Municipalities

Essonne communes: list of 196 municipalities and administrative affiliations Communes of the Essonne department Index of Essonne's 196 communes, listing each municipality with its arrondissement and intercommunal affiliations for administrative, statistical, electoral reference and quick nav…

Communes of the Eure department (France): overview and intercommunal organization Communes of the Eure department The 675 communes of Eure (Normandy, France) are the department's basic local governments. This article explains their roles, distribution, history, and principal intercommunal stru…

Communes of the Finistère department (Brittany, France) Communes of the Finistère department Overview of the 283 communes in Finistère: their organization, geography, history, main towns, intercommunal structures and local governance in the north‑western French department.

Communes of the Gard department Overview of the 353 communes that make up the Gard department in southern France, their roles, history, geography, and notable features including major towns and local administrati…

Communes of the Gironde department Overview of the 542 communes of Gironde: their administrative role, variety from Bordeaux to small villages, intercommunal cooperation, history, and regional importance in southwes…

Communes of Guadeloupe (French overseas department) Communes of the Guadeloupe department Overview of the 32 communes that make up Guadeloupe: their role, geographic distribution across the archipelago, governance, historical changes (2007 detachments), and administrati…

Communes of the Haut-Rhin department Overview of the 377 communes of Haut-Rhin, their role, geography, history, intercommunal structures and notable towns such as Colmar and Mulhouse.

Communes of Haute-Corse (Corsica): overview, administration, and intercommunal cooperation Communes of the Haute-Corse department Overview of the 236 communes of Haute-Corse, their administrative role, organization within intercommunalities, historical background and notable features including Bastia and Cors…

Communes of the Haute-Garonne department (France) Communes of the Haute-Garonne department Overview of the communes that make up Haute-Garonne, their role in local government, historical origin, administrative organization, and notable examples including Toulouse and sub…

Communes of the Haute-Loire department (France) Communes of the Haute-Loire department Overview of the 260 communes of Haute-Loire: administrative structure, geography, history, notable towns and their role within the department in south-central France.

Communes of Haute-Marne, France: overview and administrative role Communes of the Haute-Marne department An overview of the 433 communes in Haute-Marne, France: their character, administration, history, and importance within local governance and regional identity.

Communes of the Haute-Saône department Overview of the communes in Haute-Saône (eastern France): their organization, main towns, history, and administrative role within the department.

Communes of the Haute‑Savoie department Communes of the Haute-Savoie department Overview of the 294 communes of Haute‑Savoie (Auvergne‑Rhône‑Alpes), their administration, geography, history, economic roles and notable examples.

Communes of the Haute-Vienne department Overview of the 201 communes that make up Haute-Vienne, their role, organization, history, notable towns and recent administrative developments.

Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department Overview of the 177 communes in Hautes-Alpes, their governance, geography, economy, history and notable towns in this mountainous department of southeastern France.

Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées (France) Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department Overview of the 474 communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées département: geography, administration, history, notable towns, and the role of communes in local government.

Communes of the Hauts-de-Seine department Overview of the 36 communes forming Hauts-de-Seine (Île-de-France): administrative role, major towns, intercommunal structures, history, and notable economic and geographic feature…

Communes of Hérault, France: overview, structure and notable places Communes of the Hérault department An encyclopedic overview of the 343 communes of the Hérault department in southern France: their role, characteristics, history, notable examples and administrative context.

Communes of the Indre department, France Communes of the Indre department Overview of the 247 communes in Indre: administrative role, geography, history, main towns, intercommunal cooperation and notable features of local governance and identity.

Communes of Indre-et-Loire (department of France) Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department A concise encyclopedia article on the 277 communes of Indre-et-Loire: their administration, history, notable towns, and role in local government and tourism.

Communes of the Isère department, France — overview and administration Communes of the Isère department An accessible guide to the 533 communes of Isère, France: structure, governance, intercommunal cooperation and notable features of local administration.

Communes of the Jura department Overview of the 544 communes of Jura (department 39) in eastern France: structure, history, major towns, local government, recent mergers and notable facts.

Communes of the Landes department (France) Communes of the Landes department Overview of the 331 communes of the Landes department: their administrative role, geographic variety, history, examples of towns, and how they are organized today.

Communes of Loir-et-Cher (France): overview, administration and notable places Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department Comprehensive overview of the communes of Loir-et-Cher: their administrative role, structure, history, notable towns and heritage, with pointers to the full list of communes.

Communes of the Loire department (France) Communes of the Loire department Overview of the 327 communes in the Loire department (42), their roles, organization, history, notable towns, and modern administrative changes.

Communes of Loire-Atlantique (France) Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department Overview of the 221 communes of Loire-Atlantique, covering administrative structure, history, notable towns, intercommunal cooperation, and the role of communes in local life.

Communes of the Loiret department Overview and context of the 334 communes of Loiret, their administration, history, examples, and role within the French territorial system.

Communes of the Lot department (France) Communes of the Lot department Overview of the 340 communes of the Lot department: organization, geography, history, notable communes and their administrative role within the French local government system.

Communes of Lot-et-Garonne: structure, role and notable features Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department Overview of the 319 communes of Lot-et-Garonne (Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France): administration, history, economy, notable towns and the role of communes in local government.

Communes of Lozère, France: structure, history and role Communes of the Lozère department An expanded overview of Lozère's 185 communes: governance, intercommunal cooperation, rural economy, demographic trends, services and the historical and environmental context of lo…

Communes of Maine-et-Loire: overview, administration, and intercommunalities Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department Overview of the 363 communes of Maine-et-Loire (France), their characteristics, administrative structure, history, and the principal intercommunal organizations.

Communes of the Manche department Overview of the 602 communes in Manche, France: administrative role, geography, history, intercommunal cooperation, notable towns and practical significance.

Communes of the Marne department Overview of the communes in France's Marne department: structure, history, notable towns, administrative roles, and the department's links to Champagne and national history.

Communes of the Martinique department Overview of the 34 communes of Martinique: their role in local government, organization, history, intercommunal cooperation, and notable geographic and administrative features.

Communes of the Mayenne department Overview of the 261 communes in Mayenne (Pays de la Loire): structure, history, notable towns, administration, and contemporary trends in local governance.

Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department An overview of the 594 communes in Meurthe-et-Moselle, their role in local government, historical context, settlement patterns, intercommunal cooperation and notable examples such…

Communes of the Meuse department (France) Communes of the Meuse department Overview of the 500 communes of the Meuse department in northeastern France: their governance, history, economy, intercommunal cooperation, and notable towns such as Verdun and Bar…

Communes of the Morbihan department Overview of the 261 communes that make up Morbihan in Brittany, their administration, geography, intercommunal structures and notable towns and features.

Communes of the Moselle department, France Communes of the Moselle department Overview of the 730 communes of Moselle: their role, organization, intercommunal structures, historical context, and notable features in this border department of northeastern Fran…

Communes of the Nièvre department Overview of the 312 communes of Nièvre (central France): their role, organization, history, notable towns, and intercommunal cooperation, with links to fuller lists and related top…

Communes of the Nord department (France) Communes of the Nord department Overview of the 652 communes in the Nord department of France: their role, organization, history, major towns, and how communal life is organized and governed.

Communes of the Orne department (France) Communes of the Orne department Overview of the 505 communes of Orne, their administrative structure, intercommunal groupings, history and notable examples in the Normandy department of northwestern France.

Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department Overview and context for the 470 communes of Puy-de-Dôme, a central French department, including administration, geography, history, intercommunal cooperation and notable towns.

Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department Overview of the 547 communes in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, their geography, administration, history, and role within local government and intercommunal structures.

Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department Overview of the 226 communes of Pyrénées-Orientales (department 66): geography, administration, Catalan heritage, economy, and notable communes with links to further resources.

Communes of Réunion (French overseas department) Communes of the Réunion department An overview of the 24 communes of Réunion: their role as France’s basic local governments, organization, history, common responsibilities, intercommunal cooperation, and notable fe…

Communes of the Rhône department (France) Communes of the Rhône department Overview of the 293 communes of the Rhône department in eastern France, their administration, intercommunal structures, history, and notable characteristics.

Communes of Saône‑et‑Loire (France) Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department Overview of the 573 communes of Saône‑et‑Loire (department 71): their administration, geography, intercommunal structures, notable towns and historical context.