Despite its dual existence as commune and département, Paris has a single council to govern both; the Council of Paris, presided over by the mayor of Paris, meets as either as a municipal council (conseil municipal) or a departmental council (conseil général), depending on the issue to be debated.
Unatoč svojoj dvojnoj egzistenciji kao općina i departman, Pariz ima jedinstveni savjet koji upravlja s oba subjekta; Savjet Pariza, kojemu predsjeda gradonačelnik Pariza, zasjeda i kao općinski savjet (conseil municipal) ili kao savjet departmana (conseil général) ovisno o predmetu rasprave.