commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
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Etymology
First recorded in 1197 as ''Borghela'' (small fortress); ultimately from Proto-Germanic ''*burgs'' (hill fort, fortress) and diminutive suffix.''L’origine de Bourghelles'' from Bourghelles official civic site http://bourghelles.com/decouvrir/lhistoire/ (in French) Retrieved 26 November 2017; etymology for related ''borough'' from etymonline at https://www.etymonline.com/word/borough retrieved 26 November 2017