The Responsibilities of Région and Département

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Next month there will be elections for the Régions and the Départment.

While many British people living in France will not be able to vote it might be of interest to know the functions of these bodies

Régions:

https://www.prefectures-regions.gouv.fr/Le-savez-vous/Quelles-sont-les-competences-d-une-region

Départements

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_comp%C3%A9tences_des_d%C3%A9partements_en_France

For those who can vote you can check to see if you are on the electoral list if you think you should be on it :

https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/services-en-ligne-et-formulaires/ISE

As additional information this is a useful site for everyone's administrative needs

France Services

https://www.cohesion-territoires.gouv.fr/france-services#scroll-nav__2