NationMaster - Encyclopedia: ZEAT

In 1967 the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), together with the French Commissariat général and DATAR (Délégation à l'aménagement du territoire et à l'action régionale) declared the nominal division of France into eight large regions. These were named Zones d'études et d'aménagement du territoire (Research and National Development Zones) or ZEAT. 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... INSEE is the French abbreviation for the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (French: Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques). ...

Within the European Union the ZEAT correspond to the first level in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS 1), putting them on a par with the Home Nations of the United Kingdom. The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) is a geocode standard for referencing the administrative division of countries for statistical purposes. ... Home Nations is a term to refer to the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom â€” England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland â€” collectively, but as separate entities, distinct from the United Kingdom as a whole. ...

The zones

The eight ZEAT are listed below, together with the French Regions that the zone covers. France is divided into 26 rÃ©gions: 21 of these are in the continental part of metropolitan France, one is Corse on the island of Corsica (although strictly speaking Corse is in fact a territorial collectivity, not a rÃ©gion, but is referred to as a rÃ©gion in common...

Categories: Subdivisions of France This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Capital Dijon Area 31,582 kmÂ² Regional President FranÃ§ois Patriat (PS) (since 2004) Population - 2004 estimate - 1999 census - Density (Ranked 16th) 1,616,000 1,610,067 51/kmÂ² (2004) Arrondissements 15 Cantons 174 Communes 2,045 DÃ©partements Yonne CÃ´te-dOr NiÃ¨vre SaÃ´ne-et... Capital OrlÃ©ans Area 39,151 kmÂ² Regional President Michel Sapin (PS) (1998 to 2000, and since 2004) Population - 2004 estimate - 1999 census - Density (Ranked 9th) 2,480,000 2,440,329 63/kmÂ² (2004) Arrondissements 20 Cantons 198 Communes 1,842 DÃ©partements Cher Eure-et-Loir Indre Indre... Capital ChÃ¢lons-en-Champagne Area 25,606 kmÂ² Regional President Jean-Paul Bachy (PS) (since 2004) Population - 2004 estimate - 1999 census - Density (Ranked 18th) 1,330,000 1,342,363 52/kmÂ² (2004) Arrondissements 15 Cantons 146 Communes 1,947 DÃ©partements Aube Ardennes Haute-Marne Marne Champagne-Ardenne... Capital Caen Area 17,589 kmÂ² Regional President Philippe Duron (PS) (since 2004) Population - 2004 estimate - 1999 census - Density (Ranked 17th) 1,443,000 1,422,193 82/kmÂ² (2004) Arrondissements 11 Cantons 141 Communes 1,812 DÃ©partements Calvados Manche Orne Notes: 1 This is the flag of Normandy... Capital Rouen Area 12,318 kmÂ² Regional President Alain Le Vern (PS) (since 1998) Population - 2004 estimate - 1999 census - Density (Ranked 13th) 1,805,000 1,780,192 147/kmÂ² (2004) Arrondissements 6 Cantons 112 Communes 1,420 DÃ©partements Eure Seine-Maritime Notes: 1 This is the flag of... Capital Amiens Area 19,399 km² Regional President Claude Gewerc Population - 2005 estimate - 1999 census - Density 1,857,481 96/km² Arrondissements 13 Cantons 129 Communes 2,292 Départements Aisne Oise Somme For use in music, see Picardy third. ... Capital Lille Area 12,414 km² Regional President Daniel Percheron ( PS) (since 2001) Population - 2004 estimate - 1999 census - Density (Ranked 4th) 4,026,000 3,996,588 324/km² (2004) Arrondissements 13 Cantons 156 Communes 1,546 Départements Nord Pas-de-Calais The administrative region of Nord-Pas-de... â€¹The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... Capital BesanÃ§on Area 16,202 kmÂ² Regional President Raymond Forni (PS) (since 2004) Population - 2004 estimate - 1999 census - Density (Ranked 20th) 1,133,000 1,117,059 70/kmÂ² (2004) Arrondissements 8 Cantons 116 Communes 1,786 DÃ©partements Doubs Haute-SaÃ´ne Jura Territoire de Belfort Franche-Comt... Lorraine can refer to: the historical independent duchy and later French province of Lorraine: see Lorraine (province). ... Capital Rennes Area 27,209 kmÂ² Regional President Jean-Yves Le Drian (PS) (since 2004) Population - 2004 estimate - 1999 census - Density (Ranked 7th) 3,011,000 2,906,197 111/kmÂ² (2004) Arrondissements 15 Cantons 201 Communes 1,268 DÃ©partements CÃ´tes-dArmor Ille-et-Vilaine Morbihan Finist... Capital Nantes Area 32,082 km² Regional President Jacques Auxiette ( PS) (since 2004) Population - 2004 estimate - 1999 census - Density (Ranked 5th) 3,344,000 3,222,061 104/km² (2004) Arrondissements 17 Cantons 192 Communes 1,503 Départements Loire-Atlantique Mayenne Maine-et-Loire Sarthe Vendée Pays-de... Categories: Stub | Regions of France ... Capital Bordeaux Area 41,309 km² Regional President Alain Rousset ( PS) (since 1998) Population - 2004 estimate - 1999 census - Density (Ranked 6th) 3,049,000 2,908,359 74/km² (2004) Arrondissements 18 Cantons 235 Communes 2,296 Départements Dordogne Gironde Landes Lot-et-Garonne Pyrénées-Atlantiques Aquitaine... Capital Limoges Area 16,942 km² Regional President Jean-Paul Denanot Population - 2004 estimate - 1999 census - Density 710,939 42/km² Arrondissements 8 Cantons 106 Communes 747 Départements Corrèze Creuse Haute-Vienne Limousin is a former province of France and now a region of France, around the city... Capital Toulouse Area 45,348 kmÂ² Regional President Martin Malvy (PS) (since 1998) Population - 2004 estimate - 1999 census - Density (Ranked 8th) 2,687,000 2,551,687 59/kmÂ² (2004) Arrondissements 22 Cantons 293 Communes 3,020 DÃ©partements AriÃ¨ge Aveyron Gers Haute-Garonne Hautes-PyrÃ©nÃ©es Lot... History Auvergne was also historically a province of France, deriving its name from Averni, a Gallic tribe who once occupied the area. ... Capital Lyon Area 43,698 kmÂ² Regional President Jean-Jack Queyranne (PS) (since 2004) Population - 2004 estimate - 1999 census - Density (Ranked 2nd) 5,893,000 5,645,407 135/kmÂ² (2004) Arrondissements 25 Cantons 335 Communes 2,879 DÃ©partements Ain ArdÃ¨che DrÃ´me IsÃ¨re Loire RhÃ´ne... Capital Montpellier Area 27,376 kmÂ² Regional President Georges FrÃªche (PS) (since 2004) Population - 2004 estimate - 1999 census - Density (Ranked 10th) 2,458,000 2,295,648 90/kmÂ² (2004) Arrondissements 14 Cantons 186 Communes 1,545 DÃ©partements Aude Gard HÃ©rault LozÃ¨re PyrÃ©nÃ©es-Orientales... Capital Marseilles Area 31,400 kmÂ² Regional President Michel Vauzelle (PS) (since 1998) Population - 2004 estimate - 1999 census - Density (Ranked 3rd) 4,666,000 4,506,151 149/kmÂ² (2004) Arrondissements 18 Cantons 237 Communes 963 DÃ©partements Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Alpes-Maritimes Bouches-du-RhÃ´ne Hautes-Alpes... This article is about the Mediterranean island. ...