département
Administrative French division
A département is an administrative division of France, roughly equivalent to a county or province.
France is divided into approximately 100 départements, each with its own local government.
The term appears in English when discussing French geography or administration: She grew up in a rural département in the south of France.
Regional administrative district
- districtBounded administrative area
- zoneBounded area designation
- divisionSplitting into parts
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
boundary · enclave · domain · terrain · sector · quarter · precinct · locality
Hilly woodland across Belgium
French administrative subdivision
- cantonSmall territorial division
- communeShared-living community
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- budgetPlan for spending
province
Regional administrative district
jurisdiction · boundary · enclave · domain · terrain · sector · quarter · precinct · locality · subdivision
Ardennes
Hilly woodland across Belgium
arrondissement
French administrative subdivision
- cantonSmall territorial division
- communeShared-living community
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
départementnation
Sovereign political entity
commune · country · municipality · village · canton
départementorganization
Structured group with purpose
company · enterprise · institution · corporation · firm
department, departments, departmental, prefecture, departmentally, departmentalize, departmentalized, departmentalizing