Administrative Regions of France - France Travel Notes
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Travel Notes: Europe: France: Administrative Regions of France.
Regions of France
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France is made up of 18 administrative regions - 13 metropolitan regions and 5 overseas regions. Share on Facebook
Departments
Metropolitan regions are further divided into departments.
New Metropolitan Regions of France
On 1st January, 2016 France reduced the number of metropolitan regions from twenty-two down to thirteen.
Our colour-coded map helps illustrate the merging of regional France.
Old Regions of France
The Merging of Regional France
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes - Bourgogne-Franche-Comté - Bretagne (Brittany) - Centre-Val de Loire - Corse (Corsica) - Grand Est (Großer Osten) - Hauts-de-France - Ile-de-France - Normandie (Normandy) - Nouvelle-Aquitaine - Occitanie - Pays de la Loire - Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Touristic Regions in France
Canal du Midi - Champagne - Loire Valley.
Capital: Lyon.
Merged Regions: Auvergne, Rhône-Alpes.
Allier (03), Cantal (15), Haute-Loire (43), Puy-de-Dome (63).
Ain (01), Ardeche (07), Drome (26), Isere (38), Loire (42), Rhone (69), Savoie (73), Haute-Savoie (74).
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Destinations
Annecy, Clermont-Ferrand, Grenoble, Saint-Étienne.
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regional Tourism.
Capital: Dijon.
Merged Regions: Bourgogne, Franche-Comté.
Cote-d'Or (21), Nievre (58), Saone-et-Loire (71), Yonne (89).
Doubs (25), Jura (39), Haute-Saone (70), Territoire de Belfort (90).
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Destinations
Auxerre, Beaune, Belfort, Besançon, Chalon-sur-Saône, Dijon, Mâcon, Nevers.
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regional Tourism.
Bretagne (Brittany)
Capital: Rennes.
No change for the region of Bretagne.
Cotes-d'Armor (22), Finistere (29), Ille-et-Vilaine (35, Morbihan (56).
Brittany Destinations
Brest, Bruz, Cesson-Sévigné, Concarneau, Douarnenez, Fougères, Lanester, Lannion, Lorient, Morlaix, Plœmeur, Quimper Saint-Brieuc, Saint-Malo, Vannes, Vitré.
Capital: Orléans.
Although there was no territorial expansion for the region of Centre, they did opt for a name change; to encompass the touristic grandiose appeal of the Loire Valley.
Cher (18), Eure-et-Loir (28), Indre (36), Indre-et-Loire (37), Loir-et-Cher (41) and Loiret (45).
Centre-Val de Loire Destinations
Blois, Bourges, Chartres, Châteauroux, Dreux, Fleury-les-Aubrais, Joué-lès-Tours, Orléans, Tours, Vierzon.
Corse (Corsica)
Capital: Ajaccio.
No change for Corsica, although some on the island of Corse may still dream of independence from France; or at least more autonomy.
Corse-du-Sud (2A), Haute-Corse (2B).
Corsica Destinations
Bastia, Bonifacio, Calvi, Cargèse, Corte, Porto-Vecchio, Saint-Florent.
Grand Est (Großer Osten)
Capital: Strasbourg.
Merged Regions: Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne, Lorraine.
Bas-Rhin (67), Haut-Rhin (68).
Ardennes (08), Aube (10), Marne (51), Haute-Marne (52).
Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), Meuse (55), Moselle (57), Vosges (88).
Grand Est Destinations
Reims, Metz, Mulhouse, Nancy, Colmar, Troyes, Charleville-Mézières, Châlons-en-Champagne, Thionville, Haguenau, Épinal, Schiltigheim, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, Saint-Dizier, Épernay, Chaumont, Forbach, Montigny-lès-Metz, Sarreguemines, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, Saint-Louis.
Grand Est Regional Tourism.
Capital: Lille.
Merged Regions: Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardie.
Nord (59), Pas-de-Calais (62).
Aisne (02), Oise (60), Somme (80).
Hauts-de-France Destinations
Amiens, Roubaix, Tourcoing, Dunkirk, Calais, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Saint-Quentin, Beauvais, Valenciennes.
Hauts-de-France Regional Tourism.
Capital: Paris.
The capital of France sits in the Ile-de-France region.
Essonne (91), Hauts-de-Seine (92), Paris (75), Seine-et-Marne (77), Seine-Saint-Denis (93), Val-de-Marne (94), Val-d'Oise (95), Yvelines (78).
Normandie (Normandy)
Capital: Rouen.
Merged Regions: Basse-Normandie, Haute-Normandie.
Calvados (14), Manche (50), Orne (61).
Eure (27), Seine-Maritime (76).
Normandy Destinations
Alençon, Argentan, Avranches, Bayeux, Bernay, Caen, Cherbourg-Octeville, Deauville, Dieppe, Évreux, Fécamp, Flers, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, Le Grand-Quevilly, Le Havre, Le Petit-Quevilly, Lisieux, Louviers, Mont-Saint-Aignan, Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, Saint-Lô, Sotteville-lès-Rouen, Tourlaville, Vernon.
Normandy Regional Tourism.
Capital: Bordeaux.
Merged Regions: Aquitaine, Limousin, Poitou-Charentes.
Dordogne (24), Gironde (33), Landes (40), Lot-et-Garonne (47), Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64).
Correze (19), Creuse (23), Haute-Vienne (87).
Charente (16), Charente-Maritime (17), Deux-Sevres (79), Vienne (86).
Nouvelle-Aquitaine Destinations
Bayonne, Limoges, Poitiers, Pau, La Rochelle, Angoulême, Agen, Brive-la-Gaillarde, Niort, Périgueux, Bergerac, Villeneuve-sur-Lot, Dax, Mont-de-Marsan.
Nouvelle-Aquitaine Regional Tourism.
Capital: Toulouse.
Merged Regions: Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrenees.
Aude (11), Gard (30), Herault (34), Lozere (48), Pyrenees-Orientales (66).
Ariege (09), Aveyron (12), Haute-Garonne (31), Gers (32), Lot (46), Hautes-Pyrenees (65), Tarn (81), Tarn-et-Garonne (82).
Occitanie Destinations
Montpellier, Nîmes, Perpignan, Béziers, Montauban.
Occitanie Regional Tourism.
Capital: Nantes.
Although Pays de la Loire literally translates as 'Lands of the Loire', the region was originally created as a zone of influence for the city of Nantes.
Loire-Atlantique (44), Maine-et-Loire (49), Mayenne (53), Sarthe (72), Vendee (85).
Pays de la Loire Destinations
Angers, Cholet, La Roche-sur-Yon, Laval, Le Mans, Saint-Nazaire.
Capital: Marseille.
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur consists of the former province of Provence as well as some adjacent territories in the French Alps and along the French Riviera (Côte d'Azur).
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), Hautes-Alpes (05), Alpes-Maritimes (06), Bouches-du-Rhone (13), Var (83), Vaucluse (84).
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Destinations
Aix-en-Provence, Antibes, Arles, Aubagne, Avignon, Cannes, Draguignan, Fréjus, Grasse, Hyères, Juan-les-Pins, La Seyne-sur-Mer, Le Cannet, Mandelieu-la-Napoule, Marseille, Martigues, Mougins, Nice, Toulon, Villeneuve-Loubet.
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