Investor Presentaiton
French territorial organisation
Composed of:
18 regions
101 départements
34 965 municipalities, of which 97% under 10,000 inhabitants
Principle of free administration by elected councils, no local institution can exercise any authority on another
Income and competences are defined by national law → A key role of the national State in the territorial organisation
Several characteristics :
1) Process of merging and combinations to optimise local public action:
Example with the << Loi NOTRE » : switch from 26 regions to 13 metropolitan regions, to improve efficiency
and focus of Regions on investment policies
Merging at the muni level
2) Competences attributed to each level of local authorities based on the principle of subsidiarity, and withdrawal of the
concept of general competences in 2015 → Given their size and strategic positioning, Regions are investment authorities by
essence, with a leadership role amongst local administrations in terms of economic development, environment, planning.
Région
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Finance department - Investor presentation (January 2024)
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