Communauté d'agglomération de La Rochelle
The Communauté d'agglomération de La Rochelle is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of La Rochelle. It is located in the Charente-Maritime department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, South West France. Its area is 327.0 km2. Its population was 171,811 in 2018, of which 76,114 in La Rochelle proper.[1]
La Rochelle | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| No. of communes | 28 |
| Established | January 2000 |
| Seat | La Rochelle |
| Government | |
| • President (2020–2026) | Jean-François Fountaine (DVG) |
Area | 327.0 km2 (126.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | 171,811 |
| • Density | 525/km2 (1,360/sq mi) |
| Website | Agglomeration community of La Rochelle |
In January 2000, the Community of cities of La Rochelle (French: Communauté de villes de La Rochelle) turned into the Communauté d'agglomération de La Rochelle.[2] It was expanded with 10 more communes in January 2014.[3]
The Communauté d'agglomération de La Rochelle divides into two constituencies: Charente-Maritime's 1st constituency and Charente-Maritime's 2nd constituency. A mayor of La Rochelle from April 1999 to April 2014 and an MP of the Charente-Maritime's 1st constituency from April 1999 to June 2012, Maxime Bono was the president of the Communauté d'agglomération de La Rochelle from its creation to April 2014,[4] when he was succeeded by Jean-François Fountaine.[5][6]
Composition
editThe communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 28 communes:[7][8]
- Angoulins
- Aytré
- Bourgneuf
- Châtelaillon-Plage
- Clavette
- Croix-Chapeau
- Dompierre-sur-Mer
- Esnandes
- L'Houmeau
- La Jarne
- La Jarrie
- Lagord
- Marsilly
- Montroy
- Nieul-sur-Mer
- Périgny
- Puilboreau
- La Rochelle
- Saint-Christophe
- Sainte-Soulle
- Saint-Médard-d'Aunis
- Saint-Rogatien
- Saint-Vivien
- Saint-Xandre
- Salles-sur-Mer
- Thairé
- Vérines
- Yves
The communes are located in the cantons of Aytré, Châtelaillon-Plage (partly), La Jarrie (partly), Lagord and La Rochelle-1, 2 and 3.
References
edit- ^ Comparateur de territoire, INSEE, accessed 6 April 2022.
- ^ "La Rochelle intercommunity's brief history: from the SIVOM in 1964 to the Agglomeration community in 2000" (in French). Agglomeration community of La Rochelle. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral, 30 May 2013
- ^ "Municipal Elections: Local "barons" retiring at the next election" (in French). Le Figaro. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "Jean-François Fountaine elected President of the Agglomeration Community of La Rochelle" (in French). Sud Ouest. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "List of elected representatives at the Agglomeration Community of La Rochelle" (in French). Agglomeration Community of La Rochelle. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ CA de La Rochelle (N° SIREN : 241700434), BANATIC, accessed 15 October 2024.
- ^ INSEE
External links
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