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Within the European Union (EU) Demography of France stands out for the life expectancy of women (84.23 years 2008 estimate) which is the highest in Europe and a fertility rate (2.02 in 2008 and 1.99 in 2009) the highest in Europe. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté is a region in east-central France. It has 8 departments, namely; Côte-d’Or, Doubs, Jura, Nièvre, Haute-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, Yonne, and Territoire de Belfort. Its capital is Besançon. The other main city of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté is Dijon, which is famous for its mustard.

The Carolingian Empire eventually fragmented into smaller feudal territories, laying the groundwork for the emergence of modern France. The seas on the map of France : The 4 seas around France are: the North Sea, the English Channel, the Atlantic Ocean, the mediterranean sea France has a population of 67 million people (est. 2020); 64.8 million people in Metropolitan France and 2.2 million in its overseas regions.Four overseas collectivities ( collectivités d'outre-mer, or COM): Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, and Wallis and Futuna. The two World Wars in the 20th century had a profound impact on France, resulting in significant human and material losses. Réunion: Found in the Indian Ocean to the east of Madagascar, Réunion is an island with diverse terrain. It is home to two prominent volcanic peaks: the extinct Piton des Neiges and the active Piton de la Fournaise, one of the most active volcanoes in the world. The island also contains three calderas and a series of ravines and gorges. The eastern part receives significant rainfall due to the trade winds, leading to lush vegetation, while the west is drier. This difference in rainfall has a significant impact on the island's geography, with the wetter east being more prone to landslides and erosion. Five overseas regions ( régions d'outre-mer, or ROM): Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, and Réunion, with identical status to metropolitan regions. Each of these overseas regions also being an overseas département ( département d'outre-mer, or DOM), with the same status as a département of metropolitan France. This double structure ( région/ département) is new, due to the recent extension of the regional scheme to the overseas départements, and may soon transform into a single structure, with the merger of the regional and departmental assemblies. Another proposed change is that new départements are created such as in the case of Réunion, where it has been proposed to create a second département in the south of the island, with the région of Réunion above these two départements.

During the revolution these provinces were abolished and the French territory was divided into 83 departments. The oceanic climate ( Cfb) concerns a large part of France, as far as Champagne and Burgundy and of course around the coasts of the Bay of Biscay, the English Channel and the North Sea. Summers are pleasantly warm (rarely hot), somewhat dry and winters are cool and wet. The alpine tundra climate ( ET) is found in all the mountainous regions of France, generally above 2,000 or 2,300-2,400 metres a.s.l depending on the mountain ranges. Summers are chilly, stormy and windy and winters are extremely cold, long and snowy. They are made up of the dioceses which, by the same process, succeeded the ancient civitas or romanized Gallic cities, and which almost always retained the name of an ancient Gallic people, also given to the diocesan capital. Dioceses were made up of parishes, groups of inhabitants who could gather in the same church, whose names and boundaries have been preserved in the 36,000 French communes. The law gave interim names for most of the new regions by combining the names of the former regions, e.g. the region composed of Aquitaine, Poitou-Charentes and Limousin was temporarily called Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes. However, the combined region of Upper and Lower Normandy is simply called "Normandy" ( Normandie). Permanent names were proposed by the new regional councils by 1 July 2016 and new names confirmed by the Conseil d'État by 30 September 2016. [6] [7] The legislation defining the new regions also allowed the Centre region to officially change its name to " Centre-Val de Loire" with effect from January 2015. [8]See also: France in the Middle Ages Joan of Arc led the French Army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War (1337–1453), which paved the way for the final victory. Monarchical power was further consolidated under Louis XIV, known as the Sun King, who centralized the state. Under the Ancien Régime, the Kingdom of France was subdivided in multiple different ways (judicial, military, ecclesiastical, etc.) into several administrative units, until the National Constituent Assembly adopted a more uniform division into departments ( départements) and districts in late 1789. The provinces continued to exist administratively until 21 September 1791. [1]

After World War II, France played a pivotal role in the establishment of the European Union and became a founding member. Overseas region ( French: Région d'outre-mer) is a recent designation, given to the overseas departments that have similar powers to those of the regions of metropolitan France. As integral parts of the French Republic, they are represented in the National Assembly, Senate and Economic and Social Council, elect a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and use the euro as their currency. The humid subtropical climate ( Cfa) is found in southwestern France, in the Toulouse area. In France, the humid subtropical climate is not as hot and humid as in the southeastern United States. Summers are hot and wetter than in the mediterranean basin and winters are cool and somewhat foggy in the plains. The department is the second-level administrative division of France. This division into departments is between the region and the district. Each department belongs to a single region. (Each overseas region being composed of a single department). Corsica is a Mediterranean island situated southeast of the French mainland and west of the Italian Peninsula. It is characterized by a varied topography that includes mountains, plains, and a diverse coastline. The island's highest peak, Monte Cinto, rises 2,706 meters above sea level and is part of a mountain chain that runs north-south through the middle of Corsica. The region experiences a Mediterranean climate, with hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters, which contributes to its distinct flora and fauna. Rivers and streams crisscross the island, with the Golo River being the longest.Following the Act of March 2, 1982, and the first election of Regional Councillors by universal suffrage March 16, 1986, the region becomes a territorial as well as the department and the municipality. According to figures (in 1999), the median population of a department of continental France was 511 012 inhabitants.

Guadeloupe: Located in the Caribbean, Guadeloupe is an archipelago consisting of two main islands, Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre, and several smaller islands. Basse-Terre, the western island, has a rough volcanic landscape with La Grande Soufrière, an active stratovolcano, as its highest peak. In contrast, Grande-Terre, the eastern island, has flatter terrain with limestone plateaus and sugarcane fields. The climate is tropical, influenced by northeast trade winds, and the region faces risks from both hurricanes and volcanic activity. In addition, regions have considerable discretionary power over infrastructural spending, e.g., education, public transit, universities and research, and assistance to business owners. This has meant that the heads of wealthy regions such as Île-de-France or Rhône-Alpes can be high-profile positions. Some authors attempt to equate the concept of province with that of generality. The concepts do occasionally coincide, when the extent of a generality more or less overlaps that of an older territorial entity, but they are not synonymous.Due to its large area, the geographic regions of Metropolitan France vary in number depending on the source, and descriptions tend to overlap with cultural and administrative regions. These are the 15 most apparent and distinguishable regions in Metropolitan France, followed by an overview of the geography of primary Overseas France territories. Each department has a capital city or prefecture which includes its institutions. This capital is often the largest city of the department.