Administrative Regions of France
| S.N. | Region | Type | Other Local Name(s) | Capital | Area (km2) | Seats in Regional Council | INSEE No. | Former Regions (until 2016) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (Auvergne-Rhône-Alps) | Metropolitan region | Occitan: Auvèrnhe-Ròse-Aups, Francoprovençal: Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Arpes | Lyon | 69,711 | 204 | 84 | Auvergne, Rhône-Alpes |
| 2 | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (Burgundy-Free County) | Metropolitan region | Francoprovençal: Borgogne-Franche-Comtât | Dijon | 47,784 | 100 | 27 | Burgundy, Franche-Comté |
| 3 | Bretagne (Brittany) | Metropolitan region | Breton: Breizh, Gallo: Bertaèyn | Rennes | 27,208 | 83 | 53 | unchanged |
| 4 | Centre-Val de Loire (Centre-Loire Valley) | Metropolitan region | Orléans | 39,151 | 77 | 24 | Centre | |
| 5 | Corse (Corsica) | Metropolitan region | Corsican: Corsica | Ajaccio | 8,680 | 63 | 94 | unchanged |
| 6 | Grand Est (Great East) | Metropolitan region | German: Großer Osten | Strasbourg | 57,441 | 169 | 44 | Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne, Lorraine |
| 7 | Hauts-de-France (Upper France) | Metropolitan region | Lille | 31,806 | 170 | 32 | Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardy | |
| 8 | Île-de-France (Island of France) | Metropolitan region | Paris | 12,011 | 209 | 11 | unchanged | |
| 9 | Normandie (Normandy) | Metropolitan region | Norman: Normaundie | Rouen | 29,907 | 102 | 28 | Upper Normandy, Lower Normandy |
| 10 | Nouvelle-Aquitaine (New Aquitaine) | Metropolitan region | Occitan: Nòva Aquitània / Nava Aquitània / Novela Aquitània Basque: Akitania Berria | Bordeaux | 84,036 | 183 | 75 | Aquitaine, Limousin, Poitou-Charentes |
| 11 | Occitanie(Occitania) | Metropolitan region | Occitan: Occitània, Catalan: Occitània | Toulouse | 72,724 | 158 | 76 | Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrénées |
| 12 | Pays de la Loire (Loire Countries) | Metropolitan region | Breton: Broioù al Liger | Nantes | 32,082 | 93 | 52 | unchanged |
| 13 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (Provence-Alps-Azure Coast) | Metropolitan region | Provençal: Provença-Aups-Còsta d'Azur (Prouvènço-Aup-Costo d'Azur) | Marseille | 31,400 | 123 | 93 | unchanged |
| 14 | Guadeloupe | Overseas region | Antillean Creole: Gwadloup | Basse-Terre | 1,628 | 41 | 1 | unchanged |
| 15 | Guyane (French Guiana) | Overseas region | Cayenne | 83,534 | 51 | 3 | unchanged | |
| 16 | La Réunion (Réunion) | Overseas region | Reunion Creole: La Rényon | Saint-Denis | 2,504 | 45 | 4 | unchanged |
| 17 | Martinique | Overseas region | Antillean Creole: Matinik | Fort-de-France | 1,128 | 51 | 2 | unchanged |
| 18 | Mayotte | Overseas region | Shimaore: Maore, Malagasy: Mahori | Mamoudzou | 374 | 26 | 6 | unchanged |
Current Departments of France
| S.N. | Department | INSEE Code | Prefecture | Region | Named after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ain | 1 | Bourg-en-Bresse | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Ain (river) |
| 2 | Aisne | 2 | Laon | Hauts-de-France | Aisne (river) |
| 3 | Allier | 3 | Moulins | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Allier (river) |
| 4 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 2 | 4 | Digne-les-Bains | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Alps mountains and Provence region |
| 5 | Hautes-Alpes | 5 | Gap | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Alps mountains |
| 6 | Alpes-Maritimes | 6 | Nice | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Alps mountains |
| 7 | Ardèche | 7 | Privas | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Ardèche (river) |
| 8 | Ardennes | 8 | Charleville-Mézières | Grand Est | Ardennes Forest |
| 9 | Ariège | 9 | Foix | Occitanie | Ariège (river) |
| 10 | Aube | 10 | Troyes | Grand Est | Aube (river) |
| 11 | Aude | 11 | Carcassonne | Occitanie | Aude (river) |
| 12 | Aveyron | 12 | Rodez | Occitanie | Aveyron (river) |
| 13 | Bouches-du-Rhône | 13 | Marseille | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Rhône (river) |
| 14 | Calvados | 14 | Caen | Normandy | Latin calva dorsa ("bare backs"), referring to two offshore rocks |
| 15 | Cantal | 15 | Aurillac | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Mounts of Cantal |
| 16 | Charente | 16 | Angoulême | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Charente (river) |
| 17 | Charente-Maritime 3 | 17 | La Rochelle | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Charente (river) |
| 18 | Cher | 18 | Bourges | Centre-Val de Loire | Cher (river) |
| 19 | Corrèze | 19 | Tulle | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Corrèze (river) |
| 20 | Corse-du-Sud 19 | 2A | Ajaccio | Corsica | Island of Corsica |
| 21 | Haute-Corse 19 | 2B | Bastia | Corsica | Island of Corsica |
| 22 | Côte-d'Or | 21 | Dijon | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | Color of Burgundy Vineyards during Autumn. |
| 23 | Côtes-d'Armor 4 | 22 | Saint-Brieuc | Brittany | coasts of Armorica |
| 24 | Creuse | 23 | Guéret | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Creuse (river) |
| 25 | Dordogne | 24 | Périgueux | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Dordogne (river) |
| 26 | Doubs | 25 | Besançon | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | Doubs (river) |
| 27 | Drôme | 26 | Valence | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Drôme (river) |
| 28 | Eure | 27 | Évreux | Normandy | Eure (river) |
| 29 | Eure-et-Loir | 28 | Chartres | Centre-Val de Loire | Eure and Loir rivers |
| 30 | Finistère | 29 | Quimper | Brittany | Finis Terræ (end of earth) |
| 31 | Gard | 30 | Nîmes | Occitanie | Gardon (river) |
| 32 | Haute-Garonne | 31 | Toulouse | Occitanie | Garonne (river) |
| 33 | Gers | 32 | Auch | Occitanie | Gers (river) |
| 34 | Gironde 5 | 33 | Bordeaux | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Gironde estuary |
| 35 | Hérault | 34 | Montpellier | Occitanie | Hérault (river) |
| 36 | Ille-et-Vilaine | 35 | Rennes | Brittany | Ille and Vilaine rivers |
| 37 | Indre | 36 | Châteauroux | Centre-Val de Loire | Indre (river) |
| 38 | Indre-et-Loire | 37 | Tours | Centre-Val de Loire | Indre and Loire rivers |
| 39 | Isère | 38 | Grenoble | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Isère (river) |
| 40 | Jura | 39 | Lons-le-Saunier | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | Jura Mountains |
| 41 | Landes | 40 | Mont-de-Marsan | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Landes forest |
| 42 | Loir-et-Cher | 41 | Blois | Centre-Val de Loire | Loir and Cher rivers |
| 43 | Loire | 42 | Saint-Étienne | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Loire (river) |
| 44 | Haute-Loire | 43 | Le Puy-en-Velay | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Loire (river) |
| 45 | Loire-Atlantique 6 | 44 | Nantes | Pays de la Loire | Loire (river) and Atlantic Ocean |
| 46 | Loiret | 45 | Orléans | Centre-Val de Loire | Loiret (river) |
| 47 | Lot | 46 | Cahors | Occitanie | Lot (river) |
| 48 | Lot-et-Garonne | 47 | Agen | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Lot and Garonne rivers |
| 49 | Lozère | 48 | Mende | Occitanie | Mont Lozère |
| 50 | Maine-et-Loire 7 | 49 | Angers | Pays de la Loire | Maine and Loire rivers |
| 51 | Manche | 50 | Saint-Lô | Normandy | English Channel |
| 52 | Marne | 51 | Châlons-en-Champagne | Grand Est | Marne (river) |
| 53 | Haute-Marne | 52 | Chaumont | Grand Est | Marne (river) |
| 54 | Mayenne | 53 | Laval | Pays de la Loire | Mayenne (river) |
| 55 | Meurthe-et-Moselle | 54 | Nancy | Grand Est | Meurthe and Moselle rivers |
| 56 | Meuse | 55 | Bar-le-Duc | Grand Est | Meuse (river) |
| 57 | Morbihan | 56 | Vannes | Brittany | Gulf of Morbihan |
| 58 | Moselle | 57 | Metz | Grand Est | Moselle (river) |
| 59 | Nièvre | 58 | Nevers | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | Nièvre (river) |
| 60 | Nord | 59 | Lille | Hauts-de-France | North |
| 61 | Oise | 60 | Beauvais | Hauts-de-France | Oise (river) |
| 62 | Orne | 61 | Alençon | Normandy | Orne (river) |
| 63 | Pas-de-Calais | 62 | Arras | Hauts-de-France | Strait of Dover |
| 64 | Puy-de-Dôme | 63 | Clermont-Ferrand | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Puy de Dôme volcano |
| 65 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques 8 | 64 | Pau | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pyrenees and Atlantic Ocean |
| 66 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 65 | Tarbes | Occitanie | Pyrenees |
| 67 | Pyrénées-Orientales | 66 | Perpignan | Occitanie | Pyrenees |
| 68 | Bas-Rhin | 67 | Strasbourg | Grand Est | Rhine (river) |
| 69 | Haut-Rhin | 68 | Colmar | Grand Est | Rhine (river) |
| 70 | Rhône | 69 | Lyon (provisional) | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Rhône (river) |
| 71 | Lyon Metropolis 18 | 69M | Lyon | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | commune of Lyon |
| 72 | Haute-Saône | 70 | Vesoul | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | Saône (river) |
| 73 | Saône-et-Loire | 71 | Mâcon | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | Saône and Loire rivers |
| 74 | Sarthe | 72 | Le Mans | Pays de la Loire | Sarthe (river) |
| 75 | Savoie | 73 | Chambéry | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | region of Savoy |
| 76 | Haute-Savoie | 74 | Annecy | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | region of Savoy |
| 77 | Paris 9 | 75 | Paris | Île-de-France | commune of Paris |
| 78 | Seine-Maritime 10 | 76 | Rouen | Normandy | Seine (river) |
| 79 | Seine-et-Marne | 77 | Melun | Île-de-France | Seine and Marne rivers |
| 80 | Yvelines 11 | 78 | Versailles | Île-de-France | Forest of Yvelines |
| 81 | Deux-Sèvres | 79 | Niort | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Sèvre Nantaise and Sèvre Niortaise rivers |
| 82 | Somme | 80 | Amiens | Hauts-de-France | Somme (river) |
| 83 | Tarn | 81 | Albi | Occitanie | Tarn (river) |
| 84 | Tarn-et-Garonne | 82 | Montauban | Occitanie | Tarn and Garonne rivers |
| 85 | Var | 83 | Toulon | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Var (river) |
| 86 | Vaucluse | 84 | Avignon | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Fontaine de Vaucluse spring |
| 87 | Vendée | 85 | La Roche-sur-Yon | Pays de la Loire | Vendée (river) |
| 88 | Vienne | 86 | Poitiers | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Vienne (river) |
| 89 | Haute-Vienne | 87 | Limoges | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Vienne (river) |
| 90 | Vosges | 88 | Épinal | Grand Est | Vosges Mountains |
| 91 | Yonne | 89 | Auxerre | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | Yonne (river) |
| 92 | Territoire de Belfort | 90 | Belfort | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | commune of Belfort |
| 93 | Essonne 12 | 91 | Évry | Île-de-France | Essonne (river) |
| 94 | Hauts-de-Seine 13 | 92 | Nanterre | Île-de-France | Seine (river) |
| 95 | Seine-Saint-Denis 14 | 93 | Bobigny | Île-de-France | Seine (river) |
| 96 | Val-de-Marne | 94 | Créteil | Île-de-France | Marne (river) |
| 97 | Val-d'Oise | 95 | Pontoise 15 | Île-de-France | Oise (river) |
| 98 | Guadeloupe 16 | 971 | Basse-Terre | Guadeloupe | Island of Guadeloupe |
| 99 | Martinique 16 | 972 | Fort-de-France | Martinique | Island of Martinique |
| 100 | Guyane 16 | 973 | Cayenne | French Guiana | The Guianas |
| 101 | La Réunion 16 | 974 | Saint-Denis | Réunion | Island of Réunion |
| 102 | Mayotte 17 | 976 | Mamoudzou | Mayotte | Island of Mayotte |