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canton [kɑ̃tɔ̃]masculine noun━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Of the 26 self-governing cantons that make up Switzerland, four are French-speaking: Jura, Vaud, Neuchâtel and Geneva, and two are both French-speaking and German-speaking: Valais and Fribourg.In France, the cantons are electoral areas into which « arrondissements » are divided for administration purposes. Each canton usually includes several « communes ». The main town in the canton has a « gendarmerie », a local tax office and sometimes a « tribunal d'instance ». → ARRONDISSEMENT COMMUNE* * *kɑ̃tɔ̃nom masculin Administration canton* * *kɑ̃tɔ̃ nm* * *canton nm1 Admin canton; réputé dans tout le canton○ famed for miles around;2 (de route, voie ferrée) section;3 Hérald canton.canton dextre du chef Hérald dexter chief; canton dextre de pointe Hérald dexter base; canton senestre du chef Hérald sinister chief; canton senestre de pointe Hérald sinister base; canton de voie Rail block section; Cantons de l'Est Eastern Townships.[kɑ̃tɔ̃] nom masculin[en Suisse] canton[au Canada] township4. HÉRALDIQUE cantonThis administrative unit in the French system of local government is administered by the local members of the Conseil général. There are between 11 and 70 cantons in each département. Each canton is made up of several communes.Switzerland is a confederation of 23 districts known as cantons, three of which are themselves divided into demi-cantons. Although they are to a large extent self-governing, the federal government reserves control over certain areas such as foreign policy, the treasury, customs and the postal service.
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