Ardenne Métropole is the ''
communauté d'agglomération
An agglomeration community (, ) is a consortium of communes in France, communes (municipality, municipalities) in France, created as a government structure by the Jean-Pierre Chevènement, Chevènement Law of 1999. It is one of four forms of co ...
'', an
intercommunal structure, centred on the
cities
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of
Charleville-Mézières
Charleville-Mézières () is a commune of northern France and the prefecture of the Ardennes department, in the Grand Est region.
Charleville-Mézières is located on the banks of the river Meuse.
History
Charleville and Mézières were ori ...
and
Sedan. It is located in the
Ardennes
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Geological ...
department, in the
Grand Est
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region
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, northern
France
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. It was created as ''Communauté d'agglomération de Charleville-Mézières-Sedan'' in January 2014 by the merger of the former ''Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Ardenne'' with 3 former
communautés de communes and 12 other communes. Its seat is in Charleville-Mézières. The ''communauté d'agglomération'' was renamed ''Ardenne Métropole'' in January 2017.
Arrêté préfectoral
15 November 2016, p 9 Its population was 122,016 in 2017, of which 46,428 in Charleville-Mézières.[Comparateur de territoire]
INSEE. Accessed 4 November 2020.
Composition
The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 58 communes:[Ardenne Métropole (N° SIREN : 200041630)]
BANATIC. Accessed 4 November 2024.Charleville-Mézières
Charleville-Mézières () is a commune of northern France and the prefecture of the Ardennes department, in the Grand Est region.
Charleville-Mézières is located on the banks of the river Meuse.
History
Charleville and Mézières were ori ...
# Cheveuges
# Cliron
# Daigny
# Damouzy
#Dom-le-Mesnil
Dom-le-Mesnil () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Ardennes department
The following is a list of the 447 communes of the Ardennes department of France
France, offi ...
# Donchery
# Étrépigny
# Fagnon
# Fleigneux
# Flize
# Floing
# Francheval
# La Francheville
# Gernelle
# Gespunsart
# Givonne
# Glaire
# La Grandville
# Hannogne-Saint-Martin
# Haudrecy
# Houldizy
#Illy
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# Issancourt-et-Rumel
# Lumes
# Montcy-Notre-Dame
# Neufmanil
# Nouvion-sur-Meuse
# Nouzonville
# Noyers-Pont-Maugis
# Pouru-aux-Bois
# Pouru-Saint-Remy
# Prix-lès-Mézières
# Saint-Aignan
# Saint-Laurent
# Saint-Menges
# Sapogne-et-Feuchères
# Sécheval
# Sedan
# Thelonne
# Tournes
# Villers-Semeuse
# Villers-sur-Bar
# Ville-sur-Lumes
# Vivier-au-Court
# Vrigne-aux-Bois
# Vrigne-Meuse
# Wadelincourt
# Warcq
References
Agglomeration communities in France
Intercommunalities of Ardennes
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