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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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Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...

. It is located in the Nord

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, in the

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, northern

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. It was created in December 2000.CA Valenciennes Métropole (N° SIREN : 245901160)
BANATIC. Accessed 7 April 2022. Its area is 263.5 km². Its population was 192,787 in 2018, of which 43,405 in Valenciennes proper.Comparateur de territoire
INSEE, accessed 7 April 2022.

History

The agglomeration community of Valenciennes Métropole was created by a prefectural decree of December 22, 2000 which took effect on December 31, 2000 by the merger of communauté de communes de la vallée de l'Escaut, communauté de communes du Pays de Condé and syndicat intercommunal à vocation Multiple (SIVOM) de Trith-Saint-Léger et environs. On January 1, 2005, the commune of

Escautpont Escautpont () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Name Escautpont is the bridge (pont in French) over the Escaut (Scheldt river). Named in antiquity '' Scaldis Pons'' (same meaning in Latin) because there was, at this plac ...

left the intercommunality to join the

Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut The Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut is an intercommunal structure in the Nord department, in the Hauts-de-France region, northern France. It was created in January 2014. Its seat is in Wallers. #

Anzin Anzin is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.Commune d'Anzin (59014)
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# Artres # Aubry-du-Hainaut #

Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes (, literally ''Aulnoy near Valenciennes''; pcd, Auno) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 commu ...

Beuvrages Beuvrages () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The commune ...

Bruay-sur-l'Escaut Bruay-sur-l'Escaut (, literally ''Bruay on the Escaut'') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Geography Bruay-sur-l'Escaut is 6 km north of Valenciennes on the left bank of the river Scheldt (french: Escaut): Bruay-sur ...

Condé-sur-l'Escaut Condé-sur-l'Escaut (, literally ''Condé on the Escaut''; pcd, Condé-su-l'Escaut) is a commune of the Nord department in northern France. It lies on the border with Belgium. The population as of 1999 was 10,527. Residents of the area are kno ...

# Crespin #

Curgies Curgies () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in th ...

Estreux Estreux is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the f ...

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Fresnes-sur-Escaut Fresnes-sur-Escaut (, literally ''Fresnes on Escaut'') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord departm ...

Hergnies Hergnies () is a commune in the Nord department of northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in ...

Maing Maing () is a commune in the Nord department, northern France. Fontenelle Abbey was located here. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Repub ...

# Marly #

Monchaux-sur-Écaillon Monchaux-sur-Écaillon (, literally ''Monchaux on Écaillon'') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department ...

Odomez Odomez is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the fol ...

Onnaing Onnaing () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Onnaing is home to Toyota Motor Manufacturing France, where the Toyota Yaris and Yaris Cross are assembled. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department Th ...

Petite-Forêt Petite-Forêt (, literally ''Little Forest'') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French R ...

Préseau Préseau () is a commune in the Nord department of northern France. Heraldry History Préseau is first mentioned in 1173 when the place is called "Presel", meadow in Old French. Only in 1724 was the name Préseau definitely chosen. In the fi ...

Prouvy Prouvy () is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department References

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# Quarouble #

Quérénaing Quérénaing () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate ...

Quiévrechain Quiévrechain () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Quiévrechain is a border town, located northeast of Valenciennes and from Mons, Belgium. Opposite is its Belgian sister town of Quiévrain. Population See also *Com ...

Rombies-et-Marchipont Rombies-et-Marchipont () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes c ...

Rouvignies Rouvignies () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the foll ...

# Saint-Aybert #

Saint-Saulve Saint-Saulve () is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France. The town is named after Saint Salvius of Amiens (died ), a bishop of Amiens. Population Heraldry See ...

Saultain Saultain () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in ...

Sebourg Sebourg () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in th ...

Thivencelle Thivencelle () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also * Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperat ...

Verchain-Maugré Verchain-Maugré (; in the Middle Ages, Werchin) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Between 1383 and 1415, the poet and renowned jouster Jean de Werchin was the lord of Werchin. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord de ...

# Vicq #

Vieux-Condé Vieux-Condé (; nl, Oudkonde) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The village stands on a canalised section of the river Scheldt, adjacent to the northwest of Condé-sur-l'Escaut. It is part of the agglomeration (''unité urb ...

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