Most are named after French towns, except CC 6572, which was named to commemorate the World War II railway workers resistance group, Résistance-Fer.
mˈoʊst ɑːɹ nˈeɪmd ˈæftɚ fɹˈɛntʃ tˈaʊnz, ɛksˈɛpt sˌiːsˈiː sˈɪks θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː, wˌɪtʃ wʌz nˈeɪmd tə kəmˈɛmɚɹˌeɪt ðə wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː ɹˈeɪlweɪ wˈɜːkɚz ɹᵻsˈɪstəns ɡɹˈuːp, ɹˌeɪzɪstˈɑ̃nsfˈɜː.