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 divisions of Morocco Administrative divisions of Morocco In Morocco, the 75 second-level administrative subdivisions are 13 prefectures and 62 provinces. They are subdivisions of the 12 regions of Morocco. Each prefecture or province is subdivided into arrondissements (only in prefectures of some metropolitan areas), municipalities ("communes", sing. "commune") or urban municipalities ("communes urbaines", sing. "commune urbaine") in other urban areas, and districts ("cercles", sing. "cercle") in rural areas. The districts are subdivided into rural municipalities ("communes rurales", sing. "commune rural"). One prefecture (Casablanca) is also subdivided into "préfectures d'arrondissements" (sing. "préfecture d'arrondissements"), similar to districts ("cercles") except they are grouping a few arrondissements