Online Periodical
New Regions in France

New Regions in France

In 2016 some of the regions in France changed. The following regions merged to form larger unions :

Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes become Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Bourgogne and Franche-Comté become Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne & Lorraine become Grand-Est
Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardie become Hauts-de-France
Basse-Normandie and Haute-Normandie become Normandie (Normandy in English)
Aquitaine, Limousin and Poitou-Charentes become Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées become Occitanie

The Centre region changed its name only to be Centre-Val de Loire.
The other regions remain unchanged :
Bretagne (Brittany in English)
Ile-de-France
Pays de la Loire
Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur

Our site now uses the new regional names as per the map below.

For more info on the regional changes in France please see here : Regions of France

(Published October 2017)