The Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin d'Aurillac (CABA) 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

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Aurillac Aurillac (; oc, Orlhac ) is the prefecture of the Cantal department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aurillacois'' or ''Aurillacoises''. Geography Aurillac is at above sea leve ...

. It is located in the

Cantal Cantal (; oc, Cantal or ) is a Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region of France, with its Prefectures in France, prefecture in Aurillac. Its other principal towns are Saint-Flour, Cantal, Saint ...

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, in the

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (ARA; ; frp, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes; oc, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups; it, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi) is a region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Au ...

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, south-central

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. It was created in 1999 and came into effect on 1 January 2000.Statuts de la Communauté d’Agglomération du Bassin d'Aurillac
/ref> Its area is 491.9 km². Its population was 53,247 in 2018, including 25,531 in Aurillac proper.Comparateur de territoire
INSEE, accessed 5 April 2022.

Composition

The CABA consists of 25 communes: #

Arpajon-sur-Cère Arpajon-sur-Cère (, literally ''Arpajon on Cère''; oc, Arpajon de Cera or just ) is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region of south-central France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arpajonnais'' or ''Arpajonnai ...

Ayrens Ayrens is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Ayrencois'' or ''Ayrencoises''. Geography Ayrens is located some 15 km north-west of ...

Carlat Carlat () is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. The "Rocher de Carlat" or rock of Carlat situated above the picturesque commune was once the site of one of the most powerful and impenetrable chateaux in all of France. I ...

# Crandelles #

Giou-de-Mamou Giou-de-Mamou (; oc, Jòu de Mamon) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Geography Giou-de-Mamou is 564 km away from Paris and 6 km away from Aurillac. The village lies at an altitude of 740 metres and is ...

Jussac Jussac (; oc, Jussac) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a list of the 246 communes of the Cantal department of France. Intercommunali ...

Labrousse Labrousse (; oc, La Brossa) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a list of the 246 communes of the Cantal department of France. Intercom ...

# Lacapelle-Viescamp # Laroquevieille #

Lascelle Lascelle (; oc, Las Celas) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a list of the 246 Communes of France, communes of the Cantal Departments o ...

# Mandailles-Saint-Julien # Marmanhac #

Naucelles Naucelles (; oc, Naucèla) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a list of the 246 communes of the Cantal department of France. Intercomm ...

# Reilhac #

Saint-Cirgues-de-Jordanne Saint-Cirgues-de-Jordanne (; oc, Sant Cirgue de Jordana) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a list of the 246 Communes of France, commu ...

Saint-Paul-des-Landes Saint-Paul-des-Landes (; oc, Sant Pau de las Landas) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a list of the 246 Communes of France, communes o ...

# Saint-Simon #

Sansac-de-Marmiesse Sansac-de-Marmiesse (; oc, Sansac de Marmiesse) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a list of the 246 Communes of France, communes of the C ...

Teissières-de-Cornet Teissières-de-Cornet (; oc, Teissièras de Cornet) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a list of the 246 Communes of France, communes of t ...

Velzic Velzic () is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a list of the 246 Communes of France, communes of the Cantal Departments of France, departme ...

# Vézac #

Vezels-Roussy Vezels-Roussy is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a list of the 246 Communes of France, communes of the Cantal Departments of France, depar ...

Yolet Yolet (; oc, V-Iolet) is a commune in the Cantal ''département'' in south-central France. Population People linked to the commune * Jean-Baptiste Carrier (1756-1794), French Revolutionary * Jean de Roquetaillade (1310-1365), French Francis ...

Ytrac Ytrac (; oc, Aitrac) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a list of the 246 Communes of France, communes of the Cantal Departments of France, ...

Administration

Administrative seat

The administrative seat of the CA du Bassin d'Aurillac is located on Place des Carmes in

Elected members

Since the re-election of municipal councils in March 2020, the ''Council of Communities'' of the CA du Bassin d'Aurillac has been composed of 68 elected councilors representing each of the member communes for a period of six years. They are distributed as follows:

Presidency

Jurisdiction

The CABA has for mandatory areas of jurisdiction: * Economic development * Land management * Environmental protection * Town political structures It is to oversee as well: * Organization of common transport problems * Sanitation collection and treatment * Assessment, protection, and economic impact of the local environment * The creation, management and assessment of cultural and sporting organizations across the communes

Activities of the CABA

Areas over which the CABA has shared jurisdiction: * Airports * Fisheries and shellfish cultivation * Vineyard cultivation * Wine and spirits production * Thermal energy production * Tourism

References

External links

CABA
Bassin d'Aurillac Basin d'Aurillac {{Cantal-geo-stub