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Article L2122-7-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

In communes with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants, deputies are elected under the conditions set out in Article L. 2122-7.

When it is necessary, in the event of a vacancy, to appoint a new deputy, the Town Council may decide that he or she will occupy, in the order of the table, the same rank as the elected representative who previously occupied the post that has become vacant.

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Article L2122-7-1

Dans les communes de moins de 1 000 habitants, les adjoints sont élus dans les conditions fixées à l’article L. 2122-7.

Quand il y a lieu, en cas de vacance, de désigner un nouvel adjoint, le conseil municipal peut décider qu’il occupera, dans l’ordre du tableau, le même rang que l’élu qui occupait précédemment le poste devenu vacant.

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