Can you name the departments of France (excluding overseas departments, territories and collectivities)?

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  • Source: http://www.les-codes-postaux.info/departements.php
  • Most (but not all) are named for rivers and other geographical features. Most are in alphabetical order, but a few are not. How many can you name? Bonne chance!
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Department numberDepartmentPrefecture/county town
01Bourg-en-Bresse
02Laon
03Moulins
04Digne-les-Bains
05Gap
06Nice
07Privas
08Charleville-Mezieres
09Foix
10Troyes
11Carcassonne
12Rodez
13Marseille
14Caen
15Aurillac
16Angouleme
17La Rochelle
18Bourges
19Tulle
2AAjaccio
2BBastia
21Dijon
22St Brieuc
23Gueret
24Perigueux
25Besancon
26Valence
27Evreux
28Chartres
29Quimper
30Nimes
31Toulouse
Department numberDepartmentPrefecture/county town
32Auch
33Bordeaux
34Montpellier
35Rennes
36Chateauroux
37Tours
38Grenoble
39Lons-le-Saunier
40Mont-de-Marsan
41Blois
42St Etienne
43Le Puy-en-Velay
44Nantes
45Orleans
46Cahors
47Agen
48Mende
49Angers
50St Lo
51Chalons-en-Champagne
52Chaumont
53Laval
54Nancy
55Bar-le-Duc
56Vannes
57Metz
58Nevers
59Lille
60Beauvais
61Alencon
62Arras
63Clermont Ferrand
Department numberDepartmentPrefecture/county town
64Pau
65Tarbes
66Perpignan
67Strasbourg
68Colmar
69Lyon
70Vesoul
71Macon
72Le Mans
73Chambery
74Annecy
75Paris
76Rouen
77Melun
78Versailles
79Niort
80Amiens
81Albi
82Montauban
83Toulon
84Avignon
85La Roche-sur-Yon
86Poitiers
87Limoges
88Epinal
89Auxerre
90Belfort
91Evry
92Nanterre
93Bobigny
94Creteil
95Cergy-Pontoise
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Departments of France Quiz

  1. by Triffid
  • Created Jan 28, 2010 in Geography
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