French lawmakers voted Wednesday to draw up a new map of the country's regions, reducing them from 22 to 13, in a move aimed at trimming costs and improving efficiency. July 10, 2022.

Six regions - Brittany, Centre-Val de Loire, Corsica, Ile-de-France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'azur, known as PACA and Pays de la Loire – did not undergo any changes to their boundaries. They will ...

The lowest average life expectancy in metropolitan France is in the northern Hauts-de-France region, the figures show, with the average lifespan of 83.8 years for women and 77.2 for men.