Capitals of French Regions

Name the capitals of the 18 regions of France.
Overseas regions are not shown on the map
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Last updated: August 12, 2016
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First submittedAugust 31, 2013
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Region
Population
Capital
Île-de-France
2,229,621
Paris
Provence-Alpes-
Côte d'Azur
855,393
Marseille
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
500,715
Lyon
Occitanie
458,298
Toulouse
Pays de la Loire
292,718
Nantes
Grand Est
275,718
Strasbourg
Nouvelle Aquitaine
243,626
Bordeaux
Hauts-de-France
231,491
Lille
Brittany
211,373
Rennes
Bourgogne-
Franche-Comté
153,003
Dijon
Réunion
145,238
Saint-Denis
Centre-Val de Loire
114,375
Orléans
Normandy
110,755
Rouen
Martinique
85,295
Fort-de-France
Corsica
67,507
Ajaccio
Mayotte
57,281
Mamoudzou
French Guiana
55,198
Cayenne
Guadeloupe
11,395
Basse-Terre
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28 Comments
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Level 94
Aug 15, 2016
I call foul on including places not on the map. :)
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Level 76
Aug 15, 2016
+1. Only noticed the scoreline, by accident, that there were still lots to do when I thought the map was indicating I'd gotten most of them.
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Level 67
Aug 22, 2016
Same here too.
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Level 71
Jul 25, 2018
I can sorta see your point, but when you see the name "French Guiana" or "Guadeloupe" on the list it really tells you all you need to know (except the answer) since it is a quiz about capitals.
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Level 72
Dec 1, 2016
Same here. Do not know many cities on mainland France, so I gave up early without even trying the overseas territorial capitals.
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Level 90
Dec 1, 2016
Same here, Jiaozira
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Level 67
Dec 10, 2016
+16
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Level 70
Oct 10, 2016
Agreed. QM, can you add some boxes below for the Caribbean territories?
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Level 45
Dec 1, 2016
2 more boxes under the carribean's would be nice for the sake of geography.
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Level 58
Dec 1, 2016
I am a simple frenchman. I see a quiz about France, I play it, I congratulate the maker.
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Level 66
Dec 1, 2016
What about St. Pierre & Miquelon? They're part of France.
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Level 89
Dec 1, 2016
It is not a region.
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Level 58
Dec 1, 2016
Nice quiz! I always though Pointe-a-pitre was the capital of Guadeloupe region. Always learning something :-)

And "Bravo!" to those who knew the answer "Mamoudzou" for Mayotte !!! (unless you happen to be from that Island). Thank you Geronimo and Cheers!

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Level 90
Apr 6, 2017
Yeah, I tried Pointe a Pitre, Point a Pitre, etc. for nearly a full minute until I realized I wasn't getting anywhere -- then I figured it out.
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Level 72
Jan 29, 2022
Thanks for the "Bravo"! I knew Mamoudzou because I did this quiz before :)
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Level 68
Dec 2, 2016
Actually the new Region of Normandy (it used to be two regions - Upper and Lesser Normandies) have still two capitals : Rouen, and Caen.

The majority of the services and offices are being deplaced in Caen, which is considered as the new capital-to-be.

Great Quiz though

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Level 82
Jun 28, 2018
Excellent quiz. Fouled up on Martinique and Mayotte.
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Level 70
Aug 12, 2018
This is a quiz of exactly two years ago
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Level 48
Feb 8, 2020
Nice. Happy with 11/18
+1
Level 99
Jul 4, 2020
I think the capital for Burgundy Franche Comte is Besancon, not Dijon?
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Level 8
Oct 16, 2022
I am french and I think that Mayotte, La reunion, Guyane etc. are not regions but departments
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Level 48
Dec 3, 2024
Being French doesn't mean you are right. They are DROM (department and region)
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Level 64
May 20, 2023
It would be nice if the map had French Guiana on it
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Level 5
Oct 1, 2023
Île-de-France, it's not 2 million but 12 million ;)

https://ville-data.com/nombre-d-habitants/ile-de-france-11R

(12 358 932 personnes en 2023)

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Level 99
Nov 2, 2024
French Guyana??
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Level 55
Nov 25, 2024
13/15 not bad for an American
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Level 22
Nov 26, 2024
The data needs to be updated because it dates from 2016...

And the quiz would be better if there were overseas territories on the map.

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Level 57
Apr 9, 2025
Agreed. There are plenty of maps including oversea territories on the French section of the site, you could just use one of them.