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Provinces of France

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
Béarn[?]
Berry
Bourbonnais[?]
Bourgogne (Burgundy)
Bretagne (Brittany)
Champagne
Comté de Foix[?]
Corse
Dauphiné
Flandre[?]
Franche-Comté
Guyenne and Gascogne[?]
Ile-de-France
Languedoc
Limousin
Lorraine
Lyonnais[?]
Maine[?]
Marche[?]
Nivernais[?]
Normandie (Normandy)
Orléanais[?]
Picardie
Poitou
Provence
Roussillon
Saintonge[?]
Touraine

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