Noun
subprefecture (plural subprefectures)
An administrative division of a country below prefecture.
Raymond Collier, La Haute-Provence monumentale et artistique, p. 434 * The old gendarmerie on Place Manuel was originally constructed to house the subprefecture in 1825 in a neoclassical style, and its façade occupies one entire side of the square. Source: Internet
This was stopped, however, on 10 December before it could reach Barcelonnette, as the priest of the subprefecture had intervened. Source: Internet
It is also the second largest subprefecture in France (after Reims ). Source: Internet
The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture (sous-préfecture) or chef-lieu d'arrondissement. Source: Internet
The subprefecture has been situated since 1978 in a maison mexicaine, the Villa l'Ubayette, constructed between 1901 and 1903. Source: Internet