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 Sri Lanka Administrative divisions of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka is divided into 9 provinces, which are further subdivided into 25 districts. Districts are further subdivided into Municipalities, of which are sorted into three categories. Each municipality is divided into Wards and wards into Grama Niladhari divisions. The country was first divided into several administrative units during the Anuradhapura Kingdom. The kingdom was divided into three provinces; "Rajarata", "Ruhuna" and "Malaya Rata". These were further subdivided into smaller units called "rata". Over time, the number of provinces increased, but the second-level administrative division continued to be the "rata". However, with the country eventually