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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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Rochefort Rochefort () may refer to: Places France * Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, in the Charente-Maritime department ** Arsenal de Rochefort, a former naval base and dockyard * Rochefort, Savoie in the Savoie department * Rochefort-du-Gard, in the Ga ...

. 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, 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 2014, its seat is in Rochefort.CA Rochefort Océan (N° SIREN : 200041762)
BANATIC. Retrieved 16 November 2022. Its area is 421.4 km². Its population was 63,480 in 2019, of which 23,584 in Rochefort proper.Comparateur de territoire
INSEE. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

Composition

The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 25 communes: # Beaugeay #

Breuil-Magné Breuil-Magné () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Population See also * Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the ...

# Cabariot #

Champagne Champagne (, ) is a sparkling wine originated and produced in the Champagne wine region of France under the rules of the appellation, that demand specific vineyard practices, sourcing of grapes exclusively from designated places within it, spe ...

# Échillais #

Fouras Fouras, also known as Fouras-les-Bains (), is a commune in the French department of Charente-Maritime, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2015: Poitou-Charentes). It lies 34 km south of La Rochelle. Geography Fouras is on ...

La Gripperie-Saint-Symphorien La Gripperie-Saint-Symphorien () 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-Marit ...

Île-d'Aix Île-d'Aix () is a commune and an island in the Charente-Maritime department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2015: Poitou-Charentes), off the west coast of France. It occupies the territory of the small Isle of Aix (''île d'Aix''), in the ...

Loire-les-Marais Loire-les-Marais () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Population History The now-retired adult actress Jade Laroche has a secondary house in Loire-Les-Marais where she filmed some of her movies. See al ...

Lussant Lussant () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Geography The Boutonne river forms most of the commune's southern border. Population See also * Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following ...

# Moëze #

Moragne Moragne () 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 Franc ...

Muron Muron () 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 France ...

Port-des-Barques Port-des-Barques () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Population See also * Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Charente-M ...

# Saint-Agnant #

Saint-Coutant-le-Grand Saint-Coutant-le-Grand () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Geography The river Boutonne forms part of the commune's southern border. Population See also *Communes of the Charente-Maritime department ...

Saint-Froult Saint-Froult () 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 o ...

# Saint-Hippolyte #

Saint-Jean-d'Angle Saint-Jean-d'Angle () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Population Sport Saint-Jean-d'Angle has been host to the French Sidecarcross Grand Prix numerous times. See also *Communes of the Charente-Mar ...

Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée () is a French commune and town in the Charente-Maritime department, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Population See also *Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 4 ...

Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. In the 1680s, Fort Lupin was constructed near Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente. Population Places and Monuments *Fontaine de Lupin (Lupin "f ...

Soubise Soubise can refer to: * Soubise, a salpicon of cooked and pureed rice and onions; used primarily "au gratin". (steaks, tournedos) * Soubise sauce, based on Béchamel sauce, with the addition of a ''soubise'' of onion and rice purée * Soubise, Ch ...

Tonnay-Charente Tonnay-Charente () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. In the 18th century, it was the home town of prominent Irish physician Dr. Theobald Jennings and his son, Irish-born Frenc ...

Vergeroux Vergeroux () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, 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 Fran ...

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