
== Metropolitan France == As of January 1, 2004, metropolitan France is divided into: * 22 ''région in France'' (although strictly speaking Corsica is in fact a "territorial collectivity", not a ''région'', but is referred to as a ''région'' in common speech) * the ''régions'' are divided into 96 ''départements'' * the ''départements'' are divided into 329 ''Arrondissement in France'' * the ''arrondissements'' are divided into 3,879 Canton in Frances * the ''cantons'' are divided into 36,568 Commune in France * 3 communes (Paris, Marseilles, and Lyon) are further divided into 45 Municipal arrondissement in France Furthermore, as of January 1, 2005, there exist 2,510 Commune in France#Intercommunality structures grouping 32,223 communes (88.1% of all the communes of metropolitan France), with 50.9 million people living in them (84.3% of the population of metropolitan France). These intercommunal structures are: *14 Urban Communities (''Communauté urbaine'') *156 Communities of Agglomeration (''communauté d'agglomération'') *2,334 Communities of Communes (''communauté de communes'') *6 Syndicates of New Agglomeration (''Syndicat d'agglomération nouvelle''), a category soon to disappear. == Overseas == The French Republic is further made up of the following overseas divisions: *4 overseas ''régions'' (région d'outre-mer): Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, and Réunion, which have the same status as metropolitan ''régions'' (as much as Hawaii has the same status as a continental US state), each of these overseas ''régions'' also being an overseas département (département d'outre-mer, or DOM), with the same status as a ''département'' of metropolitan France. This double structure (''région''/''département'') is new, due to the recent extension of the regional scheme to the overseas ''départements'', and may soon transform into a single structure, with the merger of the regional and departmental assemblies, unless new départements are created such as in the case of Réunion, where it has been proposed to create a second ''département'' in the south of the island, with the ''région'' of Réunion above these two ''départements''. ::* these DOM are divided into 13 ''Arrondissement in France'' ::* these 13 ''arrondissements'' are divided into 156 Canton in Frances ::* these 156 ''cantons'' make up 114 Commune in France (in the 4 DOM, there are more cantons than communes, unlike in metropolitan France, because many communes are divided into several cantons, whereas in metropolitan France in general cantons are made up of several communes, except in large communes like Toulouse or Lille which are divided into several cantons) ::*Furthermore, as of January 1, 2005, there exist 15 intercommunal structures in the DOM, grouping 88 communes (77.2% of all the communes of the DOM), with 1.35 million people living in them (78.7% of the population of the DOM). These intercommunal structures are: :::*9 Communities of Communes (''communauté de communes'') :::*6 Communities of Agglomeration (''communauté d'agglomération'') *3 overseas collectivities (collectivité d'outre-mer): Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, Wallis and Futuna, and Mayotte (although strictly speaking Mayotte is in fact a "departmental collectivity", not an overseas collectivity, with the possibility to become a full-status French ''département'' in 2010, but for the sake of clarity it is most often classified as overseas collectivity) ::*Mayotte is divided into 17 Commune in France. No ''Arrondissement in France''. Canton in Frances are the same as communes in Mayotte. ::*Saint-Pierre and Miquelon is divided into 2 Commune in France. No ''French arrondissements'', no Canton in Frances. ::*Wallis and Futuna is divided into 3 districts (''circonscription territoriale'') which exactly match the three traditional chiefdoms (''royaumes coutumiers'') with their traditional kings still at their head, the only kings currently recognized in the French Republic. These 3 districts are: Uvea, Sigave, and Alo. Uvea is the most populous and is further divided into 3 wards (''districts'' in French): Hahake, Mua, and Hihifo. No ''Arrondissement in France'', no Canton in Frances. Wallis and Futuna is also the only permanently inhabited territory of the French Republic with no Commune in France. *1 sui generis collectivity (collectivité sui generis): New Caledonia, whose status is unique in the French Republic ::*New Caledonia is divided into 3 provinces ::*the provinces are divided into 33 Commune in France *1 overseas "country" (pays d'outre-mer): French Polynesia ::*French Polynesia is divided into 5 administrative subdivisions (''subdivisions administratives'') ::*the administrative subdivisions are divided into 48 Commune in France *1 overseas territory (territoire d'outre-mer, or TOM): the French Southern and Antarctic Lands ::*the French Southern and Antarctic Lands are divided into 4 districts (''districts'' in French): 1- Kerguelen Islands, 2- Crozet Islands, 3- Amsterdam Island and Saint Paul Island, and 4- Adelie Land (''Terre Adélie''), although sovereignty over Adelie Land in Antarctica is suspended since the signing of the Antarctic Treaty in 1959. No permanent population, no Commune in France. *a collection of five islands in the Indian Ocean with no permanent population and known as Îles Éparses ("Scattered Islands"), which are administered by the prefect of the département of Réunion: Bassas da India, Europa, Juan de Nova, Glorioso, and Tromelin. *1 uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico which is administered by the high-commissioner of the French Republic in French Polynesia: Clipperton Island. ==General rules== Citizens from all parts of France, including overseas possessions, vote in national elections (President of France, French National Assembly) and are represented to the Senate of France. Contrary to other countries such as the United States, there is not a two-tiered system whereby some parts of the territory have the right to vote in national elections, and some do not. ==Historical divisions== Historically, France was divided into provinces. See: Provinces of France. ==See also== * Communauté d'agglomération * Communauté urbaine * aire urbaine Subdivisions of France
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== Metropolitan France == As of January 1, 2004, metropolitan France is divided into: * 22 ''région in France'' (although strictly speaking Corsica is in fact a "territorial collectivity", not a ''région'', but is referred to as a ''région'' in common speech) * the ''régions'' are divided into 96 ''départements'' * the ''départements'' are divided into 329 ''Arrondissement in France'' * the ''arrondissements'' are divided into 3,879 Canton in Frances * the ''cantons'' are divided into 36,568 Commune in France * 3 communes (Paris, Marseilles, and Lyon) are further divided into 45 Municipal arrondissement in France Furthermore, as of January 1, 2005, there exist 2,510 Commune in France#Intercommunality structures grouping 32,223 communes (88.1% of all the communes of metropolitan France), with 50.9 million people living in them (84.3% of the population of metropolitan France). These intercommunal structures are: *14 Urban Communities (''Communauté urbaine'') *156 Communities of Agglomeration (''communauté d'agglomération'') *2,334 Communities of Communes (''communauté de communes'') *6 Syndicates of New Agglomeration (''Syndicat d'agglomération nouvelle''), a category soon to disappear. == Overseas == The French Republic is further made up of the following overseas divisions: *4 overseas ''régions'' (région d'outre-mer): Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, and Réunion, which have the same status as metropolitan ''régions'' (as much as Hawaii has the same status as a continental US state), each of these overseas ''régions'' also being an overseas département (département d'outre-mer, or DOM), with the same status as a ''département'' of metropolitan France. This double structure (''région''/''département'') is new, due to the recent extension of the regional scheme to the overseas ''départements'', and may soon transform into a single structure, with the merger of the regional and departmental assemblies, unless new départements are created such as in the case of Réunion, where it has been proposed to create a second ''département'' in the south of the island, with the ''région'' of Réunion above these two ''départements''. ::* these DOM are divided into 13 ''Arrondissement in France'' ::* these 13 ''arrondissements'' are divided into 156 Canton in Frances ::* these 156 ''cantons'' make up 114 Commune in France (in the 4 DOM, there are more cantons than communes, unlike in metropolitan France, because many communes are divided into several cantons, whereas in metropolitan France in general cantons are made up of several communes, except in large communes like Toulouse or Lille which are divided into several cantons) ::*Furthermore, as of January 1, 2005, there exist 15 intercommunal structures in the DOM, grouping 88 communes (77.2% of all the communes of the DOM), with 1.35 million people living in them (78.7% of the population of the DOM). These intercommunal structures are: :::*9 Communities of Communes (''communauté de communes'') :::*6 Communities of Agglomeration (''communauté d'agglomération'') *3 overseas collectivities (collectivité d'outre-mer): Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, Wallis and Futuna, and Mayotte (although strictly speaking Mayotte is in fact a "departmental collectivity", not an overseas collectivity, with the possibility to become a full-status French ''département'' in 2010, but for the sake of clarity it is most often classified as overseas collectivity) ::*Mayotte is divided into 17 Commune in France. No ''Arrondissement in France''. Canton in Frances are the same as communes in Mayotte. ::*Saint-Pierre and Miquelon is divided into 2 Commune in France. No ''French arrondissements'', no Canton in Frances. ::*Wallis and Futuna is divided into 3 districts (''circonscription territoriale'') which exactly match the three traditional chiefdoms (''royaumes coutumiers'') with their traditional kings still at their head, the only kings currently recognized in the French Republic. These 3 districts are: Uvea, Sigave, and Alo. Uvea is the most populous and is further divided into 3 wards (''districts'' in French): Hahake, Mua, and Hihifo. No ''Arrondissement in France'', no Canton in Frances. Wallis and Futuna is also the only permanently inhabited territory of the French Republic with no Commune in France. *1 sui generis collectivity (collectivité sui generis): New Caledonia, whose status is unique in the French Republic ::*New Caledonia is divided into 3 provinces ::*the provinces are divided into 33 Commune in France *1 overseas "country" (pays d'outre-mer): French Polynesia ::*French Polynesia is divided into 5 administrative subdivisions (''subdivisions administratives'') ::*the administrative subdivisions are divided into 48 Commune in France *1 overseas territory (territoire d'outre-mer, or TOM): the French Southern and Antarctic Lands ::*the French Southern and Antarctic Lands are divided into 4 districts (''districts'' in French): 1- Kerguelen Islands, 2- Crozet Islands, 3- Amsterdam Island and Saint Paul Island, and 4- Adelie Land (''Terre Adélie''), although sovereignty over Adelie Land in Antarctica is suspended since the signing of the Antarctic Treaty in 1959. No permanent population, no Commune in France. *a collection of five islands in the Indian Ocean with no permanent population and known as Îles Éparses ("Scattered Islands"), which are administered by the prefect of the département of Réunion: Bassas da India, Europa, Juan de Nova, Glorioso, and Tromelin. *1 uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico which is administered by the high-commissioner of the French Republic in French Polynesia: Clipperton Island. ==General rules== Citizens from all parts of France, including overseas possessions, vote in national elections (President of France, French National Assembly) and are represented to the Senate of France. Contrary to other countries such as the United States, there is not a two-tiered system whereby some parts of the territory have the right to vote in national elections, and some do not. ==Historical divisions== Historically, France was divided into provinces. See: Provinces of France. ==See also== * Communauté d'agglomération * Communauté urbaine * aire urbaine Subdivisions of France
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