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.
... (1.9 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 11,767 people, 3,808 households, and 2,974 ...