Regions of France

Question 1

France is named after what?

Answer 1

“Frank” which means “free” since the people who settled there were no longer taxed by Romans.

Question 2

How many regions of France are there?

Answer 2

13 Regions

Question 3

When were the 22 regions of France reduced?

Answer 3

1st of January 2016

Question 4

Hauts-De-France

Answer 4

“Upper France”

Question 5

Normandy

Answer 5

Norsemen lived there
| Ruen (380k inhabitants) is in Normandy,
| Joan of Arc rallied armies there to push English out,
| Claude Monet lived in Giverny her

Question 6

Île-de-France

Answer 6

Most populated as it contains Paris, nicknamed Région Parisiene

Question 7

Grand Est

Answer 7

Contains Alsace, Lorraine & Champagne-Ardenne, champagne comes from there

Question 8

Brittany

Answer 8

Named after British who settled there

Question 8

Pays de la Loire

Answer 8

Loire comes from Latin word Liger referring to mud & water

Question 9

Centre-val de Loire

Question 10

Bourgogne-France-Comté

Question 11

Nouvelle-Aqutaine

Question 12

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Question 13

Occitaine

Question 14

Provence-Alpes-côte d’Azur

Question 15

Corsica