Communauté intercommunale des Villes solidaires (CIVIS) is the ''
communauté d'agglomération
An agglomeration community (french: communauté d'agglomération) is a government structure in France, created by the Chevènement Law of 1999. It is one of four forms of intercommunality, less integrated than a métropole or a communauté urb ...
'', an
intercommunal structure, centred on the
city
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of
Saint-Pierre. It is located in
Réunion
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, an
overseas department
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and
region
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of
France
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. It was created in December 2002.
[CA CIVIS (Communauté Intercommunale des Villes Solidaires) (N° SIREN : 249740077)]
BANATIC, accessed 7 April 2022. Its area is 378.1 km
2. Its population was 181,704 in 2018, of which 84,961 in Saint-Pierre proper.
[Comparateur de territoire]
INSEE, accessed 7 April 2022.
Composition
The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 6 communes:
Cilaos
Cilaos () is a town and commune on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. It is located centrally on the island, in a caldera of altitude 1,214 m. The caldera (usually known as the 'Cirque') is also named for the community.
History
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# L'Étang-Salé
#Petite-Île
Petite-Île (, literally ''Little Isle'') is a commune on the French island and department of Réunion. The commune is bordered by the communes of Saint-Joseph to the east and Saint-Pierre to the west. The commune gets its name from the uninh ...
# Saint-Louis
# Saint-Pierre
References
Villes solidaires
Villes solidaires
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