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In 1922 it became France's 90th department. Likewise the Lorraine departments were not changed back to their original boundaries, and a new Moselle department was created in the regained territory, with slightly different boundaries from the pre-war department of the same name.
The departments are subdivided into 320 arrondissements (not a public or legal entity). The departments are subdivided into 1,995 cantons (not a public or legal entity). The departments are subdivided into 34,826 communes (local authority). Three urban communes (Paris, Marseille, and Lyon) are further divided into municipal arrondissements.
The term région was officially created by the Law of Decentralisation (2 March 1982), which also gave regions their legal status. The first direct elections for regional representatives took place on 16 March 1986. [2] Between 1982 and 2015, there were 22 regions in Metropolitan France.
Between 1999 and 2006 all French departments had grown in population with the exception of the following seven departments: Allier and Cantal in Auvergne, Creuse in Limousin, Ardennes and Haute-Marne in Champagne-Ardenne, Nièvre in Burgundy, and Vosges in Lorraine. See population decline for more information.
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".
France: Regional 18 regions (régions) [ab] 101 departments (départements) 332 arrondissements: 2,054 cantons (electoral constituencies) 12,159 intercommunalities: 35,357 communes [ac] Metropolis of Lyon: 1 state private property under the direct authority of the French government: Clipperton Island: 5 overseas collectivities (collectivités d ...
Tours (10–13 June 1940), the city served as the temporary capital of France during World War II after the government fled Paris due to the German advance. Bordeaux (June 1940), the government was relocated from Paris to Tours then Bordeaux very briefly during World War II, when it became apparent that Paris would soon fall into German hands.
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