cantons of France
E857113
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions within departments that primarily serve as constituencies for the election of departmental councilors and as administrative units for organizing local public services.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| INSEE territorial division | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative territorial entity
ⓘ
electoral district ⓘ |
| administeredBy | departmental council ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
French Guiana (historically, before assembly reform)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guadeloupe NERFINISHED ⓘ Martinique (historically, before assembly reform) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mayotte NERFINISHED ⓘ Réunion NERFINISHED ⓘ mainland France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundaryType | defined by decree of the Council of State ⓘ |
| composedOf | communes of France ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| createdDuring | French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdIn | 1790 ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
arrondissements of France
ⓘ
communes of France ⓘ regions of France ⓘ |
| electoralSystem |
binominal mixed-gender ticket
ⓘ
two-round system ⓘ |
| elects | departmental councillor ⓘ |
| governedBy | Code général des collectivités territoriales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasElectorate | registered voters residing in the canton ⓘ |
| hasFeature | each canton elects one male and one female councillor as a pair ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasisIn | French law ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
borders no longer necessarily align with arrondissement borders
ⓘ
population disparities reduced by 2015 reform ⓘ |
| hasRepresentativeBody | departmental council (indirectly) ⓘ |
| higherLevelSubdivision | region of France ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedFor | seat of a justice of the peace (19th–20th century) ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialActs | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
metropolitan France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
overseas departments of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerLevelSubdivision | commune of France ⓘ |
| mayInclude |
one commune
ⓘ
part of a large commune ⓘ several communes ⓘ |
| notAdministrativeLayer |
no independent executive authority
ⓘ
no legal personality distinct from department ⓘ |
| numberAfter2015Reform | about 2054 GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf | French territorial administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousNumberBefore2015Reform | about 4035 ⓘ |
| reformedBy | 2013 French canton reorganisation law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reorganisationEffectiveFrom | 2015 ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | departments of France ⓘ |
| termLengthOfCouncillors | 6 years ⓘ |
| usedFor |
election of departmental councillors
ⓘ
judicial administration (historically) ⓘ organization of local public services ⓘ statistical purposes ⓘ |
| usedIn |
metropolitan departments
ⓘ
overseas departments ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
INSEE territorial division