FranceListe naturalisation, n° 71 · Institutions and politics
How is the administrative division of France organised?
In the exam (French)
Comment est organisé le découpage administratif de la France ?
- aInto provinces, cantons and countiesEn provinces, cantons et comtés
- bInto communes, counties and StatesEn communes, comtés et États
- cInto cantons, Länder and regionsEn cantons, länder et régions
- dInto communes, departments and regionsEn communes, départements et régionsCorrect answer
Why?
France is organised into three levels of local authorities: communes, departments and regions. There are 101 departments, 96 of them in mainland France, and 18 regions, 13 of them in mainland France. Provinces, counties and Länder do not exist as local authorities in France.
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