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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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