Nantes Metropolis

The Nantes Metropolis (French: Nantes Métropole) is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Nantes. It is located in the Loire-Atlantique department, in the Pays de la Loire region, western France. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous Communauté urbaine de Nantes.[1] Its population was 636,013 in 2014, of which 306,495 in Nantes proper.[2]

Nantes Métropole
Métropole
Location within the Loire-Atlantique department
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
No. of communes24
EstablishedJanuary 1, 2015
SeatNantes
Government
 • PresidentJohanna Rolland (PS)
 • Term of office2014–2020
Area
 • Total523.35 km2 (202.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total636,013
 • Density1,215/km2 (3,150/sq mi)
Websitewww.metropole.nantes.fr

History

The Communauté urbaine de Nantes was founded in 2001. On January 1, 2015, the Metropolis replaced the Urban Community in accordance with a law of January 2014.[3]

Administration

The Metropolitan Council consists of 97 members, one of them being the president, currently Johanna Rolland, the mayor of Nantes.

Composition

The 24 communes of the métropole are:[1][2][4]

CommunePopulation (2012)Area (km2)Notes
Basse-Goulaine8,24413.74
Bouaye6,16013.83
Bouguenais18,38231.5
Brains2,58715.31
Carquefou18,39843.42
La Chapelle-sur-Erdre17,70933.42
Couëron19,76544,.03
Indre4,0324.72
Mauves-sur-Loire3,10614.75
La Montagne5,9613.64The smallest commune
Nantes291,60465.19The largest and most populated commune
Orvault24,76127.67
Le Pellerin4,60730.65The least densely populated commune (150 inhabitants/km2)
Rezé39,37713.78
Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu3,59017.94
Saint-Herblain43,28730.02
Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau5,34411.4
Saint-Léger-les-Vignes1,5406.49The least populated commune
Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire13,45211.45
Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire25,65511.65
Sautron6,98917.28
Les Sorinières7,64813.02
Thouaré-sur-Loire8,39812.76
Vertou22,30735.68

Nantes Métropole encompasses only the center of the metropolitan area of Nantes (see infobox at Nantes article for the metropolitan area). Communes further away from the center of the metropolitan area have formed their own intercommunal structures, such as:

  • Community of Communes of Erdre and Gesvres (Communauté de communes d'Erdre et Gesvres): 43,201 inhabitants
  • Community of Communes of Grand-Lieu (Communauté de communes de Grand-Lieu): 27,720 inhabitants
  • Community of Communes of Loire Divatte (Communauté de communes de Loire Divatte): 19,487 inhabitants
  • etc.

References
  1. "Décret n° 2014-1077 du 22 septembre 2014 portant création de la métropole dénommée « Nantes Métropole » | Legifrance". Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  2. BANATIC, Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 2017-06-28.
  3. (in French) Loi n° 2014–58 du 27 janvier 2014 de modernisation de l'action publique territoriale et d'affirmation des métropoles
  4. INSEE


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