I. – The regions are territorial collectivities.
II. – Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to the overseas regions and the territorial collectivity of Corsica, the regions are made up of the following regions, within their territorial boundaries in force on 31 December 2015:
– Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine;
– Aquitaine, Limousin and Poitou-Charentes;
– Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes;
– Burgundy and Franche-Comté;
– Brittany;
– Centre ;
– Ile-de-France;
– Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées;
– Nord – Pas-de-Calais and Picardie;
– Basse-Normandie and Haute-Normandie;
– Pays de la Loire;
– Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.