0 one of the areas into which Paris and some other large French cities are divided. Arrondissement is a French word: --
The arrondissements are further divided in cantons, which are themselves made up of one or several communes.
However, the arrondissements were maintained, still being needed in such a populous city.
Eventually, the cercles will be reinstituted (formerly grouping arrondissements) with a legal and financial basis of their own.
In 1926, 106 arrondissements were suppressed by the government.
The only major amendment was to align the schools with departments rather than arrondissements.
The annexation increased the size of the city from twelve to the present twenty arrondissements.
Between 1901 and 1913 he was responsible for various public works projects in these arrondissements.
The communes and the dpartements have a local council elected by their citizens, but arrondissements and cantons are not run by elected officials.
