Plural form of département; multiple French administrative divisions.
French plural of département (see departement). The French plural ending -s marks multiple administrative units.
France's 96 metropolitan departments plus overseas ones make it a fascinating study in how one nation tried to impose mathematical order on geography—yet locals still think of themselves as Provençal or Alsatian, not 'Department 04' residents.
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