French territorial collectivities
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French territorial collectivities are the various levels of local government in France—such as regions, departments, and communes—that possess legal and administrative autonomy to manage local affairs.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public law entity category
ⓘ
system of local government ⓘ |
| areDefinedIn | Title XII of the French Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areDividedInto |
communes of France
ⓘ
departments of France ⓘ regions of France ⓘ |
| areGovernedBy | principle of free administration ⓘ |
| areInfluencedBy |
MAPTAM law of 2014
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NOTRe law of 2015 NERFINISHED ⓘ decentralization laws of 1982–1983 ⓘ |
| areOrganizedAccordingTo | principle of territorial decentralization ⓘ |
| arePartOf | French public administration ⓘ |
| areSubjectTo | administrative control of legality ⓘ |
| areSupervisedBy |
French central government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
prefects ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| exclude |
French State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
public establishments of intercommunal cooperation ⓘ |
| haveCharacteristic |
administrative autonomy
ⓘ
elected deliberative assembly ⓘ financial autonomy ⓘ legal personality ⓘ own budget ⓘ own staff ⓘ territorial jurisdiction ⓘ |
| havePower |
to adopt local regulations
ⓘ
to contract loans ⓘ to levy local taxes ⓘ to own public property ⓘ |
| include |
Corsica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metropolis of Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ New Caledonia NERFINISHED ⓘ collectivités d’outre-mer ⓘ communes of France ⓘ departments of France ⓘ metropolitan authorities ⓘ overseas territorial collectivities ⓘ regions of France ⓘ territorial collectivities with special status ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
French overseas territories
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
metropolitan France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Code général des collectivités territoriales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
delivery of local public services
ⓘ
local cultural and sports policy ⓘ local economic development ⓘ local infrastructure management ⓘ local planning and development ⓘ local social services implementation ⓘ management of local public affairs ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.