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Composition

The communauté de communes consists of the following 65 communes:CC du Pays du Coquelicot (N° SIREN : 248000747)
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Responsibilities

The communes of the communauté delegate their representatives with the following responsibilities: * Establishment of a joint development zone * Help for the communes in the development of their town planning documents. * Economic and land use planning * Studies, programming, land acquisition and creation of the air industry in Haute Picardie and an economic area near Méaulte. * Acquisition of land, planning and management of areas of community interest of more than 1 hectare. * Studies on water quality. * Studies on flood control * Collection, treatment and recovery of household waste. * Studies and action from residents for the schedule for improving housing. * Information from landlords and tenants for local housing * Creation or alteration and maintenance of roads in the public domain known as "intercommunal" defined on the basis of
criteria including: School routes, business roads and tourist paths.NB: The list of intercommunal roads is attached to the prefectorial order approving the statutes * Removal of snow on the roads * Financing of the local mission * Workshops during the school holidays. * Leisure centre with or without accommodation centres for the young * Music Schools * Library * Creation of a community newspaper * Transportation * Fishing Schools * Promoting tourism and hospitality. * Maintenance of hiking routes defined by the Department

Budget and Taxation

The Community is funded by: * Single business tax (at a rate of 10.29% in 2006), which replaces the taxes previously collected by the communes. * A refuse collection tax.

Economic Development

*'' 'Platform aero-industrial to be carried out as a joint project with the Department of the Somme.
The project costs of €40 million is to be funded by the European Union (22.5%), the region Picardie (30%), the département (30%),
Airbus (11.25%) and the communauté (6.25%). As such, the communauté will pay €468,000 in 2008. * The business park at Albert. * The draft ''joint development zone'' located between Méaulte and Bécordel-Bécourt between Airbus and the airport at Albert.

Wind power development

The Community Council of 12 November 2007 approved a draft covering 19 communes, mainly in the north of the territory,
which could accommodate

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, if the Prefect approves the application.

Composition

Responsibilities

Budget and Taxation

Economic Development

Wind power development

See also