The communauté urbaine Caen la Mer is the ''

communauté urbaine (; French for "urban community") is the second most integrated form of intercommunality in France, after the ''Metropolis'' (). A is composed of a city ( commune) and its independent suburbs (independent communes). The first communautés urba ...

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Caen Caen (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune inland from the northwestern coast of France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Calvados (department), Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inha ...

. It is located in the

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department, in the

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, northwestern

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. It was created in January 2017, replacing the previous ''

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 ...

Caen la Mer'' and two communautés de communes.Arrêté préfectoral
28 July 2016 Its area is 362.9 km². Its population was 268,470 in 2018, of which 105,512 in Caen proper.

History

The communauté urbaine had its origins in the creation in 1990 of a ''District of Greater Caen'' (DGC) which consisted of 18 communes. Since then the grouping transformed itself in 2002 into an Agglomeration called the ''Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Caen''. Since 2004 it has been called the ''communauté d'agglomération Caen la mer''. The community welcomed ten more member communes on 1 January 2003 and Sannerville on 1 January 2004. From 1 January 2013, a further six communes were accepted into the agglomeration: three communes from the former ''Communauté de communes des Rives de l'Odonn'' (which consisted of

Tourville-sur-Odon Tourville-sur-Odon (, literally ''Tourville on Odon'') is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 526 ...

Verson Verson () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 526 Communes of France, communes of the Calvados ...

, and

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) and

Colleville-Montgomery Colleville-Montgomery (; formerly ''Colleville-sur-Orne'') is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northern France. History The town was known as Colleville-sur-Orne until 13 June 1946 to distinguish it from anothe ...

Ouistreham Ouistreham () is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy region in northwestern France. Ouistreham is a small port with fishing boats, leisure craft and a ferry harbour. It serves as the port of the city of Caen. The town borders t ...

, and

Saint-André-sur-Orne Saint-André-sur-Orne (, literally ''Saint-André on Orne''; named Saint-André-de-Fontenay until 1911) is a village in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Geography Saint-André-sur-Orne is situated on the ...

. This regrouping created an agglomeration of 236,167 inhabitants. In January 2017 the agglomeration community merged with the former commune communities of Entre Thue et Mue and Plaine Sud de Caen, and became an urban community. The agglomeration staff numbered 650 workers in 2009, with an annual budget of €245 million, of which €95.9 million were investments.

Presidents of Caen la Mer

* 23 November 1990 - 9 April 2001 : Jean-Marie Girault ( UDF), Mayor of Caen * 10 April 2001 - 17 April 2008 : Luc Duncombe ( UDF-NC), Deputy Mayor of Caen * 18 April 2008 - 25 April 2014 :

Philippe Duron Philippe Duron (born 19 June 1947) is a French politician. He was the mayor of Caen between 2008 and 2014 and deputy for Calvados's 1st constituency. Philippe Duron received a degree in history in 1975 and was a teacher in Lisieux and the ...

( PS), Mayor of Caen * 25 April 2014 - present :

Joël Bruneau Joël Bruneau (born 7 September 1963) is a French politician, List of mayors of Caen, mayor of Caen between 2014 and 2024. He was reelected in 2020 Caen municipal election, 2020. He is a Deputy (France), Deputy for the Calvados's 1st constituen ...

( The Republicans), Mayor of Caen

Member communes

The communauté urbaine Caen la Mer consists of the following 48 communes:CU Caen la Mer (N° SIREN : 200065597)
BANATIC. Accessed 4 November 2024. # Authie # Bénouville #

Biéville-Beuville Biéville-Beuville () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The hyphenated name originates from the former communes of ''Biéville-sur-Orne'' and ''Beuville'', which were united in 1972. Topon ...

Blainville-sur-Orne Blainville-sur-Orne (, literally ''Blainville on Orne'') is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Geography Blainville-sur-Orne is on the west side of the Canal de Caen à la Mer, just south of ...

Bourguébus Bourguébus () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 526 Communes of France, communes of the Calva ...

Bretteville-sur-Odon Bretteville-sur-Odon (, literally ''Bretteville on Odon'') is a commune in the department of Calvados in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It lies on the river Odon, about west of Caen. Population Twin towns * Woodbury, Devo ...

Cairon Cairon () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Geography The commune of Cairon is situated in Normandy, in Calvados, 5 kilometers to the north-west of Caen. The Mue river and its tributary t ...

# Cambes-en-Plaine #

Carpiquet Carpiquet () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Caen – Carpiquet Airport is located in Carpiquet. Geography Carpiquet is on the western side of the Caen metropolitan area. The town is div ...

Le Castelet Le Castelet () is a commune in the Calvados department in northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Garcelles-Secqueville and Saint-Aignan-de-Cramesnil.Castine-en-Plaine Castine-en-Plaine (, literally ''Limestone in Plain'') is a commune in the Calvados department in northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Hubert-Folie, Rocquancourt and Tilly ...

Colombelles Colombelles () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is located on the Canal de Caen à la Mer. Population The population of this sleepy little village mushroomed after August Thyssen bo ...

# Cormelles-le-Royal # Cuverville #

Démouville Démouville () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 526 Communes of France, communes of the Calvad ...

Épron Épron () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 526 Communes of France, communes of the Calvados (d ...

Éterville Éterville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 526 Communes of France, communes of the Calvados ...

Fleury-sur-Orne Fleury-sur-Orne (, literally ''Fleury on Orne'') is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is part of the Communauté urbaine Caen la Mer and of the agglomeration of Caen.Giberville # Grentheville #

Hermanville-sur-Mer Hermanville-sur-Mer () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy Normandy (; or ) is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy. Normandy comprise ...

Hérouville-Saint-Clair Hérouville-Saint-Clair () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is a suburb of the city of Caen, and lies adjacent to it in a northeasterly direction, along the west side of the Canal de ...

# Ifs #

Le Fresne-Camilly Le Fresne-Camilly () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is home to the Château du Fresne-Camilly. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list ...

Lion-sur-Mer Lion-sur-Mer (, literally ''Lion on Sea'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department in the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy Regions of France, region in northwestern Fran ...

# Louvigny #

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# Rots #

Saint-Aubin-d'Arquenay Saint-Aubin-d'Arquenay () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 526 Communes of France, communes ...

Saint-Contest Saint-Contest () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. History Excavations at the Clos de Bitot site in 1984 uncovered four Gaulish kilns and evidence of domestic animal use, particularly dogs. ...

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# Saint-Manvieu-Norrey # Sannerville # Soliers #

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Thue et Mue Thue et Mue () is a commune in the department of Calvados, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse (the seat), Brouay, Cheux, Le Mesnil-Patry, Put ...

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Member communes before 2017

As of 2016 the ''Communauté d'agglomération Caen la Mer'' included 35 communes.CA Caen la mer (N° SIREN : 200033157)
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of Caen. Four communes of the urban unit of Caen ( Baron-sur-Odon, Fontaine-Étoupefour,

Mondrainville Mondrainville () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy région in northwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 526 Communes of France, communes of the Ca ...

and Rots) were not part of the communauté d'agglomération. The Commune members send a total of 139 delegates to the community council.''

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Skills

In accordance with the provisions of the Chevènement Act of 12 July 1999, the responsibilities delegated by the member municipalities of Caen La Mer are divided into three groups: * Required skills * Facilitative skills and * Optional skills These were determined by the decision of the Community Council of 21 January 2005. The communauté d'agglomération collects only one tax: a business tax (TP) of 16.06% per annum of the rental value of buildings.

Required Skills

Economic Development

* The creation, development, maintenance and management of areas of industrial, commercial, services, handicrafts, tourism, ports, and airport activities (e.g.

Port of Caen The Port of Caen (French: ''Port de Caen)'' is the Harbor, harbour and port authority of the Normandy, Norman city of Caen, France. The port of Caen is composed of a series of basins on the Canal de Caen à la Mer, linking Caen to Ouistreham, 15 ...

Caen – Carpiquet Airport Caen (; ; ) is a commune inland from the northwestern coast of France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (), while its functional urban area has 470,000,Twisto''.

Social balance of housing

* the ''Local Habitat Program'' (PLH), signed in 2003, for the annual construction of 1,400 housing units, including 400 for social security, until 2010 * Housing policy in the community interest * Actions and financial aid for social housing recognized as being in the community interest * Reserve land for the implementation of the EU's social policy for a balanced habitat * Actions, by operations of community interest, for housing for the poor * Improvement of the housing stock of the community

City Policy

Contractual arrangements for urban development, local development and the economic and social integration of community interests (e.g. the ''City Contract'' and ''Urban Contract for social cohesion'', the ''Grand City project'' and ANRU convention, and the local integration program for the economy (PLIE) * Local measures in the community interest to prevent delinquency * Counselling to prevent delinquency and local security measures.

Optional Skills

Roads

* Creation or development and maintenance of roads recognized to be in the community interest * Creation or development and management of parking areas recognized to be in the community interest.

Sanitation

The community has all the skills of the member communes to monitor, collect and treat wastewater through two stations. * Protection and enhancement of the environment: :Fight against air pollution :Fight against nuisance noise :Collect and eliminate or use waste from households and other waste through the management of five civic recycling centres.

Facilitative Skills

* Security and control of fire: :Participation in the Fire and Rescue service (SDIS) * Secretariat of the security committee of the town * Actions for higher education: :Actions and research on public and private higher education in the community interest. * Telecommunications network: Creation of a telecommunications network available for all * Fight against floods * Welcoming of

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* Planning and Land Management. * Culture and Sports: construction, development, maintenance and management of cultural and sports facilities recognized to be in the community interest :the swimming pools at the Aquatic Stadia in the Grace of God, the Chemin-Vert, and the Montmorency districts, and the ice-skating rink. * Libraries: at ''Caen'', ''Hérouville'', and ''Ifs''; * Theatres: Champ Exquisite at Blainville and Jean-Vilar at Ifs; * Cinemas: ''Le Lux'' and ''Le Café des images'' * Conservatory and the musical season of the Caen Orchestra * School of Fine Arts and Media of Caen * Management of Union House * Suburban parks and rural areas: :development and management of suburban parks in the agglomeration :development of rural areas within the jurisdiction of the communes * Littoral :maintenance and management of angle parking areas and municipal government

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. :find means to supervise and monitor places of swimming and water activities, subject to the exercise of police powers by the mayors :monitoring and maintenance of beaches subject to the exercise of police powers by the mayors * Development and promotional activities in the community interest such as: :Provision to the member communes of means to take Community action (especially in the context of Article L5211-56 of the General Code for Local Authorities)

References

External links

Official website
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