FRANCE IS A COUNTRY.
In France there are Régions and Départements.
Paris is a province in the Region parisienne of France. Paris was established in March of 1790, after breaking from another province.
Provence
Because the Champagne administrative province is in France.
Touraine is a former province of France.
Nancy is located in the eastern region of Lorraine.
Quebec.
Bourgogne
The Lorraine region
Picardy in northern France is the largest producer of sugar beets in France.
Most people say Maine's name evolved in this way: Because of Maine's many islands, early sailors, fishermen, and explorers may have spoken of "the main" or the "main land." This became "Maine." Another theory holds that it comes from a province in France of the same name. It may have been chosen to compliment the queen of Charles I, Henrietta Maria, who had inherited the province in France.