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  2. Prefectures in France - Wikipedia

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    There are 101 prefectures in France, one for each department.The official in charge is the prefect (French: préfet).The prefecture is an administration that belongs to the Ministry of the Interior; it is therefore in charge of the delivery of identity cards, driving licenses, passports, residency and work permits for foreigners, vehicle registration, registration of associations (creation ...

  3. List of subprefectures of France - Wikipedia

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    Castellane (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), with 1,541 inhabitants, is the least populated subprefecture in France. Reims , with 183,042 inhabitants, is the most populated subprefecture in France. Abbeville , with 23,559 inhabitants, is the closest to the average population of French subprefectures(23,455 inhabitants).

  4. Departments of France - Wikipedia

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    The goal was for the prefecture to be accessible on horseback from any town in the department within 24 hours. The prefecture is not necessarily the largest city in the department: for instance, in Saône-et-Loire department the capital is Mâcon, but the largest city is Chalon-sur-Saône. Departments may be divided into arrondissements.

  5. Category:Prefectures in France - Wikipedia

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  6. Portal:France/Administrative divisions - Wikipedia

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    France is currently divided into 26 "régions"; 22 of these form metropolitan France, which includes the continental nation and the island of Corsica, and 4 are overseas. Régions are further subdivided into 100 " départements ", including the 4 départements d'outre-mer ("Overseas Departments") or "DOMs".

  7. Prefect (France) - Wikipedia

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    A prefect (French: préfet, plural préfets, both ) in France is the State's representative in a department or region. Regional prefects are ex officio the departmental prefects of the regional prefecture. Prefects are tasked with upholding the law in the department they serve in, including controlling the actions of local authorities.

  8. Tarn (department) - Wikipedia

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    Tarn (French pronunciation: or ; Occitan pronunciation:) is a department in the Occitania region in Southern France. Named after the river Tarn, it had a population of 389,844 as of 2019. [4] Its prefecture and largest city is Albi; it has a single subprefecture, Castres.

  9. Prefecture - Wikipedia

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    A prefecture (from the Latin word, "praefectura") is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain international church structures.