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In France, a préfecture is the administrative town of a département. By extension, it is also the name of one of the governing bodies of the département, and of the building housing this government body. The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to English counties. ...
A préfecture de région is the equivalent of the préfecture at the région level. France is divided into 26 régions: 21 of these are in the continental part of metropolitan France, one is Corse on the island of Corsica (although strictly speaking Corse is in fact a territorial collectivity, not a région, but is referred to as a région in common...
Role of the préfecture in the département
There are 100 préfectures in France. The civil servant in charge is the préfet. The préfecture is an administration that belongs to the Interior ministry, and is therefore in charge of the delivery of the identity card, driving licenses, passports, residence and work permits for foreigners, car registration, registration of the associations (creation, status modification, dissolution), and of the management of the police and of the firefighters. In France and many other French-speaking countries, a préfet (English: prefect) is the States representative in a département or région (in the later case, he is called a préfet de région). ...
The entrance to the Ministry in Place Beauvau is guarded by one gendarme (to the left) and one policewoman (to the right). ...
A voluntary association (also sometimes called an unincorporated association, or just an association) is a group of individuals who voluntarily enter into an agreement to form a body (or organization) to accomplish a purpose. ...
Firefighter with an axe A firefighter, sometimes still called a fireman though women have increasingly joined firefighting units, is a person who is trained and equipped to put out fires, rescue people and in some areas provide emergency medical services. ...
The prefect represents the national government locally and as such exercises locally the powers that are constitutionally or legally exercised by the national government. The préfet issue arrêtés, which are legal texts written for the application of the law, e.g. to close a building that does not conform to safety rules, or modify vehicular traffic regulations (speed limit, authorization for construction).
The governing body of the département is the Conseil Général, which is in charge of the building and maintenance of schools and roads, financial assistance to dependent people (disabled and elderly), and promotion of local, economic development, to name a few. In the past, the prefect was head of the département; since 1982, the president of the conseil général has been the chief executive of the department. Template:France divisions levels, Junkyard Willie The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to British counties. ...
1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Paris There is an exception with Paris (which is itself a département) and the three surrounding départements (called the petite couronne, small crown): those four départements are governed by a single préfecture for law enforcement and security purposes, which is the préfecture de police (PP). The préfet de police has the power of law enforcement for Paris, which is a power of the mayor for the other French cities and towns. City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ...
Plaque on the façade of the Prefecture of Police, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Paris The Prefecture of Police (French: Préfecture de Police), headed by the Prefect of Police (Préfet de Police), is an agency of the Government of France which provides the police...
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A mayor (from the Latin mÄior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ...
Until 1977, Paris had no mayor and was mostly ruled by the préfet de police (a situation inherited from the Paris Commune, 1871). For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...
Le Père Duchesne looking at the statue of Napoleon I on top of the Vendome column: Eh ben ! bougre de canaille, on va donc te foutre en bas comme ta crapule de neveu !… (Here! savage rascal, we will put you down just like your crook of a nephew!…) The...
1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
Divisions of the départements The départements are divided into arrondissements, themselves divided into cantons. The capital city of an arrondissement is the sous-préfecture. The civil servant in charge is the sous-préfet. The capital city of a canton is a chef-lieu de canton. The cantons have little role except as electoral subdivision. The 100 French départements are divided into 342 arrondissements. ...
The canton is an administrative division of France. ...
Subprefecture is an administrative level that is below prefecture or province. ...
See also arrondissement · département · préfecture · sous-préfecture Subprefecture is an administrative level that is below prefecture or province. ...
The term prefecture (from the Latin Praefectura) indicates the office, seat, territorial circonscription of a Prefect; consequentally, like that word, is its applied in English in relation to actual Prefects, whose title is just that (or the forms it takes in other, especially Romance, languages), in the broadest sense in...
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The National Police (Police Nationale) is one of two national police forces and the main civil law enforcement agency of France, with primary jurisdiction in cities and large towns. ...
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France is divided into 26 régions, further subdivided into départements. ...
City flag City coat of arms Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Region Alsace Department Bas-Rhin (67) Intercommunality Urban Community of Strasbourg Mayor Fabienne Keller (UMP) (since 2001) City Statistics Land area¹ 78. ...
Location Administration Capital Strasbourg Regional President Adrien Zeller (UMP) (since 1996) Départements Bas-Rhin Haut-Rhin Arrondissements 13 Cantons 75 Communes 903 Statistics Land area1 8,280 km² Population (Ranked 14th) - January 1, 2005 est. ...
New city flag (traditional tri-crescent) City coat of arms Motto: The fleur-de-lis alone rules over the moon, the waves, the castle, and the lion Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Région Aquitaine Département Gironde (33) Intercommunality Urban Community of Bordeaux Mayor...
Location Administration Capital Bordeaux Regional President Alain Rousset (PS) (since 1998) Départements Dordogne Gironde Landes Lot-et-Garonne Pyrénées-Atlantiques Arrondissements 18 Cantons 235 Communes 2,296 Statistics Land area1 41,309 km² Population (Ranked 6th) - January 1, 2005 est. ...
Clermont-Ferrand is a city of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of approximately 140,000. ...
(Région flag) (Région logo) Location Administration Capital Clermont-Ferrand Regional President René Souchon (PS) (since 2006) Departments Allier Cantal Haute-Loire Puy-de-Dôme Arrondissements 14 Cantons 158 Communes 1,310 Statistics Land area1 26,013 km² Population (Ranked 19th) - January 1, 2005 est. ...
Street in the center of Dijon Arc de triomphe known as the Porte Guillaume, on Place Darcy in the center of Dijon Dijon and suburbs Cathédrale St Bénigne - Dijon Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Dijon Dijon ( ) is a city in eastern France, the préfecture (administrative capital...
Location Administration Capital Dijon Regional President François Patriat (PS) (since 2004) Départements Yonne Côte-dOr Nièvre Saône-et-Loire Arrondissements 15 Cantons 174 Communes 2,045 Statistics Land area1 31,582 km² Population (Ranked 16th) - January 1, 2005 est. ...
Some medieval houses, such as these at Champ-Jacquet, can still be found in the center of Rennes. ...
Location Administration Capital Rennes Regional President Jean-Yves Le Drian (PS) (since 2004) Départements Côtes-dArmor Ille-et-Vilaine Morbihan Finistère Arrondissements 15 Cantons 201 Communes 1,268 Statistics Land area1 27,209 km² Population (Ranked 7th) - January 1, 2005 est. ...
Orléans Cathedral, dedicated to the Holy Cross, built from 1278 to 1329; after being pillaged by Huguenots in the 1560s, the Bourbon kings restored it in the 17th century. ...
Capital Orléans Land area¹ 39,151 km² Regional President Michel Sapin (PS) (1998 to 2000, and since 2004) Population - Jan. ...
Châlons-en-Champagne is a city and commune in France. ...
Capital Châlons-en-Champagne Land area¹ 25,606 km² Regional President Jean-Paul Bachy (PS) (since 2004) Population - Jan. ...
Location within France Ajaccio (French: Ajaccio; Corsican: Aiacciu) is a city (commune) of France. ...
For other uses, see Corsica (disambiguation). ...
Besançon (formerly German: ) is a French city in the département of Doubs, of which it is the préfecture. ...
Capital Besançon Land area¹ 16,202 km² Regional President Raymond Forni (PS) (since 2004) Population - Jan. ...
City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ...
(Région flag) (Région logo) Location Administration Capital Paris Regional President Jean-Paul Huchon (PS) (since 1998) Departments Essonne Hauts-de-Seine Paris Seine-Saint-Denis Seine-et-Marne Val-de-Marne Val-dOise Yvelines Arrondissements 25 Cantons 317 Communes 1,281 Statistics Land area1 12,011 km...
Montpellier (Occitan Montpelhièr) is a city in the south of France. ...
Capital Montpellier Land area¹ 27,376 km² Regional President Georges Frêche (PS) (since 2004) Population - Jan. ...
Location within France Limoges (Limòtges in Occitan) is a city and commune in France, the préfecture of the Haute-Vienne département, and the administrative capital of the Limousin région. ...
(Région flag) (Région logo) Location Administration Capital Limoges Regional President Jean-Paul Denanot (PS) (since 2004) Departments Corrèze Creuse Haute-Vienne Arrondissements 8 Cantons 106 Communes 747 Statistics Land area1 16,942 km² Population (Ranked 22nd) - January 1, 2005 est. ...
For other uses of Metz, see Metz (disambiguation) City motto: Si paix dedans, paix dehors (French: If peace inside, peace outside) City proper (commune) Région Lorraine Département Moselle (57) Mayor Jean-Marie Rausch Area 41. ...
(Région flag) (Région logo) Location Administration Capital Metz Regional President Jean-Pierre Masseret (PS) (since 2004) Departments Meurthe-et-Moselle Meuse Moselle Vosges Arrondissements 19 Cantons 157 Communes 2,337 Statistics Land area1 23,547 km² Population (Ranked 11th) - January 1, 2005 est. ...
New city flag (Occitan cross) Traditional coat of arms Motto: (Occitan: For Toulouse, always more) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Region Midi-Pyrénées Department Haute-Garonne (31) Intercommunality Community of Agglomeration of Greater Toulouse Mayor Jean-Luc Moudenc (UMP) (since 2004) City Statistics...
Capital Toulouse Land area¹ 45,348 km² Regional President Martin Malvy (PS) (since 1998) Population - Jan. ...
For other uses, see Lille (disambiguation). ...
Capital Lille Area 12,414 km² Regional President Daniel Percheron (PS) (since 2001) Population - 2004 estimate - 1999 census - Density (Ranked 4th) 4,026,000 3,996,588 324/km² (2004) Arrondissements 13 Cantons 156 Communes 1,546 Départements Nord Pas-de-Calais Nord-Pas de Calais is one of...
Caen is a commune of northwestern France. ...
Capital Caen Land area¹ 17,589 km² Regional President Philippe Duron (PS) (since 2004) Population - Jan. ...
Rouen Cathedral The entrance to Rouen Cathedral Abbey church of Saint-Ouen, (chevet) in Rouen Rouen, medieval house Rouen (pronounced in French, sometimes also ) is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northwestern France on the River Seine, and presently the capital of the Haute-Normandie (Upper Normandy) région. ...
Capital Rouen Land area¹ 12,318 km² Regional President Alain Le Vern (PS) (since 1998) Population - Jan. ...
Traditional city flag City coat of arms Motto: (Latin: Shall Neptune favour the traveller) Coordinates : , Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) Administration Département Loire-Atlantique (44) Région Pays-de-la-Loire Mayor Jean-Marc Ayrault (PS) (since 1989) Intercommunality Urban Community of Nantes City (commune) Characteristics Land Area 65. ...
Location Administration Capital Nantes Regional President Jacques Auxiette (PS) (since 2004) Départements Loire-Atlantique Mayenne Maine-et-Loire Sarthe Vendée Arrondissements 17 Cantons 192 Communes 1,503 Statistics Land area1 32,082 km² Population (Ranked 5th) - January 1, 2005 est. ...
The cathedral in Amiens Location within France Amiens is a city and commune in the north of France, 120 km north of Paris. ...
(Région flag) (Région logo) Location Administration Capital Amiens Regional President Claude Gewerc (PS) (since 2004) Départements Aisne Oise Somme Arrondissements 13 Cantons 129 Communes 2,292 Statistics Land area1 19,399 km² Population (Ranked 12th) - January 1, 2005 est. ...
Location within France Poitiers (population 85,000) is a small city located in west central France. ...
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City flag Coat of arms Motto: By her great deeds, Marseille shines in the world Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Region Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Department Bouches-du-Rhône (13) Subdivisions 16 arrondissements (in 8 secteurs) Intercommunality Urban Community of Marseille Provence...
Location Administration Capital Marseille Regional President Michel Vauzelle (PS) (since 1998) Départements Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Alpes-Maritimes Bouches-du-Rhône Hautes-Alpes Var Vaucluse Arrondissements 18 Cantons 237 Communes 963 Statistics Land area1 31,400 km² Population (Ranked 3rd) - January 1, 2005 est. ...
City flag City coat of arms Motto: (Arpitan: Forward, forward, Lyon the best) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Region Rhône-Alpes Department Rhône (69) Subdivisions 9 arrondissements Intercommunality Urban Community of Lyon Mayor Gérard Collomb (PS) (since 2001) City Statistics Land area...
Location Administration Capital Lyon Regional President Jean-Jack Queyranne (PS) (since 2004) Départements Ain Ardèche Drôme Isère Loire Rhône Savoie Haute-Savoie Arrondissements 25 Cantons 335 Communes 2,879 Statistics Land area1 43,698 km² Population (Ranked 2nd) - January 1, 2005 est. ...
Overseas region (French: Région doutre-mer), is a recent designation given to the overseas departments which have similar powers to those of the regions of metropolitan France. ...
Cayenne is the capital of the French overseas région of French Guiana. ...
Basse-Terre Island (top) from space, September 1994 Basse-Terre is the name of the western of the two largest islands of Guadeloupe. ...
Fort-de-France is the capital of Frances Caribbean département doutre-mer of Martinique. ...
Saint-Denis de la Réunion, (or just Saint-Denis or St-Denis for short) is the préfecture (administrative capital) of the French overseas département Réunion. ...
Country subdivision can be any type of subdividing the territory of a country. ...
An arrondissement is an administrative division in some French- or Dutch-speaking countries: // Main article: Municipal arrondissement in France Main article: Arrondissements of Paris The city of Paris, in France is divided into 20 arrondissements. ...
The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties. ...
In France, a préfecture is the capital city of a département. ...
Subprefecture is an administrative level that is below prefecture or province. ...
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