Regions

French territory is made up of:- 21 metropolitan régions- the "territorial authority" of Corsica- 4 "overseas regions" (Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guiana, Reunion)- 4 "overseas communities" (Mayotte, French Polynesia, Saint Pierre-and-Miquelon, Wallis-and-Futuna)- French Southern territories- New CaledoniaAlsace

Area: 8,280 km²  Population: 1,817,000 inhabitants 2 departments: Bas-Rhin (67) and Haut-Rhin (68)Main cities: Strasbourg, Colmar, Mulhouse 

 Aquitaine Area: 41,309 km² (the equivalent of Belgium, Holland or Switzerland)Population: 3,099,0005 departments: Dordogne (24), Gironde (33), Landes (40), Lot-et-Garonne (47) and Pyrenées Atlantiques (64).Main cities: Bordeaux, Pau, Périgueux, Bayonne Auvergne Area: 26,013 km²Population: 1,334,0004 departments: Allier (03), Cantal (15), Haute-Loire (43) and Puy-de-Dôme (63). Main city: Clermont-Ferrand

Basse-Normandie

Area: 17,589 km²Population: 1,449,0003 departments: Calvados (14), Manche (50) and Orne (61).Main city: Caen, Saint-Lô, Cherbourg  Burgundy Area: 31,582 km²Population: 1,624,0004 departments: Côte d'Or (21), Nievre (58), Saone-et-Loire (71) and Yonne (89).

Main city: Dijon, Auxerre, Chalon-sur-Saône, Mâcon 

Brittany

Area: 27,208 km²Population: 3,081,0004 departments: Côtes-d'Armor (22), Finistère (29), Ille-et-Vilaine (35) and Morbihan (56). Main cities: Rennes, Brest, Saint-Malo, Lorient, Quimper Centre Area: 39,151 km²Population: 2,505,000 6 departments: Cher (18), Eure-et-Loir (28), Indre (36), Indre-et-Loire (37), Loir-et-Cher (41) and Loiret (45). Main cities: Orléans, Tours, Blois, Châteauroux    Champagne-ArdenneArea: 25,606 km²Population: 1,339,0004 departments: Ardennes (08), Aube (10), Marne (51) and Haute-Marne (52).

Main city: Reims, Troyes, Châlon-en-Champagne 

Corsica

Area: 8,680 km² (island)Population: 279,000 2 departments: Corse-du-Sud (2a) and Haute-Corse (2b). Main cities: Bastia, Ajaccio

Franche Comté Area: 16,202 km²Population: 1,146,0004 departments:  Doubs (25), Jura (39), Haute-Saone (70) and Territoire de Belfort (90). Main cities: Besançon, Belfort  

Haute-Normandie

Area: 12,317 km²Population: 1,811,0002 departments: Eure (27) and Seine-Maritime (76).

Main city: Rouen, Le Havre

Ile-de-France

Area: 12,012 km²Population: 11,491,000 8 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)Main cities: Paris, Versailles, Créteil, Nanterre

Languedoc Roussillon Area: 27,376 km²Population: 2,520,0005 departments: Aude (11), Gard (30), Hérault (34), Lozère (48) and Pyrenées Orientales (66).

Main cities: Montpellier, Narbonne, Nîmes, Perpignan

Limousin Area: 16,942 km²Population: 725,000 3 departments: Correze (19), Creuse (23) and Haute-Vienne (87).

Main cities: Limoges, Tulle, Guéret

Lorraine Area: 23,547 km²Population: 2,339,0004 departments: Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), Meuse (55), Moselle (57) and Vosges (88).

Main cities: Nancy, Metz

Midi-Pyrénées

Area: 45,348 km²Population: 2,755,0008 departments: Ariege (09), Aveyron (12), Haute-Garonne (31), Gers (32), Lot (46), Hautes-Pyrénées (65), Tarn (81) and Tarn-et-Garonne (82)

Main cities: Toulouse, Tarbes, Montauban

Nord-Pas-de-Calais Area: 12,414 km²Population: 4,043,0002 departments: Nord (59) and Pas de Calais (62).

Main cities: Lille, Dunkerque, Calais, Roubaix

Pays de la Loire

Area: 32,082 km²Population: 3,426,000 5 departments: Loire-Atlantique (44), Maine-et-Loire (49), Mayenne (53), Sarthe (72) and Vendée (85)

Main cities: Nantes, Anger, Le Mans

Picardie

Area: 19,399 km²Population: 1,886,0003 departments: Aisne (02), Oise (60) and Somme (80).

Main cities: Amiens, Beauvais 

Poitou-Charente Area: 25,810 km²Population: 1,713,0004 departments: Charente (16), Charente-Maritime (17), Deux-Sevres (79) and Vienne (86).

Main cities: Poitiers, Angoulême, Niort, La Rochelle

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Area: 31,400 km² Population: 4,781,0006 departments: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), Hautes-Alpes (05), Alpes-Maritimes (06), Bouches-du-Rhône (13), Var (83) and Vaucluse (84).

Main cities: Marseilles, Nice, Toulon, Cannes

Rhône-Alpes

Area: 43,698 km² Population: 6,005,0008 departments: Ain (01), Ardèche (07), Drôme (26), Isere (38), Loire (42), Rhône (69), Savoie (73) and Haute-Savoie (74).

Main cities: Lyon, Grenoble, Chambéry, Saint-Etienne

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