In France the canton, a subdivision of the arrondissement, is a territorial division rather than a genuine unit of local government; it is only a convenient administrative subdivision for purposes of elections, tax collection, and the gendarmerie. The cantons were created by a law of Dec.
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The following is a list of cantons of France, within each department: Metropolitan France edit. Department, List of cantons. 1, Ain · Cantons of the Ain ...
In Indre-et-Loire, the new canton of Descartes brings together four former cantons, which erases three former capitals. Langeais eliminated two; while Montbazon ...
The 96 départements are divided into 323 arrondissements, and the arrondissements are divided into 1,995 cantons. The largest cities—Paris, Lyon and Marseille— ...
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