Arrondissement 64501 222483747 2008-06-29T16:14:07Z SpellingBot 6773085 Morrocco → Morocco {{Wiktionary}} An '''arrondissement''' is an [[administrative division]] in some [[French language|French]] or [[Dutch language|Dutch]]-speaking countries: ==France== {{main|Arrondissements of France}} The 100 [[France|French]] [[Departments of France|departments]] are divided into 342 '''''arrondissements''''', which may be translated into English as '''districts'''. The capital of an arrondissement/district is called a [[Subprefectures in France|subprefecture]]. When an arrondissement contains the [[Prefectures in France|prefecture]] (capital) of the department, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture. Arrondissements are further divided into [[Cantons of France|cantons]] and [[Communes of France|communes]]. === Municipal arrondissement === {{main|municipal arrondissement}} A [[municipal arrondissement]] ({{lang-fr|arrondissement municipal}}, pronounced {{IPA|/aʀɔ̃dismɑ̃ mynisipal/}}), is a subdivision of the [[commune in France|commune]], used in the three largest cities: [[Paris]], [[Lyon]] and [[Marseille]]. It functions as an even lower administrative division, with its own [[mayor]]. Although usually referred to simply as an "arrondissements", they should not be confused with departmental [[Arrondissement in France|arrondissements]], which are groupings of communes within one ''[[département]]''. ==Belgium== {{main|Arrondissements of Belgium}} The federalized country [[Belgium]] geographically consists of three regions, of which only [[Flemish region|Flanders (the Flemish region)]] and [[Wallonia]] are subdivided into five [[province]]s each; the [[Brussels Capital Region]] is neither a province nor is it part of one. :The remainder of this chapter was unambiguously translated on 2006-05-22 from the [[Dutch language]] Wikipedia (last changed 2006-05-05): In [[Belgium]] there are administrative, judicial and electoral arrondissements. These may or may not relate to identical geographical areas. *The 43 administrative arrondissements are an administrative level between the [[commune (subnational entity)|municipalities]] and the provinces. Per region an overview of its municipalities (''gemeenten/communes'') and the district or administrative arrondissement these belong to can be found in the [[Municipalities of Belgium]] page; for these administrative arrondissements also more [[Arrondissements of Belgium|technical references]] are available. *Belgium has 27 judicial arrondissements. *Until a short while ago the ''electoral circles for the parliaments'' were ''electoral arrondissements''; at present these circles are the ''provinces'', except for the arrondissements [[arrondissement Brussels-Capital|Brussels-Capital]] (geographically coinciding with the [[Brussels Capital Region]]) and [[Halle-Vilvoorde Arrondissement|Halle-Vilvoorde]] (one of the two districts in the province [[Flemish Brabant]] in the Flemish region), which together still form the electoral circle [[Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde]] (in [[Dutch language|Dutch]] ''kieskring [[Brussel-Halle-Vilvoorde]]'', in [[French language|French]] ''cercle'' or ''circonscription électoral [[Bruxelles-Hal-Vilvorde]]''). **For the elections of the [[Walloon Parliament]], 13 arrondissements (or grouped arrondissements) are still being used as electoral circles: ***[[arrondissement Arlon|Arlon]] - [[arrondissement Marche-en-Famenne|Marche-en-Famenne]] - [[arrondissement Bastogne|Bastogne]] ***[[arrondissement Mons|Mons]] ***[[arrondissement Charleroi|Charleroi]] ***[[arrondissement Dinant|Dinant]] - [[arrondissement Philippeville|Philippeville]] ***[[arrondissement Tournai|Tournai]] - [[arrondissement Ath|Ath]] - [[arrondissement Mouscron|Mouscron]] ***[[arrondissement Huy|Huy]] - [[arrondissement Waremme|Waremme]] ***[[arrondissement Liège|Liège]] ***[[arrondissement Namur|Namur]] ***[[arrondissement Neufchâteau|Neufchâteau]] - [[arrondissement Virton|Virton]] ***[[arrondissement Nivelles|Nivelles]] ***[[arrondissement Thuin|Thuin]] ***[[arrondissement Verviers|Verviers]] ***[[arrondissement Soignies|Soignies]] ==Netherlands== In the [[Netherlands]] an ''arrondissement'' is a [[judiciary|judicial]] jurisdiction, comprising a number of communes. ==Canada== ===Quebec=== {{further|[[Montreal borough]], [[List of Quebec City boroughs]], [[Boroughs of Longueuil]], [[List of boroughs in Quebec]]}} In [[Quebec]], the cities of [[Montreal]], [[Quebec City]], [[Saguenay, Quebec|Saguenay]], [[Longueuil, Quebec|Longueuil]], [[Sherbrooke, Quebec|Sherbrooke]], and the municipality of [[Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Quebec|Grenville-sur-la-Rouge]] are divided into ''arrondissements'' (called [[borough]]s in English). ==Haiti== Each of [[Haiti]]'s ten [[Departments of Haiti|departments]] is sub-divided into arrondissements. ==Africa== Most nations which had been colonised by the French in Africa have retained the arrondissment administrative structure. These are normally subunits of a Department, and may contain or be coequal with Communes (towns). In [[Mali]] the arrondissment is a subunit of a [[Cercle (Mali)|Cercle]], while in some places arrondissements are essentially subdistricts of large cities. *Each of [[Senegal]]'s departments are subdivided into arrondissments. [[Dakar]] is further subdivided into arrondissements; see [[Arrondissements of Senegal]]. *Between 1962 and 2002, each of [[Niger]]'s departments are subdivided into arrondissments; see [[Arrondissements of Niger]]: Since 2002 they have been renamed Departments (with the foremr Departments renamed Regions]]. *Each of Mali's Cercles are subdivided into arrondissments; see [[Cercles of Mali]] for maps of arrondissments by Cercle. *Each of [[Benin]]'s departments are subdivided into communes, which are in turn subdivided into arrondissments: they sit above villages in Benin's structure; see [[Communes of Benin]] for maps of communes by Department. *Each of [[Cameroon]]'s departments are subdivided into arrondissments: they sit above ''subdistricts'' and communes in Cameroon's structure; see [[Departments of Cameroon]] for maps of arrondissments by Department. *Following a restructure in 2002, Chad retains arrondissments only in the city of [[N'Djamena]], which is divided into 10 arrondissements. *The [[Republic of the Congo]] retains arrondissments only in the city of [[Brazzaville]], which is divided into 7 arrondissements. See [[Administrative divisions of the Republic of the Congo]]. *[[Djibouti]] retains arrondissments only in the city of [[Djibouti City]], which is divided into 6 arrondissements. *[[Morocco]]'s Cercles are subdivided into communes rurales, municipalities, communes urbaines, and arrondissements, depending on the classification of the community. {{French terms for country subdivisions}} {{Types of administrative country subdivision}} [[Category:Administrative divisions]] [[af:Arrondissement]] [[ar:دائرة (تقسيم إداري)]] [[br:Arondisamant]] [[cs:Arrondissement]] [[da:Arrondissement]] [[de:Arrondissement]] [[es:Arrondissement]] [[eo:Arondismento]] [[fr:Arrondissement]] [[gl:Arrondissement]] [[id:Arondisemen]] [[it:Circondario]] [[ht:Awondisman]] [[la:Arrotundimentum]] [[lt:Apskritis]] [[li:Arrendissement]] [[ms:Arondissement]] [[nl:Arrondissement]] [[oc:Arrondiment]] [[pl:Arrondissement]] [[pt:Arrondissement]] [[sv:Arrondissement]] [[ur:ارونڈسمینٹس]] [[vls:Arroundissement]]