Grand Poitiers 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 ...

'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the

city A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...

Poitiers Poitiers is a city on the river Clain in west-central France. It is a commune in France, commune, the capital of the Vienne (department), Vienne department and the historical center of Poitou, Poitou Province. In 2021, it had a population of 9 ...

. It is located in the

Vienne Vienne may refer to: Places *Vienne (department), a department of France named after the river Vienne *Vienne, Isère, a city in the French department of Isère * Vienne-en-Arthies, a village in the French department of Val-d'Oise * Vienne-en-Bessi ...

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 ...

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, western

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 ...

. It was created on 1 January 2017 as 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 ...

'' and transformed into a ''communauté urbaine'' on 1 July 2017.Arrêté préctoral
30 June 2017. Its area is 1064.7 km². Its population was 196,530 in 2020, of which 90,033 in Poitiers proper.Comparateur de territoire
INSEE. Retrieved 31 October 2023.

Composition

The communauté urbaine consists of the following 40 communes:CU du Grand Poitiers (N° SIREN : 200069854)
BANATIC. Accessed 11 November 2024. #

Beaumont Saint-Cyr Beaumont Saint-Cyr () is a commune in the department of Vienne, western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Beaumont (the seat) and Saint-Cyr.Béruges Béruges () is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. The Boivre river runs through it. See also *Communes of the Vienne department The following is a list of the 265 communes of the Vienne ...

Biard Biard () is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France, in the Boivre valley. A suburb of Poitiers, Biard gives its name to the Poitiers–Biard Airport, located 2 km west of the city. Local f ...

# Bignoux # Bonnes # Buxerolles # Celle-Lévescault # La Chapelle-Moulière #

Chasseneuil-du-Poitou Chasseneuil-du-Poitou (, literally ''Chasseneuil of Poitou'') is a commune in the Vienne department, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, western France. It lies 7 km north of the centre of Poitiers. Its inhabitants are called th ...

Chauvigny Chauvigny (; Poitevin dialect, Poitevin: ''Chôvigni'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Vienne (department), Vienne Departments of France, department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Regions of France, region in western France. Chauvigny is locat ...

Cloué Cloué () is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. See also *Communes of the Vienne department The following is a list of the 265 communes of the Vienne department of France. The communes ...

# Coulombiers # Croutelle # Curzay-sur-Vonne # Dissay # Fontaine-le-Comte # Jardres #

Jaunay-Marigny Jaunay-Marigny () is a commune in the department of Vienne, western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Jaunay-Clan (the seat) and Marigny-Brizay.Jazeneuil # Lavoux #

Ligugé Ligugé () is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is located on the River Clain, south of Poitiers. It is known for its historic monastery, Ligugé Abbey. Twin towns – sister cities Li ...

Liniers Liniers is a barrio (neighborhood) of Buenos Aires on the edge of the city, centered on Rivadavia Avenue. It is also an important train station and bus hub, connecting western Gran Buenos Aires with the Buenos Aires Metro. The neighborhood dev ...

Lusignan The House of Lusignan ( ; ) was a royal house of French origin, which at various times ruled several principalities in Europe and the Levant, including the kingdoms of Jerusalem, Cyprus, and Armenia, from the 12th through the 15th centuries du ...

# Mignaloux-Beauvoir # Migné-Auxances #

Montamisé Montamisé () is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Population See also *Communes of the Vienne department The following is a list of the 265 communes of the Vienne department of Fran ...

# Pouillé #

La Puye La Puye () is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Demographics See also *Communes of the Vienne department The following is a list of the 265 communes of the Vienne department of France ...

Rouillé Rouillé () is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Population See also *Communes of the Vienne department The following is a list of the 265 communes of the Vienne department of France ...

# Saint-Benoît #

Sainte-Radégonde Sainte-Radégonde () is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. See also *Communes of the Vienne department The following is a list of the 265 communes of the Vienne department of France. T ...

# Saint-Georges-lès-Baillargeaux #

Saint-Julien-l'Ars Saint-Julien-l'Ars is a Communes of France, commune in the Vienne (department), Vienne Departments of France, department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Regions of France, region in west-central France. Geography The climate is oceanic climate, oceani ...

# Saint-Sauvant # Sanxay # Savigny-Lévescault #

Sèvres-Anxaumont Sèvres-Anxaumont () is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Population See also *Communes of the Vienne department The following is a list of the 265 communes of the Vienne department o ...

# Tercé #

Vouneuil-sous-Biard Vouneuil-sous-Biard (, literally ''Vouneuil under Biard'') is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. The Boivre river runs through it. Population See also *Communes of the Vienne department ...

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