A chef-lieu is a town or city that is pre-eminent, from an administrative perspective, in any given sub-division of territory in France and some French-speaking countries.
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In Algeria
The capital of an Algerian Province is called a chef-lieu. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's ||-|} Algeria is currently divided into 48 Wilayas ( Provinces, 553 Daïras ( circles, or Counties) and 1541 Baladiyahs The capital of a district, the next largest division, is also called a chef-lieu. The provinces of Algeria are divided into 553 Districts ( daïras) While the capital of the lowest division, the municipalities, is called agglomeration de chef-lieu (chef-lieu agglomeration) and is abbreviated as A. This is a list of all communes in the North African country of Algeria, currently ( there are 1541 communes in the country the Population data is from In the study of human settlements an agglomeration is an extended City or Town area comprising the built-up area of a central place ( usually a Municipality C. L.
In Belgium
The chef-lieu in Belgium is the administrative centre of each of the ten Provinces of Belgium. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Belgium is divided into three regions two of them are subdivided into five Provinces each Three of these cities also give their name to their province (Antwerp, Liège and Namur). ||-||-||-||} Antwerp ( Dutch:, French: Anvers) is a City and Municipality in Belgium and the capital of the Liège (ljɛːʒ Older English: Luick, Walloon: Lidje, German: Lüttich; Latin: Leodium, Dutch Namur ( Namen in Dutch, Nameur in Walloon, Namurcum in Latin) is a City and municipality in
In Luxembourg
Luxembourg is divided in two arrondissements, three districts, twelve cantons and one hundred and eighteen towns. Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by An arrondissement is an Administrative division in some French or Dutch -speaking countries Each has a chef-lieu. In particular, in every district chef-lieu, there is a district commissioner specifically in charge of the administration of the towns within the district.
In France
The chef-lieu of a département is known as the préfecture. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' This is the town or city where the prefect of the départment (and all services under his/her control) is situated, in a building known as the prefecture. Prefect (from the Latin praefectus, perfect participle of praeficere: "make in front" i For subsequent types of praefectura, see Prefect. Prefecture (from the Latin Praefectura) indicates the office In every French region, one of the départments has pre-eminence over the others, and the prefect carries the title of Prefect of region X…, Prefect of Department Z… and the city where the regional prefect is found is known as ‘’’chef-lieu of the region or, more commonly, Regional prefecture. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, The services are, however, controlled by the prefecture of the départment.
The chef-lieu of an arrondissement, commonly known as the sous-préfecture is the city or town where the sub-prefect of the arrondissement (and the services directly under his/her control) is situated, in a building called the sub-prefecture. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. Subprefecture is an Administrative division of a country that is below Prefecture or Province. The arrondissement where the département prefecture is located does not normally have a sub-prefect or sub-prefecture, the administration being devolved usually to the Secretary-general of the departmental prefecture, who functions as sub-prefect for the arrondissement.
The chef-lieu of a canton is usually the biggest city or town within the canton, but has only a nominal role. The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. No specific services are controlled by it. In past decades, there was always a Gendarmerie, a treasurer and a Justice or the Peace.
The chef-lieu of a commune is the principal area of the town or city that gives the commune its name, the other areas of the town being called hamlets. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French typographers will use a capital for the ‘Le’ or ‘La’ preceding the name of places having ‘chef-lieu of town’ status, and lowercase ‘le’ or ‘la’ for hamlets.
In New Caledonia
The chef-lieu indicates the principal city of the provinces of New Caledonia. For the former North American fur-trading district see New Caledonia (Canada, and for the Scottish colony in Panama see Darien scheme. So Nouméa is the chef-lieu of South Province. But the chef-lieu can also mean the principal area within a town. So Wé is part of the town of Lifou, but is the chef-lieu of Lifou. Wé is a small town in the commune of Lifou, in the Loyalty Islands Province, New Caledonia. Lifou is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. In the Loyalty Islands and the other islands, the name of the chef-lieu differs from that of the name of the town. The Loyalty Islands (Îles Loyauté are an Archipelago in the Pacific. For the towns of the mainland, the chef-lieu has the same name as the town. Nouméa is a town composed only of Nouméa.
In Switzerland
The term chef-lieu is applied to the capital of each Swiss canton. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the states of the Federal state of Switzerland. In 16 of the 26 cantons, the territory is subdivided into districts. Every district also has a city nominated as chef-lieu and each has a prefect.
In Tunisia
The term chef-lieu is used to designate the capital of each gouvernorat (department). Tunisia (تونس Tūnis officially the Tunisian Republic ( is a country located in North Africa. Each of the 24 gouvernorats is subdivided into delegations (districts) which each have a central city as chef-lieu of delegation.
Pronunciation
The ‘f’ in chef-lieu is pronounced (almost as "v"), in contrast to chef-d'oeuvre where it is mute.
Film
- The Fiancée of the pirate (1969) is a film by Nelly Kaplan, where the action takes place in a hamlet where everyone spends their time worrying about what everyone thinks about the chef-lieu of the town. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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