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    Regions of France - Wikipedia

    • France is divided into eighteen administrative regions , of which thirteen are located in metropolitan France (in Europe), while the other five are overseas regions (not to be confused with the overseas collectivities, which have a semi-autonomous status). All of the thirteen metropolitan administrative regions (including Corsica as of 2019 ) are further subdivi… See more

    History

    The term région was officially created by the Law of Decentralisation (2 March 1982), which also gave regions their legal … See more

    Role

    Regions lack separate legislative authority and therefore cannot write their own statutory law. They levy their own taxes and, in return, receive a decreasing part of their budget from the central government, which give… See more

    Overseas regions

    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 … See more

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