Territoire de la Côte Ouest is the
agglomeration community
An agglomeration community (, ) is a consortium of communes (municipalities) in France, created as a government structure by the Chevènement Law of 1999. It is one of four forms of intercommunality, less integrated than a or a communauté ur ...
, 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 ...
of
Saint-Paul. It is located in
Réunion
Réunion (; ; ; known as before 1848) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately east of the isl ...
, an
overseas department
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and
region
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of
France
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. It was created in December 2001. Its seat is in
Le Port.
[CA Territoire de la Côte Ouest (TCO) (N° SIREN : 249740101)]
BANATIC, accessed 17 October 2024. Its area is 537.2 km
2. Its population was 210,928 in 2018, of which 103,492 in Saint-Paul proper.
[Comparateur de territoire]
INSEE, accessed 6 April 2022.
Composition
The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 5 communes:
La Possession
La Possession () is a Commune in France, commune in the France, French overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department of Réunion. It is located in the northwestern part of the island of Réunion, between the capital of Saint-Den ...
# Saint-Leu
# Saint-Paul
#Les Trois-Bassins
Les Trois-Bassins (, ) is a commune in the department of Réunion. It is found on the west coast of the island, and the summit of Grand Bénare lies within its borders. The commune borders Cilaos to the west, Saint-Paul to the north and Sain ...
References
Agglomeration communities in France
Intercommunalities of Réunion
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