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communauté urbaine Communauté urbaine (French for "urban community") is the second most integrated form of intercommunality in France, after the ''Metropolis'' (french: link=no, métropole). A ''communauté urbaine'' is composed of a city ( commune) and its indep ...

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Caen Caen (, ; nrf, Kaem) is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (), while its functional urban area has 470,000,Calvados Calvados (, , ) is a brandy from Normandy in France, made from apples or pears, or from apples with pears. History In France Apple orchards and brewers are mentioned as far back as the 8th century by Charlemagne. The first known record of Nor ...

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, in the

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, northwestern

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. It was created in January 2017, replacing the previous ''

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 ...

Caen la Mer'' and two communautés de communes.Arrêté préfectoral
28 July 2016 Its area is 362.9 km². Its population was 268,470 in 2018, of which 105,512 in Caen proper.

History

The communauté urbaine had its origins in the creation in 1990 of a ''District of Greater Caen'' (DGC) which consisted of 18 communes. Since then the grouping transformed itself in 2002 into an Agglomeration called the ''Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Caen''. Since 2004 it has been called the ''communauté d'agglomération Caen la mer''. The community welcomed ten more member communes on 1 January 2003 and Sannerville on 1 January 2004. From 1 January 2013, a further six communes were accepted into the agglomeration: three communes from the former ''Communauté de communes des Rives de l'Odonn'' (which consisted of

Tourville-sur-Odon Tourville-sur-Odon (, literally ''Tourville on Odon'') is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Eu ...

, Verson, and Mouen) and

Colleville-Montgomery Colleville-Montgomery (; formerly ''Colleville-sur-Orne'') is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northern France. It was known as Colleville-sur-Orne until 13 June 1946 to distinguish it from another town in the depa ...

Ouistreham Ouistreham () is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy region in northwestern France. Ouistreham is a small port with fishing boats, leisure craft and a ferry harbour. It serves as the port of the city of Caen. The town borders the mo ...

, and

Saint-André-sur-Orne Saint-André-sur-Orne (, literally ''Saint-André on Orne''; named Saint-André-de-Fontenay until 1911) is a village in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Geography Saint-André-sur-Orne is situated on the Or ...

. This regrouping created an agglomeration of 236,167 inhabitants. In January 2017 the agglomeration community merged with the former commune communities of Entre Thue et Mue and Plaine Sud de Caen, and became an urban community. The agglomeration staff numbered 650 workers in 2009, with an annual budget of €245 million, of which €95.9 million were investments.

Presidents of Caen la Mer

* 23 November 1990 - 9 April 2001 : Jean-Marie Girault ( UDF), Mayor of Caen * 10 April 2001 - 17 April 2008 : Luc Duncombe ( UDF-NC), Deputy Mayor of Caen * 18 April 2008 - 25 April 2014 :

Philippe Duron Philippe Duron (born 19 June 1947) is a French politician. He was the mayor of Caen between 2008 and 2014 and deputy for Calvados's 1st constituency. Philippe Duron received a degree in history in 1975 and was a teacher until 1997. His polit ...

( PS), Mayor of Caen * 25 April 2014 - present :

Joël Bruneau Joël Bruneau (born 7 September 1963) is a French politician, mayor of Caen since 2014. He was reelected in 2020. Distinctions * Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur. See also * List of mayors of Caen This is a list of mayors of Caen s ...

( The Republicans), Mayor of Caen

Member communes

The communauté urbaine Caen la Mer consists of the following 48 communes:CU Caen la Mer (N° SIREN : 200065597)
BANATIC. Accessed 5 April 2022. # Authie # Bénouville #

Biéville-Beuville Biéville-Beuville () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The hyphenated name originates from the former communes of ''Biéville-sur-Orne'' and ''Beuville'', which were united in 1972. Toponymy ...

Blainville-sur-Orne Blainville-sur-Orne (, literally ''Blainville on Orne'') is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Geography Blainville-sur-Orne is on the west side of the Canal de Caen à la Mer, just south of B� ...

Bourguébus Bourguébus () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas reg ...

Bretteville-sur-Odon Bretteville-sur-Odon (, literally ''Bretteville on Odon'') is a commune in the department of Calvados in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It lies on the river Odon, about west of Caen. Population Twin towns * Woodbury, Devon, U ...

Cambes-en-Plaine Cambes-en-Plaine () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 528 communes of the Calvados departme ...

# Carpiquet #

Le Castelet Le Castelet () is a commune in the Calvados department in northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Garcelles-Secqueville and Saint-Aignan-de-Cramesnil Saint-Aignan-de-Cramesn ...

Castine-en-Plaine Castine-en-Plaine (, literally ''Limestone in Plain'') is a commune in the Calvados department in northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Hubert-Folie, Rocquancourt and Tilly-la ...

Colombelles Colombelles () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is located on the Canal de Caen à la Mer. Population The population of this sleepy little village mushroomed after August Thyssen bough ...

# Cormelles-le-Royal # Cuverville #

Démouville Démouville () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas re ...

Épron Épron () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 528 communes of the Calvados department of Franc ...

Éterville Éterville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions ...

Fleury-sur-Orne Fleury-sur-Orne (, literally ''Fleury on Orne'') is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is part of the Communauté urbaine Caen la Mer and of the agglomeration of Caen.Giberville #

Grentheville Grentheville () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas re ...

# Hermanville-sur-Mer #

Hérouville-Saint-Clair Hérouville-Saint-Clair () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is a suburb of the city of Caen, and lies adjacent to it in a northeasterly direction, along the west side of the Canal de Cae ...

# Ifs # Le Fresne-Camilly #

Lion-sur-Mer Lion-sur-Mer (, literally ''Lion on Sea'') is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Geography Lion-sur-Mer is located on the edge of the English Channel, more precisely on the '' Côte de Nacre'' ...

# Louvigny #

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# Mondeville # Mouen #

# Périers-sur-le-Dan # Rosel # Rots #

# Saint-Aubin-d'Arquenay #

Saint-Contest Saint-Contest () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population Administration Mayors of Saint-Contest International relations Saint-Contest is twinned with: * Marchwood, near Southampton, ...

Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population See also * Ardenne Abbey Ardenne Abbey (french: Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Ardenne), the Abbey of Our Lady of Ard ...

# Saint-Manvieu-Norrey # Sannerville #

Soliers Soliers () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 528 communes of the Calvados department of France ...

Thaon Thaon () is a Communes of France, commune in the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department in the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy Regions of France, region in northwestern France. Population See also *Commu ...

Thue et Mue Thue et Mue () is a commune in the department of Calvados, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse (the seat), Brouay, Cheux Cheux () is a former ...

Troarn Troarn () is a commune in the Calvados in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Saline, but this merger was undone on 31 December 2019. Population Sights * The abbey founded by Roger ...

# Verson #

Villons-les-Buissons Villons-les-Buissons () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 528 communes of the Calvados depar ...

Member communes before 2017

As of 2016 the ''Communauté d'agglomération Caen la Mer'' included 35 communes.CA Caen la mer (N° SIREN : 200033157)
BANATIC. Accessed 5 April 2022. Of these 35 communes, 17 were also part of the

urban unit In France, an urban unit (''fr: "unité urbaine"'') is a statistical area defined by INSEE, the French national statistics office, for the measurement of contiguously built-up areas. According to the INSEE definition , an "unité urbaine" is a ...

of Caen. Four communes of the urban unit of Caen (

Baron-sur-Odon Baron-sur-Odon () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Baronnais'' or ''Baronnaises''. The commune has been awarded one flower by the ''National Cou ...

Fontaine-Étoupefour Fontaine-Étoupefour () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of over ...

, Mondrainville and Rots) were not part of the communauté d'agglomération. The Commune members send a total of 139 delegates to the communitary council''

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'', Caen Edition, 30 November 2012

Skills

In accordance with the provisions of the Chevènement Act of 12 July 1999, the responsibilities delegated by the member municipalities of Caen La Mer are divided into three groups: * Required skills * Facilitative skills and * Optional skills These were determined by the decision of the Community Council of 21 January 2005. The communauté d'agglomération collects only one tax: a business tax (TP) of 16.06% per annum of the rental value of buildings.

Required Skills

Economic Development

* The creation, development, maintenance and management of areas of industrial, commercial, services, handicrafts, tourism, ports, and airport activities (e.g.

Port of Caen The Port of Caen (French: ''Port de Caen)'' is the harbour and port authority of the Norman city of Caen, France. The port of Caen is composed of a series of basins on the Canal de Caen à la Mer, linking Caen to Ouistreham, 15 km (9.3&nbs ...

, Caen – Carpiquet Airport) in the interests of the community * Economic development activities recognized as of community interest with the SEM Normandy development and the agency Synergia.

Development of Community spaces

* Planning Territorial Coherence and master plan * Design and production of ZAC recognized developments in the community interest * Organisation of Urban Transport. In this context, the community is associated with the ''General Council of Calvados'' in a joint union called ''Viacités'', the transport organizing authority of the agglomeration, to whom it delegates its public transport network - the bus and tram network ''

Twisto Twisto is the brand name under which buses and trams are operated in the Norman city of Caen. The CTAC (Compagnie des Transports de l'Agglomération Caenaise) owns the buses and has been operating services under the Twisto brand since 2002. Its ...

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Social balance of housing

* the ''Local Habitat Program'' (PLH), signed in 2003, for the annual construction of 1,400 housing units, including 400 for social security, until 2010 * Housing policy in the community interest * Actions and financial aid for social housing recognized as being in the community interest * Reserve land for the implementation of the EU's social policy for a balanced habitat * Actions, by operations of community interest, for housing for the poor * Improvement of the housing stock of the community

City Policy

Contractual arrangements for urban development, local development and the economic and social integration of community interests (e.g. the ''City Contract'' and ''Urban Contract for social cohesion'', the ''Grand City project'' and ANRU convention, and the local integration program for the economy (PLIE) * Local measures in the community interest to prevent delinquency * Counselling to prevent delinquency and local security measures.

Optional Skills

Roads

* Creation or development and maintenance of roads recognized to be in the community interest * Creation or development and management of parking areas recognized to be in the community interest.

Sanitation

The community has all the skills of the member communes to monitor, collect and treat wastewater through two stations. * Protection and enhancement of the environment: :Fight against air pollution :Fight against nuisance noise :Collect and eliminate or use waste from households and other waste through the management of five civic recycling centres.

Facilitative Skills

* Security and control of fire: :Participation in the Fire and Rescue service (SDIS) * Secretariat of the security committee of the town * Actions for higher education: :Actions and research on public and private higher education in the community interest. * Telecommunications network: Creation of a telecommunications network available for all * Fight against floods * Welcoming of

vagrants Vagrancy is the condition of homelessness without regular employment or income. Vagrants (also known as bums, vagabonds, rogues, tramps or drifters) usually live in poverty and support themselves by begging, scavenging, petty theft, tempora ...

* Planning and Land Management. * Culture and Sports: construction, development, maintenance and management of cultural and sports facilities recognized to be in the community interest :the swimming pools at the Aquatic Stadia in the Grace of God, the Chemin-Vert, and the Montmorency districts, and the ice-skating rink. * Libraries: at ''Caen'', ''Hérouville'', and ''Ifs''; * Theatres: Champ Exquisite at Blainville and Jean-Vilar at Ifs; * Cinemas: ''Le Lux'' and ''Le Café des images'' * Conservatory and the musical season of the Caen Orchestra * School of Fine Arts and Media of Caen * Management of Union House * Suburban parks and rural areas: :development and management of suburban parks in the agglomeration :development of rural areas within the jurisdiction of the communes * Littoral :maintenance and management of angle parking areas and municipal government

levees A levee (), dike (American English), dyke (Commonwealth English), embankment, floodbank, or stop bank is a structure that is usually earthen and that often runs parallel to the course of a river in its floodplain or along low-lying coastli ...

. :find means to supervise and monitor places of swimming and water activities, subject to the exercise of police powers by the mayors :monitoring and maintenance of beaches subject to the exercise of police powers by the mayors * Development and promotional activities in the community interest such as: :Provision to the member communes of means to take Community action (especially in the context of Article L5211-56 of the General Code for Local Authorities)

References

External links

Official website
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