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 area is 421.8 km2. Its population was 481,276 in 2018, of which 290,053 in Montpellier proper.[2]
Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole | |
|---|---|
 Location in the Hérault. | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| No. of communes | 31 |
| Established | January 2015 |
| Seat | Montpellier |
| Government | |
| • President | Michaël Delafosse |
| Area | 421.8 km2 (162.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | 481,276 |
| • Density | 1,141/km2 (2,960/sq mi) |
| Website | montpellier3m.fr |
History edit
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 edit
Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole covers the following 31 communes.[5][1][6][7] The communes with « ° » are the 15 members of the former district of Montpellier.
- Baillargues°
- Beaulieu
- Castelnau-le-Lez°
- Castries
- Clapiers°
- Cournonsec
- Cournonterral
- Le Crès°
- Fabrègues
- Grabels°
- Jacou°
- Juvignac°
- Lattes°
- Lavérune
- Montaud
- Montferrier-sur-Lez°
- Montpellier°
- Murviel-lès-Montpellier
- Pérols°
- Pignan
- Prades-le-Lez°
- Restinclières
- Saint-Brès
- Saint-Drézéry
- Saint-Geniès-des-Mourgues
- Saint-Georges-d'Orques
- Saint-Jean-de-Védas°
- Saussan
- Sussargues
- Vendargues°
- 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".
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Décret n° 2014-1605 du 23 décembre 2014 portant création de la métropole dénommée « Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole » | Legifrance". Retrieved 2017-06-29.
- ^ Comparateur de territoire, INSEE. 4 April 2022.
- ^ Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole website[permanent dead link], history
- ^ (in French) Loi n° 2014-58 du 27 janvier 2014 de modernisation de l'action publique territoriale et d'affirmation des métropoles
- ^ Metropolitan Montpellier Méditerranée website, communes
- ^ Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole (N° SIREN : 243400017), BANATIC. Accessed 4 April 2022.
- ^ INSEE
43°37′N 3°52′E / 43.617°N 3.867°E
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