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Historical Provinces of France

Can you name the historical divisions of the Kingdom of France in 1789, just before the revolution?
Mainly based off this map and this article (in French).
Some divisions may be considered to be part of other, bigger divisions
Quiz by Nedpet
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Last updated: August 18, 2022
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First submittedAugust 18, 2022
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Counties
Capital
Name
Angoulême
Angoumois
Arras
Artois
Clermont-Ferrand
Auvergne
Foix
Foix
Besançon
Franche-Comté
Valenciennes
Hainaut
Le Mans
Maine
Guéret
Marche
Nogent-le-Rotrou
Perche
Aix-en-Provence
Provence
Saintes
Saintonge
Duchies
Capital
Name
Angers
Anjou
Bar-le-Duc
Barrois
Dijon
Bourgogne
Nancy
Lorraine
Nevers
Nivernais
Rouen
Normandie
 
 
Seneschals
Capital
Name
Saumur
Saumurois
 
 
Sovereign States
Capital
Name
Pau
Béarn
Provinces
Capital
Name
Strasbourg
Alsace
La Rochelle
Aunis
Bourges
Berry
Moulins
Bourbonnais
Rennes
Bretagne
Cambrai
Cambrésis
Troyes
Champagne
Bastia
Corse
Grenoble
Dauphiné
Lille
Flandres
Auch
Gascogne
Bordeaux
Guyenne
Paris
Île-de-France
Toulouse
Languedoc
Limoges
Limousin
Lyon
Lyonnais
Orléans
Orléanais
Amiens
Picardie
Poitiers
Poitou
Perpignan
Roussillon
Tours
Touraine
Metz
Trois-Évêchés
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Level 15
Nov 4, 2023
happy to report i got 39/41 on this one :) just perche and hainault that eluded me :(

that said, i think this might be a more interesting quiz if the names of the provincial capitals were hidden until you guessed the province in question

if you didn't know the province names, a lot of them can be generated just be modifying the capital's name, saumur -> saumurois, etc. aix-en-provence even just says the name of the province!