DCE administrative sub-basins

The administrative EED sub-basin is an intermediate level of aggregation between the water body and the DCE basin. It was implemented at the end of 2008 at the request of the European Commission for reporting and visualisation objectives In France, the administrative DCE sub-basin is defined as the area of competence of the Territorial Commissions. The administrative DCE sub-basin is derived from the BDCarto® administrative theme. Its cartographic representation is the aggregation of the polygons of the communes composing it.