According to the data of encyclopaedias (इनसाइक्लोपीडिया), France is divided into eighteen administrative regions, of which thirteen are located in metropolitan France (including Corsica as of 2019), while the other five are overseas regions. In general, France is divided into eighteen administrative regions; of these, thirteen are located in metropolitan France, including Corsica as of 2019, while the remaining five are overseas regions.
Are provinces and regions the same?
Provinces and regions are both sub-national divisions; however, they differ in nature. Provinces are officially recognised administrative units with legal status and their own governance structures. In contrast, regions are more general and adaptable areas, usually defined by geographic, cultural, or natural features rather than formal political boundaries.
Full List of Regions Present in France
As we already know, France is divided into 18 administrative regions—13 in metropolitan France (mainland) and 5 overseas regions, so here is the complete list:
Thirteen Metropolitan Administrative Regions
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (capital: Clermont-Ferrand)
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (capital: Dijon)
- Brittany (capital: Rennes)
- Centre-Val de Loire (capital: Orléans)
- Corsica (capital: Ajaccio)
- Grand Est (Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne, Lorraine)
- Hauts-de-France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardie)
- Île-de-France (capital: Paris)
- Haute-Normandie (capital: Rouen)
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine (capital: Bordeaux)
- Occitanie (Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrénées)
- Pays de la Loire (capital: Nantes)
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (capital: Marseille)
Five Overseas Regions
- Guadeloupe (capital: Basse-Terre)
- Martinique (capital: Fort-de-France)
- French Guiana (capital: Cayenne)
- Réunion (capital: Saint-Denis)
- Mayotte (capital: Mamoudzou)