Laval Agglomération 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

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

Laval Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of: People * House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne * Laval (surname) Places Belgium * Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxem ...

. It is located in the

Mayenne Mayenne () is a landlocked department in northwest France named after the river Mayenne. Mayenne is part of the administrative region of Pays de la Loire and is surrounded by the departments of Manche, Orne, Sarthe, Maine-et-Loire, and Ille-et ...

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

Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire (; ; br, Broioù al Liger) is one of the 18 regions of France, in the west of the mainland. It was created in the 1950s to serve as a zone of influence for its capital, Nantes, one of a handful of "balancing metropolises" (). ...

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, western

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. It was created in 2001 as the ''Communauté d'agglomération de Laval''. It was merged with the former ''

communauté de communes A ''communauté de communes'' (, "community of communes") is a federation of municipalities (communes) in France. It forms a framework within which local tasks are carried out together. It is the least-integrated form of ''intercommunalité'' (int ...

du Pays de Loiron'' to form the communauté d'agglomération ''Laval Agglomération'' on 1 January 2019. Its area is 686.1 km². Its population was 113,854 in 2016, of which 49,573 in Laval proper.Comparateur de territoire
INSEE, accessed 6 April 2022.

Composition

The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 34 communes:Laval Agglomération (N° SIREN : 200083392)
BANATIC, accessed 6 April 2022.Intercommunalité-Métropole de CA Laval Agglomération (200083392)
INSEE # Ahuillé # Argentré #

Beaulieu-sur-Oudon Beaulieu-sur-Oudon (, literally ''Beaulieu on Oudon'') is a commune in the Mayenne department in northwestern France. Geography The river Oudon flows through the commune and forms part of its southeastern border. Population See also *Commun ...

Bonchamp-lès-Laval Bonchamp-lès-Laval (, literally ''Bonchamp near Laval'') is a commune in the Mayenne department in northwestern France. Population See also *Communes of Mayenne The following is a list of the 240 communes of the Mayenne department of Fran ...

# Le Bourgneuf-la-Forêt # Bourgon # La Brûlatte # Châlons-du-Maine # Changé # La Chapelle-Anthenaise #

Entrammes Entrammes () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. It is located about west of Parné-sur-Roc and about south of Laval Entrammes Airport in Laval. History Entrammes owes its location to a major ford across the river ...

Forcé Forcé () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Mayenne department The following is a list of the 240 communes of the Mayenne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following i ...

Le Genest-Saint-Isle Le Genest-Saint-Isle () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Mayenne department The following is a list of the 240 communes of the Mayenne department of France. The communes cooperate in t ...

La Gravelle La Gravelle () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. Geography The river Oudon has its source in the commune. See also *Communes of the Mayenne department The following is a list of the 240 communes of the Mayenne ...

L'Huisserie L'Huisserie () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. It boards the Jouanne river. Gallery Image:LHuisserie Hotel de Ville.jpg, Town Hall See also *Communes of the Mayenne department The following is a list of th ...

Launay-Villiers Launay-Villiers () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Mayenne department The following is a list of the 240 communes of the Mayenne department of France. The communes cooperate in the f ...

Loiron-Ruillé Loiron-Ruillé () is a commune in the department of Mayenne, western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Loiron and Ruillé-le-Gravelais.Louverné Louverné () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Mayenne department The following is a list of the 240 communes of the Mayenne department of France. The communes cooperate in the followi ...

Louvigné Louvigné () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Mayenne department The following is a list of the 240 communes of the Mayenne department of France. The communes cooperate in the followi ...

Montflours Montflours () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of Mayenne The following is a list of the 240 communes of the Mayenne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercomm ...

Montigné-le-Brillant Montigné-le-Brillant () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of Mayenne The following is a list of the 240 communes of the Mayenne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following ...

# Montjean # Nuillé-sur-Vicoin # Olivet #

Parné-sur-Roc Parné-sur-Roc () is a commune in the Mayenne department in northwestern France, boarding the Jouanne river. See also *Communes of Mayenne The following is a list of the 240 communes of the Mayenne department of France. The communes cooper ...

# Port-Brillet #

Saint-Berthevin Saint-Berthevin () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. Population Sights * 11th century Saint-Berthevin church. * Lime kilns at Les Brosses, listed as a Historic Monument. * High rock, named the Chair of Saint-Berth ...

Saint-Cyr-le-Gravelais Saint-Cyr-le-Gravelais () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. Geography The river Oudon forms part of the commune's northern border. See also *Communes of Mayenne The following is a list of the 240 communes of the ...

Saint-Germain-le-Fouilloux Saint-Germain-le-Fouilloux () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Mayenne department The following is a list of the 240 communes of the Mayenne department of France. The communes coopera ...

Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne (, literally ''Saint-Jean on Mayenne'') is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Mayenne department The following is a list of the 240 communes of the Mayenne department ...

# Saint-Ouën-des-Toits #

Saint-Pierre-la-Cour Saint-Pierre-la-Cour () is a commune, in the Mayenne department in the north-western of France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, ...

# Soulgé-sur-Ouette

References

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