Rather than traditional "sister cities," French regions engage in decentralized international cooperation agreements. Nouvelle-Aquitaine maintains strategic partnerships worldwide, while its major cities have their own sister city ties.
* **Regional Partnerships:** Nouvelle-Aquitaine has cooperation agreements with regions such as Hesse (Germany), Emilia-Romagna (Italy), Itapúa (Paraguay), and the Souss-Massa region (Morocco). * **Bordeaux (Capital):** Sister cities include Los Angeles (USA), Munich (Germany), Fukuoka (Japan), and Madrid (Spain). * **Limoges:** Sister cities include Charlotte (USA), Fürth (Germany), and Seto (Japan). * **Poitiers:** Sister cities include Northampton (UK), Marburg (Germany), and Lafayette (USA).
