Regions of France
France is divided into 18 administrative regions, of which 13 are located in metropolitan France, while the other 5 are overseas regions.
Information and Facts:
| The Largest France Region by Area | Nouvelle-Aquitaine - 32,446 sq mi (84,036 sq km) |
| The Smallest France Region by Area | Mayotte - 144 sq mi (374 sq km) |
| The Largest France Region by Population | Île-de-France - 12,300,000 (2023) |
| The Smallest France Region by Population | Mayotte - 310,000 (2023) |
List of Regions of France
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Administrative map of France
Metropolitan Regions of France
| Region | Capital | Area | Population | Departments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Lyon | 26,916 sq mi (69,711 sq km) | 8,100,000 | Ain, Allier, Ardèche, Cantal, Drôme, Haute-Loire, Haute-Savoie, Isère, Loire, Lyon Metropolis, Puy-de-Dôme, Rhône, Savoie. |
| Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | Dijon | 18,449 sq mi (47,783 sq km) | 2,820,000 | Côte-d'Or, Doubs, Haute-Saône, Jura, Nièvre, Saône-et-Loire, Territoire de Belfort, Yonne. |
| Brittany | Rennes | 10,505 sq mi (27,208 sq km) | 3,400,000 | Côtes-d'Armor, Finistère, Ille-et-Vilaine, Morbihan. |
| Centre-Val de Loire | Orléans | 15,116 sq mi (39,151 sq km) | 2,580,000 | Cher, Eure-et-Loir, Indre, Indre-et-Loire, Loir-et-Cher, Loiret. |
| Corsica | Ajaccio | 3,368 sq mi (8,722 sq km) | 360,000 | Haute-Corse, Corse-du-Sud. |
| Grand Est | Strasbourg | 22,175 sq mi (57,433 sq km) | 5,570,000 | Ardennes, Aube, Bas-Rhin, Marne, Haute-Marne, Haut-Rhin, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Moselle, Vosges. |
| Hauts-de-France | Lille | 12,283 sq mi (31,813 sq km) | 6,020,000 | Aisne, Nord, Oise, Pas-de-Calais, Somme. |
| Île-de-France | Paris | 4,638 sq mi (12,012 sq km) | 12,275,000 | Paris, Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, Seine-et-Marne, Val-de-Marne, Val-d'Oise, Yvelines. |
| Normandy | Rouen | 11,547 sq mi (29,906 sq km) | 3,330,000 | Calvados, Eure, Manche, Orne, Seine-Maritime, Guernsey, Jersey. |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux | 32,446 sq mi (84,036 sq km) | 6,050,000 | Charente, Charente-Maritime, Corrèze, Creuse, Deux-Sèvres, Dordogne, Gironde, Haute-Vienne, Landes, Lot-et-Garonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Vienne. |
| Occitanie | Toulouse | 28,079 sq mi (72,724 sq km) | 6,000,000 | Ariège, Aude, Aveyron, Gard, Gers, Haute-Garonne, Hautes-Pyrénées, Hérault, Lot, Lozère, Pyrénées-Orientales, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne. |
| Pays de la Loire | Nantes | 12,387 sq mi (32,082 sq km) | 3,850,000 | Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne, Sarthe, Vendée. |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Marseille | 12,100 sq mi (31,400 sq km) | 5,100,000 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Alpes-Maritimes, Bouches-du-Rhône, Hautes-Alpes, Var, Vaucluse. |
Overseas Regions of France
| Region | Capital | Area | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guadeloupe | Basse-Terre | 629 sq mi (1,628 sq km) | 383,000 |
| French Guiana | Cayenne | 32,000 sq mi (84,000 sq km) | 300,000 |
| Réunion | Saint-Denis | 970 sq mi (2,511 sq km) | 875,000 |
| Martinique | Fort-de-France | 436 sq mi (1,128 sq km) | 360,000 |
| Mayotte | Mamoudzou | 144 sq mi (374 sq km) | 315,000 |
Overseas Collectivities
| Overseas collectivity | Capital | Area | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| French Polynesia | Papeete | 1,609 sq mi (4,167 sq km) | 280,000 |
| Saint Barthélemy | Gustavia | 9.7 sq mi (25 sq km) | 11,000 |
| Saint Martin | Marigot | 20.5 sq mi (53 sq km) | 32,500 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Saint-Pierre | 93 sq mi (242 sq km) | 6,000 |
| Wallis and Futuna | Mata Utu | 55 sq mi (142 sq km) | 11,600 |