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
