department (English spelling)

Japanese: département(英語表記)departement
department (English spelling)


[Regional characteristics]

[Provence and the Legion]
France is divided into various regions according to various perspectives. The names most commonly used today are not those of the 95 departments (départements) established after the French Revolution, but rather those of the former provinces (Provence) or the 22 regions (called regions, which consist of several departments) that derived from them. For example, Brittany is sometimes used to refer to the five departments that made up the former provinces, and sometimes to just the four departments that make up the region.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "département" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


【地域性】

[プロバンスとレジヨン]
 フランスは,さまざまな見方によって諸地域に分けられる。現在最も広く用いられている地方名は,フランス革命以後に設定された95の県(デパルトマンdépartement)名ではなく,むしろそれ以前の旧州(プロバンスprovince)またはそれを援用した22の〈地域〉(レジヨンrégionと呼び,数県をまとめたもの)の名前である。たとえば,ブルターニュは,旧州にあたる5県を指す場合と〈地域〉を構成する4県のみを意味する場合とがある。…

※「département」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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