From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:   
   > Flanders is the name in English of the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium.   
   >   
      
   Although historically it extends into France, and Dunkirk at least used   
   to be a Dutch-speaking city. But it is only a small sliver, so I was in   
   haste when I entered Flandres. And it also left me puzzled, because   
   I knew that there was a Pas-de-Calais, but I just couldn't fit it in.   
      
   > In a 2016 reform, the 21 regions in the main part of France were   
   > reduced to 12 by combining several of them in groups of 2 or 3.   
   > At about the same time, another region was renamed.   
      
   So much for all the names I've learnt! How can they do this to me!   
      
   > 2013 answer: Centre (Center).  2022 answer: Centre - Val de Loire.   
      
   While I can brag about at least recognising most of the names, even   
   if did not recall all exactly, I will need to admit that "Centre"   
   was entirely unknown to me.   
      
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