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.

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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

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

French regional councils partOf French territorial collectivities