Can you name the 13 regions of metropolitan France?
Since 2016, metropolitan France has been divided into 13 regions, including the island of Corsica. Name each one to fill in the map, in English or in French. The five overseas regions are not part of this quiz.
How to play
- Type the name of any region in the box at the bottom of the map. Capital letters, accents and punctuation do not matter, and French names such as “Bretagne” or “Occitanie” are accepted.
- A correct name is accepted by itself after a short pause. It turns green on the map and is ticked off in its group below the map. A wrong name costs nothing; just keep typing.
- Use the + and − buttons to zoom in on small regions, then drag to move around. With the map selected, the + and − keys zoom and the arrow keys move it. Select a region you have named to highlight it.
- There is no timer. The game ends when you have named all 13, or press Finish at any time to end it and reveal the regions you missed.
- 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
Many regions are named after historic provinces or their place on the map. Brittany is the western peninsula and Normandy lies on the Channel to its east, while Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur runs from the Rhône to the Italian border. Hauts-de-France (“upper France”) is the northernmost region and Grand Est the north-eastern one.
All 13 regions of France
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| Region | Capital | Also accepted |
|---|---|---|
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Lyon | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes |
| Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | Dijon | Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, Burgundy-Franche-Comté, Burgundy-Franche-Comte |
| Brittany | Rennes | Bretagne |
| Centre-Val de Loire | Orléans | Centre |
| Corsica | Ajaccio | Corse |
| Grand Est | Strasbourg | — |
| Hauts-de-France | Lille | — |
| Île-de-France | Paris | Ile-de-France |
| Normandy | Rouen | Normandie |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux | New Aquitaine |
| Occitania | Toulouse | Occitanie |
| Pays de la Loire | Nantes | — |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Marseille | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, PACA, Provence, Région Sud, Region Sud |
Names as the quiz shows them, grouped as the game groups them, with each capital for reference; the quiz asks only for the names. Every name in the last column is accepted too.
Frequently asked questions
How many regions does France have?
Metropolitan France has 13, all of them in this quiz. With the five overseas regions, France has 18.
Are French names accepted?
Yes. Brittany or “Bretagne”, Normandy or “Normandie”, Occitania or “Occitanie”, and “PACA” or “Région Sud” for Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Accents and hyphens are optional.
Are the overseas regions included?
No. The quiz covers the 13 regions of metropolitan France. Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Réunion and Mayotte are also regions of France, but they are not drawn on this map.
What are the regional capitals?
Lyon (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), Dijon (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté), Rennes (Brittany), Orléans (Centre-Val de Loire), Ajaccio (Corsica), Strasbourg (Grand Est), Lille (Hauts-de-France), Paris (Île-de-France), Rouen (Normandy), Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine), Toulouse (Occitania), Nantes (Pays de la Loire) and Marseille (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur). Dijon is the prefecture; the regional council sits in Besançon. Rouen is the prefecture; the regional council sits in Caen.
Which is the largest of France’s regions?
Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Measured on this map, it covers the most area of the 13 answers, and Corsica the least.
Thirteen regions since 2016
A 2016 reform cut the 22 regions of metropolitan France to 13. Brittany, Corsica, Île-de-France, Centre-Val de Loire, Pays de la Loire and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur kept their borders; the other seven are mergers, such as Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Grand Est. Older maps still show the former regions, such as Alsace and Picardy.
Which regions count?
The 13 regions of metropolitan France, including Corsica, which has a special status as a territorial collectivity. The five overseas regions are not included.
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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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