France arrondissements, which are, in turn, subdivided into 2,054 cantons. These cantons are then divided into 36,658 communes, which are municipalities with an elected municipal council. Three communes—Paris, Lyon and Marseille—are subdivided into 45 municipal arrondissements. The regions, departments and communes are all known as territorial collectivities, meaning they possess local assemblies as well as an executive. Arrondissements and cantons are merely administrative divisions. However, this was not always the case. Until 1940, the arrondissements were territorial collectivities with an elected assembly, but these were suspended by the Vichy regime and definitely abolished by the Fourth Republic in 1946. In addition
Administrative divisions of South Korea "Myeon" are subdivided into villages ("ri"). The minimum population limit is 6,000. A "dong" () is the primary division of districts ("gu"), and of those cities ("si") which are not divided into districts. The "dong" is the smallest level of urban government to have its own office and staff. In some cases, a single legal "dong" is divided into several administrative "dong". Administrative "dong" are usually distinguished from one another by number (as in the case of Myeongjang 1-dong and Myeongjang 2-dong). In such cases, each administrative "dong" has its own office and staff. The primary division of a "dong"