Municipalities

Combremont-le-Petit (former municipality in Vaud, Switzerland) Combremont-le-Petit Combremont-le-Petit was a small French-speaking municipality in the Broye-Vully district of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, merged into the new municipality of Valbroye on 1 July…

Comendador — municipal seat on the Dominican Republic–Haiti border Comendador, Dominican Republic Comendador is the principal town and administrative seat of Elías Piña province in the Dominican Republic, located on the border with Haiti. It functions as a local market, transit…

Comer, Georgia Comer is a small city in Madison County, Georgia, noted as the county's largest municipality by population and land area. It is known for its community-oriented downtown, local sch…

Comigne — a small commune in Aude, Occitanie, France Comigne Comigne is a small rural commune in the Aude department of Occitanie in southern France. This article summarizes its location, administration, landscape, economy and historical con…

Comines-Warneton (Komen-Waasten) Comines-Warneton Comines-Warneton is a Walloon municipality in Hainaut, Belgium, on the Franco-Belgian border. It includes several villages, has language facilities for Dutch speakers, and a histor…

Commenchon — commune in the Aisne department of northern France Commenchon Commenchon is a small French commune in the historic Picardie area of Aisne, northern France. This article describes its location, typical features, administrative role, history, e…

Commentry: industrial town and early socialist stronghold in central France Commentry Commentry is a commune in Allier, central France, noted for 19th–20th century coal mining, steel and chemical industries and its role in early French socialist politics.

Commequiers — commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire (France) Commequiers Commequiers is a commune in the Vendée department of Pays de la Loire, western France. It combines rural landscapes, local heritage sites, and a small-scale economy based on agricu…

Commer, Mayenne (commune in Pays de la Loire) Commer, Mayenne Commer is a small French commune in the Mayenne department, Pays de la Loire. It had 1,091 inhabitants in 1999 and is typical of rural communities in northwestern France.

Commerce Township, Michigan — Charter township in Oakland County Commerce Township, Michigan Charter Township of Commerce is a suburban municipality in Oakland County, Michigan, part of Metro Detroit. It had a population of 40,186 at the 2010 census and is known for lakes,…

Commerce, California: City profile and history Commerce, California Commerce, California, a small industrial and commercial city in southeast Los Angeles County, known for its industrial parks, Casinos and outlet center; population about 12,800 (20…

Commerce, Oklahoma Commerce is a small city in northeastern Oklahoma with roots in the early mining boom. It has a mining legacy, ongoing environmental remediation, and a close-knit community with lo…

Commerveil — commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire Commerveil Commerveil is a small French commune in the Sarthe department of the Pays de la Loire region, known for its rural character, local administration, and place within western France's…

Commes (Calvados) Commes Commes is a small French commune in the Calvados department of Normandy, in northwestern France. It is a rural locality with local government, agricultural activity and links to th…

Commugny (Vaud) — Municipality in the Nyon District Commugny Commugny is a French-speaking municipality in the Nyon district of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Overview of its location, history, administration, economy, transport, and local…

Commune (local administrative unit) Commune A commune is a basic local administrative unit—urban, rural, or mixed—equivalent to a municipality or local council, with defined territory, elected authorities, and responsibiliti…

Communes of Burundi The communes are the intermediate administrative level of Burundi: 117 communes sit below provinces and above collines, organizing local governance, services, and communal identity…

Communes of Chile Administrative subdivisions of Chile: the 346 communes form the country's basic local government units, grouped into 54 provinces and 16 regions, each managed by an elected municip…

Communes of France The commune is France's basic local government unit. This article explains what communes are, their administration and functions, historical origins, and recent trends in reform an…

Communes of Mayotte Overview of the communes of Mayotte, their role and organization within the French overseas department, notable communes, history of departmental status, and postal-code and admini…

Communes of Romania: rural administrative units and local governance Communes of Romania Overview of Romania's communes (comună): their structure, governance, roles, history, and how they differ from towns and municipalities.

Communes of the Ain department (France) Communes of the Ain department Overview of the 419 communes in Ain, their roles, geography, administration, intercommunal cooperation, history and notable characteristics within the French local government syste…

Communes of the Aisne department — structure, role and highlights Communes of the Aisne department Overview of the 816 communes in the Aisne department (Hauts-de-France), their administration, history, local roles and notable features such as rural character and wartime heritage…

Communes of the Allier department (France): overview and administrative groups Communes of the Allier department Overview of the 320 communes of Allier, their governance, intercommunal structures (including three communautés d'agglomération), history, and significance within local administrat…

Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department Overview of the 198 communes in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: definition, administration, geography, notable towns, and role of communes in local governance.

Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department Overview of the 163 communes of Alpes-Maritimes, their geography, administration, history, economy, notable towns and how they are organised within southeastern France.

Communes of the Ardèche department Overview of the 339 communes in Ardèche, France: organization, geography, history, governance, and their economic and cultural roles.

Communes of the Ardennes department Overview of the 463 communes in the Ardennes department of northeastern France: administration, development, notable towns and their local roles.

Communes of the Ariège department, France Communes of the Ariège department Overview of the communes in the Ariège department: administrative role, geography, history, notable towns and uses, with pointers to alphabetical and administrative listings.

Communes of the Aube department (France) Communes of the Aube department Aube in northeastern France is divided into 433 communes — the country's smallest local governments — organised into arrondissements, cantons and intercommunal structures such as t…

Communes of the Aude department Overview of the 438 communes in France's Aude department: administrative role, geography, history, notable towns and intercommunal organization.

Communes of Aveyron department Communes of the Aveyron department Overview of the communes of Aveyron, their role, history, notable towns, and administrative organization within the French department.

Communes of Bas-Rhin (France): overview and administrative structure Communes of the Bas-Rhin department An overview of the 527 communes of Bas-Rhin (Grand Est, France), their roles, history, intercommunal arrangements and notable towns.

Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department Overview of the 119 communes in Bouches-du-Rhône, their administration, geography, history, notable towns and regional importance within southern France.

Communes of Calvados (French department) Communes of the Calvados department Overview of the 706 communes in Calvados, their administrative role, history, notable towns such as Caen and Bayeux, and how they fit into departmental and regional governance.

Communes of Cantal, France Communes of the Cantal department Overview of the 260 communes of Cantal (a French département), their organization, intercommunal structures, geography, economy, and notable features.

Communes of the Charente department (France) Communes of the Charente department Overview of the 404 communes of Charente: administrative role, history, organization, notable towns such as Angoulême and Cognac, and how communes relate to departmental governance…

Communes of Charente-Maritime: overview, structure and notable features Communes of the Charente-Maritime department An overview of the 472 communes of Charente-Maritime (France): their role, administrative organization, geography, history, and notable coastal and island communities.

Communes of the Cher department (France): overview and local administration Communes of the Cher department Overview of the 290 communes of the Cher department in France: structure, governance, history, roles, and notable facts about local administration and intercommunal cooperation.

Communes of the Corrèze department, France Communes of the Corrèze department Overview of the 286 communes in Corrèze, covering their administrative role, geography, history, major towns, intercommunal organisation, and how to consult lists and maps.

Communes of Corse-du-Sud: structure, geography and notable towns Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department Overview of the 124 communes in Corse-du-Sud (southern Corsica): their role, governance, geography, notable towns such as Ajaccio and Bonifacio, and the department's cultural and a…

Communes of the Côte-d'Or department Overview of the 707 communes of Côte-d'Or (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France): their role, organization, history, notable examples and intercommunal cooperation including the Dijon a…

Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department Overview of the 373 communes of Côtes-d'Armor in Brittany, their roles, history, intercommunal cooperation, geographic variety and notable towns in the French administrative system…

Communes of the Creuse department Overview of the communes of Creuse, a rural department in central France: administration, history, notable towns, and contemporary challenges of heritage, governance and demographi…

Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department Overview of the 305 communes in Deux-Sèvres, western France: administrative role, geography, history, intercommunal cooperation and notable towns.

Communes of the Dordogne department An overview of the 557 communes in Dordogne, France: their role, organization into intercommunalities, historical roots, notable towns and economic and cultural importance.

Communes of the Doubs department Overview of the 594 communes in Doubs, France: structure, governance, history, key intercommunal bodies and notable towns including Besançon and Montbéliard.

Communes of the Drôme department Overview of the 369 communes of Drôme, France: administrative role, geography, history, notable towns, and modern intercommunal cooperation.