Article D2112-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
The prefect’s orders amending the territorial boundaries of the communes, referred to in article L. 2112-5, are published in the prefecture’s recueil des actes administratifs. Mention is made in the Journal officiel de la République française of the prefect’s orders creating or abolishing communes. Where the changes referred to in the first paragraph of this article lead to variations in the population figures for one or more communes, an order…