Administrative divisions of French Polynesia

In French Polynesia, there are two levels of administrative divisions: five administrative subdivisions (french: subdivisions administratives) and 48 communes.Codification des collectivités d'outre-mer (COM)
INSEE, 1 March 2017Loi n° 2004-193 du 27 février 2004 complétant le statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française (1)
Légifrance Many of the communes are further subdivided into communes associées. The breakdown into administrative subdivisions was as a result of the law #71-1028, dated December 24, 1971. The compositions of the administrative subdivisions and the communes were defined in the decrees #72-408 and #72-407 of May 17, 1972, respectively.Décret n°72-407 du 17 mai 1972 portant création de communes dans le territoire de la Polynésie française
Légifrance These subdivisions were confirmed in the decree #2005-1611 of December 20, 2005.Décret n° 2005-1611 du 20 décembre 2005 pris pour l'application du statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française
Légifrance Below are several lists of the divisions, according to different sorting schemes.

Administrative subdivisions

By communes

Notes

For French administrative convenience, Clipperton Island had been attached to French Polynesia until February 20, 2007, but never formed part of any administrative subdivision or commune of French Polynesia. On February 21, 2007, Clipperton Island was transferred from the High Commissioner of the republic in French Polynesia to the Minister of Overseas France.

Area statistics

The communes of French Polynesia have the following statistical info:
The average size of French Polynesian communes is 78.06 km², while the median area is 55.4 km², higher than the average and median areas of metropolitan French communes (14.88 km² and 10.73 km², respectively), but the size of these communes is predominantly dependent on the land area of the islands they occupy.

Population statistics

The communes of French Polynesia have the following statistical info:
The average commune population is 5,725, while the median is 2,268, much higher than the average and median metropolitan French commune (1,542 and 380, respectively).

Sources :
* https://web.archive.org/web/20060424072420/http://www.polynesie-francaise.gouv.fr/
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See also

* Administrative divisions of France
* Lists of communes of France
* French Polynesia

References

Sources

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