Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois (Loiret) - 00
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois is the name of two communes in France: * Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Essonne **Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Cemetery, often referred to as "Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois" * Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Loiret Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. Geography The villages lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the Talot, which forms part of the commune's northern border, then flows int ...

Commune In France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arrondi ...
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