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422:, formerly general councils). For this reason, such elections were known in France as "cantonal elections", until 2015 when their name was changed to "departmental elections" to match the departmental councils' name.
664:. Before the cantonal reform, there were 4,032 cantons; afterwards there were 2,054, with the cantons in Martinique and Guyana abolished. The 2013 reform law also changed the representation of the cantons in the
779:
LOI n° 2013-403 du 17 mai 2013 relative à l'élection des conseillers départementaux, des conseillers municipaux et des conseillers communautaires, et modifiant le calendrier électoral
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in 1801 and 1802; these lists were the basis of the administrative divisions of France from then until 2015, although
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In May 2013 a law was adopted that reduced the number of cantons drastically. This law came into effect at the
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of members of the representative assemblies established in each of France's territorial departments (
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created in areas of strong demographic growth. On the whole, their number increased appreciably.
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620:(28 January 1801), or the "Law for the Reduction of the Number of District Courts", or
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530:– the administrative subdivisions of that city – are sometimes considered
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467:, which is the principal administrative division of the French Republic.
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515:, which have in common a "chief-town" which does not belong to either
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headquarters for example, are often situated in the principal town (
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lists, once approved by the government, were published in the
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was then drastically reduced (between 30 and 50 units) by the
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410:, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as
766:, Populations légales 2012 des cantons – découpage 2015
668:: each canton is now represented by a man and a woman.
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has the most at 41. The average figure is about 21.
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622:
Loi portant réduction du nombre de justices de paix
486:. In the latter case, administrative services, the
813:Based on 2,054 cantons divided by 100 departments.
1410:Fourth-level administrative divisions by country
1396:
534:, but they serve no greater electoral function.
456:elects a woman and a man to represent it at the
425:As of 2015, there were 2,054 cantons in France.
653:with small populations were eliminated and new
802:Code officiel géographique au 1er janvier 2016
790:Code officiel géographique au 1er janvier 2013
596:were, at first, grouped into what were called
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574:were created in 1790 at the same time as the
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106:This article is part of a series on the
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604:in 1800, they were reorganized by the
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733:"New cantons in France: Name games"
279:French Southern and Antarctic Lands
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463:– or departmental council for the
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478:. Conversely, in rural areas, a
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190:Communauté d'agglomération
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864:List of cantons of France
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712:List of cantons of France
635:within newly established
470:In urban areas, a single
224:Municipal arrondissements
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440:Role and administration
247:Overseas collectivities
62:administrative division
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1323:Territoire de Belfort
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666:departmental councils
459:conseil départemental
420:departmental councils
372:French pronunciation:
1198:Pyrénées-Atlantiques
554:. Historically, the
543:Tribunaux d'instance
93:Departmental council
1208:Pyrénées-Orientales
750:10.3917/eg.441.0073
219:Associated communes
114:divisions of France
48:metropolitan France
1148:Meurthe-et-Moselle
586:Comité de division
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81:2,054 (as of 2015)
1405:Cantons of France
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1338:Seine-Saint-Denis
958:Charente-Maritime
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612:. The number of
522:For statistical (
368:cantons of France
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1308:Haute-Vienne
1248:Haute-Savoie
1083:Loir-et-Cher
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898:Hautes-Alpes
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1228:Haute-Saône
1193:Puy-de-Dôme
1138:Haute-Marne
1093:Haute-Loire
978:Haute-Corse
682:département
641:département
626:département
590:département
558:are called
489:gendarmerie
393:departments
263:Sui generis
142:Departments
46:Cantons of
1399:Categories
1369:Martinique
1364:Guadeloupe
1348:Val-d'Oise
855:department
718:References
672:Statistics
465:department
86:Government
1218:Haut-Rhin
1023:Finistère
983:Côte-d'Or
606:Consulate
598:districts
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496:chef-lieu
296:of France
172:Métropole
1293:Vaucluse
1263:Yvelines
1213:Bas-Rhin
1158:Morbihan
998:Dordogne
953:Charente
943:Calvados
913:Ardennes
696:See also
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629:prefects
602:district
484:communes
430:communes
416:election
414:for the
294:Geocodes
210:Communes
68:Location
55:Category
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1379:Réunion
1328:Essonne
1163:Moselle
1143:Mayenne
1048:Hérault
1043:Gironde
968:Corrèze
933:Aveyron
908:Ardèche
804:, INSEE
792:, INSEE
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594:Cantons
580:by the
572:cantons
566:History
556:cantons
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476:cantons
472:commune
408:justice
152:Cantons
137:Regions
1374:Guyane
1313:Vosges
1303:Vienne
1298:Vendée
1243:Savoie
1238:Sarthe
1168:Nièvre
1128:Manche
1118:Lozère
1103:Loiret
1078:Landes
993:Creuse
948:Cantal
918:Ariège
888:Allier
517:canton
502:canton
480:canton
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446:canton
78:Number
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1223:Rhône
1153:Meuse
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1068:Isère
1058:Indre
1008:Drôme
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883:Aisne
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