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This is a list of selected cities, towns, and other populated places in France, ordered alphabetically by administrative unit. (See also city and urban planning.)

Alsace (région)

Aquitaine (région)

Auvergne (région)

Basse-Normandie (région)

Brittany (région)

Burgundy (région)

Centre (région)

Champagne-Ardenne (région)

Corsica (collectivité territoriale)

Franche-Comté (région)

French Guiana (overseas département)

Guadeloupe (overseas département)

Haute-Normandie (région)

Île-de-France (région)

Languedoc-Roussillon (région)

Limousin (région)

Lorraine (région)

Martinique (overseas département)

Mayotte (overseas département)

Midi-Pyrenees (région)

Nord-Pas-de-Calais (région)

Pays de la Loire (région)

Picardy (région)

Poitou-Charentes (région)

Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur (région)

Réunion (overseas département)

Rhône-Alpes (région)

This article was most recently revised and updated by Richard Pallardy.
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