Six regions - Brittany, Centre-Val de Loire, Corsica, Ile-de-France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'azur, known as PACA and Pays de la Loire – did not undergo any changes to their boundaries. They will ...

PARIS, France – French lawmakers voted Wednesday to draw up a new map of the country’s regions, reducing them from 22 to 13, in a move aimed at trimming costs and improving efficiency ...

New year, new map of France. As of 1 January, France's 22 regions have been whittled down to 13 in an effort to streamline the country's formidable bureaucracy.

The lowest average life expectancy in metropolitan France is in the northern Hauts-de-France region, the figures show, with the average lifespan of 83.8 years for women and 77.2 for men.

Hollande redraws France’s regions – what will it mean? President François Hollande is to redraw the administrative map of France. But, while no-one will admit to opposing the change, turf ...