The French programme concerns 23 employment catchment areas affected by the conversion of defence-related industries and the conversion of military sites in 14 regions: Alsace, Aquitaine, Auvergne, Basse- Normandie, Brittany, Centre, Champagne-Ardenne, Languedoc-Rousillon, Limousin, Lorraine, Picardy, Poitou-Charentes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Rhône-Alpes.
Het Franse programma heeft betrekking op 23 door omschakelingen in de defensie-industrie en herstructureringen van militaire bases getroffen werkgelegenheidsconcentratiegebieden in 14 regio's : Alsace, Aquitaine, Auvergne, Basse-Normandie, Bretagne, Centre, Champagne-Ardenne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Limousin, Lorraine, Picardie, Poitou-Charentes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur en Rhône-Alpes.