former province of France

A former province of France is a historical territorial and administrative region that existed before the French Revolution, often retaining distinct cultural and regional identities despite no longer having official administrative status.

Observed surface forms (2)

• historical province of France ×1
• historical region of France ×1

Instances (5)

• Poitou
• County of Artois
• historical province of Champagne via concept surface "historical province of France"
• Maine
  surface form: Maine (historical province)
• Limousin (de facto shared functions) via concept surface "historical region of France"