Associated communes of France


This article is part of the series on Administrative divisions of France
Main article
Regions (incl. overseas regions)
Departments (incl. overseas departments)
Arrondissements
Cantons
Intercommunality Métropole Communauté urbaine Communauté d'agglomération Communauté de communes
Communes Associated communes Municipal arrondissements
Others in Overseas France Overseas collectivities Sui generis collectivity Overseas country Overseas territory Clipperton Island

In France, associated communes (French: communes associées) were created by the Commune Merger Act of July 16, 1971 (also called the Marcellin Act). It permits the formerly independent communes to maintain certain institutions, such as

a delegate mayor, a registrar, a criminal investigation officer
a mayor's office
a community center

On January 1, 2006, there were 730 communes associées in France. Most of those were created within four years after passing the Marcellin Act.

External links

(in French) Code officiel géographique 2006

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.