Meanings
- not comparableOf or relating to a département.
The départemental council plays the role of counsellor and programme co-ordinator as was the case in the Département of Hérault.
1996, Philippe Miellet, “France: a historical perspective on GIS diffusion”, in Ian Masser, Heather Campbell, Massimo Craglia, editors, GIS Diffusion: The Adoption and Use of Geographical Information Systems in Local Government in Europe (GISDATA III), Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, part III (GIS in local government in four other European countries), page 1782 more examples
Many départemental archives in France have digitized civil, parish, and census records and have made them available online for free viewing.
2015, Michael Dunn, A Beginner’s Guide to Online Genealogy: Learn How to Trace Your Family History and Discover Your Roots, Adams Media, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 180On the other hand, the political–territorial pattern has been maintained but also redirected at the départemental level by the transformation of former ministerial départemental directorates into inter-ministerial units, under the supervision of the prefects of the département.
2016, Philippe Bezes, “Challenges to French Public Administration: Mapping the Vitality of Its Knowledge Sources”, in Robert Elgie, Emiliano Grossman, Amy G[ale] Mazur, editors, The Oxford Handbook of French Politics, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, part III (Institutions), page 265
Origin
- Frenchdépartemental
- Englishdépartemental
From French départemental. Doublet of departmental.
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