# Deferre decentralization laws (1982)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1982-deferre-decentralization-laws
Location: France

Reforms transferred substantial powers from the central state to elected territorial authorities. Within the broader Fifth Republic period, The 1958 Constitution created a stronger presidency and a durable Fifth Republic. Decolonization, European integration, social change, economic shocks and recurring debates over identity, secularism and the role of the state have shaped contemporary France. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is François Mitterrand (President of the French Republic). Deferre decentralization laws is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Deferre decentralization laws is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France.

Ruler at the time: [François Mitterrand](https://history-france.com/rulers/francois-mitterrand)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Deferre decentralization laws](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Deferre+decentralization+laws&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Deferre decentralization laws](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Deferre+decentralization+laws)
- [Élysée — Institutions of the Fifth Republic](https://www.elysee.fr/en/french-presidency/the-institutions)