| Regions of France |
| France is divided into 22 regions |
Metropolitan France is divided into 22 régions, which are further divided into
départements.
(English translations are provided for the French regions that have different names in the two languages)
| Région | in English |
| Alsace | |
| Aquitaine | |
| Auvergne | |
| Bourgogne | Burgundy |
| Basse-Normandie | Lower Normandy |
| Bretagne | Brittany |
| Centre | |
| Champagne-Ardenne | |
| Corse | Corsica |
| Franche-Comté | |
| Haute-Normandie | Upper Normandy |
| Île-de-France | Isle of France |
| Languedoc-Roussillon | |
| Limousin | |
| Lorraine | |
| Midi-Pyrénées | Southern Pyrénées |
| Nord-Pas-de-Calais | North-Calais, North Straits of Dover |
| Pays de la Loire | Western Loire |
| Picardie | Picardy |
| Poitou-Charentes | |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Rhône-Alpes |
| French Geography French-speaking countries |
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