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Map of the provinces of France in 1789. They were abolished the following year. Under the Ancien Régime, the Kingdom of France was subdivided in multiple different ways (judicial, military, ecclesiastical, etc.) into several administrative units, until the National Constituent Assembly adopted a more uniform division into departments (départements) and districts in late 1789.
Overseas region (French: Région d'outre-mer) is a recent designation, given to the overseas departments that have similar powers to those of the regions of metropolitan France. As integral parts of the French Republic , they are represented in the National Assembly , Senate and Economic and Social Council , elect a Member of the European ...
Pierre Martin (French Navy officer) Mathuedoï I, Count of Poher; County of Melgueil; Nicolas Mesnager; Charles-Daniel de Meuron; Nicolas François, Count Mollien; Counts of Montaigu; Charles Forbes René de Montalembert; Jean de Montfort-Castres; François Gédéon Bailly de Monthion; Guy de Montlaur
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French Guiana: 269,352 83,534 3 Total: 66,361,658 632,760 105 See also. List of French regions and overseas collectivities by GDP; References This ...
2 French overseas departments and territories. 3 See also. Toggle the table of contents. List of cantons of France. 13 languages. Català ...
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Modern France is the result of centuries of nation building and the acquisition and incorporation of a number of historical provinces into the French domain. The names of these provinces are still used to designate natural, historical and cultural regions, and many of them appear in modern région or département names.