn̩ ] ) is an administrative region in northeastern France . It superseded three former administrative regions - Alsace , Champagne-Ardenne , and Lorraine - on 1 January 2016 under the provisional name of Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine ( ACAL or , less commonly , ALCA ) , as a result of territorial reform which had been passed by the French legislature back in 2014 . [ a ] The region sits astride three water basins ( Seine , Meuse and Rhine ) , spanning an area of 57,433 km2 ( 22,175 sq mi ) , the 5th largest in France , and includes two mountain ranges ( Vosges and Ardennes ) . It shares borders with Belgium , Luxemburg , Germany , and Switzerland , and stands partly within the European Megalopolis . As of 2017 , it had a population of 5,549,586 inhabitants . The administrative capital and largest city , by far , is Strasbourg . The East of France has a rich and diverse culture , being situated at a crossroads between the Latin and Germanic worlds which is reflected in the variety of languages spoken there ( Alsatian , Champenois , Lorraine Franconian etc. ) . Most of today 's Grand Est region was considered Eastern as early as the 8th century , when it constituted the southern part of the Francian territory of Austrasia . The city of Reims ( in Champagne ) , where Frankish king Clovis I had been baptized in 496 AD , would later play a prominent ceremonial role in French monarchical history as the traditional site of the coronation of the kings of France . The Champagne fairs played a significant role in the economy of medieval Europe as well . Alsace and Lorraine thrived in the sphere of influence of the Holy Roman Empire for most of the Middle Ages and Renaissance . The region is home to distinctive traditions ( the celebration of Saint Nicholas Day , Christmas markets , or traditions involving the Easter hare in Alsace and Lorraine ) .
Champagne-Ardenne ( French pronunciation : ​ [ ʃɑ̃paɲaʁdɛn ] ) is a former administrative region of France , located in the northeast of the country , bordering Belgium . Mostly corresponding to the historic province of Champagne , the region is known for its sparkling white wine of the same name . The administrative region was formed in 1956 , consisting of the four departments Aube , Ardennes , Haute-Marne , and Marne . On 1 January 2016 , it merged with the neighboring regions of Alsace and Lorraine to form the new region Grand Est , thereby ceasing to exist as an independent entity . Its rivers , most of which flow west , include the Seine , the Marne , and the Aisne . The Meuse flows north .
Ariège ( French pronunciation : ​ [ aʁjɛʒ ] ; Occitan : Arièja [ aɾiˈɛdʒɔ ] ) is a department in southwestern France , in the Occitanie region . It is named after the Ariège River and its capital is Foix . Ariège is known for its rural landscape , with a population of 153,067 as of 2016 . Its INSEE and postal code is 09 , hence the department 's informal name of le zéro neuf . The inhabitants of the department are known as Ariègeois or Ariègeoises .
Occitanie ( French : [ ɔksitani ] ( listen ) ; Occitan : Occitània [ utsiˈtanjɔ ] ; Catalan : Occitània [ uksiˈtaniə ] ) or Occitania is the southernmost administrative region of metropolitan France excluding Corsica , created on 1 January 2016 from the former regions of Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées . The Conseil d'État approved Occitanie as the new name of the region on 28 September 2016 , coming into effect on 30 September 2016 . The modern administrative region is named after the larger cultural and historical region of Occitania , which corresponds with the southern third of France . The region Occitanie as it is today covers a territory similar to that ruled by the Counts of Toulouse in the 12th and 13th centuries . The banner of arms of the Counts of Toulouse , known colloquially as the Occitan cross , is used by the modern region and is also a popular cultural symbol .
Midi-Pyrénées ( French : [ midi piʁene ] ( listen ) ; Occitan : Miègjorn-Pirenèus or Mieidia-Pirenèus ; Spanish : Mediodía-Pirineos ) is a former administrative region of France . Since 1 January 2016 , it has been part of the new region Occitanie . It was the largest region of Metropolitan France by area , larger than the Netherlands or Denmark . Midi-Pyrénées has no historical or geographical unity . It is one of the regions of France created in the late 20th century to serve as a hinterland and zone of influence for its capital , Toulouse , one of a handful of so-called balancing metropolises ( métropoles d'équilibre ) . Another example of this is the region of Rhône-Alpes which was created as the region for Lyon .
Aube ( French pronunciation : ​ [ ob ] ) is a French department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France . As with sixty departments in France , this department is named after a river : the Aube . With 305,606 inhabitants ( 2012 ) , Aube is 76th department in terms of population . The inhabitants of the department are known as Aubois or Auboises The department was constituted as it is today by a decree of the National Assembly of 15 January 1790 .
Aude ( French : [ od ] ; Occitan : [ ˈawðe ] ) is a department in Southern France , located in the Occitanie region and named after the Aude River . The departmental council also calls it Cathar Country ( French : Pays cathare ) after a group of religious dissidents active in the 12th century . Its prefecture is Carcassonne and its subprefectures are Limoux and Narbonne . As of 2016 , it had a population of 368,025 . Aude is a frequent feminine French given name in Francophone countries , deriving initially from Aude or Oda , a wife of Bertrand , Duke of Aquitaine , and mother of Eudo , brother of Saint Hubertus . Aude was the name of Roland 's fiancée in the chansons de geste .
Languedoc-Roussillon ( French : [ lɑ̃ɡ ( ə ) dɔk ʁusijɔ̃ ] ( listen ) ; Occitan : Lengadòc-Rosselhon ; Catalan : Llenguadoc-Rosselló ) is a former administrative region of France . On 1 January 2016 , it joined with the region of Midi-Pyrénées to became Occitanie . It comprises five departments , and borders the other French regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur , Rhône-Alpes , Auvergne , Midi-Pyrénées on the one side , and Spain , Andorra and the Mediterranean Sea on the other side . It is the southernmost region of mainland France .
Aveyron ( French : [ avɛʁɔ̃ ] ( listen ) ; Occitan : Avairon ; [ aβajˈɾu ] ) is a department located in Occitanie region of Southern France . Named after the Aveyron River , it had a population of 278,697 in 2016 . Its inhabitants are known as Aveyronnais or Aveyronnaises in French . The inhabitants of Rodez are called Ruthénois , based on the first Celtic settlers in the area , the Ruteni .
Bas-Rhin ( French pronunciation : ​ [ bɑ.ʁɛ̃ ] ; Alsatian : Unterelsàss , s Unterlànd or s Ingerlànd ) is a department in Alsace which is a part of the Grand Est super-region of France . The name means Lower Rhine , however , geographically speaking it belongs to the Upper Rhine region . It is , with the Haut Rhin ( Upper Rhine ) , one of the two departments of the traditional Alsace region . The more populous and densely populated of the pair , it had 1,125,559 inhabitants in 2017 . The prefecture and the General Council are based in Strasbourg . The INSEE and Post Code is 67 . The inhabitants of the department are known as Bas-Rhinois or Bas-Rhinoises .
Alsace ( /ælˈsæs/ , also US : /ælˈseɪs , ˈælsæs/ , French : [ alzas ] ( listen ) ; Alsatian : s Elsàss [ ˈɛlsɑs ] ; German : Elsass [ a ] [ ˈɛlzas ] ( listen ) ; Latin : Alsatia ) is a cultural and historical region in eastern France , on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland . Until 1871 , Alsace included the area now known as the Territoire de Belfort , which formed its southernmost part . From 1982 to 2016 , Alsace was the smallest administrative région in metropolitan France , consisting of the Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin departments . Territorial reform passed by the French legislature in 2014 resulted in the merger of the Alsace administrative region with Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine to form Grand Est . Due to protests it was decided in 2019 that Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin would form the future European Collectivity of Alsace in 2021 . Alsatian is an Alemannic dialect closely related to Swabian and Swiss German , although since World War II most Alsatians primarily speak French . Internal and international migration since 1945 has also changed the ethnolinguistic composition of Alsace . For more than 300 years , from the Thirty Years ' War to World War II , the political status of Alsace was heavily contested between France and various German states in wars and diplomatic conferences . The economic and cultural capital of Alsace , as well as its largest city , is Strasbourg . The city is the seat of several international organizations and bodies .
Bouches-du-Rhône ( French pronunciation : ​ [ buʃ dy ʁon ] , locally [ buʃə dy ʁonə ] ) ; Occitan : Bocas de Ròse , pronounced [ ˈbukɔz de ˈʁɔze ] ; literally Mouths of the Rhône ) is a department in Southern France named after the mouth of the river Rhône . It is the most populous department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region with 2,019,717 inhabitants in 2016 ; it has an area of 5,087 km2 ( 1,964 sq mi ) . Its INSEE and postal code is 13 . Marseille is Bouches-du-Rhône 's largest city and prefecture .
Calvados ( French pronunciation : [ kalvados ] ( listen ) ) [ needs Norman IPA ] is a department in the Normandy region in northwestern France . It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the English Channel coast .
Normandy ( /ˈnɔːrməndi/ ; French : Normandie [ nɔʁmɑ̃di ] ( listen ) ; Norman : Normaundie ; from Old French Normanz , plural of Normant , originally from the word for northman in several Scandinavian languages ) is the northwesternmost of the 18 regions of France , roughly referring to the historical Duchy of Normandy . Normandy is divided into five administrative departments : Calvados , Eure , Manche , Orne , and Seine-Maritime . It covers 30,627 square kilometres ( 11,825 sq mi ) , comprising roughly 5% of the territory of metropolitan France . Its population of 3,322,757 accounts for around 5% of the population of France . The inhabitants of Normandy are known as Normans , and the region is the historic homeland of the Norman language . The neighboring regions are Hauts-de-France and Ile-de-France to the east , Centre-Val de Loire to the southeast , Pays de la Loire to the south , and Brittany to the southwest . The capital is Rouen . The historical region of Normandy comprised the present-day region of Normandy , as well as small areas now part of the departments of Mayenne and Sarthe . The Channel Islands ( French : Îles Anglo-Normandes ) are also historically part of Normandy ; they cover 194 km² and comprise two bailiwicks : Guernsey and Jersey , which are British Crown dependencies over which Queen Elizabeth II reigns as Duke of Normandy . Normandy 's name comes from the settlement of the territory by mainly Danish and Norwegian Vikings ( Northmen ) from the 9th century , and confirmed by treaty in the 10th century between King Charles III of France and the Viking jarl Rollo . For a century and a half following the Norman conquest of England in 1066 , Normandy and England were linked by Norman and Frankish rulers .
Lower Normandy ( French : Basse-Normandie , IPA : [ bɑs nɔʁmɑ̃di , bas - ] ( listen ) ; Norman : Basse-Normaundie ) is a former administrative region of France . On 1 January 2016 , Lower and Upper Normandy merged becoming one region called Normandy .
Cantal ( French pronunciation : ​ [ kɑ̃tal ] ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France , with its prefecture in Aurillac . Its other principal towns are Saint-Flour ( the episcopal see ) and Mauriac and its residents are known as Cantalians ( French : Cantaliens or Cantalous ) . Cantal borders the departments of Puy-de-Dôme , Haute-Loire , Aveyron , Lot , Lozère and Corrèze , in the Massif Central natural region . Along with Lozère and Creuse , Cantal is among the most sparsely populated and geographically isolated departments of France and Aurillac is the departmental capital farthest removed from a major motorway . It had a population of 145,969 in 2016 , making it the country 's 97th most populated department .
Charente ( French : [ ʃaʁɑ̃t ] ( listen ) ; Saintongeais : Chérente ; Occitan : Charanta ) is a department in western France , north half of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It is named after the Charente River , the most important river in the department , and also the river beside which the department 's two largest towns , Angoulême and Cognac , are sited .
Nouvelle-Aquitaine ( French pronunciation : ​ [ nuvɛl akitɛn ] , New Aquitaine ; Occitan : Nòva Aquitània ; Basque : Akitania Berria ; Poitevin-Saintongeais : Novéle-Aguiéne ; Spanish : Nueva Aquitania ) is the largest administrative region in France , spanning the west and southwest of the mainland . The region was created by the territorial reform of French Regions in 2014 through the merger of three regions : Aquitaine , Limousin and Poitou-Charentes . It covers 84,061 km2 ( 32,456 sq mi ) - or ​1⁄8 of the country - and has approximately 5,879,144 inhabitants . ( municipal population on 1 January 2012 ) . The new region was established on 1 January 2016 , following the regional elections in December 2015 . It is the largest region in France by area , with a territory slightly larger than that of Austria ; even French Guiana is smaller . Its largest city , Bordeaux , together with its suburbs and satellite cities , forms the 7th-largest metropolitan area of France , with 850,000 inhabitants . The region has 25 major urban areas , among which the most important after Bordeaux are Bayonne ( 288,000 inhabitants ) , Limoges ( 283,000 ) , Poitiers ( 255,000 ) , Pau ( 241,000 ) , and La Rochelle ( 206,000 ) , as well as 11 major clusters . The growth of its population , particularly marked on the coast , makes this one of the most attractive areas economically in France ; the new region outperforms the Île-de-France and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in demographic dynamism . After Île-de-France , New Aquitaine is the premier French region in research and innovation , with five universities ( Bordeaux , La Rochelle , Limoges , Poitiers and Pau ) and several Grandes Ecoles . The agricultural region of Europe with the greatest turnover , it is the French region with the most tourism jobs , as it has three of the four historic resorts on the French Atlantic coast : ( Arcachon , Biarritz and Royan ) , as well as several ski resorts ( e.g . Gourette ) , and is the fifth French region for business creation ( all sectors ) .
Poitou-Charentes ( French pronunciation : [ pwatu ʃaʁɑ̃t ] ( listen ) ) is a former administrative region on the west coast of France . It is part of the new region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It comprises four departments : Charente , Charente-Maritime , Deux-Sèvres and Vienne . Historical provinces are Angoumois , Aunis , Saintonge and Poitou . The regional capital is Poitiers . Other important cities are La Rochelle , Niort , Angoulême , Châtellerault , Saintes , Rochefort and Royan .
Charente-Maritime ( French pronunciation : [ ʃaʁɑ̃t maʁitim ] ( listen ) ) is a department on the western coast of France named after the Charente River .
Cher ( French pronunciation : ​ [ ʃɛʁ ] ; Berrichon : Char ) is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France . It is named after the Cher River .
Centre-Val de Loire ( /væl ˈdə lwɑːr/ , French pronunciation : ​ [ sɑ̃tʁə val də lwaʁ ] , literal translation : Centre-Loire Valley ) or Centre Region ( French : Région Centre , pronounced [ ʁeʒjɔ̃ sɑ̃tʁ ] ) is one of the 18 administrative regions of France . It straddles the middle Loire Valley in the interior of the country . The administrative capital is Orléans .
Corrèze ( French pronunciation : ​ [ kɔʁɛz ] ; Occitan : Corresa ) is a department in south-western France , named after the river Corrèze which runs though it . Its capital is Tulle , and its most populated town is Brive-la-Gaillarde . The inhabitants of the department are called Corréziens .
Limousin ( French pronunciation : [ limuzɛ̃ ] ( listen ) ; Occitan : Lemosin ) is a former administrative region of southwest-central France . On 1 January 2016 , it became part of the new administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It comprised three departments : Corrèze , Creuse , and Haute-Vienne . Situated mostly in the west side of south-central French Massif Central , Limousin had ( in 2010 ) 742,770 inhabitants spread out on nearly 17,000 km² , making it the least populated region of metropolitan France . Forming part of the southwest of the country , Limousin is bordered by the regions of Centre-Val de Loire to the north , Auvergne to the east , Midi-Pyrénées to the south , Aquitaine to the southwest , and Poitou-Charentes to the west . Limousin is also part of the larger historical Occitania region .
Corse-du-Sud ( French pronunciation : ​ [ kɔʁs.dy.syd ] ; Corsican : Corsica suttana , pronounced [ ˈkorsika sutˈtana ] , or Pumonti , pronounced [ ˈpumonti ] ; English : Southern Corsica ) is still as of 2019 [ update ] an administrative department of France consisting of the southern part of the island of Corsica . The corresponding departmental territorial collectivity merged with that of Haute-Corse on 1 January 2018 , forming the single territorial collectivity of Corsica , coinciding with territorial elections The people living in Corse-du-Sud are called Southerners ( Suttanacci ) .
Corsica ( /ˈkɔːrsɪkə/ ; French : Corse [ kɔʁs ] ; Corsica in Corsican and Italian , pronounced [ ˈkorsiga ] and [ ˈkɔrsika ] respectively ) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France . It is located southeast of the French mainland and west of the Italian Peninsula , with the nearest land mass being the Italian island of Sardinia to the immediate south . A single chain of mountains makes up two-thirds of the island . The island is an administrative region of France ( with the regional capital being Ajaccio ) , divided in two administrative departments , Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud . The corresponding regional and departmental territorial collectivities , however , merged on 1 January 2018 , forming the single territorial collectivity of Corsica . As a single territorial collectivity , Corsica enjoys a greater degree of autonomy than other French regional collectivities ; for example , the Corsican Assembly is able to exercise limited executive powers . Bastia , the prefecture city of Haute-Corse , is the second largest town in Corsica . After being ruled by the Republic of Genoa since 1284 , in 1755 Corsica became a self-proclaimed Italian-speaking Republic , until it was officially ceded by Genoa to Louis XV as part of a pledge for debts and subsequently annexed to France in 1769 . Napoleon Bonaparte was born the same year in Ajaccio , and his ancestral home ( Maison Bonaparte ) is today a significant visitor attraction and museum . Due to Corsica 's historical ties with the Italian peninsula , the island retains many Italian cultural elements , and the native tongue is recognized as a regional language by the French government .
Corsica ( /ˈkɔːrsɪkə/ ; French : Corse [ kɔʁs ] ; Corsica in Corsican and Italian , pronounced [ ˈkorsiga ] and [ ˈkɔrsika ] respectively ) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France . It is located southeast of the French mainland and west of the Italian Peninsula , with the nearest land mass being the Italian island of Sardinia to the immediate south . A single chain of mountains makes up two-thirds of the island . The island is an administrative region of France ( with the regional capital being Ajaccio ) , divided in two administrative departments , Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud . The corresponding regional and departmental territorial collectivities , however , merged on 1 January 2018 , forming the single territorial collectivity of Corsica . As a single territorial collectivity , Corsica enjoys a greater degree of autonomy than other French regional collectivities ; for example , the Corsican Assembly is able to exercise limited executive powers . Bastia , the prefecture city of Haute-Corse , is the second largest town in Corsica . After being ruled by the Republic of Genoa since 1284 , in 1755 Corsica became a self-proclaimed Italian-speaking Republic , until it was officially ceded by Genoa to Louis XV as part of a pledge for debts and subsequently annexed to France in 1769 . Napoleon Bonaparte was born the same year in Ajaccio , and his ancestral home ( Maison Bonaparte ) is today a significant visitor attraction and museum . Due to Corsica 's historical ties with the Italian peninsula , the island retains many Italian cultural elements , and the native tongue is recognized as a regional language by the French government .