Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération

The Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération is the Communauté d'agglomération, a type of local government structure, covering the metropolitan area of the city of Mulhouse in the department of Haut-Rhin and the region of Grand Est, northeastern France.[1] Its population was 277,999 in 2014, of which 112,812 in Mulhouse proper.[2] The current president of the agglomeration community is Fabian Jordan, elected January 2017.[3]

Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
No. of communes39
SeatMulhouse
Government
  PresidentFabian Jordan
Population
 (2014)
  Total277,999
Websitewww.mulhouse-alsace.fr

Composition

The Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération covers 39 communes:[2][4]

Responsibilities

On behalf of its 39 communes, the agglomeration exercises responsibility for:[5]

  • Spatial planning
  • District heating
  • Social cohesion
  • Culture and tourism
  • Sustainable Development
  • Economic Development
  • Higher education
  • Employment
  • Sports facilities
  • Housing
  • Senior citizen's services
  • Children's services
  • Public safety and citizenship
  • Street cleaning, garbage collection and waste disposal
  • Transportation and travel

Some of these responsibilities are subcontracted to the private sector. For example, the provision of the agglomeration's bus and tram network is subcontracted to Soléa.

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References

  1. "Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération". Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
  2. BANATIC, Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 2017-06-28.
  3. "Président". www.mulhouse-alsace.fr. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  4. INSEE
  5. "Compétences". Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération. Retrieved 2011-04-07.


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