France Regions Guide
Alsace
Region of eastern France comprising the départements of:
Haut-Rhin (67)
and Bas-Rhin (68)
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Aquitaine
Extensive south-western region comprising:
Dordogne (24)
Gironde (33)
Landes (40)
Lot-et-Garonne (47)
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)
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Auvergne
Region embracing a large part of the Massif Central, comprising:
Allier (03)
Cantal (15)
Haute-Loire (43)
Puy-de-Dome (63).
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Brittany
Region of the north-western France incorporating:
Côtes-d'Armor (22)
Finistère (29)
Ille-et-Vilaine (35)
Morbihan (56).
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Burgundy
Famous wine and mustard-producing region, comprising:
Côte-d'Or (21)
Nièvre (58)
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Yonne (89).
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Centre
Renowned for its historic royal palaces; considered France's geographical heart:
Cher (18)
Eure-et-Loir (28)
Indre (36)
Indre-et-Loire (37)
Loir-et-Cher (41)
Loiret (45)
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Champagne-Ardenne
Region to the east and north of Paris comprising the départements of:
Ardennes (08)
Aube (10)
Marne (51)
Haute-Marne (52)
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Corsica
Comprising the départements of:
Corse-du-Sud (2A)
Haute-Corse (2B)
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Franche-Comté
Eastern region bordering Switzerland and Germany and comprising:
Doubs (25)
Jura (39)
Haute-Saône (70)
Territoire de Belfort (90).
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Languedoc-Roussillon
Southern region bordering the Mediterranean and comprising:
Aude (11)
Gard (30)
Hérault (34)
Lozère (48
Pyrénées-Orientales (66)
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Limousin
Smallest and least populous of mainland regions, north-west of the Massif Central and comprising:
Corrèze (19),
Creuse (23) and
Haute-Vienne (87).
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Lorraine
Eastern region comprising the départements of:
Meurthe-et-Moselle (54),
Meuse (55),
Moselle (57) and
Vosges (88)
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Midi-Pyrénées
Region comprising the départements of:
Ariège (09)
Aveyron (12)
Haute-Garonne (31)
Gers (32)
Lot (46)
Hautes-Pyrénées (65)
Tarn (81) and
Tarn-et-Garonne (82)
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Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Region comprising the départements of:
Nord (59) and
Pas-de-Calais (62)
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Normandy
Normandy is split into two regions, Basse- and Haute-Normandie:
Basse-Normandie:
Calvados (14)
Manche (50)
Orne (61)
Haute-Normandie:
Eure (27)
Seine-Maritime (76)
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Paris and ÃŽle-de-France
The greater Paris region, comprising the départements of:
Paris (75),
Seine-et-Marne (77),
Yvelines (78),
Essonne (91),
Hauts-de-Seine (92),
Seine-St-Denis (93),
Val-de-Marne (94) and
Val-d'Oise(95).
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Pays de la Loire
Region embracing the western part of the Loire valley comprising the départements of:
Loire-Atlantique (44)
Maine-et-Loire (49)
Mayenne (53)
Sarthe (72) and
Vendée (85)
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Picardy
To the north of the Paris, an ancient province and a region comprising the départements of:
Aisne(02)
Oise (60) and
Somme (80)
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Poitou-Charentes
Region on the Atlantic coast of France, comprising the départements of:
Charente (16)
Charente-Maritime (17)
Deux-Sèvres (79) and
Vienne (86)
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Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur
Region comprising the départements of:
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)
Hautes-Alpes (05)
Alpes-Maritimes (06)
Bouches-du-Rhône (13)
Var (83)
Vaucluse (84)
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Rhone Alps
Extensive south-western region comprising:
Ain (01)
Ardèche (07)
Drôme (26)
Isère (38)
Loire (42)
Rhône (69)
Savoie (73)
Haute-Savoie (74)
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