Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes 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
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
of
Rochefort. It is located in the
Charente-Maritime
Charente-Maritime (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Chérente-Marine''; ) is a Departments of France, department in the French Regions of France, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, on the country's west coast. Named after the river Charente (river), Charen ...
department, in the
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Nouvelle-Aquitaine () is the largest Regions of France, administrative region in France by area, spanning the west and southwest of Metropolitan France. The region was created in 2014 by the merging of Aquitaine, Limousin, and Poitou-Charentes ...
region
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, southwestern
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
. Created in 2014, its seat is in Rochefort.
[CA Rochefort Océan (N° SIREN : 200041762)]
BANATIC. Retrieved 4 November 2024. Its area is 421.4 km
2. Its population was 63,480 in 2019, of which 23,584 in Rochefort proper.
[Comparateur de territoire]
INSEE. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
Composition
The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 25 communes:
Champagne
Champagne (; ) is a sparkling wine originated and produced in the Champagne wine region of France under the rules of the appellation, which demand specific vineyard practices, sourcing of grapes exclusively from designated places within it, spe ...
# Échillais
# Fouras
# La Gripperie-Saint-Symphorien
#ÃŽle-d'Aix
ÃŽle-d'Aix () is a communes of France, commune in the departments of France, French department of Charente-Maritime, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2015: Poitou-Charentes), off the west coast of France. It occupies the territory of the sma ...
# Loire-les-Marais
# Lussant
# Moëze
# Moragne
# Muron
# Port-des-Barques
# Rochefort
# Saint-Agnant
# Saint-Coutant-le-Grand
# Saint-Froult
# Saint-Hippolyte
# Saint-Jean-d'Angle
# Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée
# Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente
# Soubise
# Tonnay-Charente
# Vergeroux
References
Rochefort
Rochefort
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