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French Regions

France is divided into 26 regions

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France is divided into 26 régions: 22 in la Métropole, plus 4 overseas regions, known as ROM. English translations are provided (in parentheses) when the French region has a different name in the two languages.

Alsace

Aquitaine

Auvergne

Bourgogne   (Burgundy)

Basse-Normandie   (Lower Normandy)

Bretagne   (Brittany)

Centre   (Central France)

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, PACA   (Provence)

Rhône-Alpes


Régions d'outre-mer   (Overseas Regions)

Guadeloupe

Guyane   (French Guyana)

Martinque

La Réunion   (Réunion Island)

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