France is divided into 22 regions, which correspond more or less to ancient provinces. The regions are divided in 95 administrative departments (département), 3808 cantons and no less than 36511 municipalities. There are elections at each level.
This organization is usually seen as a handicap. For example, departments have a lot of power, but they are too small to play a role on the european stage. And the municipalities are not very efficient due to their small size. For example, a lot of municipalities do not even have a school or a post office.
The 22 regions are:
Alsace Aquitaine Auvergne Basse-Normandie Bourgogne Bretagne Centre Champagne-Ardenne Corse Franche-Comté Haute-Normandie Île-de-France Languedoc-Roussillon Limousin Lorraine Midi-Pyrénées Nord-Pas-de-Calais Pays-de-la-Loire Picardie Poitou-Charentes Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Rhône-Alpes
And the 95 departments in European France are:
Id Departement Region 01 Ain Rhône-Alpes 02 Aisne Picardie 03 Allier Auvergne 04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur 05 Hautes Alpes Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur 06 Alpes-Maritimes Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur 07 Ardèche Rhône-Alpes 08 Ardennes Champagne-Ardennes 09 Ariège Midi-Pyrénées 10 Aube Champagne-Ardennes 11 Aude Languedoc-Roussillon 12 Aveyron Midi-Pyrénées 13 Bouches-du-Rhône Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur 14 Calvados Basse-Normandie 15 Cantal Auvergne 16 Charente Poitou-Charentes 17 Charente-Maritime Poitou-Charentes 18 Cher Centre 19 Corrèze Limousin 2A Haute Corse Corse 2B Corse-du-Sud Corse 21 Côte d'Or Bourgogne 22 Côtes d'Armor Bretagne 23 Creuse Limousin 24 Dordogne Aquitaine 25 Doubs Franche-Comté 26 Drôme Rhône-Alpes 27 Eure Haute-Normandie 28 Eure-et-Loir Centre 29 Finistère Bretagne 30 Gard Languedoc-Roussillon 31 Haute Garonne Midi-Pyrénées 32 Gers Midi-Pyrénées 33 Gironde Aquitaine 34 Hérault Languedoc-Roussillon 35 Ille-et-Vilaine Bretagne 36 Indre Centre 37 Indre-et-Loire Centre 38 Isère Rhône-Alpes 39 Jura Franche-Comté 40 Landes Aquitaine 41 Loir-et-Cher Centre 42 Loire Rhône-Alpes 43 Haute Loire Auvergne 44 Loire-Atlantique Pays-de-la-Loire 45 Loiret Centre 46 Lot Midi-Pyrénées 47 Lot-et-Garonne Aquitaine 48 Lozère Languedoc-Roussillon 49 Maine-et-Loire Pays-de-la-Loire 50 Manche Basse-Normandie 51 Marne Champagne-Ardennes 52 Haute Marne Champagne-Ardennes 53 Mayenne Pays-de-la-Loire 54 Meurthe-et-Moselle Lorraine 55 Meuse Lorraine 56 Morbihan Bretagne 57 Moselle Lorraine 58 Nièvre Bourgogne 59 Nord Nord-Pas-de-Calais 60 Oise Picardie 61 Orne Basse-Normandie 62 Pas-de-Calais Nord-Pas-de-Calais 63 Puy-de-Dôme Auvergne 64 Pyrénées-Atlantiques Aquitaine 65 Hautes Pyrénées Midi-Pyrénées 66 Pyrénées-Orientales Languedoc-Roussillon 67 Bas Rhin Alsace 68 Haut Rhin Alsace 69 Rhône Rhône-Alpes 70 Haute Saone Franche-Comté 71 Saone-et-Loire Bourgogne 72 Sarthe Pays-de-la-Loire 73 Savoie Rhône-Alpes 74 Haute Savoie Rhône-Alpes 75 Paris Île-de-France 76 Seine-Maritime Haute-Normandie 77 Seine-et-Marne Île-de-France 78 Yvelines Île-de-France 79 Deux-Sèvres Poitou-Charentes 80 Somme Picardie 81 Tarn Midi-Pyrénées 82 Tarn-et-Garonne Midi-Pyrénées 83 Var-Provence Alpes-Côte-d'Azur 84 Vaucluse Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur 85 Vendée Pays-de-la-Loire 86 Vienne Poitou-Charentes 87 Haute Vienne Limousin 88 Vosges Lorraine 89 Yonne Bourgogne 90 Territoire-de-Belfort Franche-Comté 91 Essonne Île-de-France 92 Hauts-de-Seine Île-de-France 93 Seine-Saint-Denis Île-de-France 94 Val-de-Marne Île-de-France 95 Val-d'Oise Île-de-France
There are also 6 Overseas Departments:
Id Name Location 971 Guadeloupe West Indies 972 Martinique West Indies 973 Guyane South America 974 Réunion Indian Ocean
as well as 2 Overseas Territorial Communities:
Id Name Location 975 Saint Pierre et Miquelon North America, facing Canada 976 Mayotte Indian Ocean
and 4 Overseas Territories:
French Polynesia Wallis and Futuna Terres Australes et Antarctiques New Caledonia
There are also a few islands I had never heard of (except Clipperton) before writing this node:
Bassas da India Europa Juan de Nova Iles Glorieuses Tromelin Clipperton