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  2. List of place names of French origin in the United States

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    The suffix "-ville," from the French word for "city" is common for town and city names throughout the United States. Many originally French place names, possibly hundreds, in the Midwest and Upper West were replaced with directly translated English names once American settlers became locally dominant (e.g. "La Petite Roche" became Little Rock ...

  3. French Camp, California - Wikipedia

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    French Camp (from Campo de los Franceses, Spanish for "Field of the Frenchmen") is an unincorporated community in San Joaquin County, California, United States. The population was 3,770 as of the 2020 census. Up from 3,376 at the 2010 census, and down from 4,109 at the 2000 census.

  4. Administrative divisions of France - Wikipedia

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    French Polynesia (designated as an "overseas country", French: pays d'outre-mer) is divided into 5 administrative subdivisions (subdivisions administratives). For elections, it is divided into six electoral districts (circonscriptions électorales), which differ slightly from the 5 administrative subdivisions. The 5 administrative subdivisions ...

  5. Belden Place - Wikipedia

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    Locally the street is sometimes called Belden Lane, Belden Alley, or Belden Street. The surrounding neighborhood, which includes adjacent alleys and several blocks of Bush Street, is sometimes, though not universally, referred to as San Francisco's French Quarter for its historic ties to early French immigrants, and its popular contemporary French restaurants and institutions.

  6. Local government in California - Wikipedia

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    As of Jan 26, 2022, there were 482 incorporated municipalities in the state. [19] Under California law, the terms "city" and "town" are explicitly interchangeable; the name of an incorporated municipality in the state can either be "City of (Name)" or "Town of (Name)". [20] Counties exercise the powers of cities in unincorporated areas. [7]

  7. French Valley - Wikipedia

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    French Valley is a region located in southwestern Riverside County, near the cities and communities of Hemet, Winchester, Murrieta, and Temecula in the state of California, United States. It is part of the Plains of Leon , contiguous with the Perris Plain , that drains into the Temecula Basin by means of tributaries of the Santa Margarita River .

  8. Districts in California - Wikipedia

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    California is divided into 80 State Assembly districts, each of which elects a member to the State Assembly. Each assembly district contains about 466,000 people. Each Assembly member is limited to three terms by a referendum passed by California voters.

  9. List of regions of California - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of regions of California, organized by location. ... City and County of San Francisco ... List of regions of the United States This page was last ...