Single territorial collectivity

A single territorial collectivity is a chartered Administrative [divisions of France|subdivision of France] that exercises the powers of both a region and a department. This subdivision was introduced in Mayotte in 2011, in French Guiana and Martinique in 2015, and in Corsica in 2018.
The nature of a French single territorial collectivity is set forth in Articles 72 and 73 of the French Constitution of 1958, which provides for local autonomy within limits prescribed by law.