Communauté d'agglomération Bassin d'Arcachon Sud 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, covering the area south of the Arcachon Bay. It is located in the

Gironde Gironde ( , US usually , ; , ) is the largest department in the southwestern French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Named after the Gironde estuary, a major waterway, its prefecture is Bordeaux. In 2019, it had a population of 1,623,749.

department, in the

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, southwestern

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. Created in 2001, its seat is in

Arcachon Arcachon (; ) is a commune in the southwestern French department of Gironde. It is a popular seaside resort on the Atlantic coast southwest of Bordeaux, in the Landes forest. It has a sandy beach and a mild climate said to be favourable for p ...

.CA Bassin d'Arcachon Sud (COBAS) (N° SIREN : 243300563)
BANATIC. Retrieved 17 October 2024. Its area is 328.8 km². Its population was 68,185 in 2019.Comparateur de territoire
INSEE. Retrieved 9 November 2022.

Composition

The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 4 communes:

References

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