During the early years of the French Revolution, in an attempt to centralize the administration of the whole country, and to remove the influence of the French nobility over the country, the entirety of the province system was abolished and replaced by the system of departments in use today.
Prantsuse revolutsiooni algaastatel, püüdega tsentraliseerida kogu maa haldust ja kaotada Prantsuse aadli mõju maa üle, kaotati provintside süsteemi tervik ja asendati departemangude süsteemiga, mis on veel täna kasutusel.