Political Map of France

France is situated in western Europe, bordered by Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Italy, and just across the English Channel from the United Kingdom. France borders the Atlantic Ocean, the Strait of Dover and the North Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea. Metropolitan France, or mainland France, has an area of 551,695 square kilometers (213,011 square miles), including the island Corsica.

France is divided into regions, and subdivided into departments and then arrondissements, cantons, and communes.

The estimated population of Metropolitan France is 63.5 million, an increasing number of which live in metropolitan areas.

Part of the European Union and the eurozone, France uses the euro as its form of currency. The economy of France is one of the strongest in Europe and the world.

Political Divisions of France
There are 22 regions in Metropolitan France, including the island of Corsica off the southeastern coast.

Region	Capital
Alsace	Strasbourg
Aquitane	Bordeaux
Auvergne	Clermont-Ferrand
Brittany	Rennes
Burgundy	Dijon
Centre	Orleans
Champagne-Ardenne	Chalons-en-Champagne
Corsica	Ajaccio
Franche-Comte	Besancon
Ile-de-France	Paris
Languedoc-Roussillon	Montpellier
Limousin	Limoges
Lorraine	Metz
Lower Normandy	Caen
Midi-Pyrenees	Toulouse
Nord-Pas-de-Calais	Lille
Pays de la Loire	Nantes
Picardy	Amiens
Poitou-Charentes	Poitiers
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur	Marseille
Rhone-Alpes	Lyon
Upper Normandy	Rouen

Major Cities in France
The capital and largest city of France is Paris, a city known worldwide for fashion, cuisine, art, and breathtaking landscapes, which have made it the most visited city in the world.

Other major cities in France include Marseille, Toulouse, Montpellier, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, and Lyon. These cities are capitals of their respective regions. The most populous cities in France are Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Lille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Nice, Nantes, and Strasbourg.

Name	Population: 1999-03-08 census.	Area(km.²)	Area(mi.²)	Capital
Ain	515,270	5,762	2,225	Bourg-en-Bresse
Aisne	535,842	7,369	2,845	Laon
Allier	344,721	7,340	2,834	Moulins
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence	139,561	6,925	2,674	Digne
Alpes-Maritimes	1,011,326	4,299	1,660	Nice
Ardeche	286,023	5,529	2,135	Privas
Ardennes	290,130	5,229	2,019	Charleville-Mezieres
Ariege	137,205	4,890	1,888	Foix
Aube	292,131	6,004	2,318	Troyes
Aude	309,770	6,139	2,370	Carcassonne
Aveyron	263,808	8,735	3,373	Rodez
Bas-Rhin	1,026,120	4,755	1,836	Strasbourg
Bouches-du-Rhone	1,835,719	5,087	1,964	Marseille
Calvados	648,385	5,548	2,142	Caen
Cantal	150,778	5,726	2,211	Aurillac
Charente	339,628	5,956	2,300	Angouleme
Charente-Maritime	557,024	6,864	2,650	La Rochelle
Cher	314,428	7,235	2,793	Bourges
Correze	232,576	5,857	2,261	Tulle
Corse-du-Sud	118,593	4,014	1,550	Ajaccio
Cote-d'Or	506,755	8,763	3,383	Dijon
Cotes-d'Armor	542,373	6,878	2,655	Saint-Brieuc
Creuse	124,470	5,565	2,149	Gueret
Deux-Sevres	344,392	5,999	2,316	Niort
Dordogne	388,293	9,060	3,498	Perigueux
Doubs	499,062	5,234	2,021	Besancon
Drome	437,778	6,530	2,521	Valence
Essonne	1,134,238	1,804	697	Evry
Eure	541,054	6,040	2,332	Evreux
Eure-et-Loir	407,665	5,880	2,270	Chartres
Finistere	852,418	6,733	2,600	Quimper
Gard	623,125	5,853	2,260	Nimes
Gers	172,335	6,257	2,416	Auch
Gironde	1,287,334	10,000	3,861	Bordeaux
Haute-Corse	141,603	4,666	1,801	Bastia
Haute-Garonne	1,046,338	6,309	2,436	Toulouse
Haute-Loire	209,113	4,977	1,922	Le Puy
Haute-Marne	194,873	6,211	2,398	Chaumont
Hautes-Alpes	121,419	5,549	2,142	Gap
Haute-Saone	229,732	5,360	2,070	Vesoul
Haute-Savoie	631,679	4,388	1,694	Annecy
Hautes-Pyrenees	222,368	4,464	1,724	Tarbes
Haute-Vienne	353,893	5,520	2,131	Limoges
Haut-Rhin	708,025	3,525	1,361	Colmar
Hauts-de-Seine	1,428,881	176	68	Nanterre
Herault	896,441	6,101	2,356	Montpellier
Ille-et-Vilaine	867,533	6,775	2,616	Rennes
Indre	231,139	6,791	2,622	Chateauroux
Indre-et-Loire	554,003	6,127	2,366	Tours
Isere	1,094,006	7,431	2,869	Grenoble
Jura	250,857	4,999	1,930	Lons-le-Saunier
Landes	327,334	9,243	3,569	Mont-de-Marsan
Loire	728,524	4,781	1,846	Saint-etienne
Loire-Atlantique	1,134,266	6,815	2,631	Nantes
Loiret	618,126	6,775	2,616	Orleans
Loir-et-Cher	314,968	6,343	2,449	Blois
Lot	160,197	5,217	2,014	Cahors
Lot-et-Garonne	305,380	5,361	2,070	Agen
Lozere	73,509	5,167	1,995	Mende
Maine-et-Loire	732,942	7,166	2,767	Angers
Manche	481,471	5,938	2,293	Saint-Lo
Marne	565,229	8,162	3,151	Chalons-en-Champagne
Mayenne	285,338	5,175	1,998	Laval
Meurthe-et-Moselle	713,779	5,241	2,024	Nancy
Meuse	192,198	6,216	2,400	Bar-le-Duc
Morbihan	643,873	6,823	2,634	Vannes
Moselle	1,023,447	6,216	2,400	Metz
Nievre	225,198	6,817	2,632	Nevers
Nord	2,555,020	5,743	2,217	Lille
Oise	766,441	5,860	2,263	Beauvais
Orne	292,337	6,103	2,357	Alencon
Pas-de-Calais	1,441,568	6,671	2,576	Arras
Puy-de-Dome	604,266	7,970	3,077	Clermont-Ferrand
Pyrenees-Atlantiques	600,018	7,645	2,952	Pau
Pyrenees-Orientales	392,803	4,116	1,589	Perpignan
Rhone	1,578,869	3,249	1,254	Lyon
Saone-et-Loire	544,893	8,575	3,311	Macon
Sarthe	529,851	6,206	2,396	Le Mans
Savoie	373,258	6,028	2,328	Chambery
Seine-et-Marne	1,193,767	5,915	2,284	Melun
Seine-Maritime	1,239,138	6,278	2,424	Rouen
Seine-Saint-Denis	1,382,861	236	91	Bobigny
Somme	555,551	6,170	2,382	Amiens
Tarn	343,402	5,758	2,223	Albi
Tarn-et-Garonne	206,034	3,718	1,436	Montauban
Territoire de Belfort	137,408	609	235	Belfort
Val-de-Marne	1,227,250	245	95	Creteil
Val-d'Oise	1,105,464	1,246	481	Cergy-Pontoise
Var	898,441	5,973	2,306	Toulon
Vaucluse	499,685	3,567	1,377	Avignon
Vendee	539,664	6,720	2,594	La Roche-sur-Yon
Vienne	399,024	6,990	2,699	Poitiers
Ville de Paris	2,125,246	105	41	Paris
Vosges	380,952	5,874	2,268	epinal
Yonne	333,221	7,427	2,868	Auxerre
Yvelines	1,354,304	2,284	882	Versailles
96 departments	58,518,748	543,965	210,028

Note  : - Population: 1999-03-08 census.
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Last Updated On : September 08, 2012