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Departments of France

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The départements (or departments) are administrative parts of France and many French colonies, similar to English counties. Départements are a kind of local government.

The 101 French départements are now grouped into 13 metropolitan and five overseas régions. Their capitals are called préfectures.

French régions and préfecture

 
Départements (Departments) and Regions of France
INSEE code Arms 1 Department Prefecture Region Named after
01   Ain Bourg-en-Bresse [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Ain (river)
02   Aisne Laon [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Hauts-de-France Aisne (river)
03   Allier Moulins [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Allier (river)
04   Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 2 Digne-les-Bains   Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Alps
05   Hautes-Alpes Gap   Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Alps
06   Alpes-Maritimes Nice   Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Alps
07   Ardèche Privas [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Ardèche (river)
08   Ardennes Charleville-Mézières [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Grand Est Ardennes Forest
09   Ariège Foix   Occitanie Ariège (river)
10   Aube Troyes [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Grand Est Aube (river)
11   Aude Carcassonne   Occitanie Aude (river)
12   Aveyron Rodez   Occitanie Aveyron (river)
13   Bouches-du-Rhône Marseille   Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Rhône (river)
14   Calvados Caen   Normandy Calvados rocks
15   Cantal Aurillac [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Mounts of Cantal
16   Charente Angoulême [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Nouvelle-Aquitaine Charente (river)
17   Charente-Maritime 3 La Rochelle [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Nouvelle-Aquitaine Charente (river)
18   Cher Bourges   Centre-Val de Loire Cher (river)
19   Corrèze Tulle [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Nouvelle-Aquitaine Corrèze (river)
2A   Corse-du-Sud Ajaccio   Corsica Island of Corsica
2B   Haute-Corse Bastia   Corsica Island of Corsica
21   Côte-d'Or Dijon Template:Country data Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Côte d'Or (escarpment)
22   Côtes-d'Armor 4 Saint-Brieuc   Brittany coasts of Armorica
23   Creuse Guéret [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Nouvelle-Aquitaine Creuse (river)
24   Dordogne Périgueux [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Nouvelle-Aquitaine Dordogne (river)
25   Doubs Besançon Template:Country data Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Doubs (river)
26   Drôme Valence [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Drôme (river)
27   Eure Évreux   Normandy Eure (river)
28   Eure-et-Loir Chartres   Centre-Val de Loire Eure and Loir rivers
29   Finistère Quimper   Brittany Finis Terræ (end of earth)
30   Gard Nîmes   Occitanie Gardon (river)
31   Haute-Garonne Toulouse   Occitanie Garonne (river)
32   Gers Auch   Occitanie Gers (river)
33   Gironde 5 Bordeaux [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Nouvelle-Aquitaine Gironde (river)
34   Hérault Montpellier   Occitanie Hérault (river)
35   Ille-et-Vilaine Rennes   Brittany Ille and Vilaine rivers
36   Indre Châteauroux   Centre-Val de Loire Indre (river)
37   Indre-et-Loire Tours   Centre-Val de Loire Indre and Loire rivers
38   Isère Grenoble [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Isère (river)
39   Jura Lons-le-Saunier Template:Country data Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Jura Mountains
40   Landes Mont-de-Marsan [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Nouvelle-Aquitaine Landes forest
41   Loir-et-Cher Blois   Centre-Val de Loire Loir and Cher rivers
42   Loire Saint-Étienne [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Loire (river)
43   Haute-Loire Le Puy-en-Velay [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Loire (river)
44   Loire-Atlantique 6 Nantes   Pays de la Loire Loire (river)
45   Loiret Orléans   Centre-Val de Loire Loiret (river)
46   Lot Cahors   Occitanie Lot (river)
47   Lot-et-Garonne Agen [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Nouvelle-Aquitaine Lot and Garonne rivers
48   Lozère Mende   Occitanie Mont Lozère
49   Maine-et-Loire 7 Angers   Pays de la Loire Maine and Loire rivers
50   Manche Saint-Lô   Normandy English Channel
51   Marne Châlons-en-Champagne [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Grand Est Marne (river)
52   Haute-Marne Chaumont [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Grand Est Marne (river)
53   Mayenne Laval   Pays de la Loire Mayenne (river)
54   Meurthe-et-Moselle Nancy [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Grand Est Meurthe and Moselle rivers
55   Meuse Bar-le-Duc [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Grand Est Meuse (river)
56   Morbihan Vannes   Brittany Gulf of Morbihan
57   Moselle Metz [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Grand Est Moselle (river)
58   Nièvre Nevers Template:Country data Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Nièvre (river)
59   Nord Lille [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Hauts-de-France North
60   Oise Beauvais [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Hauts-de-France Oise (river)
61   Orne Alençon   Normandy Orne (river)
62   Pas-de-Calais Arras [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Hauts-de-France Strait of Dover
63   Puy-de-Dôme Clermont-Ferrand [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Puy de Dôme volcano
64   Pyrénées-Atlantiques 8 Pau [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Nouvelle-Aquitaine Pyrenees
65   Hautes-Pyrénées Tarbes   Occitanie Pyrenees
66   Pyrénées-Orientales Perpignan   Occitanie Pyrenees
67   Bas-Rhin Strasbourg [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Grand Est Rhine (river)
68   Haut-Rhin Colmar [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Grand Est Rhine (river)
69   Rhône Lyon (provisional) [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rhône (river)
69M Metropolitan Lyon 18 Lyon [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes communes of Lyon
70   Haute-Saône Vesoul Template:Country data Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Saône (river)
71   Saône-et-Loire Mâcon Template:Country data Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Saône and Loire rivers
72   Sarthe Le Mans   Pays de la Loire Sarthe (river)
73   Savoie Chambéry [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Savoy
74   Haute-Savoie Annecy [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Savoy
75   Paris 9 Paris Template:Country data Île-de-France city of Paris
76   Seine-Maritime 10 Rouen   Normandy Seine (river)
77   Seine-et-Marne Melun Template:Country data Île-de-France Seine and Marne rivers
78   Yvelines 11 Versailles Template:Country data Île-de-France Forest of Yvelines
79   Deux-Sèvres Niort [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Nouvelle-Aquitaine Sèvre Nantaise and Sèvre Niortaise rivers
80   Somme Amiens [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Hauts-de-France Somme (river)
81   Tarn Albi   Occitanie Tarn (river)
82   Tarn-et-Garonne Montauban   Occitanie Tarn and Garonne rivers
83   Var Toulon   Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Var (river)
84   Vaucluse Avignon   Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Fontaine-de-Vaucluse spring
85   Vendée La Roche-sur-Yon   Pays de la Loire Vendée (river)
86   Vienne Poitiers [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Nouvelle-Aquitaine Vienne (river)
87   Haute-Vienne Limoges [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Nouvelle-Aquitaine Vienne (river)
88   Vosges Épinal [[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Grand Est Vosges Mountains
89   Yonne Auxerre Template:Country data Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Yonne (river)
90   Territoire de Belfort Belfort Template:Country data Bourgogne-Franche-Comté city of Belfort
91   Essonne 12 Évry Template:Country data Île-de-France Essonne (river)
92   Hauts-de-Seine 13 Nanterre Template:Country data Île-de-France Seine (river)
93   Seine-Saint-Denis 14 Bobigny Template:Country data Île-de-France Seine (river)
94   Val-de-Marne Créteil Template:Country data Île-de-France Marne (river)
95   Val-d'Oise Pontoise 15 Template:Country data Île-de-France Oise (river)
971   Guadeloupe 16 Basse-Terre   Guadeloupe
972   Martinique 16 Fort-de-France   Martinique
973   Guyane 16 Cayenne   French Guiana
974   La Réunion 16 Saint-Denis   Réunion
976   Mayotte 17 Mamoudzou   Mayotte
Notes:
  • ^1  Most of the coats of arms are not official
  • ^2  This department was known as Basses-Alpes until 1970
  • ^3  This department was known as Charente-Inférieure until 1941
  • ^4  This department was known as Côtes-du-Nord until 1990
  • ^5  This department was known as Bec-d'Ambès from 1793 until 1795. The Convention eliminated the name to avoid recalling the outlawed Girondin political faction.
  • ^6  This department was known as Loire-Inférieure until 1957
  • ^7  This department was known as Mayenne-et-Loire until 1791
  • ^8  This department was known as Basses-Pyrénées until 1969
  • ^9  Number 75 was formerly assigned to Seine
  • ^10  This department was known as Seine-Inférieure until 1955
  • ^11  Number 78 was formerly assigned to Seine-et-Oise
  • ^12  Number 91 was formerly assigned to Alger, in French Algeria
  • ^13  Number 92 was formerly assigned to Oran, in French Algeria
  • ^14  Number 93 was formerly assigned to Constantine, in French Algeria
  • ^15  The prefecture of Val-d'Oise was established in Pontoise when the department was created, but moved de facto to the neighbouring commune of Cergy; currently, both part of the ville nouvelle of Cergy-Pontoise
  • ^16  The overseas departments each constitute a region and enjoy a status identical to metropolitan France. They are part of France and the European Union, though special EU rules apply to them.
  • ^17  Mayotte became the 101st department of France on 31 March 2011. The INSEE code of Mayotte is 976 (975 is already assigned to the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon)
  • ^18  Metropoles with territorial collectivity statute.
 
Regions and departments of metropolitan France; the numbers are those of the first column
 
The departments in the immediate vicinity of Paris; the numbers are those of the first column
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