Regions of France facts for kids

Hauts-de-
France

Normandy

Ile-de-
France

Grand Est

Bourgogne-
Franche-
Comté

Centre-
Val de Loire

Pays de la
Loire

Brittany

Nouvelle-
Aquitaine

Auvergne-
Rhône-Alpes

Occitanie

Provence-
Alpes-
Côte d'Azur

Corsica

French Guiana

Guadeloupe

Martinique

Mayotte

Réunion

Belgium

Luxembourg

Germany

Switzerland

Italy

United Kingdom

Andorra

Brazil

Suriname

Spain

Monaco

Channel

Bay of
Biscay

Ligurian
Sea

Mediterranean
Sea

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

Thirteen regions are in Metropolitan France (the part of the country that is in Europe). Corsica has a different status than the other 12 metropolian regions. It is called collectivité territoriale. Five regions are overseas.

There used to be 27 regions. In 2016, some regions were combined and there are now 18.

Regions and their capitals

Regions of France

Flag	Region	Capital	INSEE No.	Etymology
	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	Lyon	84	Auvergne, Rhône-Alpes
	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	Dijon	27	Burgundy, Franche-Comté
	Brittany	Rennes	53	Duchy of Brittany
	Centre-Val de Loire	Orléans	24	Located in north-central France; straddles the middle of the Loire Valley
	Corsica	Ajaccio	94	Territorial collectivity
	Grand Est	Strasbourg	44
	Hauts-de-France	Lille	32
	Île-de-France	Paris	11	Province of Île-de-France
	Normandy	Rouen	28	Duchy of Normandy
	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	Bordeaux	75
	Occitanie	Toulouse	76
	Pays de la Loire	Nantes	52	None; created for Nantes
	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (PACA)	Marseille	93	Former province of Provence
The following five overseas departments also have the special status of overseas region.
	French Guiana	Cayenne	03	Overseas region
	Guadeloupe	Basse-Terre	01	Overseas region
	Martinique	Fort-de-France	02	Overseas region
	Mayotte	Mamoudzou	05	Overseas region
	Réunion	Saint-Denis	04	Overseas region

See also

In Spanish: Regiones de Francia para niños