Regions o Fraunce
Fraunce is dividit intae 18 admeenistrative regions (French: régions, pronounced [ʁeʒjɔ̃]), 22 o whilk is in Metropolitan Fraunce, an five o which are owerseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity (French: collectivité territoriale), but is considered a region in mainstream uisage, an is even shawn in a siclike wey on the INSEE wabsteid.[1] Ilka mainland region an Corsica is forder subdividit intae depairtments, rangin in nummer frae 2 tae 8 per region for the metropolitan anes whaur the owerseas regions technically conseest o anerlie ane depairtment. The term region wis offeecially creatit bi the Law o Decentralization (2 Mairch 1982), whilk gied regions thair legal status an aw. The first direct elections for regional representatives teuk place on 16 Mairch 1986.
| Region Région (French) | |
|---|---|
| |
| Category | Unitary State |
| Location | French Republic |
| Nummer | 18 |
| Possible status | Owerseas region (5) Région d'outre-mer |
| Addeetional status | Territorial collectivity Collectivité Territoriale |
| Populations | 212,645 (Mayotte) – 12,005,077 (Île-de-France) |
| Auries | 376 km2 (145 sq mi) (Mayotte) – 84,061 km2 (32,456 sq mi) (Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes) |
| Govrenment | Region Govrenment, Naitional Govrenment |
| Subdiveesions | Depairtment |
General characteristics
eeditIn mainland Fraunce (keepin oot Corsica), the median land area o a region is 25,809 km² (9,965 sq mi), that is that wee bit lairger than the U.S. state o Vermont, an 4% the median land area o a Canadian province, but 15% lairger than the median land area o a German region ("Regierungsbezirk").
In 2004, the median population o a region in continental Fraunce wis 2,329,000 indwallers, three quarters o the median population o a German Land (state), but mair nor twice the median population o a Canadian province.
Role
eeditRegions lack separate legislative authority an syne canna write thair ain statutory law. Thay levy thair ain taxes an, in return, receive a decreasin pairt o thair budget frae the central govrenment, that gies them a portion o the taxes it levies. Thay hae considerable budgets managit bi a regional council (conseil régional) made up o representatives votit intae office in regional elections.
A region's primary responsibility is tae big an furnish heich schools. In Mairch 2004, the French central govrenment unveiled a controversial plan tae transfer regulation o certaint categories o non-teaching scuil staff tae the regional authorities. Critics o this plan contendit that tax revenue wis insufficient for tae pey for the resultin costs, an that a siclike measures wad increase regional inequalities.
In addition, regions hae considerable discretionary pouer ower infrastructural spendin, e.g., eddication, public transit, varsities an research, an assistance tae business awners. This haes meant that the heids o walthy regions lik Île-de-France or Rhône-Alpes can be heich-profile poseetions.
Proposals tae gie regions limitit legislative autonomy hae met wi considerable resistance; ithers propose transferrin certaint pouers frae the depairtments tae thair respective regions, leavin the departments wi leemitit authority.
Regional Control
eeditNummer o regions controlled bi ilka coalition syne 1986.
Representation o mainland France's regions an their respective historical an military flags
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Regions an their caipitals
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References
eedit- ↑ a b "Carte des Régions" (in French). INSEE. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
- ↑ Thir flags isnae offeecial, but popularly uised.
Freemit airtins
eedit- (in Inglis) Regions of France at Curlie
- Guide tae the regions o Fraunce
- Local wabsteids bi region Archived 2007-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Uiseful information on Fraunce Archived 2010-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Will 2010 regional elections lead to political shake-up? Radio France Internationale in Inglis