Prior to 1790, France was organised into provinces; in that year they were replaced with departements, which continue to exist until the present day. Several of the province names are now used for administrative regions.

Former provinces of France:

• Alsace
• Angoumois
• Anjou
• Artois
• Aunis
• Auvergne
• Béarn
• Berry
• Bourbonnais
• Bourgogne (Burgundy)
• Bretagne (Brittany)
• Champagne
• Comté de Foix
• Corse
• Dauphiné
• Flandre
• Franche-Comté
• Guyenne and Gascogne
• Ile-de-France
• Languedoc
• Limousin
• Lorraine
• Lyonnais
• Maine
• Marche
• Nivernais
• Normandie (Normandy)
• Orléanais
• Picardie
• Poitou
• Provence
• Roussillon
• Saintonge
• Touraine