LOCAL AND REGIONAL STRUCTURES IN EUROPE AT A GLANCE

Albania

• Local level: 308 Communes (Komuna) and 65 Municipalities (Bashkia)

Austria

• Local level: 2 357 Municipalities (Gemeinden)
• Regional level: 9 Regions (Länder)

Belgium

• Local level: 589 Municipalities (Gemeenten)
• Intermediary level: : 10 Provinces (Provincies)
• Regional level: 3 Regions (Gewesten) (Brussels-Capital, Flanders and Wallonia)
• Community level: 3 communities (Gemeenschappen) (Flemish-, French- and German-speaking)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Local level: 63 Municipalities (Opštine) in the Republika Srpska and 74 in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Regional level: 10 Cantons (Kantoni)

Bulgaria

• Local level: 264 Municipalities (Obshtina)

Croatia

• Local level: 429 Municipalities, 106 Towns and 21 Cities (Grad)
• Regional level: 21 Counties (Županija)

Cyprus

• Local level: 484 Communities (Koinotites) and 39 Municipalities (Dimoi)

Czech Republic

• Local level: 6 250 Municipalities (Obec)
• Regional level: 14 Regions (Kraje)

Denmark

• Local level: 98 Municipalities (Kommuner)
• Regional level: 5 Regions (Regioner)

Estonia

• Local level: 193 Rural Municipalities (Vald) and 33 cities (Linn)

Finland

• Local level: 336 Municipalities (Kunta)
• Regional level: the Region of Kainuu and the Åland Islands

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

• Local level: 84 Municipalities (Opstina) and the City of Skopje

France

• Local Level: 36 682 Municipalities
• Intermediate level: 101 Departments (96 Departments in Metropolitan France and 5 Overseas Departments that are also Regions)
• Regional authorities: 13 Regions and 5 Overseas Regions (Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane, la Réunion, Mayotte)

Georgia

• Local level: 64 Municipalities (Minucipaliteti) and 5 Self-Governing Cities (Tvitmmartveli Qalaqebi)

Germany

• Local level: 11 500 Municipalities (Gemeinden) and Cities (Städte)
• Intermediary level: more than 300 Counties (Kreise)
• Regional level: 16 Regions (Länder)

Greece

• Local level: 325 Municipalities (Dimos)
• Regional level: 13 Self-Governed Regions (Peripheria)

Hungary

• Local level: 3 175 Municipalities (Települések), Cities (Városok), Cities with County Rank (Megyei Jogú Városok), Capital City Districts (Fövárosi Kerületek) and the City of Budapest
• Intermediary level: 19 Counties (Megyék)

Iceland

• Local level: 76 Municipalities (Sveitarfélag)

Ireland

• Local level: 5 Boroughs and 80 Towns
• Intermediary level: 5 Cities and 29 Counties

Italy

• Local level: 8 094 Municipalities (Comuni)
• Intermediary level: 101 Provinces (Provincia)
• Regional level: 20 Regions (Regione)

Latvia

• Local level: 110 Municipalities (Novads) and 9 Cities (Pilseta)

Lithuania

• Local level: 60 Municipalities (Savivaldybè)

Luxembourg

• Local level: 106 Municipalities

Malta

• Local level: 68 Local Councils (Kunsill Lokali)

Montenegro

• Local level: 21 Municipalities (Opština)

Netherlands

• Local level: 418 Municipalities Gemeenten)
• Regional level: 12 Provinces Provincies)

Norway

• Local level: 430 Municipalities (Kommune)
• Regional level: 19 Counties (Fylkeskommune)

Poland

• Local level: 2 479 Municipalities (Gminy)
• Intermediary level: 379 Counties (Powiaty), which includes the 65 Municipalities with Special Status
• Regional level: 16 Regions (Voivodship-Województwo)

Portugal

• Local level: 4 259 Parishes (Freguesias) and 308 Municipalities (Municípios)
• Regional level: 2 Autonomous Regions (Açores and Madeira)

Romania

• Local level: 2 861 Municipalities (Comune), 217 Towns (Orase) and 103 Cities (Municipii)
• Regional level: 41 Counties (Judete)

Serbia

• Local level: 174 Municipalities (Opstina) and Cities (Grad)
• Regional level: 2 Autonomous Provinces (Autonomna Pokrajina Vojvodina and Autonomna Pokrajina Kosovo-Metohija)

Slovakia

• Local level: 2 792 Municipalities (Obce) and 138 Cities (Mestá)
• Regional level: 8 Self-Governing Regions (Samosprávne Kraje)

Slovenia

• Local level: 211 Municipalities (Občin)

Spain

• Local level: 8 117 Municipalities (Municipios), County Councils (Diputaciones), Canary Island County Councils (Cabildos) and Balearic Island County Councils (Consejos Insulares)
• Regional level: 17 Autonomous Communities (Comunidades Autonómas) and 2 Autonomous Cities (Ciudades Autónomas)

Sweden

• Local level: 290 Municipalities (Kommuner)
• Regional level: 17 County Councils (Landsting) and 4 Regions (Regioner)

Switzerland

• Local level: 2 551 Municipalities
• Regional levels: 6 Half-Cantons and 20 Cantons

Turkey

• Local level: 34 305 Villages (Köy), 2 950 Municipalities (Belediye) and 81 Special Provincial Administrations (Il Özel Idaresi)

Ukraine

• Local level: 10 278 Villages (Sela),782 Towns (Selyshcha) and 457 Cities (Mista)
• Intermediary level: 488 Districts (Raions)
• Regional level: 24 Regions (Oblasti)

United Kingdom

• Local level: 466 Local Authorities
• Nations and regions: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland