The commune is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, Gemeinden in Germany, comuni in Italy, or municipios in Spain. The UK's equivalent are civil parishes. Communes are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The communes are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France.
Noyelles-sous-Lens is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is 3 km (2 mi) east of the centre of Lens.
Outreau is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Bréville-les-Monts is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It was the location for the Battle of Bréville fought by the 6th Airborne Division during the Second World War.
Mont-Saint-Aignan is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the region of Normandy, northwestern France.
Bégard is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.
La Teste-de-Buch is a commune in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Southwestern France.
In French Polynesia, there are two levels of administrative divisions: five administrative subdivisions and 48 communes. Many of the communes are further subdivided into communes associées. The breakdown into administrative subdivisions was as a result of the law #71-1028, dated December 24, 1971. The compositions of the administrative subdivisions and the communes were defined in the decrees #72-408 and #72-407 of May 17, 1972, respectively. These subdivisions were confirmed in the decree #2005-1611 of December 20, 2005. Below are several lists of the divisions, according to different sorting schemes.
Challans is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Challans station has rail connections to Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie and Nantes.
Ribérac is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The commune is situated by the Dronne River.
Wasquehal is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Lésigny is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne département in the Île-de-France region in the south-eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is 20 km (12 mi) from Paris.
Izel-lès-Hameau is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Bovelles is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Bauzy is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in the Centre region of central France.
La Neuville-Roy is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.
Oursel-Maison is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.
Mesnières-en-Bray is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. The town is the origin of the Scottish name Menzies.
El Mida is a town and commune in the Nabeul Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004, it had a population of 3,437.
According to the Moldovan law on territorial administrative organisation, two or more villages can form together a commune.
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