Each region is divided into different departments, and each department is. Centre is really the central loire region, where tourists flock to see interesting castles or chateaux. This data booklet presents key population indicators at the. The original 27 regions were reduced to regions 12 in mainland france plus corsica. Before the january 1, 2016 amalgamation, there were 27 regions. Regions are the top tier territorial units of france. Name all administrative regions region of france, including overseas regions, overseas countries, territorial collectivities and other firsttire administrative polities. Toutes les regions et departements francais v details. France is split into 18 administrative regions regions. As of january 2016, france has 18 regions, the modern largescale administrative divisions of the country. France is divided into 18 administrative regions french. France has 5 overseas departments not shown on this map.
The university of the state of new york regents high school examination comprehensive examination in french wednesday, june 22, 2011 9. Fasten your seatbelts, but not too tightly because there is a lot to be eaten along the way. French guiana, guadeloupe, martinique, mayotte, and reunion. French regions official website for tourism in france. Statistical handbook of japan 2018, statistics bureau, ministry of. In 2016, the regions of france were reduced from 27 to 18. France has metropolitan regions, plus another five that located overseas, only one of which is shown here.
Discover the administrative regions of france french moments. The change in the number of administrative regions in france took effect on 1 january 2016 the territorial reform was proposed by president francois hollande, and voted by the french parliament national assembly and senate in 2014. A new map of france reorganised its internal administration, reducing the number of regions from 22 down to. The regions, which used to number 22, levy some taxes and administer much of the infrastructure and educational systems in each part of the country. The names and composition of geographical areas follow. United nations database of household size and composition 2017. Pour les depenses, les landers ont beaucoup dautonomie. New map of france reduces regions to frenchentree. This includes corsica, which is a territorial collectivity. For example, bourgogne in french is burgundy in english, the famous wine region.
For example midi pyrenees and languedoc roussillon are now combined in a new region. Thirteen regions are in metropolitan france the part of the country that is in europe. Test your geography knowledge france regions lizard point. Sep 30, 2012 presentation of the 27 regions of france, in metropolitan and overseas. Household size and composition around the world 2017. Full of information about france, this fun coloring book includes information about france written in engaging informational text. Iledefrance, meaning island of france, has a population of over 12 million, mostly because of the large paris. En france, les regions nont pas leur propre legislation.
The total surface of continental france amounts to 550. There is a printable worksheet available for download here so you can take the quiz with pen and paper. Les 16 autres anciennes regions ont en revanche fusionne en 7 nouvelles. Corsica has a different status than the other 12 metropolian regions. Les regions et le regionalism en france authorstream. This category is for administrative regions of france. France wakes up to metropolitan regions instead of 22 what does it mean for those of us who holiday in france or are expats in france. Normandie, hautsdefrance, grandest, nouvelleaquitaine, occitanie, bourgognefranchecomte, auvergnerhonealpes. After months of debate, resistance, changes, and much reshuffling of cartography, the region version was adopted by the assemblee nationale the lower house of the bicameral parliament of france with effect in january 2016.
The international encyclopedia of the first world war ww1 is a collaborative international research project designed to develop a virtual englishlanguage reference work on the first world war. France regions are pronounced differently in french. This 26 page all about france country study mini booklet project is perfect for your upcoming france unit, lesson, multicultural study, cultural fair, or country study. List of french regions and overseas collectivities by gdp. Regions of france simple english wikipedia, the free. This is the one reference work that french teachers, students and librarians need for student assignments on the regions of france. The metropolitan regions including 12 mainland regions and corsica are each further subdivided into 2 to departments, while the overseas regions consist of only one department each and hence are also referred to as overseas departments. You get an idea of the diversity of the french regions if you consider that france borders on an ocean and two different seas not. New region changes in france the french government are working on a series of reforms to simplify daily life in france with a number of changes to the law and regulations for business. Each of these is subdivided into 2 to departments. Politically, france is divided into 26 regions, which are further divided into a total of 100 departments. This article lists french regions and overseas collectivities by gross domestic product gdp introduction insee and affiliate statistical offices in the overseas collectivities produce estimates of gdp in france s regions and 5 overseas collectivities every year, and in some overseas collectivities where gdp estimates are made only every few years.
As mentioned above, deletion of one or more local levels is being debated in france for several years and especially the option to remove maps department level. Presentation of the 27 regions of france, in metropolitan and overseas. Apr 23, 2012 les regions, dans le nord, sud est, ouest. Merged regions are linked by colour in the map at the top of the page. The composition of the groups of emerging economies in.
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