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 Cambodia and Rattanakiri, where the province and the capital district does not match. A district (ស្រុក, srok) of a province is divided into "Communes" (, "Khum"). A commune (, "Khum") is further divided into "Villages" (, "Phum"). In Phnom Penh the districts are called "Khan" (), and their subdivisions "Sangkat" () which are smaller in the other provinces. "Sangkat" are further subdivided into "Krom" (), which are usually translated as villages, though they do not necessarily cover one single settlement. Officially, Cambodia is divided into 5 administrative tiers, with different types of administrative unit on each tier: In addition to these