ISO 3166-2:FR is the entry for France in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
Currently for France, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for the following subdivisions: Metropolitan France (three levels): 12 metropolitan regions three metropolitan collectivities with special status 95 metropolitan departments one European collectivity Overseas France: one dependency five overseas collectivities one overseas collectivity with special status three overseas departmental collectivities one overseas territory two overseas unique territorial collectivities
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is , the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of France. The second part is either of the following: one digit followed by two letters: European collectivity two digits: metropolitan departments two digits followed by a letter: metropolitan collectivities with special status two letters: overseas collectivities, overseas collectivity with special status, overseas territory (matching their ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes) three letters: metropolitan regions three digits: overseas departmental collectivities, overseas unique territorial collectivities
The metropolitan departments use their INSEE codes, which are currently used in postal codes, and used in vehicle registration plates until 2009. INSEE codes are assigned as follows: 01–89 except 20: departments created before the 20th century, assigned in alphabetical order (prefixes in the form of "Bas-" and "Haute-" are ignored at the primary sort level), except Paris and Yvelines, which replaced the former departments Seine and Seine-et-Oise respectively after the reorganization of the Paris region in 1968; 90: Territoire de Belfort, which was given department status in 1922; 91–95: departments created after the reorganization of the Paris region in 1968; 2A and 2B: Corse-du-Sud and Haute-Corse, which were created after the division of Corsica in 1975, whose INSEE code was 20.
Current codes Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
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First-level metropolitan subdivisions Code Subdivision name (fr) Subdivision name (en) Subdivision category Auvergne-Rhône-Alps metropolitan region Burgundy-Franche-Comté metropolitan region Brittany metropolitan region Centre-Loire Valley metropolitan region Corsica metropolitan collectivity with special status Great East metropolitan region Upper France metropolitan region Paris metropolitan region Normandy metropolitan region New Aquitaine metropolitan region Occitania metropolitan region Loire Country metropolitan region Provence-Alps-French Riviera metropolitan region
Second-level subdivisions
Code Subdivision name (fr) Subdivision category AinThe département is named after the eponymous river metropolitan department Aisne metropolitan department Allier metropolitan department Alps of Upper Provence metropolitan department Maritime Alps metropolitan department Alsace European collectivity Ardèche metropolitan department Ardennes metropolitan department Ariège metropolitan department Aube metropolitan department Aude metropolitan department Aveyron metropolitan department Rhône Delta metropolitan department Calvados metropolitan department Cantal metropolitan department Charente metropolitan department Maritime Charente metropolitan department Cher metropolitan department Corrèze metropolitan department Southern Corsica metropolitan department Gold Coast metropolitan department Armor CoastArmor is a Breton term which refers to the coast of Britanny metropolitan department Creuse metropolitan department Two SèvresNamely, the Sèvre Niortaise and the Sèvre Nantaise metropolitan department Dordogne metropolitan department Doubs metropolitan department Drôme metropolitan department Essonne metropolitan department Eure metropolitan department Eure and Loir metropolitan department Finisterre metropolitan department GardNamed after the Gardon river metropolitan department Gers metropolitan department Gironde metropolitan department Guadeloupe overseas departmental collectivity - French Guiana overseas unique territorial collectivity - Upper Corsica metropolitan department Upper Garonne metropolitan department Upper Loire metropolitan department Upper Marne metropolitan department Upper Saône metropolitan department Upper Savoy metropolitan department Upper Vienne metropolitan department Upper Alps metropolitan department Upper Pyrenees metropolitan department Upper Seine metropolitan department Herault metropolitan department Ille and Vilaine metropolitan department Indre metropolitan department Indre and Loire metropolitan department Isere metropolitan department Jura Jura metropolitan department Reunion overseas departmental collectivity - Landes metropolitan department Loir and Cher metropolitan department Loire metropolitan department Atlantic Loire metropolitan department Loiret metropolitan department Lot metropolitan department Lot and Garonne metropolitan department Lozere metropolitan department Maine and Loire metropolitan department ChannelSee English Channel metropolitan department Marne metropolitan department Martinique overseas unique territorial collectivity - Mayenne metropolitan department Mayotte overseas departmental collectivity - Greater Lyonmetropolitan collectivity with special status Meurthe and Moselle metropolitan department Meuse metropolitan department Morbihan metropolitan department Moselle metropolitan department Nievre metropolitan department North metropolitan department Oise metropolitan department Orne metropolitan department City of Paris metropolitan collectivity with special status Strait of CalaisSee Straits of Calais metropolitan department Puy de DomeA volcano, see Puy de Dôme metropolitan department Atlantic Pyrenees metropolitan department Eastern Pyrenees metropolitan department The FR-69 code in ISO 316-2 still covers the department of Rhône as it was before 1 January 2015 when it was split in two parts, one of which is no longer a department but a métropole with specific status. Still, the Métropole de Lyon and the new department of Rhône are administratively managed by the French state as a single circonscription départementale (departmental constituency) that keeps the old department code. Where distinction is needed, INSEE uses 69 to cover the new circonscription départementale du Rhône for the state-controlled administration in its préfecture (covering the whole former département du Rhône before January 2015), and assigned new codes for the two separate local collectivities: 69D for the new (smaller) département du Rhône, and 69M for the new Métropole de Lyon. Rhône metropolitan department Saone and Loire metropolitan department Sarthe metropolitan department Savoy metropolitan department Seine and Marne metropolitan department Maritime Seine metropolitan department Saint Denis Seine metropolitan department Somme metropolitan department Tarn metropolitan department Tarn and Garonne metropolitan department Belfort Territory metropolitan department Oise Valley metropolitan department Marne Valley metropolitan department VarAlthough named after the Var River, this river is not actually located within the territory of the département metropolitan department Vaucluse metropolitan department Vendee metropolitan department Vienne metropolitan department Vosges metropolitan department Yonne metropolitan department Yvelines metropolitan department Explanatory note
Third-level subdivisions Code Subdivision name (fr) Subdivision name (en) Subdivision category In subdivision Lower Rhine metropolitan department Upper Rhine metropolitan department
Dependency, overseas territory, and overseas collectivities Code Subdivision name (fr) Subdivision name (en) Subdivision category Clipperton dependency New Caledonia overseas collectivity with special status French Polynesia overseas collectivity Saint Barts overseas collectivity Saint Martin overseas collectivity Saint Peter and Miquelon overseas collectivity French Southern Territories overseas territory Wallis and Futuna overseas collectivity Notes
Subdivisions included in ISO 3166-1 Besides being included as subdivisions of France in ISO 3166-2, several subdivisions are also officially assigned their own country codes in ISO 3166-1.
Code Subdivision name (fr) ISO 3166-1 English name ISO 3166-1 French name ISO 3166-2 code Guadeloupe Guadeloupe Guadeloupe ISO 3166-2:GP Guyane (française) French Guiana Guyane française ISO 3166-2:GF La Réunion Réunion Réunion ISO 3166-2:RE Martinique Martinique Martinique ISO 3166-2:MQ Mayotte Mayotte Mayotte ISO 3166-2:YT Nouvelle-Calédonie New Caledonia Nouvelle-Calédonie ISO 3166-2:NC Polynésie française French Polynesia Polynésie française ISO 3166-2:PF Saint-Barthélemy Saint Barthélemy Saint-Barthélemy ISO 3166-2:BL Saint-Martin Saint Martin (French part) Saint-Martin (partie française) ISO 3166-2:MF Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon ISO 3166-2:PM Terres australes françaisesThe overseas territorial collectivy of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Terres australes et antarctiques françaises in French) is also administratively covering (as one of its districts) the Adélie Land claimed by France in the Antarctic, but it is also part of the Antarctic and normally not covered by the ISO 3166-1 TF code or ISO 3166-2 FR-TF code, but by the ISO 3166-1 AQ code. The French Southern Lands (Terres australes françaises in French) are referring to only 3 of the 5 districts in the overseas territorial collectivity, excluding the claimed district in the Antarctic and the district of Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean (Îles Éparses de l'Océan Indien). Some applications used by other countries than France or international organizations may or may not include the two contested districts, but most of them include the Scattered Islands, including the ISO 3166 standard itself. French Southern Territories Terres australes françaises ISO 3166-2:TF Wallis-et-Futuna Wallis and Futuna Wallis-et-Futuna ISO 3166-2:WF
The dependency Clipperton Island () is also exceptionally reserved the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code on the request of the International Telecommunication Union.
Metropolitan France (the part of France located in Europe) was previously officially assigned its own set of country codes in ISO 3166-1, with alpha-2 code , before it was deleted from ISO 3166-1. The code is now exceptionally reserved on the request of France. Explanatory note
Changes The following changes to the entry have been announced by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO in 1998. ISO stopped issuing newsletters in 2013.