Communauté_d'agglomération_de_La_Rochelle

Communauté d'agglomération de La Rochelle

Communauté d'agglomération de La Rochelle

Communauté d'agglomération in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

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]

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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

The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 28 communes:[7][8]

  1. Angoulins
  2. Aytré
  3. Bourgneuf
  4. Châtelaillon-Plage
  5. Clavette
  6. Croix-Chapeau
  7. Dompierre-sur-Mer
  8. Esnandes
  9. L'Houmeau
  10. La Jarne
  11. La Jarrie
  12. Lagord
  13. Marsilly
  14. Montroy
  15. Nieul-sur-Mer
  16. Périgny
  17. Puilboreau
  18. La Rochelle
  19. Saint-Christophe
  20. Sainte-Soulle
  21. Saint-Médard-d'Aunis
  22. Saint-Rogatien
  23. Saint-Vivien
  24. Saint-Xandre
  25. Salles-sur-Mer
  26. Thairé
  27. Vérines
  28. 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

  1. [1]
    Comparateur de territoire, INSEE, accessed 6 April 2022.
  2. [2]
    "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.
  3. [3]
    Arrêté préfectoral, 30 May 2013
  4. [4]
    "Municipal Elections: Local "barons" retiring at the next election" (in French). Le Figaro. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  5. [5]
    "Jean-François Fountaine elected President of the Agglomeration Community of La Rochelle" (in French). Sud Ouest. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  6. [6]
    "List of elected representatives at the Agglomeration Community of La Rochelle" (in French). Agglomeration Community of La Rochelle. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  7. [7]
    CA de La Rochelle (N° SIREN : 241700434), BANATIC, accessed 6 April 2022.
  8. [8]
    INSEE

46.16°N 1.15°W / 46.16; -1.15


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