Regions o Fraunce

Fraunce is dividit intae 18 admeenistrative regions (, ), 22 o whilk is in Metropolitan Fraunce, an five o which are owerseas. Corsica is  a territorial collectivity (), but is considered a region in mainstream uisage, an is even shawn in a siclike wey on the INSEE wabsteid. Ilka mainland region an Corsica is forder subdividit intae depairtments, rangin in nummer frae 2 tae 8 per region for the metropolitan anes whaur the owerseas regions technically conseest o anerlie ane depairtment.
The term region wis offeecially creatit bi the Law o Decentralization (2 Mairch 1982), whilk gied regions thair legal status an aw. The first direct elections for regional representatives teuk place on 16 Mairch 1986.

General characteristics
In mainland Fraunce (keepin oot Corsica), the median land area o a region is 25,809 km² (9,965 sq mi), that is that wee bit lairger than the U.S. state o Vermont, an 4% the median land area o a Canadian province, but 15% lairger than the median land area o a German region ("Regierungsbezirk").

In 2004, the median population o a region in continental Fraunce wis 2,329,000 indwallers, three quarters o the median population o a German Land (state), but mair nor twice the median population o a Canadian province.

Role
Regions lack separate legislative authority an syne canna write thair ain statutory law. Thay levy thair ain taxes an, in return, receive a decreasin pairt o thair budget frae the central govrenment, that gies them a portion o the taxes it levies. Thay hae considerable budgets managit bi a regional council (conseil régional) made up o representatives votit intae office in regional elections.

A region's primary responsibility is tae big an furnish heich schools. In Mairch 2004, the French central govrenment unveiled a controversial plan tae transfer regulation o certaint categories o non-teaching scuil staff tae the regional authorities. Critics o this plan contendit that tax revenue wis insufficient for tae pey for the resultin costs, an that a siclike measures wad increase regional inequalities.

In addition, regions hae considerable discretionary pouer ower infrastructural spendin, e.g., eddication, public transit, varsities an research, an assistance tae business awners. This haes meant that the heids o walthy regions lik Île-de-France or Rhône-Alpes can be heich-profile poseetions.

Proposals tae gie regions limitit legislative autonomy hae met wi considerable resistance; ithers propose transferrin certaint pouers frae the depairtments tae thair respective regions, leavin the departments wi leemitit authority.

Regional Control

Nummer o regions controlled bi ilka coalition syne 1986.

 Representation o mainland France's regions an their respective historical an military flags 
600px|Map o mainland France's regions an thair respective historical an military flags.

Regions an their caipitals
+ Metropolitan regions BannerThir flags isnae offeecial, but popularly uised. Region French name Native name/s Caipital INSEE No. Derivation or status 50px|Banner o Alsace Alsace Alsace Alsatian: Elsàss Strasbourg 42 Umwhile German territory o Elsaß 50px|Banner o Aquitaine Aquitaine Aquitaine  Bordeaux 72 Umwhile Roman province o Aquitaineplus Guyenne an Gascony 50px|Banner o Auvergne Auvergne Auvergne  Clermont-Ferrand 83 Umwhile province o Auvergne 50px|Banner o Brittany Breetany Bretagne Gallo: Bertaèyn Rennes 53 Duchy o Brittany 50px|Banner o Bourgogne (Burgundy) Burgundy Bourgogne Burgundian: BregogneBorgoégne Dijon 26 Duchy o Burgundy 50px|Banner o Centre Centre Centre  Orléans 24 Central poseetion 50px|Banner o Champagne-Ardenne Champagne-Ardenne Champagne-Ardenne  Châlons-en-Champagne 21 Umwhile province o Champagne 50px|Banner o Franche-Comté Franche-Comté Franche-Comté Franc-Comtois: Fràntche-Comté Besançon 43 Free Coonty o Burgundy(Franche-Comté) 50px|Banner o Île-de-France Île-de-France Ile-de-France  Paris 11 Province o Ile-de-France an pairtso the umwhile province o Champagne 50px|Banner o Languedoc-Roussillon Languedoc-Roussillon Languedoc-Roussillon  Montpellier 91 Umwhile provinces o Languedocan Roussillon 50px|Banner o Limousin Limousin Limousin  Limoges 74 Umwhile province o Limousin an pairtso Marche, Berry, Auvergne, Poitouan Angoumois 50px|Banner o Lorraine Lorraine Lorraine  Metz 41 Umwhile province o Lorraine plusBarrois an the Three Bishoprics 50px|Banner o Lawer Normandy Lawer Normandy Basse-Normandie Norman: Basse-Normaundie Caen 25  50px|Banner o Midi-Pyrénées Midi-Pyrénées Midi-Pyrénées  Toulouse 73 Nane; creatit for Toulouse 50px|Banner o Nord-Pas-de-Calais Nord-Pas-de-Calais Nord-Pas-de-Calais  Lille 31 Nord an Pas-de-Calais depairtments 50px|Banner o Pays-de-la-Loire Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire  Nantes 52 Nane; creatit for Nantes 50px|Banner o Picardie (Picardy) Picardy Picardie  Amiens 22 50px|Banner o Poitou-Charentes Poitou-Charentes Poitou-Charentes  Poitiers 54 Umwhile province o Poitou 50px|Banner o Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Occitan:Provença-Aups-Còsta d'AzurProuvènço-Aup-Costo d'AzurItalian:Provenza-Alpi-Costa Azzurra Marseille 93 Provence plus the umwhile coonty oNice, principality o Orange anAvignon 50px|Banner o Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes  Lyon 82 Creatit for Lyon frae Dauphiné anLyonais provinces 50px|Banner o Haute-Normandie Upper Normandy Haute-Normandie Norman: Ĥâote-Normaundie Rouen 23  A. Le Vern (PS) The follaeing region haes the special status o territorial collectivity. 50px|Banner o Corsica Corsicae Corse Italian: Corsica Ajaccio 94 Territorial collectivity The follaein five regions hae the special status o owerseas region. 50px|Banner o French Guiana French Guiana Guyane  Cayenne 03 Owerseas region 50px|Banner o Guadeloupe Guadeloupe Guadeloupe Antillean Creole: Gwadloup Basse-Terre 01 Owerseas region V. Lurel (PS) 50px|Banner o Martinique Martinique Martinique Antillean Creole: Matinik Fort-de-France 02 Owerseas region S. Letchimy (PPM) 50px|unofficial banner o Mayotte Mayotte Mayotte Shimaore: MaoreMalagasy: Mahori Mamoudzou 05 Owerseas region 50px|Banner o Réunion based on the logo o the région. Reunion La Réunion Reunion Creole: La Rényon Saint-Denis 04 Owerseas region

References

Freemit airtins


 Guide tae the regions o Fraunce
 Local wabsteids bi region 
 Uiseful information on Fraunce 
 Will 2010 regional elections lead to political shake-up? Radio France Internationale in Inglis


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