Can you name the capitals of France’s regions?
Each round highlights one of France’s regions on the map; type its capital. The quiz asks for 13 capitals. There is no timer, and a wrong guess can be tried again.
How to play
- Each round highlights one region on the map of France and names it below the map; a place too small to see is circled. Type its capital in the box at the bottom. Capital letters, accents and punctuation do not matter, and alternative spellings are accepted.
- A correct capital is accepted by itself after a short pause: the place turns green and the next one is highlighted. Press Enter to check any other answer.
- A wrong guess is marked so you can try again, as often as you like. There is no timer.
- Stuck? Press Finish to end the run: the capital is revealed and that place counts as missed.
- The 13 regions come in shuffled order, each once. Your score counts up to 13 at the top of the board, and naming the last capital completes the run. The answer review below the board lists every round.
- Your result is saved in this browser. Once enough people have played a game, the results also show how your score ranks, and you can copy or share an image of your result, or replay.
Tips for playing
Most regional capitals are the region’s best-known city, such as Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse and Bordeaux. In two regions the role is split between the prefecture and the seat of the regional council, and either city counts.
All 13 capitals in the quiz
Show all 13 answers
| Region | Capital | Also accepted |
|---|---|---|
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Lyon | — |
| Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | Dijon | Besançon, Besancon |
| Brittany | Rennes | — |
| Centre-Val de Loire | Orléans | Orleans |
| Corsica | Ajaccio | — |
| Grand Est | Strasbourg | — |
| Hauts-de-France | Lille | — |
| Île-de-France | Paris | — |
| Normandy | Rouen | Caen |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux | — |
| Occitania | Toulouse | — |
| Pays de la Loire | Nantes | — |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Marseille | Marseilles |
Every name in the last column is accepted too.
Frequently asked questions
How many capitals are in the quiz?
All 13: every one of France’s regions has its own capital, and none of them shares the place’s name.
Which other spellings are accepted?
“Orleans” for Orléans and “Marseilles” for Marseille. Capital letters, accents and punctuation never matter.
What if a place has more than one capital?
Every listed city is accepted. In Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Dijon is the prefecture; the regional council sits in Besançon. In Normandy, Rouen is the prefecture; the regional council sits in Caen.
Is Paris in the quiz?
Yes. Paris is the capital of Île-de-France as well as of France, so it is the answer when Île-de-France is highlighted.
Is there a time limit?
No. Take as long as you like: a wrong guess can be tried again, and Finish ends the run whenever you want to stop.
Which capitals count?
The quiz asks for the capitals of all 13 regions of France, as listed in the answer key below and checked against the references under Sources.
Where a place shares its capital, splits it between two cities or has a separate seat of government, every listed city is accepted. The map quiz for the same country asks for the places themselves.
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Sources
Source: Natural Earth · Admin-1 states and provinces, 1:10m, v5.1.2
Public domain boundaries, simplified for a quiz. Projection: Lambert conformal conic, standard parallels 44°N and 49°N, central meridian 3°E (Lambert-93). The 13 regions of metropolitan France (Corsica is a territorial collectivity with the status of a region, ISO FR-20R). The five overseas regions are not included. Natural Earth departments are dissolved into the 13 metropolitan regions; Corsica is published as FR-20R. Names, groups, alternative names and capitals are curated from the references below; codes follow ISO 3166-2. The map is not a surveying or legal reference.
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