Serien-Stream
Würden Sie gerne auf diese Nachricht reagieren? Erstellen Sie einen Account in wenigen Klicks oder loggen Sie sich ein, um fortzufahren.

Administrative divisions

Nach unten

Administrative divisions Empty Administrative divisions

Beitrag  meodingu Mo Feb 28, 2011 5:04 am

Administrative divisions
The Place du Capitole in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne) in the Midi-Pyrénées region
Main articles: Administrative divisions of France, Regions of France, and Departments of France
See also: Metropolitan Area (France) and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants (1999 census)

France is divided into 26 administrative regions.[10] 22 are in metropolitan France (21 are on the continental part of metropolitan France; one is the territorial collectivity of Corsica), and four are overseas regions. The regions are further subdivided into 100 departments[76] which are numbered (mainly alphabetically). This number is used in postal codes and vehicle number plates amongst others. The 100 departments are subdivided into 341 arrondissements which are, in turn, subdivided into 4,032 cantons. These cantons are then divided into 36,680 communes, which are municipalities with an elected municipal council. There also exist 2,588 intercommunal entities grouping 33,414 of the 36,680 communes (i.e. 91.1% of all the communes). Three communes, Paris, Lyon and Marseille are also subdivided into 45 municipal arrondissements.

The regions, departments and communes are all known as territorial collectivities, meaning they possess local assemblies as well as an executive. Arrondissements and cantons are merely administrative divisions. However, this was not always the case. Until 1940, the arrondissements were also territorial collectivities with an elected assembly, but these were suspended by the Vichy regime and definitely abolished by the Fourth Republic in 1946. Historically, the cantons were also territorial collectivities with their elected assemblies.


website and logo design
website design ideas

meodingu
S-S Newbie
S-S Newbie

Anzahl der Beiträge : 27
Anmeldedatum : 19.02.11

Nach oben Nach unten

Nach oben


 
Befugnisse in diesem Forum
Sie können in diesem Forum nicht antworten