Groups of départements
only became known as régions in 1982.
Some regions reused the names of the traditional
provinces, but their geographical borders may differ from those of the provinces.
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Alsace, Aquitaine,
Auvergne, Basse-Normandie, Bourgogne, Bretagne, Centre,
Champagne-Ardenne, Corse, Franche-Comté, Haute-Normandie,
Île-de-France, Languedoc-Roussillon,
Limousin, Lorraine, Midi-Pyrénées, Nord-Pas-de-Calais,
Pays de la Loire, Picardie, Poitou-Charentes, Provence-Alpes-Côte
d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes.
Area of Alsace: 8,280 km².
Departments: Bas-Rhin (67), and Haut-Rhin (68).
Neighbouring Regions: Franche-Comté,
Lorraine.
Neighbouring countries: Germany,
Switzerland.
Regional prefecture: Strasbourg.
Area of Aquitaine: 41,309 km².
Departments: Dordogne (24), Gironde (33), Landes (40), Lot-et-Garonne (47) and Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64).
Neighbouring Regions: Limousin, Midi-Pyrénées, Poitou-Charentes.
Neighbouring country: Spain.
Regional prefecture: Bordeaux.
Area of Auvergne: 26,013 km².
Departments: Allier (03), Cantal (15), Haute-Loire (43) and Puy-de-Dôme (63).
Neighbouring Regions: Bourgogne, Centre, Limousin, Midi-Pyrénées, Rhône-Alpes.
Regional prefecture:
Clermont-Ferrand.
Area of Basse-Normandie:
17,589 km².
Departments: Calvados (14), Manche (50) and Orne (61).
Neighbouring Regions: Bretagne, Centre, Haute-Normandie,
Pays de la Loire.
Regional prefecture: Caen.
Area of Bourgogne: 31,582 km².
Departments: Côte-d'Or (21), Nièvre (58), Saône-et-Loire (71) and Yonne (89).
Neighbouring Regions: Auvergne, Centre, Champagne-Ardennes,
Franche-Comté, Ile-de-France,
Rhône-Alpes.
Regional prefecture: Dijon.
Area of Bretagne: 27,209 km².
Departments: Côtes-d'Armor (22), Finistère (29), Ille-et-Vilaine (35) and Morbihan (56).
Neighbouring Regions: Basse-Normandie,
Pays de la Loire.
Regional prefecture: Rennes.
Area of Centre: 39,151 km².
Departments: Cher (18), Eure-et-Loir (28), Indre (36), Indre-et-Loire (37), Loir-et-Cher (41) and Loiret (45).
Neighbouring Regions: Auvergne, Bourgogne, Basse-Normandie,
Haute-Normandie, Ile-de-France,
Limousin, Pays de la
Loire, Poitou-Charentes.
Regional prefecture: Orléans.
Area of Champagne-Ardenne:
25,606 km².
Departments: Ardennes (08), Aube (10), Marne (51) and Haute-Marne (52).
Neighbouring Regions: Bourgogne, Franche-Comté, Ile-de-France,
Lorraine, Picardie.
Neighbouring country: Belgium.
Regional prefecture:
Châlons-en-Champagne.
Area of Corsica: 8,680 km².
Departments: Corse-du-Sud (2A) and Haute-Corse (2B).
Regional prefecture: Ajaccio.
Area of Franche-Comté: 16,202
km².
Departments: Doubs (25), Jura (39), Haute-Saône (70) and Territoire de Belfort (90).
Neighbouring Regions: Alsace, Bourgogne, Champagne-Ardenne,
Lorraine, Rhône-Alpes.
Neighbouring country: Switzerland.
Regional prefecture: Besançon.
Area of Haute-Normandie:
12,318 km².
Departments: Eure (27) and Seine-Maritime (76).
Neighbouring Regions: Basse-Normandie,
Centre, Ile-de-France,
Picardie.
Regional prefecture: Rouen.
Area of Île-de-France: 12,011
km².
Departments: Essonne (91), Hauts-de-Seine (92), Paris (75), Seine-et-Marne (77), Seine-Saint-Denis (93), Val-de-Marne (94), Val-d'Oise (95) and Yvelines (78).
Neighbouring Regions: Haute-Normandie,
Bourgogne, Centre, Champagne-Ardenne, Picardie.
Regional prefecture: Paris.
Area of Languedoc-Roussillon:
27,376 km².
Departments: Aude (11), Gard (30), Hérault (34), Lozère (48) and Pyrénées-Orientales (66).
Neighbouring Regions: Auvergne, Midi-Pyrénées, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes.
Neighbouring countries: Andorra, Spain.
Regional prefecture: Montpellier.
Area of Limousin: 16,942 km².
Departments: Corrèze (19), Creuse (23) and Haute-Vienne (87).
Neighbouring Regions: Aquitaine, Auvergne, Centre, Midi-Pyrénées, Poitou-Charentes.
Regional prefecture: Limoges.
Area of Lorraine: 23,547 km².
Departments: Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), Meuse (55), Moselle (57) and Vosges (88).
Neighbouring Regions: Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne, Franche-Comté.
Neighbouring countries: Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg.
Regional prefecture: Metz.
Area of Midi-Pyrénées: 45,349
km².
Departments: Ariège (09), Aveyron (12), Haute-Garonne (31), Gers (32), Lot
(46), Hautes-Pyrénées (65), Tarn (81) and Tarn-et-Garonne (82).
Neighbouring Regions: Aquitaine, Auvergne, Languedoc-Rousillon,
Limousin.
Neighbouring countries: Andorra, Spain.
Regional prefecture: Toulouse.
Area of Nord-Pas-de-Calais:
12,413 km².
Departments: Nord (59) and Pas-de-Calais (62).
Neighbouring Region: Picardie.
Neighbouring country: Belgium.
Regional prefecture: Lille.
Area of Pays de la Loire:
32,082 km².
Departments: Loire-Atlantique (44), Maine-et-Loire (49), Mayenne (53), Sarthe (72) and Vendée (85).
Neighbouring Regions: Basse-Normandie,
Bretagne, Centre, Poitou-Charentes.
Regional prefecture: Nantes.
Area of Picardie: 19,399 km².
Departments: Aisne (02), Oise (60) and Somme (80).
Neighbouring Regions: Champagne-Ardenne,
Haute-Normandie, Ile-de-France,
Nord-Pas-de-Calais.
Regional prefecture: Amiens.
Area of Poitou-Charentes:
25,809 km².
Departments: Charente (16), Charente-Maritime (17), Deux-Sèvres (79) and Vienne (86).
Neighbouring Regions: Aquitaine, Centre, Limousin, Pays de la Loire.
Regional prefecture: Poitiers.
Area of Provence-Alpes-Côte
d'Azur: 31,400 km².
Departments: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), Hautes-Alpes (05), Alpes-Maritimes (06), Bouches-du-Rhône (13), Var (83) and Vaucluse (84).
Neighbouring Regions: Languedoc-Roussillon,
Rhône-Alpes.
Neighbouring countries: Italy, Monaco.
Regional prefecture: Marseille.
Area of Rhône-Alpes: 43,698 km².
Departments: Ain (01), Ardèche (07), Drôme (26), Isère (38), Loire (42), Rhône (69), Savoie (73) and Haute-Savoie (74).
Neighbouring Regions: Auvergne, Bourgogne, Franche-Comté,
Languedoc-Roussillon, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur.
Neighbouring countries: Italy, Switzerland.
Regional prefecture: Lyon.
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