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  1. 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

    Classification

    INSEE (Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques) gives numerical indexing codes to various entities in France, notably the communes (which do not coincide with postcodes). The complete code has ei… See more

    Administration

    Each commune has a municipal council (conseil municipal) composed of municipal councilors (conseillers municipaux). The municipal council is the legislative and deliberative organ of the commune. The municipal c… See more

     
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