Editing County (section)

===France===
{{main|Departments of France}}
{{see also||List of arrondissements of France}}
[[File:France départementale.svg|thumb|upright=0.5|Departments of France]]

A {{lang|fr|comté}} was a territory ruled by a [[count]] ({{lang|fr|comte}}) in medieval France. In modern France, the rough equivalent of a county as used in many English-speaking countries is a [[departments of France|department]] ({{lang|fr|département}}). Ninety-six departments are in [[metropolitan France]], and five are [[overseas department and region|overseas departments]], which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 334 [[arrondissements of France|arrondissements]], but these have no autonomy; they are the basis of local organisation of police, fire departments and, sometimes, administration of elections.