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.
... water. The total area is 6.21% water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 16,146 people, 5,480 households, and 4,197 families residing in the town. The ...