As of January 9, 2008, there were 36,781 communes in France,
36,569 of them in metropolitan France and 212 of them overseas.
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France (mainland and oversea regions) has 36 682 "communes"
(cities, towns and villages with an independent local council).
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Denmark has 98 communes.
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Loci Communes was created in 1543.
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Practically every single one.
Firstly, because 'city' in France means 'town with walls around
it' and secondly because France has 45,000 chateaux and only 36,000
Communes (Towns and villages).