Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin d'Arcachon Nord 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, covering the area north of the

Arcachon Bay Arcachon Basin or alternatively Arcachon Bay ( French: ''Bassin d'Arcachon'') is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the southwest coast of France, situated in Pays de Buch between the Côte d'Argent and the Côte des Landes, in the region of Aquitain ...

. It is located in the

Gironde Gironde ( US usually, , ; oc, Gironda, ) is the largest department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Named after the Gironde estuary, a major waterway, its prefecture is Bordeaux. In 2019, it had a population of 1,62 ...

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 ...

, southwestern

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 ...

. Created in 2003, its seat is in

Andernos-les-Bains Andernos-les-Bains (; oc, Endarnòs) is a Communes of France, commune in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. Andernos-les-Bains is a located on the northeast shore of Arcachon Bay. To its northwest is the town of A ...

.CA du Bassin d'Arcachon Nord (N° SIREN : 243301504)
BANATIC. Retrieved 9 November 2022. Its area is 594.9 km². Its population was 69,703 in 2019.Comparateur de territoire
INSEE. Retrieved 9 November 2022.

Composition

The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 8 communes: #

# Arès # Audenge #

Biganos Biganos (; oc, Viganòs) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. This commune has two harbours. Population See also *Communes of the Gironde department *Parc naturel régional des Landes de Gasco ...

# Lanton #

Lège-Cap-Ferret Lège-Cap-Ferret ( Gascon: ''Lèja e lo Horet'') is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The commune stretches along the length of the Cap Ferret peninsula, from the village of Lège in the north to ...

# Marcheprime #

Mios Mios (; oc-gsc, Miòs) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population Its inhabitants are called ''Miossais''. Sights The Saint Brice chapel has a bell dating from 1700 classed as a '' monumen ...

References

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