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  2. Provinces of France - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Regions of France - Wikipedia

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    This has meant that the heads of wealthy regions such as Île-de-France or Rhône-Alpes can be high-profile positions. Proposals to give regions limited legislative autonomy have met with considerable resistance; others propose transferring certain powers from the departments to their respective regions, leaving the former with limited authority.

  4. Portal:France/Provinces - Wikipedia

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    Note: The map reflects France's modern borders and does not indicate the territorial formation of France over time. Provinces on this list may encompass several other historic provinces and counties (for example, at the time of the Revolution, Guyenne was made up of eight smaller historic provinces, including Quercy and Rouergue).

  5. Ranked list of French regions - Wikipedia

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    Total France: 66,361,658 By area. The total area of France is 632,734 km 2, of which 543,940 km 2 (86.0%) is in Europe (Metropolitan France). [4] Rank Region

  6. Administrative divisions of France - Wikipedia

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    Furthermore, as of January 2009, there exist 2,585 intercommunal structures grouping 34,077 communes (93.2% of all the communes of metropolitan France), with 87.4% of the population of metropolitan France living in them. [3] These intercommunal structures are: 16 urban communities (communautés urbaines, or CU)

  7. Communes of France - Wikipedia

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    The median area of metropolitan France's communes at the 1999 census was even smaller, at 10.73 square kilometres (4.14 sq mi). The median area gives a better sense of the size of a typical mainland France commune than the average area since the average includes some very large communes.

  8. Category:Counties of France - Wikipedia

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    Media in category "Counties of France" This category contains only the following file. Poictesme1926.jpg 364 × 274; 42 KB

  9. List of cantons of France - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of cantons of France, within each department: Metropolitan France. Department List of cantons 1 Ain: Cantons of the Ain department: 2