The majority of France's colonies gained independence by 1960. As of June 2014, France has five overseas department and regions: Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Reunion and Mayotte.
provinces In France, there are Régions and Départements.
Provence is in France. Don't know how many provinces are in spain.
4. :)
France also calls their regional divisions "provinces."
the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine
France is divided into regions, but these regions are modelled after the provinces of the old regime, before the French revolution.
The answer is Saar and Rhine.
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France did not exist as such in Roman times. Its territory was then divided in provinces, some extending over the borders we now have. For the Romans, Lyon (Lyons) was "la capitale des gaules" (the capital of the Gallic provinces)
France is broken up into provinces (or "states," unofficially) according to certain tribes which lived there before France was formed, more or less. These provinces are still very different and distinct from one another (even though they all make up France), provinces vary in many aspects, one of them food, hence "provincial food."
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