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.
... makeup of the town is 96.20% White, 0.57% African American, 0.06% Native American, 1.41% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.96% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more ...