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Departments of France

In the administrative divisions of France, the department (French: département, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}pronounced ⓘ) is one of the three levels of government under the national…

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Location
France
Areas
Largest: French Guiana—83,533.9 km2 (32,252.6 sq mi) Smallest: Paris, Île-de-France—105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi)
Densities
Largest: Paris, Île-de-France—20,755/km2 (53,760/sq mi) Smallest: French Guiana—3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi)
Found in
Regions
Government
Departmental council
Number
101 (not including the Metropolis of Lyon) (as of January 2021)

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Departments of France

Nodes162
Edges161
Triples17
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012346
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Departments of France

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related to External links · 5
Departments of France → Departments, France, Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Subdivisions · 3
Departments of France → Arrondissements, Cantons, Communes
Possible types · 2
Departments of France → Metropolitan departments, Overseas departments
Areas · 1
Departments of France → Largest: French Guiana—83,533.9 km2 (32,252.6 sq mi) Smallest: Paris, Île-de-France—105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi)
Densities · 1
Departments of France → Largest: Paris, Île-de-France—20,755/km2 (53,760/sq mi) Smallest: French Guiana—3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi)
Found in · 1
Departments of France → Regions
Government · 1
Departments of France → Departmental council
Location · 1
Departments of France → France
Number · 1
Departments of France → 101 (not including the Metropolis of Lyon) (as of January 2021)
Populations · 1
Departments of France → Largest: Nord, Hauts-de-France—2,613,000 (2022 census) Smallest: Lozère, Occitanie—83,000 (2022 census)

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Departments of FranceAreasLargest: French Guiana—83,533.9 km2 (32,252.6 sq mi) Smallest: Paris, Île-de-France—105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi)1.00infobox
Departments of FranceDensitiesLargest: Paris, Île-de-France—20,755/km2 (53,760/sq mi) Smallest: French Guiana—3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi)1.00infobox
Departments of FranceFound inRegions1.00infobox
Departments of FranceGovernmentDepartmental council1.00infobox
Departments of FranceLocationFrance1.00infobox
Departments of FranceNumber101 (not including the Metropolis of Lyon) (as of January 2021)1.00infobox
Departments of FrancePopulationsLargest: Nord, Hauts-de-France—2,613,000 (2022 census) Smallest: Lozère, Occitanie—83,000 (2022 census)1.00infobox
Departments of FrancePossible typesMetropolitan departments1.00infobox
Departments of FrancePossible typesOverseas departments1.00infobox
Departments of FranceSubdivisionsArrondissements1.00infobox
Departments of FranceSubdivisionsCantons1.00infobox
Departments of FranceSubdivisionsCommunes1.00infobox

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