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In the administrative divisions of France, the department is one of the three levels of government under the national level, between the administrative regions and the communes. 96 departments are in metropolitan France, with an additional five constituting overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 333 arrondissements and 2,054 cantons. These last two levels of government have no political autonomy, instead serving as the administrative basis for the local organisation of police, fire departments as well as, in certain cases, elections.
A prefecture is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain international church structures, as well as in antiquity a Roman district.
In France, a prefecture may be:
Prefect is a magisterial title of varying definition, but essentially refers to the leader of an administrative area.
A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province.
In France, a subprefecture is the commune which is the administrative centre of a departmental arrondissement that does not contain the prefecture for its department. The term also applies to the building that houses the administrative headquarters for an arrondissement.
An arrondissement is a level of administrative division in France generally corresponding to the territory overseen by a subprefect. As of 2019, the 101 French departments were divided into 332 arrondissements. An additional arrondissement was established in 2022 in French Guiana, bringing the total to 333 with 13 overseas.
A prefect in France is the state's representative in a department or region. Subprefects are responsible for the subdivisions of departments, known as arrondissements. The office of a prefect is known as a prefecture and that of a subprefect as a subprefecture. Regional prefects are ex officio the departmental prefects of the regional prefecture.
The National Police, formerly known as the Sûreté nationale, is one of two national police forces of France, the other being the National Gendarmerie. The National Police is the country's main civil law enforcement agency, with primary jurisdiction in cities and large towns. By contrast, the National Gendarmerie has primary jurisdiction in smaller towns, as well as in rural and border areas. The National Police comes under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Interior and has about 145,200 employees. Young French citizens can fulfill their mandatory service in the police force.
The police prefecture is the unit of the French Ministry of the Interior that provides police, emergency services, and various administrative services to the population of the city of Paris and the surrounding three suburban départements of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, and Val-de-Marne. It is headed by the Prefect of Police.
Simplon was a department of the First French Empire. It was named after the Simplon Pass. It was formed in 1810, when the Rhodanic Republic was annexed by France. Its territory corresponded with that of the present-day Swiss canton of Valais.
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
A maritime prefect is a servant of the French State who exercises authority over the sea in a particular region known as a maritime prefecture. As of 2023, there are three maritime prefects in metropolitan France, based in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Brest and Toulon.
Gilbert Joseph Gaspard, comte de Chabrol de Volvic was a French official.
The Republic of Cameroon is a decentralized unitary state.
Henri-Auguste Lozé was a French politician who was Prefect of Police for Paris from 1888 to 1893, a Fédération républicaine member of the National Assembly of the third republic, from 1902 to 1906 and a member of the Senate (Sénat) from 1906 to 1915.
As the capital of France, Paris is the seat of France's national government. For the executive, the two chief officers each have their own official residences, which also serve as their offices. The President of France resides at the Élysée Palace in the 8th arrondissement, while the Prime Minister's seat is at the Hôtel Matignon in the 7th arrondissement. Government ministries are located in various parts of the city; many are located in the 7th arrondissement, near the Matignon.
Kani Department is a department of Worodougou Region in Woroba District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 131,428 and its seat is the settlement of Kani. The sub-prefectures of the department are Djibrosso, Fadiadougou, Kani, and Morondo.
Bertrand Landrieu was a French politician and prefect.
Hervé Jean Albert Jonathan is a senior French civil servant. He has previously served as sub-prefect of Bayonne. Since November 2020 he has served as Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna.
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