Brest_Métropole

Brest Métropole

Brest Métropole

Métropole in Brittany, France

Brest Métropole is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Brest. It is located in the Finistère department, in the Brittany region, western France. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous Communauté urbaine de Brest.[1] Its population was 215,367 in 2019, of which 142,555 in Brest proper.[2]

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History

The Urban Community was founded in 1973. On January 1, 2015, the Métropole replaced the Urban Community in accordance with a law of January 2014.[1][3]

Member communes

The Brest Métropole consists of the following 8 communes:[1][2][4]

Administration

The Metropolitan Council consists of 70 members, one of them being the president, currently François Cuillandre, the mayor of Brest.

References

  1. [1]
    "Décret n° 2014-1079 du 22 septembre 2014 portant création de la métropole dénommée « Brest Métropole » | Legifrance". Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  2. [2]
    Brest Métropole (N° SIREN : 242900314), BANATIC. Accessed 4 April 2022.
  3. [3]
    (in French) Loi n° 2014-58 du 27 janvier 2014 de modernisation de l'action publique territoriale et d'affirmation des métropoles
  4. [4]
    Intercommunalité-Métropole de Brest Métropole (242900314), INSEE

48.3900°N 4.4869°W / 48.3900; -4.4869


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