region of France
Let an agent identify the regions of France and explain their institutions and powers, relay official data, describe the 2016 reform and the overseas regions, and distinguish regions from departments and historical provinces.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent identify the regions of France and explain their institutions and powers, relay official data, describe the 2016 reform and the overseas regions, and distinguish regions from departments and historical provinces.
The first-level administrative division of France, of which there are eighteen since the 2016 reform, thirteen in metropolitan France and five overseas regions that are also departments; each region has an elected council and president with powers over economic development, transport, secondary schools and training, alongside a state-appointed prefect, and regions serve as electoral units and statistical areas.
What it is for: Regional administration and development in France.
It can be identify the regions; explain institutions and powers; relay official data; distinguish from departments and provinces.
Distinguishing features
Elected regional council
Decentralised powers
Prefect representing the state
Overseas regions with departmental status
What it looks like
Not a physical object; territories with councils, flags and capitals.
Physical character
regions: 18 count - since 2016
metropolitan regions: 13 count
How it is recognised
First-level division of France with an elected council
Thirteen metropolitan and five overseas regions
Departments are subdivisions; historical provinces are not administrative
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
is subdivided into - the next level
is governed by - the elected body
In practice
Families and kinds
metropolitan regions
overseas departments and regions
Corsica as a territorial collectivity with regional powers
former regions before the 2016 merger
regions as electoral and statistical units
Identifiers
INSEE region code 2 digits official code
ISO 3166-2 FR codes per region
Standards and regulation
French decentralisation laws of 1982 and 2015
General Code of Territorial Collectivities
Law on the delimitation of regions of 2015
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing regions with departments or provinces
Stale information from before 2016
Presenting regional identity debates as settled
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Identify What the regions are.
Identity.
Definition
Definition and list.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a region of France, and which regions exist? definition
- Is the question about a region, a department or a historical province? boundary
Institutions
Institutions.
Institutions
Institutions.
- How are regional councils elected, and what does the prefect do? definition
- Which entry fits the specific region? action
Powers Powers and finance.
Law.
Powers
Powers.
Powers
Powers.
- What powers do regions hold under decentralisation laws? provenance
- Which entry fits decentralisation in France? action
Finance
Finance.
Finance
Finance.
- How are regions funded, and what do budgets show, with sources? measurement
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Overseas Overseas and special cases.
Attribution.
Overseas
Overseas regions.
Overseas
Overseas.
- How do the overseas departments and regions differ, and what EU status do they have? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific overseas region? action
Corsica
Corsica and identity.
Corsica
Corsica.
- How is Corsica governed, and what debates exist about regional autonomy, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Context History and reform.
Context.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did regions develop from planning areas to elected collectivities? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Reform
The 2016 reform.
Reform
Reform.
- What did the 2016 merger change, and how were new names chosen? provenance
- Is the information current? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should each region be a separate entry?
- How should INSEE data be linked?
- How should the pre-2016 regions be recorded?