Regions of France

France is divided into 18 administrative regions (regions). These regions are a kind of local government.

Thirteen regions are in Metropolitan France (the part of the country that is in Europe). Each region contains a few of the Departments of France. Corsica has a different status than the other 12 metropolitan regions. It is called collectivist territorial. Five regions are overseas.

The Law of Decentralization in 1982 created 27 regions. In 2016, some regions were combined and there are now 18.

Regions of France
Flag^[1]	Region	Capital	Km2	Etymology
	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	Lyon	69 711	Auvergne, Rhône-Alpes
	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	Dijon	47 784	Burgundy, Franche-Comté
	Brittany	Rennes	27 208	Duchy of Brittany
	Centre-Val de Loire^[2]	Orléans	39 151	North-central France; crosses the middle of the Loire Valley
	Corsica	Ajaccio	8 722	Territorial collectivity
	Grand Est	Strasbourg	57 433
	Hauts-de-France	Lille	31 813
	Île-de-France	Paris	12 012	Province of Île-de-France
	Normandy	Rouen	30,627	Duchy of Normandy
	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	Bordeaux	84 061
	Occitanie	Toulouse	72 724
	Pays de la Loire	Nantes	32 082	None; created for Nantes
	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (PACA)	Marseille	31 400	Former province of Provence
The following five overseas departments also have the special status of overseas region.
	French Guiana	Cayenne	83 534	Overseas region
	Guadeloupe	Basse-Terre	1 628	Overseas region
	Martinique	Fort-de-France	1 128	Overseas region
	Mayotte	Mamoudzou	374	Overseas region
	Réunion	Saint-Denis	2 512	Overseas region