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"
Administrative subdivision of Rome Administrative subdivision of Rome The administrative subdivisions of Rome consist of the 15 sub-municipalities ("municipi") of Rome's municipality ("comune"). Originally, the city was divided into 20 sub-municipalities, but the XIV, what is now the Comune di Fiumicino, voted in 1992 to become a full municipality itself and eventually detached from Rome. Then on 11 March 2013 the municipalities were reduced from 19 to 15. Since 1972 the city has been divided into administrative areas, called "municipi" (singular: "municipio"), until 2001 named "circoscrizioni". They were created for administrative reasons to increase decentralisation in the city. Each "municipio" is governed by a