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Topic: Commune Subdivision


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  Explanation of Listings
But it is logically possible that a country's government bodies are located in a tertiary subdivision, which is in a larger secondary division, which is in a still larger primary division, and none of them are called "city".
It is followed by columns with codes or abbreviations for the subdivisions, their populations, their areas in square kilometers and square miles, their capitals, and other data as appropriate.
In some countries the capital always has the same name as its subdivision; in those cases, the capital column is omitted, and a note appears in the captions field (gray background).
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 Encyclopedia: Commune in France
The median population of metropolitan France's communes as of the 1999 census was 380 inhabitants.
The commune of the French Republic furthest away from Paris is the commune of Île-des-Pins (1,671 inhabitants) in New Caledonia: 16,841 km from the heart of Paris.
Saint-Germain-de-Tallevende-la-Lande-Vaumont is a commune of the Calvados département, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France.
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 Commune in France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
However, the size of a commune still matters in two domains: French law determines the size of the municipal council according to the population of the commune; and the size of the population also determines which voting process is used for the election of the municipal council.
Communities of Communes are given the least amount of money per inhabitants, whereas Urban Communities are given the most amount of money per inhabitant, thus pushing the communes to form more integrated communities where they have less powers and which they would have been loath to form if it were not for government money.
The commune of the French Republic furthest away from Paris is the commune of (1,671 inhabitants) in New Caledonia: 16,841 km.
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 Commune (subnational entity) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A commune is an administrative subdivision of various European (including Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Romania, and the Scandinavian countries) and African countries, notably Senegal.
Within its territory it is the modern heir of the Medieval commune.
Commune is sometimes translated as "municipality"' or "township".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Commune_(subdivision)   (123 words)

  
 Commune in France -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The most populous commune of the French Republic is the commune of (The capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce) Paris: 2,125,246 inhabitants in March 1999.
The commune of the French Republic furthest away from Paris is the commune of Île-des-Pins (1,671 inhabitants) in (An island east of Australia and north of New Zealand) New Caledonia: 16,841 km.
The commune of the French Republic with the shortest name is the commune of (The 25th letter of the Roman alphabet) Y (89 inhabitants).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/C/Co/Commune_in_France.htm   (4916 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - Commune (subdivision)
As of January 1, 2005, there were 2,510 such communities in metropolitan France (including 6 syndicats d'agglomération nouvelle, soon to disappear), made up of 32,223 communes (88.1% of all the communes of metropolitan France), and 50.9 million inhabitants, i.e.
The smallest commune of the French Republic is Castelmoron-d'Albret (62 inhabitants) near Bordeaux: 0.0376 km² (0.0145 sq.
The commune of the French Republic furthest away from Paris is the commune of Île-des-Pins (1,671 inhabitants) in New Caledonia: 16,841 km.
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 Municipality   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In Mexico, a municipality (''municipio'') is subdivision of a state (''States of Mexicoestado/'').
In Poland, a municipality (commune) (''gmina'') is a part of a county (''powiat'').
In South Africa, municipalities are subdivisions of a province, and are ranked by size.
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 Commune - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A commune or comune is a system of social and economic organization which involves the common ownership of resources and/or shared obligations.
A medieval commune: a social organization that appeared in the rising towns of the European Middle Ages
When used as a verb, to commune a person means to serve the Eucharist to him or her.
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 Municipality   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In most countries, this is the smallest administrative subdivision that has its own democratically elected representative leadership.
In Australia, a municipality is a city, or shire and is a subdivision of a state
In Mexico, a municipality (municipio) is subdivision of a state (estado).
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 Encyclopedia: Municipality
The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational subdivisions of Greece.
In Italy, the commune (comune, plural comuni) is the basic administrative unit of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township.
A commune is an administrative subdivision of various European and African countries, including Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Senegal, and the Scandinavian countries.
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 Commune In France Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
As of January 1, 2005, there were 2,509 such communities in metropolitan France (including 6 syndicats d'agglomération nouvelle, soon to disappear), made up of 32,220 communes (88.1% of all the communes of metropolitan France), and 50.75 million inhabitants, i.e.
The largest commune of the French Republic is Maripasoula (3,710 inhabitants) in the département of French Guiana: 18,360 km² (7,089 sq.
In metropolitan France the largest commune is the commune of Arles (50,513 inhabitants) near Marseilles, whose territory encompasses most of the delta of the Rhone River: 759 km² (293 sq.
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 Commune in France - Wikipedia
Mapa ning 36,568 a commune ning metropolitan France.
Ing French akatayang commune linto ya inyang pang12 dilanwa, ibat keng Medieval Latin communia, ing kabaldugan na pamirungut da reng tau a karake da ing karelan pamilupang bie, ibat king Latin communis, ing bageng atin pamipalupa.
Ding French commune ala lang taganang katumbas king United Kingdom, a mika kabilyan a mga English districts at civil parishes.
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 Commune in France   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The commune (in French languageFrench: ''commune'', word appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin ''communia'', gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin ''communis'', things held in common) is the lowest level of administrative divisionsadministrative division in the FranceFrench Republic.
A communal house (''Hôtel de Villemairie'') had to be built in each of these villages, which would house the meetings of the municipal council as well as the administration of the commune.
European) France the largest commune is the commune of Arles (50,513 inhabitants) near Marseilles, whose territory encompasses most of the River deltadelta of the Rhone River: 1 E8 m²759 km² (293 sq.
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 Co-Housing - Somewhere Between Neighborhood and Commune
These are communities with a mission: "creating a model [of communal and environmental responsibility] which can be replicated," says the newsletter of the Ithaca EcoVillage.
Communes share land, buildings, vehicles, tools, food, sometimes clothing, often income, occasionally spouses, which is the part that attracts the unfailing interest of the press.
Any commune that lasts, however, including religious orders that have lasted for thousands of years, has to learn a remarkable degree of discipline and selflessness.
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 Commune   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
It was beside a hippy commune in a place called Findhorn, which is located right next to an American air force base on the edge of the Moray Firth.
NGHE AN — Illegal fossickers are ravaging highland Chau Hanh Commune in the Quy Chau District of central Nghe An Province.
A commune is a system of social and economic organization which involves the common ownership of resources.
www.wikiverse.org /commune   (253 words)

  
 Radio National: Re-imagining Utopia
Community members set up a legal body to own the land (a cooperative, company, trust, or the like) and they become members of, or take shares in, that body, rather than having direct individual freehold title over the land.
All communities engage in different levels of self governance, from running the regular community meetings and developing or monitoring the group covenants, to land management, business management and book keeping, water, power and communications supply and maintenance, waste disposal, education and organisation of food production.
However, Australian communities scholars Bill Metcalf argues that the utopian impulse refers to a broad intention to build a better society, not the belief that a perfect world is possible.
www.abc.net.au /rn/utopias/dream_machine/glossary   (767 words)

  
 Commune   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
A commune is a system of social and economic organization which involves the common ownership of resources and/or shared obligations.
A Medieval commune, a social organization that appeared in the European High Middle Ages
People's communes, formerly an administrative division of the People's Republic of China.
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 commune - OneLook Dictionary Search
verb: communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity (
Phrases that include commune: paris commune, self commune, commune of paris, integumentum commune, the commune, more...
Words similar to commune: communed, communicate, communing, more...
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 Gmina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gmina is the principal unit (lowest level) of the territorial division in Poland, and is equivalent to a commune or municipality.
The legislative and controlling body of each gmina is the commune council (rada gminy).
The executive power is held by the head of the commune: wójt (head of the rural commune), burmistrz (mayor, head of the mixed and municipal communes) and prezydent (president, head of municipal communes with more than 100 000 inhabitants).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gmina   (126 words)

  
 ville, village, commune de france et d'outre mer
Une commune est une division administrative, formée d'une zone clairement définie, qui se réfère généralement à une ville ou un village.
Un village est en milieu rural un groupe d'habitations, assez important pour constituer un centre administratif, qui a une fonction sociale et commerciale.
ville et commune de france 36000 villes et villages de france et d'outre mer
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 wikien.info: Main_Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The commune is an administrative division of France.
A communes is governed by a municipal council and a mayor (maire).
The 4 départements d'outre-mer (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion) are divided into 114 communes.
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 Capital Commune | Metropolis Magazine | December 2001
Commune by the Great Wall, an upscale Chinese housing development, is marketing itself as "collectible architecture." Twelve of Asia's star architects have been commissioned to design houses, such as this one (above) by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban.
Their latest project--the Commune by the Great Wall housing development, an hour's drive from Beijing and only six miles from Badaling, the most heavily visited section of the Great Wall--features the designs of 12 of the best and brightest architects of Asia.
In China the word commune often evokes uniforms, canteens, and hard labor in the fields, but at $500,000 and 4,000 square feet, these homes are instead weekend retreats for the well-to-do.
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 Population Index - Volume 58 - Number 2
Data are included on resident population by age, sex, marital status, nationality, labor force participation, occupational status, educational level, type of community, and state; women aged 15 and over by social status and presence of children; employment characteristics; private households; families; and housing.
The data concern population by commune, subdivision, and district; housing; households; population by sex, marital status, age, place of birth, nationality, ethnic group, level of intermarriage, changes of residence since 1983, educational status, and fertility; and economic activity.
The data, which are presented by commune, relate to age and sex distribution, marital status, educational status, labor force, occupations, professions, households, and housing.
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 Commune   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
A commune is a system of social and organization which involves the common ownership of and/or shared obligations.
The Paris Commune brief socialist reformist state in Paris from March 26 to May 30
The first commune I was born into, Jesus People Milwaukee, is actually mentioned (though not by name) as the precursor of Jesus People USA, JePUSA, i...
www.freeglossary.com /Commune   (390 words)

  
 Aigle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aigle is a commune in Switzerland of the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Aigle, of which it is the chief town.
The name of this commune in French means eagle.
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is based in Aigle.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aigle   (68 words)

  
 Commune (subnational entity) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Commune (subnational entity) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
A commune is an administrative subdivision of various European and African countries, including Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, Senegal, and the Scandinavian countries.
The article about Commune (subnational entity) contains information related to Commune (subnational entity) and See also.
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 Commune (subdivision) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
For other meanings, see (The smallest administrative district of several European countries) commune.
Within its territory it is the modern heir of the (Click link for more info and facts about Medieval commune) Medieval commune.
It's sometimes translated as (An urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government) municipality and corresponds to individual villages, towns, cities, or groupings of hamlets, governed by a mayor and a (A large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts) city/municipal council.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/commune_(subdivision).htm   (174 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Commune-(subdivision)
World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia.
A city council is the most common style of legislative government in a city or town.
Subnational entities In Italy, the commune (comune, plural comuni) is the basic administrative unit of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township.
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