The Communauté d'agglomération de La Rochelle is the ''

communauté d'agglomération An agglomeration community (french: communauté d'agglomération) is a government structure in France, created by the Chevènement Law of 1999. It is one of four forms of intercommunality, less integrated than a métropole or a communauté urb ...

'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

La Rochelle La Rochelle (, , ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''La Rochéle''; oc, La Rochèla ) is a city on the west coast of France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department. With ...

. It is located in the

Charente-Maritime Charente-Maritime () is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region on the southwestern coast of France. Named after the river Charente, its prefecture is La Rochelle. As of 2019, it had a population of 651,358 with an area of 6,864 square kil ...

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

, in the

Nouvelle-Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. The region was created by t ...

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

, South West

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. Its area is 327.0 km². Its population was 171,811 in 2018, of which 76,114 in La Rochelle proper.Comparateur de territoire
INSEE, accessed 6 April 2022. In January 2000, the Community of cities of La Rochelle () turned into the Communauté d'agglomération de La Rochelle. It was expanded with 10 more communes in January 2014.Arrêté préfectoral
30 May 2013 The Communauté d'agglomération de La Rochelle divides into two

constituencies An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...

Charente-Maritime's 1st constituency The 1st constituency of Charente-Maritime ( French: ''Première circonscription de la Charente-Maritime'') is one of five electoral districts in the department of the same name, each of which returns one deputy to the French National Assembly ...

and Charente-Maritime's 2nd constituency. A

mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...

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, when he was succeeded by Jean-François Fountaine.

Composition

The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 28 communes:CA de La Rochelle (N° SIREN : 241700434)
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Angoulins Angoulins () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Angoulinois'' or ''Angoulinoises''. Geography Angoulins is located in the north ...

# Aytré # Bourgneuf #

Châtelaillon-Plage Châtelaillon-Plage (, also ), commonly known as Châtelaillon, is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It is located south of the city of La Rochelle and is also a suburb. It is t ...

# Clavette #

Croix-Chapeau Croix-Chapeau () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. History From 1953 to 1966 there was a 500-bed U.S. Army hospital in Croix-Chapeau, run by the 28th General Hospital unit,Labrude Pierre (2008) "Les hôpi ...

Dompierre-sur-Mer Dompierre-sur-Mer (, literally ''Dompierre on Sea'') is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, southwestern France. Population Personalities * Auguste-Louis de Rossel de Cercy * Jacques Archambault, Early settler of New France with his ...

Esnandes Esnandes () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Its inhabitants are known as ''Esnandais'' (). Geography This small town north of La Rochelle faces the bay of Aiguillon (forme ...

L'Houmeau L'Houmeau () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of Fra ...

# La Jarne # La Jarrie # Lagord # Marsilly # Montroy # Nieul-sur-Mer # Périgny # Puilboreau #

# Saint-Christophe # Sainte-Soulle # Saint-Médard-d'Aunis # Saint-Rogatien # Saint-Vivien # Saint-Xandre # Salles-sur-Mer # Thairé # Vérines # Yves The communes are located in the cantons of Aytré,

(partly), La Jarrie (partly), Lagord and La Rochelle-1, 2 and 3.

References

External links

Agglomeration community of La Rochelle
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