- France is divided into the following administrative subdivisions12:
- 13 regions, including Corsica
- 96 departments
- 320 arrondissements
- 1,995 cantons
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.As of 1 January 2022, metropolitan France is divided into the following: [1]
- 13 regions, including Corsica; [2] although Corsica is formally a single territorial collectivity, it is considered equivalent to a region (local authority).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_F…administrative subdivision in France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The départements (or departments) are administrative parts of France and many French colonies, similar to English counties. Départements are a kind of local government. The 101 French départements are now grouped into 13 metropolitan and five overseas régions.www.wikiwand.com/simple/Departments_of_France - People also ask
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In the administrative divisions of France, the department is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, with an additional five constituting overseas … See more
The first French territorial departments were proposed in 1665 by Marc-René d'Argenson to serve as administrative areas purely for the Ponts et Chaussées (Bridges and … See more
Current departments
Each department has a coat of arms and a flag with which it is commonly associated, though not all are … See moreGovernment and administration
The departmental seat of government is known as the prefecture (préfecture) or chef-lieu de … See moreThe removal of one or more levels of local government has been discussed for some years; in particular, the option of removing the departmental level. Frédéric Lefebvre, spokesman for the See more
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