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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 ...
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.
Pages in category "Former regions of France" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aquitaine;
Wine regions of France (6 C, 38 P) Pages in category "Geographical, historical and cultural regions of France" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
The first written records for the history of France appeared in the Iron Age.. What is now France made up the bulk of the region known to the Romans as Gaul.Greek writers noted the presence of three main ethno-linguistic groups in the area: the Gauls, Aquitani and Belgae.
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Region boundaries are as of 2018. By population These figures are from the census in 2016. ... Total France: 66,361,658 By area. The total area of France is 632,734 ...
The Kingdom of France in the Middle Ages (roughly, from the 10th century to the middle of the 15th century) was marked by the fragmentation of the Carolingian Empire and West Francia (843–987); the expansion of royal control by the House of Capet (987–1328), including their struggles with the virtually independent principalities (duchies and counties, such as the Norman and Angevin regions ...