The Communauté d'agglomération de Sophia Antipolis (CASA) 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
city
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of
Antibes
Antibes (, , ; ) is a seaside city in the Alpes-Maritimes Departments of France, department in Southeastern France. It is located on the French Riviera between Cannes and Nice; its cape, the Cap d'Antibes, along with Cap Ferrat in Saint-Jean-Ca ...
. It is located in the
Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes (; ; ; ) is a Departments of France, department of France located in the country's southeast corner, on the France–Italy border, Italian border and Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast. Part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'A ...
department, in the
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (commonly shortened to PACA), also known as Région Sud, is one of the eighteen Regions of France, administrative regions of France, located at the far southeastern point of the Metropolitan France, mainland. The main P ...
region
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, southeastern
France
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. It was created in 2002, and takes its name from the technology park
Sophia Antipolis
Sophia Antipolis is a 2,400 hectare technology park in southeast France, and as of 2021 home to 2,500 companies, valued today at more than 5.6 billion euros and employing more than 38,000 people counting more than 80 nationalities. The park is ...
. Its area is 482.8 km
2. Its population was 177,077 in 2018, of which 72,915 in Antibes.
[Comparateur de territoire]
INSEE, accessed 6 April 2022.
Composition
The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 24 communes:
[CA de Sophia Antipolis (N° SIREN : 240600585)]
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*Antibes
Antibes (, , ; ) is a seaside city in the Alpes-Maritimes Departments of France, department in Southeastern France. It is located on the French Riviera between Cannes and Nice; its cape, the Cap d'Antibes, along with Cap Ferrat in Saint-Jean-Ca ...
* Le Bar-sur-Loup
*Bézaudun-les-Alpes
Bézaudun-les-Alpes (; ; ) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department
The following is a list of the 163 communes of the Alpes-Maritimes dep ...
* Biot
* Bouyon
* Caussols
* Châteauneuf-Grasse
* Cipières
* La Colle-sur-Loup
* Conségudes
* Courmes
* Coursegoules
* Les Ferres
* Gourdon
* Gréolières
* Opio
* La Roque-en-Provence
* Roquefort-les-Pins
* Le Rouret
*Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Saint-Paul-de-Vence (, literally ''Saint-Paul of Vence''; ; ) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. One of the oldest medieval towns on the French Riviera, Saint-Pau ...
* Tourrettes-sur-Loup
* Valbonne
* Vallauris
*Villeneuve-Loubet
Villeneuve-Loubet (; ; ) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It lies between Cagnes-sur-Mer and Antibes, at the mouth of the river Loup, ten kilometres west of ...
Conseil de Communauté
The ''Council of Communities'' is made up of 50 delegates from the above communes.
Jurisdiction
The CASA has for mandatory areas of jurisdiction:
* Economic development,
* Land management,
* Environmental protection,
* Town political structures.
It is to oversee as well:
* Organization of common transport problems,
* Sanitation collection and treatment,
* Assessment, protection, and economic impact of the local environment,
* The creation, management and assessment of cultural and sporting organizations across the communes.
Activities of the CASA
Areas over which the CASA has shared jurisdiction:
* Aeroports,
* Fisheries and shellfish cultivation,
* Vineyard Cultivation,
* Wine and Spirits production,
* Thermal Energy production,
* Tourism.
References
External links
CASA
Sophia Antipolis
Sophia Antipolis is a 2,400 hectare technology park in southeast France, and as of 2021 home to 2,500 companies, valued today at more than 5.6 billion euros and employing more than 38,000 people counting more than 80 nationalities. The park is ...
Sophia Antipolis
Sophia Antipolis is a 2,400 hectare technology park in southeast France, and as of 2021 home to 2,500 companies, valued today at more than 5.6 billion euros and employing more than 38,000 people counting more than 80 nationalities. The park is ...
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