A Territorial collectivity (French: collectivité territoriale, previously collectivité locale) within the French Republic is the generic name for all subnational entities and dependent areas that have an elected local government and (per article #72 of the French constitution) a certain freedom of administration.
A Territorial collectivity (French: collectivité territoriale, previously collectivité locale) within the French Republic is the generic name for all subnational entities and dependent areas that have an elected local government and (per article #72 of the French constitution) a certain freedom of administration.