Traduction de préfecture

préfecture

[prefεktyr]

nom féminin

administration [chef-lieu]     prefecture
[édifice]     prefecture building
[services]     prefectural office
[emploi]     post of préfet
  préfecture maritime    port prefecture
  préfecture de police    (Paris) police headquarters
antiquité prefecture

PRÉFECTURE

The main administrative office of each département. The word has also come to refer to the town where the office is located. One goes to the préfecture to get a driving licence or a carte de séjour, for example.