Communes Of French Polynesia
There are two levels of administrative divisions of French Polynesia, five administrative subdivisions (French: subdivisions administratives) each of which is further divided into a total of 48 communes. Many of the communes are further subdivided into communes associées. The breakdown into administrative subdivisions was as a result of decree #72-408 of May 17, 1972, and the communes were thereafter established as a result of law #71-1028, dated December 24, 1971.
The subdivisions administratives are:
- Windward Islands (French: Îles du Vent, or officially la subdivision administrative des Îles du Vent), part of the Society Islands
- Leeward Islands (French: Îles Sous-le-Vent, or officially la subdivision administrative des Îles Sous-le-Vent), also part of the Society Islands
- Marquesas Islands (French: (Îles) Marquises, or officially la subdivision administrative des (Îles) Marquises), a northeastern Polynesian outlier
- Austral Islands (French: (Îles) Australes, or officially la subdivision administrative des (Îles) Australes), includes the Bass Islands
- Tuamotu-Gambier (French: (Îles) Tuamotu-Gambier, or officially la subdivision administrative des (Îles) Tuamotu-Gambier), the Tuamotus and the Gambier Islands
Below are several lists of the 48 communes, according to different sorting schemes.
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