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, western France. Its population was 171,577 in 2014, of which 78,026 in La Rochelle proper.[1]

La Rochelle
Communauté d'agglomération
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
No. of communes28
EstablishedJanuary 2000
SeatLa Rochelle
Government
 • PresidentJean-François Fountaine (Divers Gauche)
Area
 • Total206 km2 (80 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total171,577
 • Density833/km2 (2,160/sq mi)
WebsiteAgglomeration 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

The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 28 communes:[1][7]

  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. BANATIC, Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 2017-06-28.
  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. Arrêté préfectoral, 30 May 2013
  4. "Municipal Elections: Local "barons" retiring at the next election" (in French). Le Figaro. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  5. "Jean-François Fountaine elected President of the Agglomeration Community of La Rochelle" (in French). Sud Ouest. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  6. "List of elected representatives at the Agglomeration Community of La Rochelle" (in French). Agglomeration Community of La Rochelle. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  7. INSEE

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