Although urban and rural communes face different physical environments, they share common group problems.

Following the French revolution, most rural communes found themselves freed from any former owners.

The difference between a town and a rural commune is mainly related to their industrialization rate.

Before independence in 1945 it was a rural commune.

Abandoned by the early 1970s, it became known as the first rural "hippie commune".

The locality, previously a rural commune, received town status in 2004.

Country chic also echoes the 1960's ideal of the rural commune.

Nevertheless, there are still many rural communes that have not joined one of these groupings.

Torodi is a small town and a rural commune in Niger.

As of December 31, 2008, Vietnam had 9,111 rural communes.