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Regions & Departments of France
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Régions de France métropolitaine |
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Alsace |
Alsace |
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Aquitaine |
Aquitaine |
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Auvergne |
Auvergne |
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Basse-Normandie |
Lower-Normandy |
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Bretagne |
Brittany |
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Bourgogne |
Burgundy |
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Centre |
Center |
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Champagne-Ardenne |
Champagne-Ardenne |
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Corse |
Corsica |
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Franche-Comté |
Franche-Comte |
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Haute-Normandie |
Upper-Normandy |
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Ille-de-France |
Paris-Isle-of-France |
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Languedoc-Roussillon |
Languedoc-Roussillon |
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Limousin |
Limousin |
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Lorraine |
Lorraine |
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Midi-Pyrénées |
Midi-Pyrenees |
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Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
North-Calais |
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Pays-de-la-Loire |
Pays-de-la-Loire |
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Picardie |
Picardy |
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Poitou-Charentes |
Poitou-Charentes |
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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Provence-Alpes-Azur |
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Rhône-Alpes |
Rhone-Alps |
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Régions/Départements d'outre-mer |
Overseas Regions/Departments |
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Guadeloupe |
Guadeloupe |
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Martinique |
Martinique |
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Guyane |
French Guiana |
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La Réunion |
Reunion |
Each région is divided into départements, except for the overseas regions (they exist as régions as well as départements.) Each département is assigned a two-digit number that begins the zip code (the numbers somewhat correspond to alphabetical order). For example, the département of Ain is 01 and the département of Vosges is 88.
DOM-TOM means départements d'outre-mer and térritoires d'outre-mer. French territories (also called collectivities) include Polynésie française, Mayotte, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Wallis-et-Futuna, Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy. Nouvelle Calédonie has a special status (sui generis) and will vote for independence from France in the next ten years.
The 96 departments of mainland France, grouped according to their region, are:
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67 Bas-Rhin |
Alsace |
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11 Aude |
Languedoc-Roussillon |
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68 Haut-Rhin |
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30 Gard |
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34 Hérault |
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24 Dordogne |
Aquitaine |
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48 Lozère |
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33 Gironde |
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66 Pyrénées-Orientales |
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40 Landes |
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47 Lot-et-Garonne |
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19 Corrèze |
Limousin |
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64 Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
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23 Creuse |
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87 Haute-Vienne |
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03 Allier |
Auvergne |
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15 Cantal |
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54 Meurthe-et-Moselle |
Lorraine |
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43 Haute-Loire |
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55 Meuse |
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63 Puy-de-Dôme |
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57 Moselle |
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88 Vosges |
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14 Calvados |
Basse-Normandie |
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50 Manche |
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09 Ariège |
Midi-Pyrénées |
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61 Orne |
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12 Aveyron |
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31 Haute-Garonne |
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21 Côte-d'Or |
Bourgogne |
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32 Gers |
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58 Nièvre |
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46 Lot |
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71 Saône-et-Loire |
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65 Hautes-Pyrénées |
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89 Yonne |
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81 Tarn |
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82 Tarn-et-Garonne |
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22 Côtes-d'Armor |
Bretagne |
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29 Finistère |
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59 Nord |
Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
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35 Ille-et-Vilaine |
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62 Pas-de-Calais |
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56 Morbihan |
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44 Loire-Atlantique |
Pays de la Loire |
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18 Cher |
Centre |
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49 Maine-et-Loire |
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28 Eure-et-Loir |
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53 Mayenne |
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36 Indre |
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72 Sarthe |
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37 Indre-et-Loire |
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85 Vendée |
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41 Loir-et-Cher |
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45 Loiret |
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02 Aisne |
Picardie |
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60 Oise |
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08 Ardennes |
Champagne-Ardenne |
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80 Somme |
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10 Aube |
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51 Marne |
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16 Charente |
Poitou-Charentes |
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52 Haute-Marne |
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17 Charente-Maritime |
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79 Deux-Sèvres |
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2A Corse-du-Sud |
Corse |
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86 Vienne |
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2B Haute-Corse |
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04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence |
Provence-Alpes- Côte d'Azur |
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25 Doubs |
Franche-Comté |
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05 Hautes-Alpes |
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39 Jura |
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06 Alpes-Maritimes |
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70 Haute-Saône |
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13 Bouches-du-Rhône |
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90 Territoire de Belfort |
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83 Var |
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84 Vaucluse |
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27 Eure |
Haute-Normandie |
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76 Seine-Maritime |
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01 Ain |
Rhône-Alpes |
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07 Ardèche |
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75 Paris |
Île-de-France |
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26 Drôme |
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77 Seine-et-Marne |
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38 Isère |
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78 Yvelines |
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42 Loire |
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91 Essonne |
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69 Rhône |
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92 Hauts-de-Seine |
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73 Savoie |
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93 Seine-Saint-Denis |
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74 Haute-Savoie |
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94 Val-de-Marne |
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95 Val-d'Oise |
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Major Cities & Geographical Features of France
The 50 most populous cities in France (including the DOM-TOMs) are:
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City |
Department |
Region |
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Paris |
Paris |
Île-de-France |
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Marseille |
Bouches-du-Rhône |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
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Lyon |
Rhône |
Rhône-Alpes |
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Toulouse |
Haute-Garonne |
Midi-Pyrénées |
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Nice |
Alpes-Maritimes |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur |
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Nantes |
Loire-Atlantique |
Pays de la Loire |
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Strasbourg |
Bas-Rhin |
Alsace |
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Montpellier |
Hérault |
Languedoc-Roussillon |
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Bordeaux |
Gironde |
Aquitaine |
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Lille |
Nord |
Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
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Rennes |
Ille-et-Vilaine |
Bretagne |
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Reims |
Marne |
Champagne-Ardenne |
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Le Havre |
Seine-Maritime |
Haute-Normandie |
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Saint-Étienne |
Loire |
Rhône-Alpes |
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Toulon |
Var |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur |
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Grenoble |
Isère |
Rhône-Alpes |
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Angers |
Maine-et-Loire |
Pays de la Loire |
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Dijon |
Côte-d'Or |
Bourgogne |
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Brest |
Finistère |
Bretagne |
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Nîmes |
Gard |
Languedoc-Roussillon |
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Le Mans |
Sarthe |
Pays de la Loire |
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Aix-en-Provence |
Bouches-du-Rhône |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur |
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Clermont-Ferrand |
Puy-de-Dôme |
Auvergne |
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Saint-Denis |
La Réunion |
La Réunion |
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Tours |
Indre-et-Loire |
Centre |
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Limoges |
Haute-Vienne |
Limousin |
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Villeurbanne |
Rhône |
Rhône-Alpes |
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Amiens |
Somme |
Picardie |
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Metz * |
Moselle |
Lorraine |
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Besançon |
Doubs |
Franche-Comté |
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Perpignan |
Pyrénées-Orientales |
Languedoc-Roussillon |
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Orléans |
Loiret |
Centre |
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Mulhouse |
Haut-Rhin |
Alsace |
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Caen |
Calvados |
Basse-Normandie |
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Boulogne-Billancourt |
Hauts-de-Seine |
Île-de-France |
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Rouen |
Seine-Maritime |
Haute-Normandie |
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Nancy |
Meurthe-et-Moselle |
Lorraine |
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Argenteuil |
Val-d'Oise |
Île-de-France |
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Montreuil |
Seine-Saint-Denis |
Île-de-France |
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Saint-Paul |
La Réunion |
La Réunion |
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Roubaix |
Nord |
Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
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Saint-Denis |
Seine-Saint-Denis |
Île-de-France |
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Avignon |
Vaucluse |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur |
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Tourcoing |
Nord |
Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
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Fort-de-France |
Martinique |
Martinique |
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Créteil |
Val-de-Marne |
Île-de-France |
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Poitiers |
Vienne |
Poitou-Charentes |
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Nanterre |
Hauts-de-Seine |
Île-de-France |
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Versailles |
Yvelines |
Île-de-France |
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Courbevoie |
Hauts-de-Seine |
Île-de-France |