Normandy is written as “Normandie” in French and “Normaundie” in Norman.  It is a region that is equivalent to the former Normandy Duchy. It is located near the French southern coast of the English Channel along Picardy in the East and Brittany in the West. This French territory comprises of other lands in the North portion of France and Channel Islands. Normandy is divided into two sovereignties – the British and the French.

The territory that is under the sovereignty of France covers around 30,627 sq. kilometers. This land area makes it about 5 percent of the France. Normandy is subdivided into 2 regions in order to administer the land properly. The two regions are the Haute-Nomrmandie and Basse-Normandie. The “Iles Anglo-Normandes” or the Channel Islands covers approximately more than 150 sq. kilometers and consists of two “Bailiwicks” namely Jersey and Guernsey. These two Bailiwicks are under the British government.

The Alps has been named for having a breathtaking systems of mountain range in Europe which stretch from Austria to Slovenia in its eastern portion and through Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Italy and France to Germany in its western side. The terms "Alps" is a French word that originated from the Latin word “Alpes” which means "the Alps." It may also have influenced by other Latin words such as “altus” (high) and “albus” (white). However, it is more likely to be deriving from a Latin word which renders a Ligurian or Celtic origin.

The largest city found in the beautiful Alps mountain range, is known to Grenoble, France. It consists of about 500,000 inhabitants within its metropolitan area. The French community calls this city as the "The Capital City of Alps". As for the second largest city in this alpine arch, the Innsbruck region of Austria is considered to be the next. In the year 2001, the entire alpine’s population has reached 12,295,000.

Corsica is a territorial collectivity of France in the Mediterranean Sea, located approximately 160 kilometers off the southeast coast of France, north of the island of Sardinia, and west of Italy.  Separating it from the Italian island of Sardinia is the Strait of Bonifacio to the south.  It is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, and Cyprus.  It covers an area of 8,680 square kilometers, and is divided into the departments of Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud. 

Although strictly speaking, Corsica is a territorial collectivity, it is considered as one of the 26 régions of France, affording it greater powers than other French regions.  In spite of being separated from the continental mainland by the Ligurian Sea, and much closer to the Italian than the French mainland, Corsica is considered to be part of Metropolitan France.