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The Kingdom of France was organised into provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the département system superseded provinces. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A province is a territorial unit almost always an Administrative division. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division The change was an attempt to eradicate local loyalties based on feudal ownership of land and focus all loyalty on the central government in Paris. Feudalism, a term first used in the early modern period (17th century in its most classic sense refers to a Medieval Europe Political system composed Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city

The names of the former provinces are still used by geographers to designate natural regions, and several French administrative regions carry their names. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica,

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The meaning of "province"

French départements, their names, and their borders were chosen by the central government. In contrast, the existence of provinces came from the droit coutumier ("customary law") and was merely certified by the state. In Law, custom can be described as the established patterns of behavior that can be objectively verified within a particular social setting A province, also called a pays ("country"), was characterised by the laws that belonged to it. A province itself could encompass several other provinces. For example, Burgundy was a province but Bresse — another province — was nevertheless a part of Burgundy. Burgundy (Bourgogne Burgund is a region historically situated in modern-day France and Switzerland, inhabited in turn by Celts ( Gauls) Bresse ( Arpitan: Brêsse) is a former French province. It is located in the Rhône-Alpes ( Rôno-Arpes) région

There is therefore no official list of provinces. The list of généralités, administrative subdivisions of the kingdom, is often presented when one wants to establish the list of provinces on the eve of the French Revolution. Recettes générales, commonly known as généralités, were the administrative divisions of France under the Ancien Régime and are The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an The list below is much larger, encompassing provinces throughout French history.

List of former provinces of France

Provinces

Major Provinces of France before the Revolution, with provincial capitals marked. Listed as English name (capital). Cities in bold had provincial "parlements" or "conseils souverains". This article is for the Ancien Régime institution For the post-Revolutionary and present-day institution see French Parliament.

1. Île-de-France (Paris)
2. Île-de-France is one of the ancient Provinces of France, and the one that has been the centre of power during most of French history. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Berry (Bourges)
3. Berry is a region located in the center of France It was a province of France until the provinces were replaced by départements ' on March 4, Bourges is a commune in central France on the Yèvre river It is the capital of the department of Cher and also was the capital Orléanais (Orléans)
4. Orléanais is a former Province of France, around the cities of Orléans, Chartres, and Blois. This article is about the French city of Orléans for other meanings see Orleans (disambiguation. Normandie (Rouen)
5. Normandy (Normandie Norman: Normaundie) is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. Rouen (ʁwɑ̃ in French) is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northwestern France on the River Seine, and currently the capital Languedoc (Toulouse)
6. Languedoc ( in French Lengadòc in Occitan) is a former Province of France, now continued in the modern-day ''régions'' of Languedoc-Roussillon Toulouse ( pronounced in standard French, and in the local accent ( Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced) is a city in southwest Lyonnais (Lyon)
7. After the division of the Carolingian Empire, the region was part of the Kingdom of Burgundy. ||-||} Lyon, also known as Lyons in English is a city in east-central France. Dauphiné (Grenoble)
8. The Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois is a former province in southeastern France, roughly corresponding to the present departments ' of the Grenoble is a city and commune in south-east France situated at the foot of the Alps where the Drac joins the Isère River. Champagne (Troyes)
9. Champagne is a historic province in the northeast of France, best known for the production of the sparkling white wine that bears the region's name Troyes (tʁwa is a commune, the préfecture (capital of the northeastern Aube département in France and is Aunis (La Rochelle)
10. Aunis is a former province of France. It extended to Marais Poitevin in the north Basse Saintonge (and Niortais) in the east and La Rochelle is a city in western France, and a Seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. Saintonge (Saintes)
11. Saintonge is a small region on the Atlantic coast of France within the département Charente-Maritime, west and south of Charente Saintes may refer to the following places Saintes Belgium Saintes Charente-Maritime, a commune of France in the Charente-Maritime department Poitou (Poitiers)
12. Poitou was a province of west-central France whose capital city was Poitiers. Poitiers is a town on the Clain River in west central France. Guyenne and Gascony (Bordeaux)
13. Aquitaine (Aquitània Akitania archaic Guyenne / Guienne (Occitan Guiana) is one of the 26 Regions of France, in the south-western part of Gascony (Gascogne gaskɔɲ Gascon Occitan: Gasconha, pronounced) is an area of southwest France that constituted a province of France ( Gascon: Bordèu) is a port city in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate Burgundy (Dijon)
14. Burgundy (Bourgogne Burgund is a region historically situated in modern-day France and Switzerland, inhabited in turn by Celts ( Gauls) Dijon ( diʒɔ̃ is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or departement and of the Bourgogne region Picardy (Amiens)
15. Picardy (Picardie is an historical Province of France, in the north of France. Amiens (amjɛ̃ is a city and commune in northern France, 120 km north of Paris. Anjou (Angers)
16. Anjou is a former County (c 880) Duchy ( 1360) and province centred on the city of Angers in the lower Angers is a city in the Maine-et-Loire department in northwestern France about 300 km south-west of Paris. Provence (Aix-en-Provence)
17. Provence ( Provençal Occitan: Provença in classical norm or Prouvènço in Mistralian norm is a region of southeastern France Aix (ɛks or Aix-en-Provence ( Provençal Occitan: Ais de Provença in classical norm or Ais de Prouvènço in Mistralian norm to distinguish Angoumois (Angoulême)
18. Angoumois was an old province of France, nearly corresponding today to the Charente département. Angoulême is a commune in western France, capital of the Charente department. Bourbonnais (Moulins)
19. Bourbonnais ( Occitan: Borbonés / Barbonés) was a historic province in the centre of France that corresponded to the modern département Moulins is a commune in central France, capital of the Allier department. Marche (Guéret)
20. The County of Marche (la Marcha was a Medieval French County, approximately corresponding to the modern département of Creuse Guéret is the préfecture (capital of the Creuse department in central France. Brittany (Rennes)

21. Brittany (Breizh bʁejs Bretagne; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former independent Celtic kingdom and Duchy, now incorporated into Rennes ( Gallo: Resnn, Roazhon Condate Condate Riedonum is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern Maine (Le Mans)
22. Maine is one of the traditional provinces of France. It corresponds to the old county of Maine centered around the city of Le Mans. Le Mans (ləmɑ̃ in French) is a city in France, located on the Sarthe River. Touraine (Tours)
23. Touraine may also refer to Alain Touraine, French sociologist Tours is a city in France the Préfecture (capital city of the Indre-et-Loire département, on the lower reaches of the river Limousin (Limoges)
24. Limousin ( Occitan: Lemosin) is a former Province of France around the city of Limoges in central France. Limoges ( Lemòtges / Limòtges in the Limousin dialect of Occitan language) is a city and commune in France, the préfecture Foix (Foix)
25. The County of Foix was an independent medieval fief in Southern France, and later a Province of France, whose territory corresponded roughly the eastern Foix (fwa is a commune, the capital of the Ariège département in France. Auvergne (Clermont-Ferrand)
26. Auvergne ( Occitan: Auvèrnhe/Auvèrnha) was the name of an historically independent county in the center of France, as well as later a Province of Clermont-Ferrand ( Auvergnat dialect of Occitan: Clarmont-Ferrand / Clarmont d'Auvèrnhe) is a city and commune of France Béarn (Pau)
27. This article is about the former French province for the warship see French aircraft carrier Béarn Béarn ( Gascon: Bearn Pau is a town and ''commune'' in the Aquitaine ''région'' of Alsace (Strasbourg, cons. Alsace (Alsace alzas Alsatian and Elsass pre-1996 German: Elsaß; Alsatia is one of the 26 Regions of France, located on the eastern Strasbourg (Strasbourg stʁazbuʁ Alsatian: Strossburi,; Straßburg) is the capital and principal City of the Alsace région souv. in Colmar)
28. Colmar (Colmar kɔlmaʁ Alsatian: Colmer pronounced; Colmar between 1871-1918 and 1940-1945 also Kolmar) is a town and commune Artois (Arras)
29. Artois (Artesië (adjective Artesian) is a former province of northern France. Arras (Atrecht is the capital of the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. Roussillon (Perpignan)
30. Roussillon ( French: Roussillon, ʀusiˈjɔ̃ Catalan: Rosselló, pronounced; Spanish: Rosellón, pronounced) is Perpignan ( French: Perpignan, pɛʀpiɲɑ̃ Catalan Perpinyà,) is a commune and the Préfecture (administrative Flanders and Hainaut (Lille, parlement in Douai)
31. French Flanders (La Flandre française Frans-Vlaanderen is a part of the historical originally Dutch-speaking region Flanders in present-day France. This article deals with the historical county of Hainaut for other meanings see Hainaut. Lille (lil Rijsel is a city in northern France. It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in the country Douai ( Dutch: Dowaai) is a town and commune in the north of France in the département of Nord Franche-Comté (Besançon)
32. Franche-Comté ( Franc-Comtois: Fràntche-Comté; Franco-Provençal: Franche-Comtât) the former "Free County" of Burgundy Besançon (bəzɑ̃ˈsɔ̃ in French and Arpitan; German: Bisanz) is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté Lorraine (Nancy)
33. Lorraine (Lorraine Lothringen is a historical area in present-day northeast France. Nancy (nɑ̃si archaic Nanzig Nanzeg is a city and commune in the Lorraine région of northeastern France Corsica (off map, Ajaccio, cons. Corsica (Corse Corsican and Italian: Corsica) is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily Ajaccio ( Adiacium Ajaccio; Aiacciu; Aiaccio) is a commune in France. souv. in Bastia)
34. Bastia ( French & Corsican: Bastia) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island Nivernais (Nevers)
35. Nivernais is former Province of France, around the city of Nevers and the département of Nièvre. Nevers ( Latin: Noviodunum, later Nevirnum and Nebirnum) is a commune of central France, the Préfecture Comtat Venaissin, a Papal fief
36. The Comtat Venaissin, often called the Comtat for short (lo Comtat Venaicin la Comtat is the former name of the region around the city of Avignon in what is now The Papal States, State(s of the Church or Pontifical States (in Italian Stato Ecclesiastico, Stato della Chiesa, Stati della Chiesa Imperial Free City of Mulhouse
37. In the Holy Roman Empire, a free imperial city (in German: freie Reichsstadt) was a City formally ruled by the Emperor only &mdash Mulhouse (Mulhouse myluz Alsatian: Milhüsa or Milhüse, pronounced; Mülhausen i Savoy, a Sardinian fief
38. For the two French départements of the region of Savoy see Savoie and Haute-Savoie Savoy ( French Kingdom of Sardinia, also known as Piedmont-Sardinia or Sardinia-Piedmont, was the name given to the possessions of the House of Savoy in 1720 when the Nice, a Sardinian fief
39. Nice (nis Niçard Occitan: Niça norm or Nissa, Italian: Nizza or Nizza Marittima, Greek Kingdom of Sardinia, also known as Piedmont-Sardinia or Sardinia-Piedmont, was the name given to the possessions of the House of Savoy in 1720 when the Montbéliard, a fief of Württemberg
40. Montbéliard (archaic Mömpelgard is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France Württemberg, formerly known as Wirtemberg, is an area and a former state in Swabia, a region in southwestern Germany. (not pictured) Trois-Évêchés (Metz, Toul and Verdun). The Three Bishoprics (Trois-Évêchés constituted a province of pre- Revolutionary France consisting of the bisphoprics of Verdun, Metz The Diocese of Toul was a Roman Catholic Diocese seated at Toul in present-day France The Bishopric of Verdun was also a state of the Holy Roman Empire; it was located at the western edge of the Empire and was bordered by France the Duchy of Luxembourg

Provinces of France

Parts of France in 1789

Provinces not part of France in 1789

See also

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