Template:Infobox French commune

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This infobox is meant for communes (the lowest level of administrative division) in France. This is an empty infobox with all available fields. The contents of the parameter fields, and which are optional, are explained below. This infobox now also supports settlements that are part of a commune, for instance former communes that were merged into a commune nouvelle. See the parameter |commune= for a manual.

Usage

Delete any unneeded fields when using the full template syntax.

{{{name}}} {{{native name}}}
{{{type}}} of {{{commune}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image size}}}|{{{caption}}}]] {{{caption}}}
[[File:{{{image flag}}}|{{{image flag size}}}|border|Flag of {{{name}}}]] [[{{{flag_link}}}|Flag]] [[File:{{{image coat of arms}}}|{{{image coat of arms size}}}|Coat of arms of {{{name}}}]] [[{{{shield_link}}}|Coat of arms]]
Motto:  {{{city motto}}}
[[File:{{{map}}}|{{{map size}}}|{{{map caption}}}]] {{{map caption}}}
Country	France
Arrondissement	{{{arrondissement}}}
Canton	{{{canton}}}
Intercommunality	{{{intercommunality}}}
Commune	{{{commune}}}
{{{subdivisions entry}}}	{{{subdivisions}}}
Government
• Mayor ({{{term}}})	{{{mayor}}} ({{{party}}})
Area 1{{{area footnotes}}}
• {{{total type}}}	1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Population  ({{{population date}}}){{{population footnotes}}}
• {{{total type}}}	{{{population}}}
• Rank	{{{population ranking}}}
• Urban  ({{{urban pop date}}})	{{{urban pop}}}
• Metro  ({{{metro area pop date}}})	{{{metro area pop}}}
Demonym	{{{population demonym}}}
Ethnic distribution
• {{{ethnic date}}}	{{{ethnic}}}
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	{{{postal code}}}
Dialling codes	{{{dialling code}}}
Elevation{{{elevation footnotes}}}	0–2 m (0.0–6.6 ft) (avg. 1 m or 3.3 ft)
Website	{{{website}}}
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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Infobox French commune
Country	France
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)

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Parameters

Note that the field name is case-sensitive; it should be lower case (apart from INSEE). Some lesser used fields are not discussed (yet) in this overview.

Delete any unneeded fields when using the full template syntax.

Required parameters

• coordinates
• arrondissement
• canton
• population
• INSEE

name

English name of location. If this field is not specified, the article name is used.

native name

French name of location. Use only if French name is different from English name (e.g. Dunkirk–Dunkerque). Sometimes used for regional languages, such as Breton and Catalan.

commune status

If you want a sub-banner to appear. Defaults to empty. Can be anything—for example, Paris can use it to describe its status as both a commune and department.

total type

If this is left empty, area and population totals will appear on the same line as the respective title. If you indicate something different (for example, 'commune'), that title will appear as a sub-title for both area and population sections.

image

A representative picture of the location: skyline, notable landmark, etc. The image used should preferably be wider than it is tall, to keep the infobox as compact as possible. The plain image file name should be given, e.g. Vieux port de Marseille 2.jpg.

caption

The caption for this picture (optional).

image flag, image coat of arms, etc.

The official flag and coat of arms of the commune. See the infoboxes of Paris and Marseille for examples.

city motto

The official city motto (probably only applicable for the largest cities).

map, adjustable map

Avoid, except for overseas departments and territories. For locations in metropolitan (=European) France, an automatic map is generated if the coordinates are given in |coordinates= (see below). For locations in the overseas departments and territories (e.g. French Guiana, New Caledonia, Réunion), this automatic map will give strange results. In these cases, manual location maps ("map", "adjustable map").

• "map": Specify only the file name of the map image, e.g. "Cayenne.PNG".
• "adjustable map": Specify the file name of the map image, e.g. "adjustable map=Cayenne.PNG", and the width in the field "map size", e.g. "map size=200px".

Required. Geographical coordinates of location. Give location in decimals. Northern hemisphere and eastern hemisphere have positive numbers. The coordinates are used for map calculation. If the coordinates are not available in French or Dutch ("Nederlands") Wikipedia, you can look them up at for instance https://www.google.fr/maps

INSEE

The INSEE (French national statistics institute) code of the commune. The region and the department to which the location belongs are retrieved using this code and a subtemplate. The INSEE code is also used to provide a link to the census results for the commune. For settlements that are part of a commune, use any number that starts with the department number, for instance the INSEE code of the commune, the former commune, or just the department number (e.g. 77 for a place in Seine-et-Marne). It does not show, but it is used to display the correct region, department and detailed map.

region and department

DEPRECATED: The region and the department to which the location belongs are retrieved using the (required!) INSEE code. The fields "region" and "department" are no longer used.

province

For New Caledonia.

administrative subdivision

For French Polynesia.

arrondissement

Required. The arrondissement to which the location belongs. No wikilinks required. Some overseas locations are not part of an arrondissement. The largest cities (e.g. Paris, Lyon, Marseille) are subdivided into arrondissements themselves. In those cases, use the "subdivisions" field instead.

canton

Required. The canton to which the location belongs. No wikilinks required. Some overseas locations are not part of a canton. Some locations, usually the larger cities, are subdivided into cantons themselves. In those cases, use the "subdivisions" field instead.

intercommunality

Many communes cooperate in an intercommunality.

commune, type

For settlements that are part of a commune. "commune" is the commune the settlement is part of, "type" is the type of settlement, for instance commune déléguée or commune associée. Default type is part.

subdivisions

Some locations, usually the larger cities, are subdivided into arrondissements or cantons. In those cases, fill in something like "subdivisions=9 arrondissements". A link to an article about these subdivisions can also go here.

mayor

The mayor of the commune. The governing period of the mayor (currently 2020–2026) should be given in the field "term". Optionally, the political affiliation of the mayor can be given in the field "party".

area km2

The area of the commune in square kilometres. Don't use a comma for decimal separator, but use a point (12.34 instead of 12,34): commas give bad results in the population density calculation. The template will also calculate the area in square miles.

population

The population of the commune. Don't use thousands separators like points or spaces (e.g. 5.678 or 34 567): they give bad results in the population density calculation. The census year should be given in the field "population date". You can add references and footnotes in the field "population footnotes" (not in "population"). Note: Adding references to commune, urban and metro population numbers 'breaks' the settlement template population density calculations for each respective area. For existing communes (i.e. not former communes) the template {{France metadata Wikidata}} should be used, which retrieves the most recent population data from Wikidata. For example: <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">|population = |population date = 2020 |population footnotes = </syntaxhighlight>

population_demonym

The adjective describing the people and places of the region. Use the English demonym by default (e.g., Parisian, not "Parisien").

If the French demonym is included, specify the respective languages in full or via language code. Use the correct capitalization common to each respective language. For example: Parisian (English)<br>parisien (French) or Parisian (en)<br>parisien (fr). Use non-breaking spaces (&nbsp;) or {{nowrap}} to prevent unhelpful text-wrapping in these lines. Do not include the feminine form as a separate demonym, but do include it as an alternative style of the French demonym if possible: parisien(ne).

Do not include other languages' demonyms unless they are notable (e.g., Breton names only for Breton places).

time zone

Only use this parameter for places in French Polynesia. For other places the time zone is derived from the INSEE code.

postal code

The postal code(s) of the commune.

elevation min m, elevation max m, elevation m

The minimum, maximum, and average elevation of the commune above sea level in metres. The metres will be converted to feet, and both are displayed.

website

The official website of the commune. Please follow the guidelines at WP:LINKS.

Example: Paris

Paris
Commune / Department
The Eiffel Tower (foreground) and the skyscrapers of the La Défense business district (background).
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: She is tossed by the waves but is not sunk)
Paris Paris
Coordinates: 48°51′24″N 2°21′03″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Paris
Subdivisions	20 arrondissements
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bertrand Delanoë (PS)
Area 1	105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi)
• Urban  (1999)	2,723 km2 (1,051 sq mi)
• Metro  (1999)	14,518.3 km2 (5,605.5 sq mi)
Population  (January 1, 2009 estimate)	2,203,817
• Rank	1st in France
• Density	21,000/km2 (54,000/sq mi)
• Urban  (2006)	10,142,983
• Urban density	3,700/km2 (9,600/sq mi)
• Metro  (2006)	11,769,433
• Metro density	810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Parisian (en) parisien(ne) (fr)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	75056 /75001-75020, 75116
Website	www.paris.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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Paris
Commune / Department
The Eiffel Tower (foreground) and the skyscrapers of the La Défense business district (background).
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: She is tossed by the waves but is not sunk)
Paris Paris
Coordinates: 48°51′24″N 2°21′03″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Paris
Subdivisions	20 arrondissements
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bertrand Delanoë (PS)
Area 1	105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi)
• Urban  (1999)	2,723 km2 (1,051 sq mi)
• Metro  (1999)	14,518.3 km2 (5,605.5 sq mi)
Population  (January 1, 2009 estimate)	2,203,817
• Rank	1st in France
• Density	21,000/km2 (54,000/sq mi)
• Urban  (2006)	10,142,983
• Urban density	3,700/km2 (9,600/sq mi)
• Metro  (2006)	11,769,433
• Metro density	810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Parisian (en) parisien(ne) (fr)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	75056 /75001-75020, 75116
Website	www.paris.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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Footnotes

TemplateData

TemplateData documentation used by VisualEditor and other tools

See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox French commune in articles based on its TemplateData. TemplateData for Infobox French commune No description. Template parameters Parameter Description Type Status Name name English name of location Default Article Name String optional Native Name native name Native name of the location String optional Commune Status commune status Fill to show sub-banner: eg. Type of settlement (City, Commune, Municipality) String optional Total Type total type Fill to show Area/Population totals next to 'total type' value ''below'' Area/Population in each section line (normally on same line) String optional Image Flag image flag Image of the flag of commune Page name optional Image flag size image flag size Size of image of the flag of commune Line optional City Motto city motto Motto of the city String optional Image image Image of the place or any notable landmark File optional Caption caption Caption for the image String optional Map map For overseas locations, provide an image for the map Page name optional Timezone timezone Timezone of the commune String optional Coordinates coordinates Coordinates of the location using {{coord}} String required Arrondissement arrondissement The Arrondissement to which the location belongs String required Intercommunality intercommunality Intercommunality of the commune String required Mayor mayor Mayor of the commune String optional Term term The governing period of the mayor. Do not add references here, you can add these in the "mayor" parameter. Line optional Elevation(meters) elevation m Average elevation of commune above sea level in meters Number optional Minimum Elevation(meters) elevation min m Minimum elevation of the commune in meters Number optional Maximum Elevation(meters) elevation max m Maximum elevation of the commune in meters Number optional Area (square km) area km2 Area of the commune in square kilometers Number optional Population population Population of the commune. For existing communes (i.e. not former communes) the template France metadata Wikidata should be used, which retrieves the most recent population data from Wikidata Number required Population Date population date Date (year) on which population was counted Line optional INSEE INSEE insee INSEE code for the commune Number required Postal code postal code Postal Code of the commune Number optional Website website Official website of the commune String optional Canton canton no description String optional image size image size no description Unknown optional flag link flag link flag_link no description Unknown optional image coat of arms image coat of arms Image of coat of arms of commune. Unknown optional image coat of arms size image coat of arms size Size of image of coat of arms of commune Unknown optional shield_link shield_link no description Unknown optional adjustable map adjustable map no description Unknown optional map size map size no description Unknown optional map caption map caption no description Unknown optional province province Used for places in New Caledonia String optional subdivisions entry subdivisions entry no description Unknown optional subdivisions subdivisions no description Unknown optional party party no description Unknown optional area footnotes area footnotes no description Unknown optional urban pop urban pop Population of the (inner) urban area (''unité urbaine''). To be added to the central commune only Unknown optional urban pop date urban pop date no description Unknown optional urban area date urban area date no description Unknown optional urban area km2 urban area km2 no description Unknown optional metro area pop metro area pop Population of the wider functional urban area (''aire d'attraction d'une ville''). To be added to the central commune only Unknown optional metro area pop date metro area pop date no description Unknown optional metro area date metro area date no description Unknown optional metro area km2 metro area km2 no description Unknown optional population footnotes population footnotes no description Unknown optional population ranking population ranking no description Unknown optional population demonym population demonym demonym population_demonym no description String optional demonym demonym no description Unknown optional ethnic ethnic no description Unknown optional ethnic date ethnic date no description Unknown optional time zone time zone timezone Name of the time zone Unknown deprecated utc offset utc offset utc_offset Only for French Polynesia, for other places the time zone is derived from the INSEE code Unknown optional time zone DST time zone DST time_zone_DST timezone_DST no description String deprecated utc offset DST utc offset DST utc_offset_DST no description Unknown deprecated dialling code dialling code no description Unknown optional elevation footnotes elevation footnotes no description Unknown optional footnotes footnotes no description Unknown optional map dot label map dot label no description Unknown optional Department department no description String deprecated commune commune Used for places that are part of a commune String optional type type Used for places that are part of a commune. Default Part String optional region region no description Unknown deprecated administrative subdivision administrative subdivision Used for places in French Polynesia Unknown optional

Microformat

The HTML mark up produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the place-name and location parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue article across Wikipedia, or via a browser tool operated by a person, to (for example) add the subject to an address book. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

If the place or venue has an "established", "founded", "opened" or similar date that is specific to the day, use {{start date}} unless the date is before 1583 CE. If it has a URL, use {{URL}}.

hCard uses HTML classes including:

• adr
• category
• country-name
• extended-address
• fn
• label
• locality
• nickname
• note
• org
• street-address
• url
• vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Tracking category

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See also

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Infobox French commune/doc. (edit | history)
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