the-french-artist/wikipedia_20220301.simple_sentence_split huggingface dataset:
Boën-sur-Lignon (4202)
Charlieu (4203)
Le Coteau (4204)
Feurs (4205)
Firminy (4206)
Montbrison (4207)
Le Pilat (4208)
Renaison (4209)
Rive-de-Gier (4210)
Roanne-1 (4211)
Roanne-2 (4212)
Saint-Chamond (4213)
Saint-Étienne-1 (4214)
Saint-Étienne-2 (4215)
Saint-Étienne-3 (4216)
Saint-Étienne-4 (4217)
Saint-Étienne-5 (4218)
Saint-Étienne-6 (4219)
Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert (4220)
Sorbiers (4221)
The inhabitants of Loire are known, in French, as Ligériens (women: Ligériennes).
Ligérien comes from Liger, the Latin name of the Loire river.
Loire has a population, in 2014, of 757,305, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2.
The arrondissement of Saint-Étienne, with 411,402 inhabitants, is by far the largest.
The other two, Montbrison and Roanne, have respectively 188,635 and 157,268 inhabitants.
The city with more people living in it is the capital, Saint-Étienne (170,761 inhabitants).
The subprefectures of Roanne and Montbrison have, respectively, 35,200 and 15,689 inhabitants.
Loire Tourisme
Haute-Loire () is a département in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France.
It is named after the Loire river.
The department of Haute-Loire was created on 4 March 1790 with three districts: Le Puy, Brioude and Yssingeaux.
The capital was Le Puy.
The new department was formed with territories of three historic provinces: the Languedoc, the Auvergne and the Lyonnais.
In 1800, with the creation of the arrondissements in France, the three districts were changed into three arrondissements: Le Puy, Brioude and Yssingeaux.
On 10 September 1926, the arrondissement of Yssingeaux was eliminated but became again an arrondissement in 1942.
The Haute-Loire is part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Ardèche (east)
Cantal (west)
Lozère (south)
The highest point in the department is  Mont Mézenc (); it is  high.
It is in the southeast of the department, on the border with the Ardèche department.
Loire, that flows through the eastern part of the department and ends in the Atlantic Ocean.
Its Drainage basin covers two-thirds of the eastern part of the department.
Allier, a tributary of the Loire that flows through the western part of the department.
Haute-Loire is managed by the Departmental Council of Haute-Loire in Le Puy-en-Velay.
There are 3 arrondissements (districts), 19 cantons and 257 communes (municipalities) in Haute-Loire.
Aurec-sur-Loire (4301)
Bas-en-Basset (4302)
Boutières (4303)
Brioude (4304)
Deux Rivières et Vallées (4305)
Emblavez-et-Meygal (4306)
Gorges de l'Allier-Gévaudan (4307)
Mézenc (4308)
Monistrol-sur-Loire (4309)
Pays de Lafayette (4310)
Plateau du Haut-Velay granitique (4311)
Le Puy-en-Velay-1 (4312)
Le Puy-en-Velay-2 (4313)
Le Puy-en-Velay-3 (4314)
Le Puy-en-Velay-4 (4315)
Saint-Paulien (4316)
Sainte-Florine (4317)
Velay volcanique (4318)
Yssingeaux (4319)
The inhabitants of Haute-Loire are known, in French, as Altiligériens (women: Altiligériennes).
Haute-Loire had a population, in 2014, of 226,565, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2.
The arrondissement of Le Puy-en-Velay, with 96,041 inhabitants, is the arrondissement with more inhabitants.
Loiret is a department in north-central France in the Centre-Val de Loire region.
It is named after the Loiret river, a tributary of Loire that is completely within the department.
The department was created from part of the former province of Orléanais.
The new department had seven districts: Orléans, Beaugency, Neuville, Pithiviers, Montargis, Gien and Boiscommun.
The capital (now prefecture) was Orléans.
In 1800, with the creation of the arrondissements in France, the seven districts were changed into four arrondissements: Orléans, Gien, Montargis and Pithiviers.
On 10 September 1926, the arrondissement of Gien and Pithiviers were eliminated but in 1942 Pithiviers became again an arrondissement of the department.
Loiret is part of the Centre-Val de Loire region.
The highest point of the department is in the place called Col des Étourneaux (), in the commune of Pierrefitte-ès-Bois, and that is  above sea level; it is in northwestern Massif Central.
Loire, that flows through the department from the southeast to the west.
Loiret, a short tributary of the Loire and that gives its name to the department.
Loing, 142 km long.
Cosson, 96.4 km long.
Essonne, 97 km long.
The Loire Valley, the valley around the Loire river.
Beauce, to the northwest of the department; it is a limestone plateau and an important farming region where wheat is grown.
Gâtinais, to the east around the city of Montargis.
The Forêt d'Orléans ("Forest of Orléans"), the largest national forest of France; it is to the north of the Loire river and to the south of the Beauce region.
Sologne, south of the Loire river.
Berry (a small part), to the southeast.
Puisaye, between the Berry and the Gâtinais.
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Orléans is .
The month with the most precipitation on average is August with  of precipitation.
The average temperature for the year in Orléans is .
The department is managed by the Departmental Council of the Loiret in Orléans.
Loiret is part of the region of Centre-Val de Loire.
There are 3 arrondissements (districts), 21 cantons and 326 communes (municipalities) in Loiret.
Beaugency (4501)
Châlette-sur-Loing (4502)
Châteauneuf-sur-Loire (4503)
Courtenay (4504)
La Ferté-Saint-Aubin (4505)
Fleury-les-Aubrais (4506)
Gien (4507)
Lorris (4508)
Malesherbes (4509)
Meung-sur-Loire (4510)
Montargis (4511)
Olivet (4512)
Orléans-1 (4513)
Orléans-2 (4514)
Orléans-3 (4515)
Orléans-4 (4516)
Pithiviers (4517)
Saint-Jean-de-Braye (4518)
Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle (4519)
Saint-Jean-le-Blanc (4520)
Sully-sur-Loire (4521)
The inhabitants of Loiret are known, in French, as Loiretains (women: Loiretaines).
Loiret has a population, in 2014, of 669,737, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2.
The arrondissement of Orléans, with 435,676 inhabitants, is by far the largest.
Lot () is a French department in the Occitanie region of southern France named after the Lot river.
Its prefecture and largest city is Cahors.
Lot is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790.
It was created from the old province of Quercy.
The new department had six districts: Cahors, Martel, Gourdon, Figeac, Montauban and Lazorte.
The capital (now prefecture) was Cahors.
In 1808, some of the original southeastern cantons were separated from it to form the department of Tarn-et-Garonne.
The Lot river crosses the department from east to west with numerous meanders.
The Dordogne river flows through the northern part of the department.
The Segala (northeast) occupies the eastern border of the Lot department.
It is the part of the Massif Central that gets into the department and here is found the highest point of the Lot department in Labastide-du-Haut-Mont, with  high.
The Limargue (center east) separates the Segala from the Causses of Quercy.
This narrow strip of land is found between the valleys of the Dordogne and Lot rivers.
It is known as Terrefort around the city of Figeac.
The Causses of Quency are several limestone plateaus crossed by the valleys of the Dordogne, Lot and Aveyron rivers.
From north to south, they are the Causse of Martel, the Causse of Gramat and the Causse of Limogne.
The Bouriane (west).
This area is covered with an abundant vegetation and is very different from the near arid plateaus of the Causses.
The Quercy Blanc (south) is formed by small white limestone plateaus along valleys where cereals, oilseeds (plants grown to produce vegetable oils), melons, plums and tobacco are grown.
The Valley of the Lot river (south), with many vineyards and vegetable crops.
The Valley of the Dordogne river (north), with its walnut groves and meadows.
The climate in Gourdon, in the north of the department at an altitude of  above sea level, is an oceanic climate with relatively hot summers, mild winters and abundant rainfall, Cfb in the Köppen climate classification.
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Gourdon is .
There are an average of 168.0 days of precipitation, with the most precipitation occurring in January with 17.0 days and the least precipitation occurring in July with 10.0 days.
The average temperature for the year in Gourdon is .
The department is managed by the Departamental Council of the Lot in Cahors.
Lot is part of the Occitanie region.
There are 3 arrondissements (districts), 17 cantons and 326 communes (municipalities) in Lot.
Cahors-1
Cahors-2
Cahors-3
Causse et Bouriane
Causse et Vallées
Cère et Ségala
Figeac-1
Figeac-2
Gourdon
Gramat
Lacapelle-Marival
Luzech
Marches du Sud-Quercy
Puy-l'Évêque
Saint-Céré
Souillac
The inhabitants of Lot are known, in French, as Lotois (women: Lotoises).
Lot has a population, in 2014, of 173,648, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2.
The arrondissement of Cahors, with 76,216 inhabitants, is by far the largest.
The other two, Figeac and Gourdon, have respectively 54,060 and 43,372 inhabitants.
The city with more people living in it is the capital, Cahors (19,630).
The subprefectures of Figeac and Gourdon have, respectively, 9,820 and 4,297 inhabitants.
Lot Tourisme, Agence de Développement Touristique
Le Quercy sur le net
Société des Études du Lot
Lot-et-Garonne was formed during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790 with parts of the old provinces of Guyenne and Gascony.
It was divided into nine districts: Agen, Nérac, Marmande, Tonneins, Villeneuve, Lauzun, Monflanquin, Casteljaloux and Valence.
Dordogne to the north;
Landes to the southwest
Gironde to the west.
Lot to the northeast;
Tarn-et-Garonne to the east:
Gers to the south.
The main rivers in the Lot-et-Garonne are the Garonne river that flows through the south central part of the department, and the Lot river that flows through the northern regions of the department before joining, as a right tributary, the Garonne near the Aiguillon commune.
The average temperature for the year in Estillac is .
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Estillac is .
The department is managed by the Departamental Council of Lot-et-Garonne in Agen.
Lot-et-Garonne is part of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
There are 4 arrondissements (districts), 21 cantons and 319 communes (municipalities) in Lot-et-Garonne.
Agen-1 (4701)
Agen-2 (4702)
Agen-3 (4703)
Agen-4 (4704)
L'Albret (4705)
Le Confluent (4706)
Les Coteaux de Guyenne (4707)
Les Forêts de Gascogne (4708)
Le Fumélois (4709)
Le Haut Agenais Périgord (4710)
Lavardac (4711)
Le Livradais (4712)
Marmande-1 (4713)
Marmande-2 (4714)
L'Ouest agenais (4715)
Le Pays de Serres (4716)
Le Sud-Est agenais (4717)
Tonneins (4718)
Le Val du Dropt (4719)
Villeneuve-sur-Lot-1 (4720)
Villeneuve-sur-Lot-2 (4721)
The inhabitants of Lot-et-Garonne are known, in French, as Lot-et-Garonnais (women: Lot-et-Garonnaises).
The department of Lot-et-Garonne has a population, in 2014, of 333,234, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2.
The arrondissement of Agen, with 120,235 inhabitants, is by far the largest.
The other three, Marmande, Villeneuve-sur-Lot and Nérac, have respectively 83,245, 90,527 and 39,227 inhabitants.
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Lozère () is a department in the region of Occitanie in southern France near the Massif Central.
It is named after Mont Lozère.
Lozère was created in 1790 during the French Revolution, when the whole of France was divided into departments, replacing the old provinces.
Lozère was formed with part of the old province of Languedoc.
Lozère has an area of .
It is surrounded by 5 departments belonging to 2 regions:
The Aubrac.
It is a plateau in the northwest of the department that rises between  and , with a cold humid climate.
The highest point is Signal de Mailhebiau with .
The Margeride.
Located in the northeast of the department, these mountains are of granite and well forested.
The climate here is cold, but dryer than the climate in Aubrac.
The highest point is Signal de Randon with .
The Causses.
These are a series of very dry limestone plateaus in the south-west of the department.
The Cévennes, a southern part of the Massif Central and that is found in the south-east of the department.
Here is the highest point in the department, Mont Lozère at .
The Tarn, with its source on the Mont Lozère.
The Lot, with its source also on the Mont Lozère.
The Allier, with its source is in the mountainous region of Margeride.
The département is managed by the Departamental Council of Lozère in Mende.
Lozère is part of the region of Occitanie.
There are 2 arrondissements (districts), 13 cantons and 176 communes (municipalities) in Lozère.
Aumont-Aubrac (4801)
La Canourgue (4802)
Chirac (4803)
Le Collet-de-Dèze (4804)
Florac (4805)
Grandrieu (4806)
Langogne (4807)
Marvejols (4808)
Mende-1 (4809)
Mende-2 (4810)
Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole (4811)
Saint-Chély-d'Apcher (4812)
Saint-Étienne-du-Valdonnez (4813)
The inhabitants of Lozère are known, in French, as Lozériens (women: Lozériennes).
Lozère is the least populated French department.
It has a population, in 2014, of 76,360, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2.
The arrondissement of Mende, with 63,047 inhabitants, is by far the largest.
The other arrondissement, Florac, have 13,313 inhabitants.
The only important city is Mende with 11,542 people living there in 2014.
The subprefecture, Florac Trois Rivières, has 2,107 inhabitants.
General Council of Lozère
Comité Départemental du Tourisme en Lozère
Maine-et-Loire is a department found in the west of France in the Pays de la Loire region.
Its prefecture is Angers and its population is about 810,000 (2015 estimation).
Manche is a department found in the west of France in the Normandy region.
Its prefecture is Saint-Lô.
Its population is about 486,000 (2006 estimation).
Marne is a department in northeastern France named after the river Marne which flows through the department.
The prefecture (capital) of Marne is Châlons-en-Champagne (formerly known as Châlons-sur-Marne).
Marne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790 with Châlons-sur-Marne as is capital.
It was formed with part of the former province of Champagne.
In 1800, with the creation of the arrondissements in France, the six districts were changed into five arrondissements: Châlons-sur-Marne, Épernay, Reims, Sainte-Menehould and Vitry-le-François.
On 10 September 1926, the arrondissement of Sainte-Menehould was eliminated but in 1940 Sainte-Menehould was made again an arrondissement.
In 1995, the name of Châlons-sur-Marne was changed to Châlons-en-Champagne but it was rejected in 1997.
But, finally, this change was accepted in 1998.
The Marne department is in the Grand Est region after being part of the Champagne-Ardenne region till 2016.
It is surrounded by 6 departments in 3 regions:
Ardennes department (north)
Meuse department (east)
Haute-Marne department (southeast)
Aube department (south)
Seine-et-Marne department (southwest)
Aisne department (west)
Marne has an area of , the 7th largest department of the Metropolitan France.
The department is  long from Villeneuve-la-Lionne to Trois-Fontaines-l'Abbaye, and  wide from Cormicy to Clesles.
The Champagne crayeuse in the centre of the department; it is a plain where cereals are grown.
A region with low hills in the eastern part of the department.
Champagne vineyards, in the western part of the deparment.
Here is the Montagne de Reims ("Mountain of Reims") where are the highest points of the department in the forests of the Verzey commune; several hills are  high ().
The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Châlons-en-Champagne is a "Marine West Coast Climate" and of the subtype "Cfb".
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Châlons-en-Champagne is .
The average temperature for the year in Châlons-en-Champagne is .
Marne is managed by the Departmental Council of Marne in Châlons-en-Champagne.
There are 5 arrondissements (districts), 23 cantons and 616 communes (municipalities) in Marne.
Argonne Suippe et Vesle (5101)
Bourgogne (5102)
Châlons-en-Champagne-1 (5103)
Châlons-en-Champagne-2 (5104)
Châlons-en-Champagne-3 (5105)
Dormans-Paysages de Champagne (5106)
Épernay-1 (5107)
Épernay-2 (5108)
Fismes-Montagne de Reims (5109)
Mourmelon-Vesle et Monts de Champagne (5110)
Reims-1 (5111)
Reims-2 (5112)
Reims-3 (5113)
Reims-4 (5114)
Reims-5 (5115)
Reims-6 (5116)
Reims-7 (5117)
Reims-8 (5118)
Reims-9 (5119)
Sermaize-les-Bains (5120)
Sézanne-Brie et Champagne (5121)
Vertus-Plaine Champenoise (5122)
Vitry-le-François-Champagne et Der (5123)
The inhabitants of the Marne department are known, in French, as Marnais (women: Marnaises),
Marne had a population, in 2014, of 570,817, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2.
The arrondissement of Reims, with 296,374 inhabitants, is the arrondissement with more inhabitants.
The 10 communes with more inhabitants in the Marne department are:
Prefecture of the Marne department
Tourism in Champagne
Haute-Marne is a department in the northeast of France named after the Marner river.
It is in the Grand Est region and its prefecture (capital) is the city of Chaumont.
Haute-Marne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790 with Chaumont as is capital.
It was formed with parts of the former provinces of Champagne,  Burgundy, Lorraine and Franche-Comté.
In 1800, with the creation of the arrondissements in France, the six districts were changed into three arrondissements: Chaumont, Langres and Wassy.
On 10 September 1926, the arrondissement of Wassy was eliminated but in 1940 Wassy was made again an arrondissement but the subprefecture was moved to Saint-Dizier.
The Haute-Marne department is in the Grand Est region.
It is bordered by 6 departments in two regions:
Meuse department (north)
Vosges (east)
Aube (west)
Marne (northwest)
Haute-Saône (southeast)
Côte-d'Or (southwest)
Haute-Marne has an area of , and its highest point is in the Bois de Baissey in the commune Baissey in the southern part of the department; it is  high (), and is in the Langres plateau.
The main river is the Marne river; it starts in the Langres plateau and flows through  in the department.
The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Saint-Dizier is a "Marine West Coast Climate" and of the subtype "Cfb".
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Saint-Dizier is .
The average temperature for the year in Saint-Dizier is .
Haute-Marne is managed by the Departmental Council of Haute-Marne in Chaumont.
There are 5 arrondissements (districts), 23 cantons and 427 communes (municipalities) in Haute-Marne.
Bologne (5201)
Bourbonne-les-Bains (5202)
Chalindrey (5203)
Châteauvillain (5204)
Chaumont-1 (5205)
Chaumont-2 (5206)
Chaumont-3 (5207)
Eurville-Bienville (5208)
Joinville (5209)
Langres (5210)
Nogent (5211)
Poissons (5212)
Saint-Dizier-1 (5213)
Saint-Dizier-2 (5214)
Saint-Dizier-3 (5215)
Villegusien-le-Lac (5216)
Wassy (5217)
The inhabitants of the Haute-Marne department are known, in French, as Haut-Marnais (women: Haut-Marnaises),
Haute-Marne had a population, in 2014, of 180,673, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2.
The arrondissement of Saint-Dizier, with 71,371 inhabitants, is the arrondissement with more inhabitants.
The communes with more inhabitants in the Haute-Marne department are:
Prefecture of the Haute-Marne department
Tourism in Haute-Marne
Meurthe-et-Moselle is a department in the Grand Est region of France, named after the Meurthe and Moselle rivers.
The prefecture (capital) of Meurthe-et-Moselle is Nancy.
Meurthe-et-Moselle was created in 1871 at the end of the Franco-Prussian War from the parts of the former departments of Moselle and Meurthe that were left to France with Nancy as is capital.
It was divided in 4 arrondissements: Briey, Lunéville, Toul and Nancy.
On 10 September 1926, the arrondissements of Toul were eliminated but it was made again, in 1943, an arrondissement.
The Meurthe-et-Moselle department is in the Grand Est region.
It is bordered by 4 departments, all in the same region.
To the northwest, the department borders Belgium and Luxembourg.
Moselle department (north and east)
Bas-Rhin (a short distance in the southeast)
Vosges (south)
Meuse (west)
Meurthe-et-Moselle has an area of ; it is  from north to south and is  wide, forming a panhandle in the north of the department.
Its highest point is in the Roc de Taurupt () between the communes Bionville and Raon-sur-Plaine (Vosges) in the western part of the department; it is  high.
The main rivers in the department are the Meurthe and the Moselle; the department is named after this two rivers.
Other rivers are the Chiers (tributary of the Meuse) and the Vezouze (a tributary of the Meurthe).
The area around Nancy, at an altitude of about , is characterized by climates with few extremes of temperature.
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Nancy is .
The average temperature for the year in Nancy is .
Meurthe-et-Moselle is managed by the Departmental Council of Meurthe-et-Moselle in Nancy.
There are 4 arrondissements (districts), 23 cantons and 594 communes (municipalities) in Meurthe-et-Moselle.
Entre Seille et Meurthe
Grand Couronné
Jarny
Jarville-la-Malgrange
Laxou
Lunéville-1
Lunéville-2
Meine au Saintois
Nancy-1
Nancy-2
Nancy-3
Neuves-Maisons
Le Nord-Toulois
Pays de Briey
Saint-Max
Val de Lorraine Sud
Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy
The inhabitants of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department are known, in French, as Meurthois or Meurthe-et-Mosellans (women: Meurthoises or Meurthe-et-Mosellanes),
Meurthe-et-Moselle had a population, in 2013, of 731,004, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2.
The arrondissement of Nancy, with 417,430 inhabitants, is the arrondissement with more inhabitants.
The economy was highly dependent on mining until the 1960s.
There are iron, salt, and lime mines.
The urban area around Nancy has a very active economy based largely on services, research, and higher education.
Prefecture of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department
Meuse is a department found in the east of France in the Grand Est region.
Its prefecture is Bar-le-Duc.
Its population is about 193,000 (2006 estimation).
Morbihan (; , ) is a department found in the west of France in the Brittany region.
Its prefecture is Vannes and its population is about 677,000 (2006 estimation).
Cantons of the Morbihan department
Arrondissements of the Morbihan department
La Baule - Guérande Peninsula
Nièvre is a department in the centre of France, in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
It is named after the Nièvre river, a tributary of the Loire.
Its prefecture and largest city is Nevers.
Nièvre is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790 with Nevers as its capital.
It was formed from part of the old province of Nivernais and its name was written at first as Nyèvre.
In 1800, with the creation of the arrondissements in France, the nine districts were changed into four arrondissements: Nevers, Château-Chinon, Clamecy and Cosne.
On 10 September 1926, the arrondissement of Cosne was eliminated but in 1943 it became again an arrondissement of the department.
Nièvre is part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
The highest point of the department is Mont Préneley (),  high; it is in the commune Glux-en-Glenne.
Yonne (north)
Côte-d'Or (east)
Saône-et-Loire (southeast)
Allier (southwest)
Cher (west)
Loiret (nortwest)
Eastern zone, with small hills covered with forests; here is the Parc Naturel Régional du Morvan ("Morvan regional natural park").
Central zone, an agricultural zone.
Western zone, a zone organised along a north-south line formed by the valley of the Loire river; it is the zone of the department with higher population.
Nièvre is managed by the Departmental Council of Nièvre in Nevers.
There are 4 arrondissements (districts), 17 cantons and 309 communes (municipalities) in Nièvre.
La Charité-sur-Loire (5801)
Château-Chinon (5802)
Clamecy (5803)
Corbigny (5804)
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire (5805)
Decize (5806)
Fourchambault (5807)
Guérigny (5808)
Imphy (5809)
Luzy (5810)
Nevers-1 (5811)
Nevers-2 (5812)
Nevers-3 (5813)
Nevers-4 (5814)
Pouilly-sur-Loire (5815)
Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier (5816)
Varennes-Vauzelles (5817)
The inhabitants of Nièvre are known, in French, as Nivernais (women: Nivernaises).
Nièvre had a population, in 2014, of 213,569, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2.
The arrondissement of Nevers, with 118,087 inhabitants, is the arrondissement with more inhabitants.
The 10 communes with more inhabitants in the department are:
Agence de Développement Touristique de la Nièvre
Nord is a department in the north of France, in the Hauts-de-France region.
Its name is because the department is in the north of France.
Its prefecture is Lille.
In 1800, with the creation of the arrondissements in France, the eight districts were changed into six arrondissements: Avesnes, Bergues, Cambrai, Cassel, Douai and Lille.
The arrondissement of Valenciennes was created in 1824.
The subprefecture of Cassel was moved to Hazebrouck in 1857.
On 10 September 1926, the arrondissement of Hazebrouck was eliminated.
In 1962, the name of the commune Avesnes was changed to Avesnes-sur-Helpe.
Nord is part of the Hauts-de-France region.
Aisne (south)
Somme (southwest) (a short distance)
Pas-de-Calais (west)
The highest point in the department is in the commune of Anor () near the border with Belgium; it is  high.
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Lille is .
The average temperature for the year in Lille is .
Nord is managed by the Departmental Council of Aisne in Lille.
There are 6 arrondissements (districts), 41 cantons and 648 communes (municipalities) in Nord.
Aniche (5901)
Annœullin (5902)
Anzin (5903)
Armentières (5904)
Aulnoye-Aymeries (5905)
Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes (5906)
Avesnes-sur-Helpe (5907)
Bailleul (5908)
Cambrai (5909)
Le Cateau-Cambrésis (5910)
Caudry (5911)
Coudekerque-Branche (5912)
Croix (5913)
Denain (5914)
Douai (5915)
Dunkerque-1 (5916)
Dunkerque-2 (5917)
Faches-Thumesnil (5918)
Fourmies (5919)
Grande-Synthe (5920)
Hazebrouck (5921)
Lambersart (5922)
Lille-1 (5923)
Lille-2 (5924)
Lille-3 (5925)
Lille-4 (5926)
Lille-5 (5927)
Lille-6 (5928)
Marly (5929)
Maubeuge (5930)
Orchies (5931)
Roubaix-1 (5932)
Roubaix-2 (5933)
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (5934)
Sin-le-Noble (5935)
Templeuve (5936)
Tourcoing-1 (5937)
Tourcoing-2 (5938)
Valenciennes (5939)
Villeneuve-d'Ascq (5940)
Wormhout (5941)
The inhabitants of Nord are known, in French, as Nordistes.
Nord had a population, in 2014, of 2,603,472, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2.
The arrondissement of Lille, with 1,232,513 inhabitants, is the arrondissement with more inhabitants.
Tourism in Nord-Pas de Calais
Oise is a department found in the north of France in the Hauts-de-France region.
Its prefecture is Beauvais.
Its population is about 780,000 (2006 estimation).
Pas-de-Calais (Picard: Pas-Calés; Dutch: Nauw van Kales) is a department found in the north of France in the Hauts-de-France region.
Its prefecture is Arras.
Its population is about 1,456,000 (2006 estimation).
Puy-de-Dôme is a French department in the centre of France in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and named after the dormant volcano the Puy de Dôme.
Its prefecture is the city of Clermont-Ferrand.
Puy-de-Dôme was created in 1790 during the French Revolution, when the whole of France was divided into departments, replacing the old provinces.
Puy-de-Dôme was formed with part of the old province of Auvergne.
In 1800, with the creation of the arrondissements in France, the eight districts were changed into five arrondissements: Ambert, Clermont-Ferrand, Issoire, Riom and Thiers.
On 10 September 1926, the arrondissement of  Ambert was eliminated but, in 1942 Ambert became again an arrondissement of the department.
Allier (north)
Loire (east)
Haute-Loire (southeast)
Cantal (southwest)
Chaîne des Puys, to the northwest of the department; here is the Puy de Dôme, a dormant volcano.
Monts Dore, to the southwest of the department.
Here is the highest mountain of the department and of the Massif Central: Puy de Sancy, an extinct volcano (); it is  high.
Monts du Forez, to the east of the department
Livradois, to the south.
Massif des Bois Noirs, to the northeast.
Cézallier, to the southwest.
Puy-de-Dôme is part of the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
The department is managed by the Departamental Council of the Puy-de-Dôme in Clermont-Ferrand.
There are 5 arrondissements (districts), 31 cantons and 467 communes (municipalities) in Puy-de-Dôme.
Aigueperse (6301)
Ambert (6302)
Aubière (6303)
Beaumont (6304)
Billom (6305)
Brassac-les-Mines (6306)
Cébazat (6307)
Chamalières (6308)
Châtel-Guyon (6309)
Clermont-Ferrand-1 (6310)
Clermont-Ferrand-2 (6311)
Clermont-Ferrand-3 (6312)
Clermont-Ferrand-4 (6313)
Clermont-Ferrand-5 (6314)
Clermont-Ferrand-6 (6315)
Cournon-d'Auvergne (6316)
Gerzat (6317)
Issoire (6318)
Lezoux (6319)
Maringues (6320)
Les Martres-de-Veyre (6321)
Les Monts du Livradois (6322)
Orcines (6323)
Pont-du-Château (6324)
Riom (6325)
Saint-Éloy-les-Mines (6326)
Saint-Georges-de-Mons (6327)
Saint-Ours (6328)
Le Sancy (6329)
Thiers (6330)
Vic-le-Comte (6331)
The inhabitants of Puy-de-Dôme are known, in French, as Puydômois (women: Puydômoises).
Puy-de-Dôme has a population, in 2014, of 644,216, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2.
The arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand, with 375,518 inhabitants, is by far the largest.
Puy-de-Dome
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (Gascon: Pirenèus-Atlantics;  or ) is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France.
It takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.
Pyrénées-Atlantiques is one of the 83 French departments made during the French revolution, on 4 March 1790, with the name of Basses-Pyrénées.
It was created from parts of the old provinces of Guyenne, Béarn, and Gascony.
On 10 October 1969, the name of the department was changed from Basses-Pyrénées to Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Landes and Gers to the north,
Hautes-Pyrénées to the east,
The Pyrenees mountain range is found in the southern part of the department and goes, east to west, from the Col d'Aubisque, a mountain pass  south of Tarbes and Pau, to the mouth of the river Bidasoa.
The main river of the department is the Adour and all rivers in the department, except for some coastal small rivers, flow into this river.
Other important rivers are the Gaves réunis, formed by the rivers Gave d'Oloron and Gave de Pau, and the Nive.
The department is managed by the Departamental Council of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques in Pau.
Pyrénées-Atlantiques is part of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
There are 3 arrondissements (districts), 27 cantons and 546 communes (municipalities) in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Anglet (6401)
Artix et Pays de Soubestre (6402)
Baïgura et Mondarrain (6403)
Bayonne-1 (6404)
Bayonne-2 (6405)
Bayonne-3 (6406)
Biarritz (6407)
Billère et Coteaux de Jurançon (6408)
Le Cœur de Béarn (6409)
Hendaye-Côte Basque-Sud (6410)
Lescar, Gave et Terres du Pont-Long (6411)
Montagne Basque (6412)
Nive-Adour (6413)
Oloron-Sainte-Marie-1 (6414)
Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2 (6415)
Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel (6416)
Ouzom, Gave et Rives du Neez (6417)
Pau-1 (6418)
Pau-2 (6419)
Pau-3 (6420)
Pau-4 (6421)
Pays de Bidache, Amikuze et Ostibarre (6422)
Pays de Morlaàs et du Montanérès (6423)
Saint-Jean-de-Luz (6424)
Terres des Luys et Coteaux du Vic-Bilh (6425)
Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle (6426)
Vallées de l'Ousse et du Lagoin (6427)
The inhabitants of Pyrénées-Atlantiques are known, in French, as Basques et Béarnais (women: Basques et Béarnaises).
The Basques live mainly in the western part of the department and the Béarnais in the eastern part.
From 1790 to 1969, before the change of the name of the department, the inhabitants of this departmente were known as Bas-Pyrénéens.
The Pyrénées-Atlantiques has a population, in 2014, of 667,249, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2.
The arrondissement of Pau, with 305,089 inhabitants, is by far the largest.
The other two, Bayonne and Oloron-Sainte-Marie, have respectively 287,546 and 74,614 inhabitants.
Evolution of the population in Pyrénées-Atlantiques- 	-
The city with more people living in it is the capital, Pau, with 77,489 inhabitants, the  of the total population of the department.
The subprefectures of Bayonne and Oloron-Sainte-Marie have, respectively, 48,178 inhabitants () and 10,824 inhabitants ().
Hautes-Pyrénées () is a department in the southwest of France.
It is part of the Occitanie region and its main city is Tarbes.
Hautes-Pyrénées is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790.
It was created with parts of the former province of Gascony; these parts were the old province of Bigorre and the Pays des Quatre-Vallées.
Hautes-Pyrénées has an area of , or 0.81% of the country.
It is part of the Occitanie region and has two small territorial exclaves—a remnant from the Middle Ages—located within the neighboring département of Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Gers to the north
Haute-Garonne to the east
Pyrénées-Atlantiques to the west
The Pyrénées, along the border with Spain, cover the southern half of the department, with 66% of the department.
They form a natural barrier between France and Spain.
More than 30 mountains here are over  high.
The Pic Vignemale (), at , is the highest point of the department; it is on the border with Spain.
The main river of the department is the Adour river that flows through the cities of Tarbes and Bagnères-de-Bigorre.
Other rivers are the Gave de Pau and the Neste.
Hautes-Pyrénées has two small territorial exclaves—a remnant from the Middle Ages—within the neighboring département of Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Lourdes is .
The average temperature for the year in Lourdes is .
The département is managed by the Departamental Council of the Haute-Garonne in Tarbes.
The Hautes-Pyrénées is part of the region of Occitanie.
There are 3 arrondissements (districts), 17 cantons and 470 communes (municipalities) in the Hautes-Pyrénées.
Aureilhan (6501)
Bordères-sur-l'Échez (6502)
Les Coteaux (6503)
La Haute-Bigorre (6504)
Lourdes-1 (6505)
Lourdes-2 (6506)
Moyen Adour (6507)
Neste, Aure et Louron (6508)
Ossun (6509)
Tarbes-1 (6510)
Tarbes-2 (6511)
Tarbes-3 (6512)
Val d'Adour-Rustan-Madiranais (6513)
La Vallée de l'Arros et des Baïses (6514)
La Vallée de la Barousse (6515)
La Vallée des Gaves (6516)
Vic-en-Bigorre (6517)
The inhabitants of Hautes-Pyrénées are known, in French, as Haut-Pyrénéens (women: Haut-Pyrénéennes).
They are also known as the Bigourdans.
Hautes-Pyrénées has a population, in 2014, of 228,950, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2.
The arrondissement of Tarbes, with 143,753 inhabitants, is by far the largest.
The other two, Argelès-Gazost and Bagnères-de-Bigorre, have respectively 38,813 and 46,384 inhabitants.
The city with more people living in it is the capital, Tarbes (40,900), followed by Lourdes (14,361).
The subprefectures of Argelès-Gazost and Bagnères-de-Bigorre have, respectively, 3,020 and 7,602 inhabitants.
Departamental Council of Hautes-Pyrénées
Tourism & culture in Hautes-Pyrenees
Western Pyrenees National Park
Pyrénées-Orientales (English: Eastern Pyrenees; ; ) is a department in the region of Occitanie in southern France; it is next to the northern Spanish border and the Mediterranean Sea.
Pyrénées-Orientales was created in 1790 during the French Revolution, when the whole of France was divided into departments, replacing the old provinces.
Pyrénées-Orientales was formed by the province of Roussillon and Fenouillèdes (), a small piece of territory which had formerly been on the southern edge of Languedoc.
Pyrénées-Orientales has an area of .
It has the department of Aude to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the east, Spain to the south, and Andorra and the department of Ariège to the west.
The department is dominated by the Pyrenees mountain range.
The highest mountain is Pic Carlit () that is  high.
The best known mountain in the department is Le Canigou () that is  high.
There are three main rivers in the department: from north to south, Agly, Têt (the largest river of the department) and Tech; the Agly has its source in the Corbières hills, in the southern part of the Aude department.
The other two river has their sources in the Pyrenees.
The three rivers flow into the eastern Plain of Roussillon before they flow into the Mediterranean Sea.
Csa - Mediterranean climate with hot summers.
Cfa - Subtropical humid climate with hot summers.
Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
The département is managed by the Departamental Council of the Pyrénées-Orientales in Perpignan.
The Pyrénées-Orientales is part of the region of Occitanie.
There are 3 arrondissements (districts), 17 cantons and 226 communes (municipalities) in the Pyrénées-Orientales.
Les Aspres (6601)
Le Canigou (6602)
La Côte Sableuse (6603)
La Côte Salanquaise (6604)
La Côte Vermeille (6605)
Perpignan-1 (6606)
Perpignan-2 (6607)
Perpignan-3 (6608)
Perpignan-4 (6609)
Perpignan-5 (6610)
Perpignan-6 (6611)
La Plaine d'Illibéris (6612)
Les Pyrénées catalanes (6613)
Le Ribéral (6614)
La Vallée de la Têt (6615)
La Vallée de l'Agly (6616)
Vallespir-Albères (6617)
Pyrénées-Orientales has a population, in 2014, of 466,327, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2.
The arrondissement of Perpignan, with 349,959 inhabitants, is by far the largest.
The other two, Ceret and Prades, have respectively 73,192 and 43,176 inhabitants.
The only important city is Perpignan with 120,605 people living there in 2012.
The subprefectures Céret and Prades have 7,663 and 5,927, respectively.
The inhabitants of Pyrénées-Orientales are known, in French, as Pyrénaliens (women: Pyrénaliennes) or Catalans (women: Catalanes).
French is spoken by almost all the population.
Minority languages in the region are Catalan and Occitan, which between them are estimated to be spoken by rather more than a quarter of the population and understood by more than 40%.
On 10 December 2007, the Departamental Council of the Pyrénées-Orientales recognized Catalan as a regional language of the department, though French is still the only official language in France, according to the Constitution.
Prades () - site of the Catalan Summer University (Universitat Catalana d'Estiu).
Banyuls-sur-Mer (Catalan Banyuls de la Marenda) famous for its wines.
Prats de Molló - important defensive castle of the 17th century facing south to the Pyrenees.
Salses - important defensive castle of the 16th century, on the ancient frontier with Spain.
Departamental Council of Pyrénées-Orientales
Réseau Culturel Terre Catalane
Bas-Rhin (French pronunciation: [bɑ.ʁɛ̃]; Alsatian: Unterelsàss, ‘s Unterlànd or ‘s Ingerlànd; traditional German: Niederrhein; English: Lower Rhine) is a department in the Grand Est region of France, named after the Rhine river that flows along its eastern border.
The prefecture (capital) of Bas-Rhin is Strasbourg.
Bas-Rhin means "Lower Rhine", however, geographically speaking it belongs to the Upper Rhine region.
This is the last French department to have kept the term Bas, meaning "Lower", in its name.
Other departments using this word preferred to change their names.
Bas-Rhin is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790.
It was divided in four districts: Haguenau, Benfeld, Strasbourg and Wissembourg, with Strasbourg as is capital.
Soon, the district of Sarre-Union was created and the name of the district of Benfeld was changed to Sélestat (in its origins, Schlestadt).
In 1800, with the creation of the arrondissements in France, the five districts were changed into four arrondissements: Strasbourg, Barr, Saverne and Wissembourg.
The subprefecture of Barr was moved to Schlestadt (Sélestat) in 1806.
In 1919, Bas-Rhin is again an department when the territory became part of France with the arrondissements Strasbourg-Ville, Strasbourg-Campagne, Erstein, Haguenau, Molsheim, Saverne, Sélestat and Wissembourg.
The arrondissements Sélestat and Erstein were combined in 1974 to form the arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein.
In 2015, the arrondissements Strasbourg-Campagne and Wissembourg were eliminated and their territories passed to the remaining arrondissements, and only 5 were kept: Haguenau-Wissembourg, Molsheim, Saverne, Sélestat-Erstein and Strasbourg.
The Bas-Rhin department is in the Grand Est region and borders 5 departments, all in the Grand Est region: Haut-Rhin to the south, Vosges to the southwest, Meurthe-et-Moselle to the west and Moselle to the northwest.
To the north and east, the department borders Germany along the Rhine river.
Bas-Rhin has an area of .
Its highest point is Champ de Feu () in the southwestern part of the department; it is  high.
The area around Strasbourg, at an altitude of about , is characterized by climates with few extremes of temperature.
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Strasbourg is .
The average temperature for the year in Strasbourg is .
Bas-Rhin is managed by the Departmental Council of Bas-Rhin in Strasbourg.
There are 5 arrondissements (districts), 23 cantons and 517 communes (municipalities) in Bas-Rhin.
Bischwiller (6701)
Bouxwiller (6702)
Brumath (6703)
Erstein (6704)
Haguenau (6705)
Hœnheim (6706)
Illkirch-Graffenstaden (6707)
Ingwiller (6708)
Lingolsheim (6709)
Molsheim (6710)
Mutzig (6711)
Obernai (6712)
Reichshoffen (6713)
Saverne (6714)
Schiltigheim (6715)
Sélestat (6716)
Strasbourg-1 (6717)
Strasbourg-2 (6718)
Strasbourg-3 (6719)
Strasbourg-4 (6720)
Strasbourg-5 (6721)
Strasbourg-6 (6722)
Wissembourg (6723)
The inhabitants of the Bas-Rhin department are known, in French, as Bas-Rhinois or (women: Bas-Rhinoises),
Bas-Rhin had a population, in 2014, of 1,112,815, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2.
The arrondissement of Strasbourg, with 484,157 inhabitants, is the arrondissement with more inhabitants.
The 10 communes with more inhabitants in the Bas-Rhin department are:
Prefecture of the Bas-Rhin department
Haut-Rhin is a department in the Grand Est region of France, named after the Rhine river that flows along its eastern border.
Its name means Upper Rhine.
The prefecture (capital) of Haut-Rhin is Colmar.
Haut-Rhin is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790.
It was divided in three districts: Altkirch, Belfort and Colmar, with Colmar as is capital.
In 1800, with the creation of the arrondissements in France, the three districts were changed into five arrondissements: Colmar, Altkirch, Belfort, Delémont and Porrentruy.
The arrondissements Delémont and Porrentruy were eliminated in 1814 and transferred to Switzerland.
In 1919, Haut-Rhin is again an department when the territory became part of France with the arrondissements Colmar-Ville, Colmar-Campagne, Altkirch, Guebwiller, Mulhouse, Ribeauvillé and Thann.
Its capital is Colmar.
The arrondissements Colmar-Ville and Colmar-Campagne were combined in 1934 to form the arrondissement of Colmar.
In 2015, the arrondissements of Guebwiller and Ribeauvillé were eliminated and the name of the arrondissements of Thann and Colmar were changed to Thann-Guebwiller and Colmar-Ribeauvillé.
Haut-Rhin is the smaller and less populated of the two departments of the former administrative Alsace region.
It is in the Grand Est region and borders 3 departments in 2 regionsː
Haut-Rhin has an area of .
Its highest point is Grand Ballon () in the Vosges Mountains, in the eastern part of the department; it is  high.
The lowest point is  high along the Rhine river.
The area around Colmar, at an altitude of about , is characterized by climates with few extremes of temperature.
Haut-Rhin is managed by the Departmental Council of Haut-Rhin in Colmar.
There are 4 arrondissements (districts), 17 cantons and 366 communes (municipalities) in Haut-Rhin.
Altkirch (6801)
Brunstatt (6802)
Cernay (6803)
Colmar-1 (6804)
Colmar-2 (6805)
Ensisheim (6806)
Guebwiller (6807)
Kingersheim (6808)
Masevaux (6809)
Mulhouse-1 (6810)
Mulhouse-2 (6811)
Mulhouse-3 (6812)
Rixheim (6813)
Saint-Louis (6814)
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines (6815)
Wintzenheim (6816)
Wittenheim (6817)
The inhabitants of the Haut-Rhin department are known, in French, as Haut-Rhinois or (women: Haut-Rhinoises),
Haut-Rhin had a population, in 2014, of 760,134, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2.
The arrondissement of Mulhouse, with 350,032 inhabitants, is the arrondissement with more inhabitants.
The 10 communes with more inhabitants in the Haut-Rhin department are:
Prefecture of the Haut-Rhin department
1790 establishments
Rhône is a department in the center of France in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Its prefecture is Lyon and about 1,646,000 people live there (2006 estimation).
Haute-Saône is a department in the east of France.
It is named after the Saône river and its capital (prefecture) is the city of Vesoul.
Haute-Saône is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790.
It was divided in six districts: Jussey, Luxeuil, Lure, Vesoul, Gray and Champlitte with the capital in Gray alternating with Vesoul.
In 1794, only Gray remained as the capital.
In 1800, with the creation of the arrondissements in France, the six districts were changed into three arrondissements: Vesoul, Gray and Lure; the capital was moved from Gray to Vesoul.
On 10 September 1926, the arrondissement of Gray was eliminated.
Haute-Saône is part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
Jura (south)
Territoire de Belfort (east)
Haute-Marne (west)
Vosges (north)
The main river in the department is the Saône, that flows through the department from northeast to southwest.
The highest mountain in the department is Ballon de Servance (),  high; it is in the commune Servance-Miellin.
The average temperature for the year in Lure is .
The average amount of precipitation (rainfall) for the year in Lure is .
Haute-Saône is managed by the Departmental Council of Haute-Saône in Vesoul.
There are 2 arrondissements (districts), 17 cantons and 542 communes (municipalities) in Haute-Saône.
Dampierre-sur-Salon (7001)
Gray (7002)
Héricourt-1 (7003)
Héricourt-2 (7004)
Jussey (7005)
Lure-1 (7006)
Lure-2 (7007)
Luxeuil-les-Bains (7008)
Marnay (7009)
Mélisey (7010)
Port-sur-Saône (7011)
Rioz (7012)
Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse (7013)
Scey-sur-Saône-et-Saint-Albin (7014)
Vesoul-1 (7015)
Vesoul-2 (7016)
Villersexel (7017)
The inhabitants of Haute-Saône are known, in French, as Haut-Saônois (women: Haut-Saônoises).
Haute-Saône had a population, in 2014, of 238,347, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2.
The arrondissement of Vesoul, with 129,622 inhabitants, is the arrondissement with more inhabitants.
Destination 70 - Tourisme en Haute-Saône
Saône-et-Loire is a department in the centre of France.
It is named after the two main rivers in the department: the Saône and the Loire rivers.
The largest city in the department is Chalon-sur-Saône.
The prefecture (capital) is the smaller city of Mâcon.
Saône-et-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790 with Mâcon as its capital.
It was formed from combined parts of the old provinces of southern Burgundy and Bresse, uniting lands which have no true geographical unity.
It was divided in seven districts: Autun, Bourbon-Lancy, Chalon-sur-Saône, Charolles, Louhans, Mâcon and Semur-en-Brionnais.
That same year, the name of the district Semur-en-Brionnais was changed to Marcigny.
In 1800, with the creation of the arrondissements in France, the seven districts were changed into five arrondissements: Mâcon, Autun, Chalon-sur-Saône, Charolles and Louhans.
On 10 September 1926, the arrondissement of Louhans was eliminated but in 1942 it became again an arrondissement of the department.
Saône-et-Loire is part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
It has an area of ; the seventh largest department of France.
Côte-d'Or (north)
Nièvre (nortwest)
Jura (east)
Ain (southeast)
Rhône (south)
Loire (southwest)
Allier (west)
Autunois, to the northwest; it is the region around Autun.
Charolais, to the southwest and around the commune of Charolles.
Chalonnais, to the north with Chalon-sur-Saône as the main city.
Mâconnais, to the south and around the commune of Mâcon.
Bresse, to the east of the Saône river with Louhans as the main city.
The average temperature for the year in Charnay-lès-Mâcon, to the west of Mâcon and where is the local airport, is .
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Charnay-lès-Mâcon is .
Saône-et-Loire is managed by the Departmental Council of Saône-et-Loire in Mâcon.
There are 5 arrondissements (districts), 29 cantons and 567 communes (municipalities) in Saône-et-Loire.
Autun-1 (7101)
Autun-2 (7102)
Blanzy (7103)
Chagny (7104)