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HAMEAU [1 record]

Record 1 2001-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Development
  • Areal Planning (Urban Studies)
DEF

The smallest incorporated unit of municipal government.

DEF

A compact urban settlement within the countryside, with the essential characteristics of a complete neighborhood, but with few, if any, commercial services. Typically, a hamlet is a cluster of housing around an identificable multiple-use or open space center, surrounded by countryside prairie, forest or active agriculture.

CONT

incorporation into a hamlet, the bottom rung of the municipal ladder. N.Y. Times.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Développement urbain
  • Aménagement du territoire
DEF

Groupement isolé de quelques maisons, en milieu rural.

OBS

hameau : terme et définition recommandés par l'OLF.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ordenación urbana
  • Planificación de zonas (Urbanismo)
DEF

[Núcleo de población] constituido por un grupo de casas que pueden pertenecer a una o varias familias. Administrativamente pertenece en general al municipio más cercano.

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