Conseil départemental (France)

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In France, a conseil départemental is the elected governing body of a department, responsible for local administration and services such as social aid, infrastructure, and secondary schools.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf departmental council
elected local government body
appliesTo metropolitan departments
most overseas departments (with specific adaptations)
budgetaryPower votes departmental budget
composedOf conseillers départementaux
cooperatesWith communes
intercommunal structures
régions
country France
electionMethod binominal mixed-gender majority vote by canton
electorate French citizens registered in the department
elects président du conseil départemental NERFINISHED
vice-présidents du conseil départemental
governs French department
hasDeliberativeAssembly conseillers départementaux
hasExecutive président du conseil départemental
hasExecutiveBody commission permanente NERFINISHED
hasJurisdictionOver departmental territory
headedBy président du conseil départemental
languageOfWork French
legalBasis Code général des collectivités territoriales NERFINISHED
legalNameChangeEffectiveDate 2015-03-22
mainResponsibility child welfare services (aide sociale à l’enfance)
construction and maintenance of collèges (lower secondary schools)
construction and maintenance of departmental roads
cultural and sports facilities at departmental level
management of APA (allocation personnalisée d’autonomie)
management of PCH (prestation de compensation du handicap)
management of RSA (revenu de solidarité active)
management of certain natural areas and sensitive sites
management of school transport (outside large urban areas)
operation of collèges (lower secondary schools)
rural development policies
social assistance
support for disabled people
support for elderly people
support for local associations
territorial planning at departmental level
meetsAt chef-lieu of the department
memberTitle conseillers départementaux
partOf French system of territorial collectivities
previousMemberTitle conseillers généraux
renewalMode full renewal every 6 years (after 2015 reform)
renewal by halves every 3 years (before 2015 reform)
replaced Conseil général (France) NERFINISHED
supervisedBy préfet de département (for legality control)
taxPower sets certain local tax rates within national limits
termLength 6 years
votingSystem two-round majority system

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D559 road maintainedBy Conseil départemental (France)
this entity surface form: Var departmental council