General council of France
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The General Council of France was the former elected deliberative assembly at the departmental level responsible for local administration and public policy before being succeeded by the Departmental Councils.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| General council of France canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elected deliberative assembly
ⓘ
local government body ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel | departmental level ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | French departments ⓘ |
| composition | elected councillors ⓘ |
| couldAdopt | departmental regulations within its competence ⓘ |
| couldLevy | local taxes ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| electoralDivision | canton ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | two-round majority voting ⓘ |
| governedBy | French General Code of Territorial Collectivities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadBudgetaryAutonomy | yes ⓘ |
| hadPresidingOfficer | President of the General Council ⓘ |
| hadStandingCommittees | yes ⓘ |
| legalStatus | decentralized territorial collectivity organ ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
management of departmental budget
ⓘ
management of departmental infrastructure ⓘ management of local roads network ⓘ management of secondary schools at departmental level ⓘ social welfare policies at departmental level ⓘ |
| oversaw |
departmental cultural facilities
ⓘ
departmental social assistance ⓘ departmental sports facilities ⓘ departmental transport services ⓘ |
| partOf | French territorial administration ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Departmental council ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
child welfare services at departmental level
ⓘ
disability services at departmental level ⓘ elderly care services at departmental level ⓘ rural development policies at departmental level ⓘ |
| role |
local administration
ⓘ
public policy making ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | French department ⓘ |
| successorBodyNameChange | Departmental council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorBodyNameChangeEffectiveDate | March 2015 ⓘ |
| termLength | six years ⓘ |
| wasAbolishedInPractice | 2015 ⓘ |
| wasDirectlyElected | yes ⓘ |
| wasRenamedAsPartOf | French territorial reform of 2013–2015 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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