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  1. Communes of France - Wikipedia

    • The commune is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, Gemeinden in Germany, comuni in Italy, or municipios in Spain. The UK equivalent are civil parishes. Communes are based on historical geographic communities or villages … See more

    LocationFrance
    CategoryMunicipality
    Found inDepartments
    Number34,965 (List) (as of January 2021)
    Terminology

    A commune is the smallest and oldest administrative division in France. "Commune" in English has a historical association with socialist and collectivist political movements and philosophies. This associatio… See more

    History of the French communes

    French communes were created at the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789–1790.
    Before the revolution, France's lowest level of administrative division was the parish (paroisse), … See more

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