French Regional Capitals Quiz
Name the capitals of the 13 regions of metropolitan France, including Corsica. Use region outlines and city markers, with typed answers or multiple choice.
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Learn the regional capitals of metropolitan France
This quiz covers the 13 metropolitan regions, including Corsica, rather than France’s overseas regions or every departmental prefecture. It uses the administrative chefs-lieux: Lyon for Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Strasbourg for Grand Est and Bordeaux for Nouvelle-Aquitaine are among the pairings to learn.
Begin with a ten-question round or choose all 13. Each question shows the region’s outline and a dot at its capital, helping you connect a familiar city with a larger area of France.
Regional capitals are not always council headquarters
For Normandie, the answer is Rouen, the administrative regional capital; Caen is the seat of the regional council. This quiz follows the chef-lieu convention consistently rather than mixing different institutional seats.
Orléans is the capital of Centre-Val de Loire, while Nantes belongs to Pays de la Loire and Rennes to Bretagne. Ajaccio is the answer for Corse, which has special collectivity status. Accents are optional when typing; Lyons and Marseilles are also accepted for Lyon and Marseille.