Communauté D'agglomération Sud Sainte Baume
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Communauté d'agglomération Sud Sainte Baume is a ''
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, in the Var 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 In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...
, southeastern
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 ...
. Its name refers to the
Sainte-Baume The Sainte-Baume (Provençal dialect, Provençal: ''Massís de la Santa Bauma'' according to classical orthography and ''La Santo Baumo'' according to mistralian orthography) is a mountain ridge spreading between the Departments of France, depart ...
mountain ridge. Created in 1994, its seat is in
La Cadière-d'Azur La Cadière-d'Azur (; ) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is situated north-west of Toulon next to Le Castellet and Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer. History La Cadière-d'Azur was firs ...
.CA Sud Sainte Baume (N° SIREN : 248300394)
BANATIC. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
Its area is 355.6 km2. Its population was 61,460 in 2019.Comparateur de territoire
INSEE. Retrieved 7 November 2022.


History

The ''communauté de communes'' is the oldest inter-communal institution in the Var department with the ability to collect taxes, having been instituted on 25 July 1994, initially with 6 communes (
Le Beausset Le Beausset (; ) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Var department The following is a list of the 153 Communes of France, communes of t ...
,
La Cadière-d'Azur La Cadière-d'Azur (; ) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is situated north-west of Toulon next to Le Castellet and Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer. History La Cadière-d'Azur was firs ...
, Le Castellet, Évenos, Riboux and Signes). In 2002, the commune of Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer joined the communauté, with
Bandol Bandol (; ) is a commune in Var department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, southeastern France. Bandol and the seat of its eponymous commune, was founded in 1595 and built around a small military fort. The region, located near the coast ...
joining in 2011 and Sanary-sur-Mer in 2013. On 1 January 2015, the communauté gained its current name and legal designation.


Geography

The communauté borders the
Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis The Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis (, ) is the ''métropole'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the cities of Marseille and Aix-en-Provence. It is located in the Bouches-du-Rhône, Var and Vaucluse departments, in the Provence-Alpes-Cà ...
to the west, the
Communauté d'agglomération de la Provence Verte Communauté d'agglomération de la Provence Verte is an intercommunal structure, centred on the cities of Brignoles and Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume. It is located in the Var department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, southeaster ...
to the north, the Communauté de communes de la Vallée du Gapeau to the east and the
Métropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée The Métropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée () is the ''métropole'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Toulon. It is located in the Var department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, southeastern France. It was create ...
to the south-east.


Composition

The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 9 communes:


References

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