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New French administrative divisions

Before the French Revolution, France gained territory gradually through the annexation of a mosaic of independent entities. By the close of the Ancien Régime, it was organised into provinces. During the period of the Revolution, these were dissolved, partly in order to weaken old loyalties. The modern departments, as all-purpose units of the... More...

France, 1990, Creation of departments

France, 1990.10.13, Porte sur Saone. French Regions