Provinces of France

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Prior to 1790, France was organised into provinces; in that year they were replaced with departements, which continue to exist until the present day. Several of the province names are now used for administrative regions.

Former provinces of France:

• Alsace
• Angoumois
• Anjou
• Artois
• Aunis
• Auvergne
• [[B�arn]]
• Berry
• Bourbonnais
• Bourgogne (Burgundy)
• Bretagne (Brittany)
• Champagne
• [[Comt� de Foix]]
• Corse
• [[Dauphin�]]
• Flandre
• [[Franche-Comt�]]
• Guyenne and Gascogne
• Ile-de-France
• Languedoc
• Limousin
• Lorraine
• Lyonnais
• Maine
• Marche
• Nivernais
• Normandie (Normandy)
• [[Orl�anais]]
• Picardie
• Poitou
• Provence
• Roussillon
• Saintonge
• Touraine

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Provinces of France" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_of_France December 2, 2003