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| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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- For other meanings, see commune.
A commune is an administrative subdivision of various European (including Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Romania, and the Scandinavian countries) and African countries, notably Senegal. Within its territory it is the modern heir of the Medieval commune.
Commune is sometimes translated as "municipality"' or "township". It corresponds to individual hamlets, villages, towns, cities, or groupings of them, which are governed by a mayor and a city/municipal council.
Note that the word has absolutely no implication of Communism.
See also
- Comune in Italy
- Commune in France
- Commune in Poland
- Commune in Romania
- Municipalities of Denmark
- Municipalities of Estonia
- Municipalities of Norway
- Municipalities of Sweden
- Communes of Chile
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