Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole

Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Montpellier. It is located in the Hérault department, in the Occitanie region, southern France. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous Communauté d'agglomération de Montpellier.[1] Its population was 457,760 in 2014, of which 279,845 in Montpellier proper.[2]

Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Métropole
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentHérault
No. of communes31
EstablishedJanuary 2015
SeatMontpellier
Government
 • PresidentPhilippe Saurel
Area
 • Total434 km2 (168 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total457,760
 • Density1,055/km2 (2,730/sq mi)
Websitemontpellier3m.fr

History

The district of Montpellier was created in 1965. In 2001, it became an agglomeration community (French: Communauté d'agglomération Montpellier Agglomération).[3] On January 1, 2015, the Métropolian community replaced the agglomeration community in accordance with a law of January 2014.[1][4]

Composition

Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole covers the following 31 communes.[5][1][2][6] The communes with « ° » are the 15 members of the former district of Montpellier.

  1. Baillargues°
  2. Beaulieu
  3. Castelnau-le-Lez°
  4. Castries
  5. Clapiers°
  6. Cournonsec
  7. Cournonterral
  8. Le Crès°
  9. Fabrègues
  10. Grabels°
  11. Jacou°
  12. Juvignac°
  13. Lattes°
  14. Lavérune
  15. Montaud
  16. Montferrier-sur-Lez°
  17. Montpellier°
  18. Murviel-lès-Montpellier
  19. Pérols°
  20. Pignan
  21. Prades-le-Lez°
  22. Restinclières
  23. Saint-Brès
  24. Saint-Drézéry
  25. Saint-Geniès-des-Mourgues
  26. Saint-Georges-d'Orques
  27. Saint-Jean-de-Védas°
  28. Saussan
  29. Sussargues
  30. Vendargues°
  31. Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone

Palavas-les-Flots left the Agglomeration community of Montpellier Agglomération on January 1, 2005. The commune was one of the initial member communes of the "district de Montpellier".

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See also
  • Transports de l'agglomération de Montpellier

References
  1. "Décret n° 2014-1605 du 23 décembre 2014 portant création de la métropole dénommée « Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole » | Legifrance". Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  2. BANATIC, Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 2017-06-28.
  3. Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole website, history
  4. (in French) Loi n° 2014-58 du 27 janvier 2014 de modernisation de l'action publique territoriale et d'affirmation des métropoles
  5. Metropolitan Montpellier Méditerranée website, communes
  6. INSEE

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