Editing Monaco (section)

===Administrative divisions===
[[File:MonacoLibreDeDroits.jpg|thumb|In the centre is [[La Condamine]]. At the right with the smaller harbour is [[Fontvieille, Monaco|Fontvieille]], with [[Rock of Monaco|The Rock]] (the old town, fortress, and [[Prince's Palace of Monaco|Palace]]) jutting out between the two harbours. At the left are the high-rise buildings of [[Saint Roman (community)|La Rousse/Saint Roman]].]]
[[File:Monaco2021OSM.png|thumb|Enlargeable, detailed map of Monaco]]
Monaco is the [[list of sovereign states and dependencies by area|second-smallest country by area]] in the [[world]]; only [[Vatican City]] is smaller.<ref>{{cite web |last=Robertson |first=Alex |url=http://www.gadling.com/2012/02/01/the-10-smallest-countries-in-the-world/ |title=The 10 smallest countries in the world |website=Gadling.com |date=1 February 2012 |access-date=28 May 2012 |archive-date=11 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811231740/http://gadling.com/2012/02/01/the-10-smallest-countries-in-the-world/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Monaco is the most [[list of countries and territories by population density|densely populated]] country in the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://geography.about.com/od/populationgeography/a/popdensity.htm |title=Population Density |website=Geography.About.com |access-date=28 May 2012 |archive-date=1 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201132604/http://geography.about.com/od/populationgeography/a/popdensity.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The state consists of only one [[municipality]] (''commune''), the [[Municipality of Monaco]]. There is no geographical distinction between the State and City of Monaco, although responsibilities of the government (state-level) and of the municipality (city-level) are different.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.monaco-consulate.com/index.php/about/history/ |title=History « Consulate General of Monaco |website=Monaco-Consulate.com |access-date=28 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610201643/http://www.monaco-consulate.com/index.php/about/history/ |archive-date=10 June 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> According to the constitution of 1911, the [[principality]] was subdivided into three municipalities:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jci-ec2013.com/en/about/monaco-monte-carlo/general-presentation.html |title=About Monaco |publisher=JCI EC 2013 |date=3 March 2010 |access-date=28 May 2012 |archive-date=15 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115095412/http://www.jci-ec2013.com/en/about/monaco-monte-carlo/general-presentation.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>

*[[Monaco-Ville]], the old city and seat of government of the principality on a rocky promontory extending into the Mediterranean, known as the [[Rock of Monaco]], or simply "The Rock";
*[[Monte Carlo]], the principal residential and resort area with the [[Monte Carlo Casino]] in the east and northeast;
*[[La Condamine]], the southwestern section including the port area, [[Port Hercules]].

The municipalities were merged into one in 1917,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Monte Carlo |url=https://jdtcujk.blogspot.com/2018/12/monte-carlo.html |access-date=18 December 2020 |website=Monte Carlo |archive-date=15 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815003428/https://jdtcujk.blogspot.com/2018/12/monte-carlo.html |url-status=live }}</ref>{{how|date=May 2019}} and they were accorded the status of ''[[Ward (electoral subdivision)|Wards]]'' or ''Quartiers'' thereafter.

*[[Fontvieille, Monaco|Fontvieille]] was added as a fourth ward, a newly constructed area claimed from the sea in the 1970s;
*[[Moneghetti]] became the fifth ward, created from part of La Condamine;
*[[Larvotto]] became the sixth ward, created from part of Monte Carlo;
*[[Saint Roman (community)|La Rousse/Saint Roman]] (including Le Ténao) became the seventh ward, also created from part of Monte Carlo.

Subsequently, three additional wards were created, but then again were dissolved in 2013:

*[[Saint Michel, Monaco|Saint Michel]], created from part of Monte Carlo;
*[[La Colle, Monaco|La Colle]], created from part of La Condamine;
*[[Les Révoires]], also created from part of La Condamine.

Most of Saint Michel became part of Monte Carlo again in 2013. La Colle and Les Révoires were merged the same year as part of a redistricting process, where they became part of the larger [[Jardin Exotique, Monaco|Jardin Exotique ward]]. An additional ward was planned by new land reclamation to be settled beginning in 2014<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.west8.nl/projects/landscape/cape_grace_monaco/ |title=West 8 Urban Design & Landscape Architecture / projects / Cape Grace, Monaco |website=West8.nl |access-date=28 May 2012 |archive-date=30 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630200229/http://www.west8.nl/projects/landscape/cape_grace_monaco/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> but Prince Albert II announced in his 2009 New Year Speech that he had ended plans due to the economic climate at the time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityoutmonaco.com/monaco-property/articles/tourodeon2 |title=The new Monaco skyline |publisher=CityOut Monaco |date=17 March 2010 |access-date=28 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011020551/http://cityoutmonaco.com/monaco-property/articles/tourodeon2 |archive-date=11 October 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Prince Albert II in mid-2010 firmly restarted the programme.<ref>{{cite news |last=Samuel |first=Henry |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/monaco/6894991/Monaco-to-build-into-the-sea-to-create-more-space.html |title=Monaco to build into the sea to create more space |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=28 December 2009 |access-date=28 May 2012 |location=London |archive-date=10 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710014335/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/monaco/6894991/Monaco-to-build-into-the-sea-to-create-more-space.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="cityoutmonaco.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.cityoutmonaco.com/monaco-property/articles/monacoprince |title=Prince speaks of future developments |publisher=CityOut Monaco |date=29 December 2009 |access-date=28 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011043404/http://cityoutmonaco.com/monaco-property/articles/monacoprince |archive-date=11 October 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2015, a new development called [[Le Portier|Anse du Portier]] was announced.<ref name="mooringspot.com" />

====Traditional quarters and modern geographic areas====
The four traditional ''quartiers'' of Monaco are [[Monaco-Ville]], [[La Condamine]], [[Monte Carlo]] and [[Fontvieille, Monaco|Fontvieille]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definitions/Larvotto |title=Dictionary – Definition of Larvotto |website=Websters-Online-Dictionary.org |date=1 March 2008 |access-date=28 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530230643/http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definitions/Larvotto |archive-date=30 May 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[suburb]] of [[Moneghetti]], the high-level part of La Condamine, is generally seen today as an effective fifth ''Quartier'' of Monaco, having a very distinct atmosphere and topography when compared with low-level La Condamine.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visitmonaco.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=16 |title=Tourist Board Official Website |website=Visitmonaco.com |access-date=28 May 2012 |archive-date=14 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114152614/http://www.visitmonaco.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=16 |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Wards====
[[File:Monaco, administrative divisions - colored.svg|thumb|[[Ward (electoral subdivision)|Wards]] of Monaco]]
For town planning purposes, a sovereign ordinance in 1966 divided the principality into reserved sectors, "whose current character must be preserved", and [[Ward (electoral subdivision)|wards]]. The number and boundaries of these sectors and [[Ward (electoral subdivision)|wards]] have been modified several times. The latest division dates from 2013 and created two reserved sectors and seven wards. A new 6-hectare district, [[Le Portier]], has been built by land reclaimed from the sea and was opened in December 2024.

{| class="wikitable centre"
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Wards !! scope="col" colspan="2" |Area
|-
! scope="col" |in m<sup>2</sup> !! scope="col" |in %
|-
|colspan="7" style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"|'''Reserved Sectors'''
|-
| [[Monaco-Ville]] || Secteur réservé
| align="right" |{{formatnum:196491}} || align="right" |9.4 %
|-
| [[Ravin de Sainte-Dévote]] || Secteur réservé
| align="right" |{{formatnum:23485}} || align="right" |1.1 %
|-
|colspan="7" style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"|'''Wards'''
|-
| [[La Condamine]] || Quartier ordonnancé
| align="right" |{{formatnum:295843}} || align="right" |14.2 %
|-
| [[Fontvieille, Monaco|Fontvieille]] || Quartier ordonnancé
| align="right" |{{formatnum:329516}} || align="right" |15.8 %
|-
| [[Larvotto]] || Quartier ordonnancé
| align="right" |{{formatnum:217932}} || align="right" |10.4 %
|-
| [[Jardin Exotique, Monaco|Jardin Exotique]] || Quartier ordonnancé
| align="right" |{{formatnum:234865}} || align="right" |11.3 %
|-
| [[Les Moneghetti]] || Quartier ordonnancé
| align="right" |{{formatnum:115196}} || align="right" |5.5 %
|-
| [[Monte-Carlo]] || Quartier ordonnancé
| align="right" |{{formatnum:436760}} || align="right" |20.9 %
|-
|-
| [[La Rousse]] || Quartier ordonnancé
| align="right" |{{formatnum:176888}} || align="right" |8.5 %
|-
| [[Le Portier]] || Quartier ordonnancé
| align="right" |{{formatnum:60000}} || align="right" |2.9 %
|-
! colspan="2" | Total
| align="right" |{{formatnum:2086976}} || align="right" |100 %
|}

''Note: for statistical purposes, the Wards of Monaco are further subdivided into 178 [[city block]]s (îlots), which are comparable to the [[census block]]s in the United States''.<ref name="Recensement" />

*Another possibility was Fontvieille II Development to commence in 2013<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web |author=Nom (obligatoire) |url=http://www.monacohebdo.mc/9156-extension-en-mer-fontvieille-ou-larvotto |title=Extension en mer: Fontvieille ou Larvotto ? |website=Monacohebdo.mc |access-date=12 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016011101/http://www.monacohebdo.mc/9156-extension-en-mer-fontvieille-ou-larvotto |archive-date=16 October 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UORSzFBv1tAC&q=%22Fontvieille+II%22&pg=PA51 |title=Seizing the Future |isbn=9781412833851 |last1=Zey |first1=Michael G. |year=1994 |publisher=Transaction Publishers |access-date=17 November 2020 |archive-date=14 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814104018/https://books.google.com/books?id=UORSzFBv1tAC&q=%22Fontvieille+II%22&pg=PA51 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Monaco depuis since 1861.png|thumb|center|upright=3.2|<div style="text-align: center;">Land reclamation in Monaco since 1861</div>]]