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Regions and departments of metropolitan France; the numbers are those of the first column (except for Corsica, which shows the division of the island until 2018, and the division of the Metropolis of Lyon from Rhône is not shown). The departments in the immediate vicinity of Paris; the numbers are those of the first column.
Each overseas region is coextensive with an overseas department (département d'outre-mer, or DOM), again with the same status as departments in metropolitan France. The first four overseas departments were created in 1946 and preceded the four overseas regions, Mayotte became a DOM in 2011. The dual structure of overseas region and overseas ...
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 ...
France is currently divided into 26 "régions"; 22 of these form metropolitan France, which includes the continental nation and the island of Corsica, and 4 are overseas. Régions are further subdivided into 100 " départements ", including the 4 départements d'outre-mer ("Overseas Departments") or "DOMs".
Each overseas department is the sole department in its own overseas region (French: région d'outre-mer) with powers identical to the regions of metropolitan France. Because of the one-to-one correspondence, informal usage does not distinguish the two, and the French media use the term département d'outre-mer ( DOM ) almost exclusively.
Rank Region Population 2016 Area (km 2) Density; 1 Île-de-France 12,117,132 12,012 1,009 2 Mayotte 256,518 374 685 3 Réunion 852,924 2,504 340 4 Martinique 376,480 1,128
TVG stands for train à grande vitesse, which is French for "train of great speed"), and is the name of France's high-speed rail service. France is the most visited country in the world, receiving over 79 million foreign tourists annually (including business visitors, but excluding people staying less than 24 hours in France).
Departments of France by region (14 C) * Departmental councils (France) (3 C, 83 P) Former departments of France (9 C, 2 P) General councils of France (2 C, 3 P)