{"id":1789,"date":"2026-04-18T17:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T10:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/glossary\/changwat\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T05:55:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T22:55:42","slug":"changwat","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/changwat\/","title":{"rendered":"Changwat (\u0e08\u0e31\u0e07\u0e2b\u0e27\u0e31\u0e14) : Province de la Tha\u00eflande"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <strong>province<\/strong> (\u0e08\u0e31\u0e07\u0e2b\u0e27\u0e31\u0e14, also spelled <em>jangwat<\/em>) est un <strong>province of Thailand<\/strong>, the country&#8217;s first-level administrative division. Thailand has 76 provinces plus Bangkok, which is a special administrative area with province-level status, so official lists often count 77. Each changwat is divided into districts (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/amphoe-or-amphur-district-office\/\">amphoe<\/a>), sub-districts (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/tambon\/\">tambon<\/a>) and villages (muban).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Last reviewed: 21 September 2026.<\/strong> The court venue rules on this page were read against the <strong>Code de proc\u00e9dure civile<\/strong>, sections 4, 4 bis and 4 quater, in Thai, and the three Acts named above were confirmed in the central law register with these years: the <strong>State Administration Act B.E. 2534<\/strong>, le <strong>Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Act B.E. 2528<\/strong> et le <strong>Provincial Administrative Organisation Act B.E. 2540<\/strong>. <strong>Non v\u00e9rifi\u00e9 ici :<\/strong> the four year term of the Or Bor Jor council and chief executive, the number of provinces, and the date Bueng Kan was created, none of which the Civil Procedure Code governs.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table des mati\u00e8res<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#how-a-changwat-is-governed\">Comment est administr\u00e9 un changwat<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#thailand-s-administrative-hierarchy\">Thailand&#8217;s administrative hierarchy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#where-a-foreigner-meets-the-changwat\">L\u00e0 o\u00f9 un \u00e9tranger rencontre le changwat<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#frequently-asked-questions\">Foire aux questions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-a-changwat-is-governed\">Comment est administr\u00e9 un changwat<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every province is run by a <strong>provincial governor<\/strong> (phu wa ratchakan changwat, \u0e1c\u0e39\u0e49\u0e27\u0e48\u0e32\u0e23\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e08\u0e31\u0e07\u0e2b\u0e27\u0e31\u0e14), a career official of the Ministry of Interior appointed under the Provincial Administration Act B.E. 2457 (1914) and the State Administration Act B.E. 2534 (1991). The governor supervises the district chiefs (nai amphoe) and the provincial branches of central ministries: the provincial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/land-office\/\">bureau des hypoth\u00e8ques<\/a>, the provincial employment office, the provincial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/immigration-bureau\/\">bureau d'immigration<\/a> and so on. Bangkok is the exception: its governor is elected under the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Act B.E. 2528 (1985), and its districts are called khet rather than amphoe.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alongside the appointed governor, each province also has an elected local government, the <strong>Provincial Administrative Organisation<\/strong> (Or Bor Jor, \u0e2d\u0e07\u0e04\u0e4c\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e1a\u0e23\u0e34\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e23\u0e2a\u0e48\u0e27\u0e19\u0e08\u0e31\u0e07\u0e2b\u0e27\u0e31\u0e14), created by the Provincial Administrative Organisation Act B.E. 2540 (1997). Its chief executive and council are elected every four years and it handles province-wide services such as major roads, some hospitals and schools. Do not confuse the Or Bor Jor with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/aor-bor-tor\/\">Aor Bor Tor<\/a>, which works at sub-district level.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"thailand-s-administrative-hierarchy\">Thailand&#8217;s administrative hierarchy<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Niveau<\/th><th>tha\u00eflandais<\/th><th>Anglais<\/th><th>Head<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/changwat\/\">Changwat<\/a><\/td><td>\u0e08\u0e31\u0e07\u0e2b\u0e27\u0e31\u0e14<\/td><td>Province<\/td><td>Governor (appointed; elected in Bangkok)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/amphoe-or-amphur-district-office\/\">Amphoe<\/a> (khet in Bangkok)<\/td><td>\u0e2d\u0e33\u0e40\u0e20\u0e2d \/ \u0e40\u0e02\u0e15<\/td><td>District<\/td><td>Nai amphoe (appointed)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/tambon\/\">Tambon<\/a> (khwaeng in Bangkok)<\/td><td>\u0e15\u0e33\u0e1a\u0e25 \/ \u0e41\u0e02\u0e27\u0e07<\/td><td>Sous-district<\/td><td>Kamnan<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Muban<\/td><td>\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e39\u0e48\u0e1a\u0e49\u0e32\u0e19<\/td><td>Village<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/poo-yai-baan\/\">Chef de village<\/a> (elected)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Local self-government runs in parallel to this state hierarchy: the Or Bor Jor at province level, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/tesaban\/\">Tesaban<\/a> (municipality) in urban areas and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/aor-bor-tor\/\">Aor Bor Tor<\/a> in rural sub-districts.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"where-a-foreigner-meets-the-changwat\">L\u00e0 o\u00f9 un \u00e9tranger rencontre le changwat<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The province appears on every Thai address, land title deed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/tabien-baan\/\">livret de famille<\/a> ET <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/marriage-certificate\/\">certificat de mariage<\/a>, always as the last line before the postcode. In practice most legal steps a foreigner takes outside Bangkok happen at a provincial office: the <strong>provincial land office<\/strong> (or its branch) registers land transfers, leases, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/usufruct\/\">usufruits<\/a> and mortgages; the <strong>provincial court<\/strong> (san changwat) hears divorces, child custody cases, estate administrator applications and property disputes; the <strong>provincial immigration office<\/strong> handles visa extensions, 90-day reports and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/tm30\/\">TM30<\/a> notifications; and the provincial employment office issues work permits.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jurisdiction follows the province. A case about immovable property can be filed either in the court for the area where the land lies or in the court where the defendant is domiciled (Civil Procedure Code, section 4 bis), and an application to appoint an estate administrator is normally filed where the deceased was domiciled or where the estate assets are. See our guide to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/thai-legal-system-explained\/\">syst\u00e8me juridique tha\u00eflandais<\/a> for how provincial courts fit into the court structure.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"frequently-asked-questions\">Foire aux questions<\/h2>\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list\">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Combien de changwats la Tha\u00eflande compte-t-elle ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>La Tha\u00eflande compte 76 provinces (changwat). Bangkok n'est pas juridiquement une province mais une zone administrative sp\u00e9ciale dot\u00e9e du m\u00eame rang, c'est pourquoi vous verrez citer \u00e0 la fois 76 et 77. La province la plus r\u00e9cente est Bueng Kan, cr\u00e9\u00e9e en 2011.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Bangkok est-il un changwat ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Pas officiellement. Bangkok est administr\u00e9e par l'Administration m\u00e9tropolitaine de Bangkok en vertu de sa propre loi de 1985 (B.E. 2528), avec un gouverneur \u00e9lu. Pour la plupart des usages, y compris les adresses, les tribunaux et l'immigration, elle fonctionne comme une province.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Quelle est la diff\u00e9rence entre le gouverneur et l'Or Bor Jor ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>The governor is a civil servant appointed by the Ministry of Interior and represents the central state in the province. The Or Bor Jor (Provincial Administrative Organisation) is an elected local government with its own chief executive, council and budget.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voir aussi\u00a0: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/amphoe-or-amphur-district-office\/\">district<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/tambon\/\">tambon (sous-district)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/tesaban\/\">Tesaban (municipalit\u00e9)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/aor-bor-tor\/\">Aor Bor Tor<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/poo-yai-baan\/\">chef de village<\/a> et notre guide sur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/thai-legal-system-explained\/\">the Thai legal system<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A changwat (\u0e08\u0e31\u0e07\u0e2b\u0e27\u0e31\u0e14, also spelled jangwat) is a province of Thailand, the country&#8217;s first-level administrative division. 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