French territorial reform of 2014
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The French territorial reform of 2014 was a major administrative overhaul that reduced and reconfigured the number and boundaries of metropolitan regions in France to streamline governance and improve efficiency.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French territorial reforms of the 2010s | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative reform
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territorial reform ⓘ |
| affectedUnit |
Alsace region
NERFINISHED
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Aquitaine region NERFINISHED ⓘ Auvergne region NERFINISHED ⓘ Bourgogne region NERFINISHED ⓘ Champagne-Ardenne region NERFINISHED ⓘ Franche-Comté region NERFINISHED ⓘ Languedoc-Roussillon region NERFINISHED ⓘ Limousin region NERFINISHED ⓘ Midi-Pyrénées region NERFINISHED ⓘ Nord-Pas-de-Calais region NERFINISHED ⓘ Picardie region NERFINISHED ⓘ Poitou-Charentes region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aim |
improve administrative efficiency
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reduce public spending ⓘ streamline governance ⓘ strengthen regions ⓘ |
| appliesTo | metropolitan France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| changedNumberOfRegionsAfter | 13 ⓘ |
| changedNumberOfRegionsBefore | 22 ⓘ |
| controversy |
criticized for limited expected savings
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criticized for weakening historical regional identities ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| didNotChangeStatusOf |
Brittany region
NERFINISHED
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Centre-Val de Loire region NERFINISHED ⓘ Corsica NERFINISHED ⓘ Pays de la Loire region NERFINISHED ⓘ Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region NERFINISHED ⓘ Île-de-France region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effect | reduction of number of metropolitan regions from 22 to 13 ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1 January 2016 ⓘ |
| excludedTerritory | overseas regions ⓘ |
| field | public administration ⓘ |
| government | Valls Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedBy | French Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | regional councils of France ⓘ |
| legalStatus | French national law ⓘ |
| legislativeAct |
Law of 16 January 2015 on the delimitation of regions, regional and departmental elections and amending the electoral calendar
NERFINISHED
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Law on the modernization of territorial public action and affirmation of metropolises (MAPTAM) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativePeriod | François Hollande presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedBy | François Hollande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedReform | NOTRe law (New Territorial Organization of the Republic) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedInCreationOf |
Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine region
NERFINISHED
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Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes region NERFINISHED ⓘ Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region NERFINISHED ⓘ Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region NERFINISHED ⓘ Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées region NERFINISHED ⓘ Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 2014 ⓘ |
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French territorial reforms of the 2010s