Bordeaux Métropole
| Bordeaux Métropole | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| No. of communes | 28 |
| Established | January 1, 1968 |
| Seat | Bordeaux |
| Government | |
| • President | Alain Juppé (LR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 578.28 km2 (223.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Total |
719 489 (32.6% in the city of Bordeaux) |
| • Density | 1,196/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| Budget | € 1 095 666 000 (2011)¹ |
| Website | www.bordeaux-metropole.com |
| ¹ After compensatory transfer of local tax euros to the communes of the Urban Community. | |
Bordeaux Métropole (formerly the Urban Community of Bordeaux), is the intercommunal structure gathering the city of Bordeaux (France) and some of its suburbs.
Bordeaux Métropole encompasses only the center of the metropolitan area of Bordeaux (see infobox at Bordeaux 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 Montesquieu (Communauté de communes de Montesquieu): 30,883 inhabitants
- Community of Communes of Cestas - Canéjan (Communauté de communes Cestas - Canéjan): 22,041 inhabitants
- Community of Communes of the Saint-Loubès Area (Communauté de communes du secteur de Saint-Loubès): 21,366 inhabitants
- etc.
History
The Urban Community of Bordeaux (French: Communauté urbaine de Bordeaux), also known by its French initials CUB, was created in 1966 by the law of 31 December on urban communities which instituted the urban communities of Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon and Strasbourg.
On January 1, 2015, the Metropolis replaces the Urban Community in accordance with a law of January 2014.[1][2]
Communes
The 28 communes of the Urban Community are:
- Ambarès-et-Lagrave
- Ambès
- Artigues-près-Bordeaux
- Bassens
- Bègles
- Blanquefort
- Bordeaux
- Bouliac
- Le Bouscat
- Bruges
- Carbon-Blanc
- Cenon
- Eysines
- Floirac
- Gradignan
- Le Haillan
- Lormont
- Martignas-sur-Jalle
- Mérignac
- Parempuyre
- Pessac
- Saint-Aubin-de-Médoc
- Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand
- Saint-Médard-en-Jalles
- Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
- Le Taillan-Médoc
- Talence
- Villenave-d'Ornon
Administration
The Metropolitan Council consists of 101 members, one of them being the president, currently Alain Juppé, the mayor of Bordeaux.
References
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