Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole

Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Hérault
No. of communes 31
Established January 2015
Seat Montpellier
Government
 • President Philippe Saurel
Area
 • Total 434 km2 (168 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 457,760
 • Density 1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Website montpellier3m.fr

Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Montpellier. It is located in the Hérault department, in the Occitanie region, southern France. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous Communauté d'agglomération de Montpellier.[1] Its population was 457,760 in 2014, of which 279,845 in Montpellier proper.[2]

History

The district of Montpellier was created in 1965. In 2001, it became an agglomeration community (French: Communauté d'agglomération Montpellier Agglomération).[3] On January 1, 2015, the Métropolian community replaced the agglomeration community in accordance with a law of January 2014.[1][4]

Composition

Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole covers the following 31 communes.[5][1][2][6] The communes with « ° » are the 15 members of the former district of Montpellier.

Palavas-les-Flots left the Agglomeration community of Montpellier Agglomération on January 1, 2005. The commune was one of the initial member communes of the "district de Montpellier".

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Décret n° 2014-1605 du 23 décembre 2014 portant création de la métropole dénommée « Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole » | Legifrance". Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  2. 1 2 BANATIC, Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 2017-06-28.
  3. ↑ Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole website, history
  4. ↑ (in French) Loi n° 2014-58 du 27 janvier 2014 de modernisation de l'action publique territoriale et d'affirmation des métropoles
  5. ↑ Metropolitan Montpellier Méditerranée website, communes
  6. ↑ INSEE

Coordinates: 43°37′N 3°52′E / 43.617°N 3.867°E / 43.617; 3.867

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