Impressionism, locations

where the ‘impressionists’ did paint:

Regions of France

a topographical overview

Introduction:
The ‘impressionists’ and other landscapists did paint in several regions of France. This page renders a topographical overview.
Note: At some places the ‘impressionists’ and others made so many paintings that you will be directed to a seperate page.

The regions of France:
France is devided in 18 regions (aR1) and 101 departments (aR2). France is devided in regions since 1982 and only since 2015 in 18 regions.

Hauts-de-France:
Hauts-de-France formerly consisted of two seperate regions, namely Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy (iR3). The capital is Lille (iR9). Large cities are Duinkerke, Calais, Abbeville, Amiens, Beauvais, Compiègne, Saint-Quentin. Important musea are: MBA Lille (M17), Musée de l’Oise in Beauvais (M171), MBA Arras (M174), Musée de Chartreuse in Douai (M176), Musée Condée Château de Chantilly (M196), MNd Château de Compiègne (M200), MBA Valenciennes (M201), Md France d’Opal sud in Berck (M202), Musée Château Boulogne-sur-Mer (M203), Md Cambrai (M251).
See seperate page the (Hauts-de-France +) Normandy coast.

Grand Est:
Grand Est formerly consisted of 3 seperate regions, namely Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine. The capital is Strasbourg. Large cities in the former region Champagne-Ardenne region are Reims and Troyes. Important musea are: MBA Reims (M190). Large cities in the former region Lorraine are Metz, Nancy. Important musea are: MBA Nancy (M218). Large cities in the former region Alsace are Strasbourg, Colmar and Mulhouse. Important musea are: Md Strasbourg (M212).
In Mulhouse there have been regional exhibitions organised.

Normandy:
Normandy formerly consisted of two seperate regions, namely Lower Normany and Upper Normandy. The capital is Rouen. Important musea are MBA Rouen (M12).
See seperate page the Normandy coast.

Île-de-France:
Île-de-France is the region around Paris, which is it’s capital.

Brittany:
The capital of Brittany is Rennes. See seperate page on Britanny.

Pays de la Loire:
Pays de la Loire x

Centre – Val de Loire:
The capital of Centre – Val de Loire is Orléans.

Bourgogne – Franche-Comté:
Bourgogne – France-Comté formerly consisted of two seperate regions, namely Bourgogne and Franche-Comté. The capital is Dijon.

Nouvelle-Aquitaine:
Nouvelle-Aquitaine formerly consisted of 3 seperate regions, namely Acquitaine, Limousin and Poitou-Charentes. The capital is Bordeaux.

Auvergne – Rhône-Alpes:
Auvergne – Rhône-Alpes formerly consisted of two seperate regions, namely Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes. The capital is Lyon.

Occitania:
Occitania formerly consisted of two seperate regions, namely Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées. The capital is Toulouse.

Provence – Alpes – Côte d’Azur:
The capital of Provence Alpes – Côte d’Azur is Marseille.

Corsica:
The capital of the island Corsica is Ajaccio.

Overseas regions:
All the overseas regions have just one department.

Mayotte:
Mayotte x

Réunion:
Réunion x

Guadeloupe:
Guadeloupe x

Martinique:
Martinique x

French Guiana:
French Guiana x

Sources:
My main sources are Wildenstein (R22). For the locations I used Google maps (iR9). For background information on the places I mostly used WikiPedia (iR3).
See links for other general references (=R), internet sites (=iR) and musea (=M). For other additional references (=aR) see below. See links for practical hints and abbreviations and for the subscription of the paintings.