Wikipedia:WikiProject France/Departments article structure
This page is adapted from Wikiproject Franch departments in the process of a merger. Its purpose is to retain the guidelines developed by the project for articles on French departments.
Finding information about the departments
Population: document in French: 1999 census, including population of
For more information: the "Conseil General" of the departments (their governing body) have harmonized the URLs of their websites. For instance, the URL of the Puy-de-Dôme Conseil General is: http://www.cg63.fr (note that 63 is the department number).
Valuable information can also be found at: http://splaf.free.fr (in French)
Structure
The article should start with a good introduction, giving name of the department, location in France (south, north..., region), bordering sea, rivers, mountains and the like. Also, add a few facts about the department, the things that it is known for, if applicable.
Next, there is a table with quick facts about the department. A template for the table can be found at the bottom of this page. The contents are as follows:
- The prefecture (capital)
- The sous-prefectures
- Land area: The area of the department in km2 (and sq miles), in that order.
- Inhabitants: The number of inhabitants; also include a year for this estimate.
- Population density: The number of inhabitants per km2 and sq mile (please use the numbers used in the two previous entries).
The rest of the article should consists of a few short paragraphs. These paragraphs should give an outline of the history/politics/etc. of the department and, if necessary, a link to a full article on them.
Region | abcd |
Number | xx |
Préfecture | Xxxxx |
Sous-préfectures | Xxxxx |
Area - Total - % water | xx,xxx km² xx% |
Population
- Density |
xxx/km² |
Administration
History
Main article: History of _ (If applicable)
Geography
Main article: Geography of _ (If applicable)
Main cities (other than prefecture and sub-prefectures)
Link: List of the communes of the department (The list can be found at Fr.Pedia. See the discussion about it above)
Economy
Main article: Economy of _ (If applicable)
Demographics
Culture
Main article: Culture of _ (If applicable)
Includes:
- Languages spoken
- Touristic highlights, touristic cities.