France and Italy share a common border. North of Italy and West of France, is located Switzerland, which is divided into cantons.

Départements, yes. Départements are segments of Régions, and are themselves divided into Arrondissements, the Arrondissements into Cantons and the Cantons into Communes.

Switzerland is your country. It is bordered by France to the west and Italy to the south, and French and Italian languages are common in some cantons, the political units that replace states or territories.

Cantons are the sub-divisions of Switzerland.

Switzerland is a confederation of 26 semi-independent cantons. A canton is equivalent to what is called a state in English-speaking federal countries.

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