Paris Council

Paris Council. French: Conseil de Paris. The city council of Paris, France. The deliberative body responsible for governing Paris, the capital of France. It possesses both the powers of a municipal council (conseil municipal) and those of a departmental council (conseil départemental) for the département de Paris, as defined by the so-called PLM Law (Loi PLM) of 1982 that redefined the governance of Paris, Lyon, and Marseilles (hence the PLM acronym). Paris is the only territorial collectivity in France to be both a commune and a département.

The Mayor of Paris presides over the Council of Paris and therefore holds the powers of mayor and of president of the departmental council. There are currently 163 councilors for Paris.