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General council

elected administrative assembly governing the French departments (before March 2015)
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General council

Summary

General council ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • General council is in the country of France[2].
  • General council was followed by departmental council[3].
  • General council is a type of representative assembly[4].
  • General council is a type of legislature[5].
  • General council's Commons category is recorded as General councils of France[6].
  • General council comprises member of the general council[7].
  • General council comprises president of the general council[8].
  • 1800 marks the founding of General council[9].
  • General council was dissolved in March 2015[10].
  • General council's topic's main category is recorded as Category:General councils of France[11].
  • General council's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • General council's position held by head of the organization is recorded as president of the general council[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include representative assembly[4] and legislature[5].

Origins

1800 marks the founding of General council[9].

Use and Application

Components include member of the general council[7], a position[14], in France[15], founded in 1789[16] and president of the general council[8], a position[17], in France[18].

Why It Matters

General council ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month).[1] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

France

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · HapHaxion · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held by head of the organization → president of the general council
    Start time → —
    Described by source → Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
    Country → France
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P576]]: March 2015"
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