Brest Métropole

Brest Métropole
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Finistère
No. of communes 8
Established January 1, 2015
Seat Brest
Government
  President François Cuillandre (PS)
  Term of office 2014-2020
Area
  Total 218.37 km2 (84.31 sq mi)
Population (2014)
  Total 212,998
  Density 980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
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Brest Métropole is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Brest. It is located in the Finistère department, in the Brittany region, western France. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous Communauté urbaine de Brest.[1] Its population was 212,998 in 2014, of which 143,027 in Brest proper.[2]

History

The Urban Community was founded in 1973. On January 1, 2015, the Métropole replaced the Urban Community in accordance with a law of January 2014.[1][3]

Member communes

The Brest Métropole consists of the following 8 communes:[1][2][4]

Administration

The Metropolitan Council consists of 70 members, one of them being the president, currently François Cuillandre, the mayor of Brest.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Décret n° 2014-1079 du 22 septembre 2014 portant création de la métropole dénommée « Brest Métropole » | Legifrance". Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  2. 1 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

Coordinates: 48°23′24″N 4°29′13″W / 48.3900°N 4.4869°W / 48.3900; -4.4869

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