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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