Commune in France

The commune (in French: commune, word appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin communia, gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common) is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to US incorporated municipalities/cities. French communes have no equivalent in the United Kingdom.

References

• {{fr icon}} La Documentation française Le développement de l'intercommunalité : la révolution discrète
• {{fr icon}} Maryvonne Bonnard, Les collectivités territoriales en France, 2005, La Documentation française, ISBN 2110058749