ThunderingTyphoons!/sandbox/Regions of France

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Going forward, post-merger

In new regions

• All need maps. Static maps for Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Occitanie kindly Done by Shaundd.
  • Put in dynamic maps for other regions (i.e. those without sub-regions).
• Lot-et-Garonne has no content. We either need to instigate a merger of Nouvelle-Aquitaine's departments into larger regions, or create the L-et-G from scratch.
• ̶ ̶[̶[̶S̶a̶v̶o̶i̶e̶]̶]̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶[̶[̶H̶a̶u̶t̶e̶-̶S̶a̶v̶o̶i̶e̶]̶]̶ ̶s̶h̶o̶u̶l̶d̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶m̶e̶r̶g̶e̶d̶.̶ - Maybe not actually. There are lots of cities in both articles.
• Investigate other department mergers that could be done.

Existing regions

Bring up to same standard as the new articles. List of articles, from least work needed to most:

• Corsica - Done
• Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur - Do needs filling out - skiing, climbing, kayaking, beaches, sailing?
• Brittany - looks fairly complete content-wise. Move lesser cities to department articles. Remove redlinks. Text needs sprucing up + more images
• Normandy - Done
• Île-de-France - review 'get in' (do we need all those Parisian stations listed?) everything from see onwards needs filling. Ramblings on the talk page might be useful.
• Pays de la Loire - needs understand, get around, do, eat, drink, sleep. All sections need attention. Needs more images.
• Centre-Val de Loire - whole article is crap and nearly empty of content.

The merger (Jan - Oct 2017)

• Hauts-de-France - created by merging Nord-Pas de Calais and Picardy. Done
• Grand Est - created by merging Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine. Done
• Bourgogne-Franche-Comté - created by merging Burgundy and Franche-Comté. Done
• Nouvelle-Aquitaine - created by merging Aquitaine, Limousin and Poitou-Charentes. Done
• Occitanie (Occitania?) - created by merging Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrenees. Done
• Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes - created by merging Auvergne and Rhone-Alpes: Done

Top-level regions that are redirected to France#Regions:

• Northern France --> Hauts de France, Normandy. Checked for content to copy? Done
• Northeastern France --> Grand Est, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (part). Checked for content to copy? Done
• Great West --> Brittany, Pays de la Loire. Checked for content to copy? Done
• Central France --> Centre-Val de Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (part), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (part), Nouvelle-Aquitaine (part). Checked for content to copy? Done
• Southwestern France --> Occitanie (part) Nouvelle-Aquitaine (part). Checked for content to copy? Done
• Southeastern France --> PACA, Corsica, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (part), Occitanie (part). Checked for content to copy? Done

Second-tier regions that are blanked and turned into redirects:

• Nord-Pas de Calais --> redirect Hauts de France
• Picardy --> redirect Hauts de France

• Alsace --> redirect Grand Est
• Lorraine --> redirect Grand Est
• Champagne-Ardenne --> redirect Grand Est

• Burgundy --> redirect Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
• Franche-Comté --> redirect Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

• Aquitaine --> redirect Nouvelle-Aquitaine
• Limousin --> redirect Nouvelle-Aquitaine
• Poitou-Charentes --> redirect Nouvelle-Aquitaine

• Languedoc-Roussillon --> redirect Occitanie
• Midi-Pyrenees --> redirect Occitanie

• Rhône-Alpes --> redirect Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Auvergne will cease to be a top-level region and become a subregion of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Will need to change various departments' {{IsPartOf|region}} tag (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Occitanie)

Regions that stay the same, but still need an {{IsPartOf|France}} tag, replacing the current {{IsPartOf|region}}:

• IDF
• Normandy
• Brittany
• Pays de la Loire
• Centre-Val de Loire
• PACA
• Corsica

When everything is finished, insert the new regions into the list at Wikivoyage:Discover

Metropolitan France

"Metropolitan France" comprises the 12 administrative regions (French: régions) on the mainland plus Corsica, or in other words all French territory within Europe. These are distinct from the country's overseas territories on other continents, which are talked about below. The 96 departments (départements) are the next level down of administrative division, two-thirds of them being named after a river, and most others taking after another natural feature, such as a mountain or forest.

Regions of France

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes The home of French skiing, a large volcanic region and the magnificent city of Lyon.

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Tons of medieval history, pleasing natural scenery and Burgundy wine.

Brittany Rugged western peninsula that is just as much Celtic as it is French.

Centre-Val de Loire A largely agricultural and viticultural region, featuring river valleys, châteaux and historic towns.

Corsica Napoleon's birthplace is a subtropical island in the Mediterranean.

Grand-Est A region where wider European (and especially Germanic) culture has merged with the French, giving rise to interesting results.

Hauts-de-France A region where the world wars and the rise and fall of heavy industry have left many scars.

Île-de-France The region surrounding the French capital, Paris.

Normandy Some of France's most famed attractions, including Mont Saint-Michel, the D-Day beaches and Claude Monet's home.

Nouvelle-Aquitaine The largest French region, defined more by its enchanting contrasts than as a coherent whole.

Occitanie Due south, where the Pyrenees spill into the Mediterranean Sea.

Pays de la Loire The lower Loire Valley and the Vendée area, on the Atlantic coast

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur The unmissable French Riviera, Marseille and the Camargue

Chantilly gardens, Oise (Picardy)