Communes of FranceFrench territorial subdivision for municipalities Communes of FranceCategoryMunicipalityLocationFranceFound inDepartmentsNumber34,965 (list) (as of January 2021)Populations0 (Beaumont-en-Verdunois, Bezonvaux, Cumières-le-Mort-Homme, Fleury-devant-Douaumont, Haumont-près-Samogneux, and Louvemont-Côte-du-Poivre) – 2,175,601 (Paris)Areas0.04 km2 (Castelmoron-d'Albret) – 18,360 km2 (Maripasoula)GovernmentMunicipal council Part of a series on theAdministrative divisions of France Administrative divisions Regions Departments Arrondissements Cantons Intercommunality Métropole Communauté urbaine Communauté d'agglomération Communauté de communes Communes Associated communes Municipal arrondissements Overseas France Overseas departments and regions Overseas collectivities Overseas country (French Polynesia) Sui generis collectivity (New Caledonia) Overseas territory (French Southern and Antarctic Lands) Clipperton Island Geocodes ISO NUTS France portalvte A commune (French pronunciation: [kɔmyn] ⓘ) is a level of administrative division of France.
Subprefectures in FranceIn France, a subprefecture (French: sous-préfecture, pronounced [su pʁefɛktyʁ]) is the commune that hosts the administrative centre of an arrondissement, the primary division of a department, except for the commune that serves that function for the whole department, known as the prefecture. The proper legal name is arrondissement chief place (French: chef-lieu d'arrondissement).
Ashby-de-la-ZouchAshby-de-la-Zouch (), also spelled Ashby de la Zouch and commonly shortened to Ashby, is a market town and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England, near to the Derbyshire and Staffordshire borders. Its population at the 2021 census was 16,491. Ashby de la Zouch Castle was an important fort in the 15th to 17th centuries. During the 19th century, the town's main industry was ribbon manufacturing.
Departments of FranceAdministrative subdivision in FranceIn the administrative divisions of France, the department (French: département, pronounced) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. There are a total of 101 departments, consisting of ninety-six departments in metropolitan France, and five overseas departments (which are also classified as overseas regions).
LoiretLoiret (; French: [lwaʁɛ]) is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of north-central France. It takes its name from the river Loiret, which is contained wholly within the department. In 2023, Loiret had a population of 691,268. Its prefecture is Orléans, which is about 110 km (68 mi) southwest of Paris. As well as being the regional prefecture, it is a historic city on the banks of the Loire. It has a large central area with many historic buildings and mansions.
FranceCountry primarily in Western EuropeFrance, officially the French Republic, is a country primarily located in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean.
PithivierA pithivier (English: ; French: pithiviers, IPA: [pitivje] ) is a round, enclosed pie usually made by baking two disks of puff pastry, with a filling stuffed in between. It has the appearance of a hump and is traditionally decorated with spiral lines drawn from the top outwards with the point of a knife, and scalloping on the edge. It is named after the French town of Pithiviers, where the dish is commonly assumed to originate.
Pithiviers internment campPithiviers internment camp [pi.ti.vje] was a concentration camp in Vichy France, located 37 kilometres north-east of Orléans, closely associated with Beaune-la-Rolande internment camp in deporting foreign-born and some French-born Jews between 1941 and 1943, during World War II. Originally intended for German POWs, Pithiviers initially housed refugees and later French POWs.
World War IIGlobal conflict from 1939 to 1945BelligerentsAlliesAxisCommanders and leadersMain Allied leaders: Joseph StalinFranklin D. RooseveltWinston ChurchillChiang Kai-shekMain Axis leaders: Adolf HitlerHirohitoBenito MussoliniCasualties and losses 60–75 million deaths (military and civilian) World War II, or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945), was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers.
BurglengenfeldBurglengenfeld (German pronunciation:) is a town in the district of Schwandorf, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Naab, 22 km north of Regensburg. ClimateClimate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb". (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate).
Louis Lebègue DuportailLouis Antoine Jean Le Bègue de Presle Duportail (French:; 14 May 1743 – 12 August 1802) was a French military leader who served as a volunteer and the Chief Engineer of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He also served as the last Secretary of State for War and first Minister of War during the beginning of the French Revolution. Early life and educationLouis Lebègue Duportail was born in 1743 at Pithiviers, France.
Heritage railwayA heritage railway or heritage railroad (U.S. usage) is a railway operated as living history to re-create or preserve railway scenes of the past. Heritage railways are often old railway lines preserved in a state depicting a period (or periods) in the history of rail transport, but mainly serve tourism or rail enthusiasts and do not derive significant income from hauling freight or other purposes.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.