Regions in France

France is made up of 13 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in France. Information on all primary administrative regions in France.

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Primary administrative regions in France

There are 13 regions in France in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in France
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
Ile-de-France Île-de-France1.12,262,544Paris Paris2,138,551
Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes2.8,042,936Lyon Lyon522,969
Nouvelle-Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine3.6,010,289Bordeaux Bordeaux260,958
Hauts-de-France Hauts-de-France4.6,004,947Lille Lille234,475
Occitanie Occitanie5.5,626,858Toulouse Toulouse493,465
Bourgogne-Franche-Comte Bourgogne-Franche-Comté6.5,556,219Dijon Dijon158,002
Grand Est Grand Est7.5,556,219Strasbourg Strasbourg274,845
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur8.5,081,101Marseille Marseille870,731
Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire9.3,806,461Nantes Nantes318,808
Normandy Normandie10.3,499,280Rouen Rouen234,475
Brittany Bretagne11.3,120,288Rennes Rennes220,488
Centre Centre-Val de Loire12.2,573,180Orleans Orléans116,269
Corsica Corse13.351,255Ajaccio Ajaccio54,364