Regions of France - Regions and Their Capitals

Regions and Their Capitals

Metropolitan regions
Flag Region French name Other local name(s) Capital INSEE No. Derivation or status President
Alsace Alsace Alsatian: Elsàss
German: Elsass		 Strasbourg 42 Former German territory of Elsaß P. Richert (UMP)
Aquitaine Aquitaine Occitan: Aquitània
Basque: Akitania		 Bordeaux 72 Former Roman province of Aquitaine
plus Guyenne and Gascony		 A. Rousset (PS)
Auvergne Auvergne Occitan: Auvèrnhe / Auvèrnha Clermont-Ferrand 83 Former province of Auvergne R. Souchon (PS)
Brittany Bretagne Breton: Breizh
Gallo: Bertaèyn		 Rennes 53 Duchy of Brittany J-Y. Le Drian (PS)
Burgundy Bourgogne Burgundian: Bregogne / Borgoégne
Arpitan: Borgogne		 Dijon 26 Duchy of Burgundy F. Patriat (PS)
Centre Centre Orléans 24 Located in central France F. Bonneau (PS)
Champagne-Ardenne Champagne-Ardenne Châlons-en-
Champagne		 21 Former province of Champagne J-P. Bachy (PS)
Franche-Comté Franche-Comté Franc-Comtois: Fràntche-Comté
Arpitan: Franche-Comtât		 Besançon 43 Free County of Burgundy
(Franche-Comté)		 M-M. Dufay (PS)
Île-de-France Île-de-France Paris 11 Province of Ile-de-France and parts
of the former province of Champagne		 J-P. Huchon (PS)
Languedoc-Roussillon Languedoc-Roussillon Occitan: Lengadòc-Rosselhon
Catalan: Llenguadoc-Rosselló		 Montpellier 91 Former provinces of Languedoc
and Roussillon		 C. Bourquin (DVG)
Limousin Limousin Occitan: Lemosin Limoges 74 Former province of Limousin and parts
of Marche, Berry, Auvergne, Poitou
and Angoumois		 J-P. Denanot (PS)
Lorraine Lorraine German: Lothringen Metz 41 Former province of Lorraine plus
Barrois and the Three Bishoprics		 J-P. Masseret (PS)
Lower Normandy Basse-Normandie Norman: Basse-Normaundie Caen 25 Western half of former province of Normandy L. Beauvais (PS)
Midi-Pyrénées Midi-Pyrénées Occitan: Miègjorn-Pirenèus
Occitan: Mieidia-Pirenèus		 Toulouse 73 None; created for Toulouse M. Malvy (PS)
Nord-Pas-de-Calais Nord-Pas-de-Calais Dutch: Noord-Nauw van Kales Lille 31 Nord and Pas-de-Calais departments D. Percheron (PS)
Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire Breton: Broioù al Liger Nantes 52 None; created for Nantes J. Auxiette (PS)
Picardy Picardie Amiens 22 Former province of Picardy C. Gewerc (PS)
Poitou-Charentes Poitou-Charentes Poitiers 54 Former province of Poitou S. Royal (PS)
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Occitan:
Provença-Aups-Còsta d'Azur
Prouvènço-Aup-Costo d'Azur
Italian:
Provenza-Alpi-Costa Azzurra		 Marseille 93 Provence plus the former county of
Nice, principality of Orange and
Avignon		 M. Vauzelle (PS)
Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes Arpitan: Rôno-Arpes
Occitan: Ròse Aups		 Lyon 82 Created for Lyon from Dauphiné and
Lyonais provinces
and Savoy		 J-J. Queyranne (PS)
Upper Normandy Haute-Normandie Norman: Ĥâote-Normaundie Rouen 23 Eastern half of former province of Normandy A. Le Vern (PS)
The following region has the special status of territorial collectivity.
Corsica Corse Corsican: Corsica
Italian: Corsica		 Ajaccio 94 Territorial collectivity P. Giacobbi (PRG)
The following five regions have the special status of overseas region.
French Guiana Guyane Cayenne 03 Overseas region R. Alexandre (PSG)
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe Antillean Creole: Gwadloup Basse-Terre 01 Overseas region V. Lurel (PS)
Martinique Martinique Antillean Creole: Matinik Fort-de-France 02 Overseas region S. Letchimy (PPM)
Mayotte Mayotte Shimaore: Maore
Malagasy: Mahori		 Mamoudzou 05 Overseas region D. Zaïdani (DVG)
Reunion La Réunion Reunion Creole: La Rényon Saint-Denis 04 Overseas region D. Robert (UMP)

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