Departments of France France: Notes for Table 7: Departments of France In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government below the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the commune. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as regions. Departments are further subdivided into 334 arrondissements, themselves divided into cantons; the last two have no autonomy, and are used for the organisation of police, fire departments, and sometimes, elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council ("conseil départemental"
Subdivided flat people live in subdivided flats or other similarly undesirable conditions. With reference to the study by the Society for Community Organisation, people living in subdivided flats are mainly unemployed citizens, low income family, new immigrants, etc. The average size of a subdivided flat is found to be 30 square feet per person. The insufficient supply of public housing is one of the important driving forces leading to the appearance of subdivided units. In accordance with the grassroots housing rental price research report 2011 released by the Society for Communication Organization, the government lacks future evaluation of the housing demand in