Regions of France

France is divided into 18 administrative regions (regions). These regions are a kind of local government.

Thirteen regions are in Metropolitan France (the part of the country that is in Europe). Each region contains a few of the Departments of France. Corsica has a different status than the other 12 metropolitan regions. It is called collectivist territorial. Five regions are overseas.

The Law of Decentralization in 1982 created 27 regions. In 2016, some regions were combined and there are now 18. 


+ Regions of France FlagThese flags are not official. Region Capital Km2 Etymology  Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Lyon69 711 Auvergne, Rhône-Alpes  Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Dijon47 784 Burgundy, Franche-Comté border|50px|Flag of Brittany Brittany Rennes27 208 Duchy of Brittany border|50px|Flag of Centre-Val de Loire Centre-Val de LoireNew name as of 17 January 2015; formerly named Centre. Orléans39 151 North-central France; crosses the middle of the Loire Valley border|50px|Flag of Corsica Corsica Ajaccio8 722 Territorial collectivity   Strasbourg57 433   Hauts-de-France Lille31 813  border|50px|Flag of Île-de-France Île-de-France Paris12 012 Province of Île-de-France  border|50px|Flag of Normandy Normandy Rouen30,627 Duchy of Normandy border|50px|Flag of Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine Bordeaux84 061  Occitanie Toulouse72 724  border|50px|Flag of Pays-de-la-Loire Pays de la Loire Nantes32 082 None; created for Nantes border|50px|Flag of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (PACA) Marseille31 400 Former province of Provence  The following five overseas departments also have the special status of overseas region. border|50px|Flag of French Guiana French Guiana Cayenne83 534 Overseas region border|50px|Flag of Guadeloupe Guadeloupe Basse-Terre1 628 Overseas region border|50px|Flag of Martinique Martinique Fort-de-France1 128 Overseas region border|50px|unofficial flag of Mayotte Mayotte Mamoudzou374 Overseas region50px|Flag of Réunion Réunion Saint-Denis2 512 Overseas region

References

Category:Geography of France