Canton_in_France Canton_in_France

Canton in France - Definition and Overview
Related Words: Annulet, Archbishopric, Archdiocese, Argent, Armory, Arms, Arrondissement, Azure, Bailiwick, Bar, Baton, Bearings, Bend, Billet, Bishopric, Blazon, Blazonry, Borough
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Cantons
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The canton is an administrative division of France.

They are subdivisions of arrondissements and départements of France, grouping several municipalities (communes)

They number 4,054, including 175 overseas (figure including the 19 newly created cantons of Mayotte).

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Example Usage of Canton
RafaelRGrillo: @sinmiedove Canton canto... Dijo pero no dijo nada, o sea, llamada no = a carta. Sigue serrucho trancao
VJenes: OMG! Canton Jones and Kierra oh my...we went IN! #exodus
saidlian_nataly: Congee village here we come. Canton style tonight.
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