departement
French territorial division
A departement is an administrative division of France, roughly equivalent to a county or province.
France is divided into approximately 100 departements, each with its own local government.
The French spelling with the accent (département) is sometimes anglicized, but the word appears in English texts about French geography and politics: The departement of Var is in southeastern France.
Regional administrative district
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- districtBounded administrative area
- divisionSplitting into parts
- areaExtent of surface
zone · county · sector · prefecture · canton · commune · administrative region · subdivision
Clergy's work or state department
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- bureauOffice or furniture chest
- agencyPower to act
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
civil service · public service · bureaucracy · governance · policy · cabinet · executive · authority
Administered regional territory
- arrondissementFrench administrative subdivision
- communeShared-living community
- cantonSmall territorial division
- collectivityUnified group state
prefect · overseas territory · general council · French Republic · local government · municipal · territorial
province
Regional administrative district
area · zone · county · sector · prefecture · canton · commune · administrative region · subdivision · boundary
ministry
Clergy's work or state department
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- bureauOffice or furniture chest
- agencyPower to act
secretary · civil service · public service · bureaucracy · governance · policy · cabinet · executive · authority · oversight
prefecture
Administered regional territory
- arrondissementFrench administrative subdivision
- communeShared-living community
- cantonSmall territorial division
collectivity · prefect · overseas territory · general council · French Republic · local government · municipal · territorial
departementnation
Sovereign political entity
country · federal government · state · empire · commune
departementcentral government
Nation's primary governing body
federal authority · national administration · municipal council · village council · sovereign state
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