Commune communities in France

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A communauté de communes (French for "community of communes") is a federation of municipalities (communes) in France. It forms a framework within which local tasks are carried out together. It is the least integrated form of intercommunality.

As of January 1, 2006, there are 2,389 communautés de communes in France (2,380 in metropolitan France and 9 in the overseas départements), with 26.08 million people living in them. The population (as of 1999 census) of the communautés de communes range from 159,997 inhabitants (Communauté de communes de la Boucle de la Seine, Yvelines département) to 168 inhabitants (Communauté de communes de la Vallée du Toulourenc, Vaucluse département).

[edit] Legal status

The communauté de communes was created by a status of the French Parliament enacted on February 6, 1992. The status was modified by the Chevènement Law of 1999.

Contrary to the communautés d'agglomération and the communautés urbaines, communautés de communes are not subjected to a minimum threshold of population to come into existence. The only constraint is geographical continuity.

According to the Code général des collectivités territoriales (CGCT) (general law over regional administrative structures), a communauté de communes is a public establishment of inter-communal cooperation (EPCI), formed by several French municipalities, which cover a connected territory without enclave.

At the time of the entry in action of this regulation (1999), communautés de communes already in existence that did not meet the criteria of geographical continuity were left untouched.

The communes involved build a space of solidarity with a joint project of development, infrastructure building, etc.

[edit] Communautés de communes with more than 60,000 inhabitants

(ranked by population as of March 1999 census, in 2006 limits)
(the largest commune in the communauté de communes follows in parenthesis)

Communauté de communes de la Boucle de la Seine (Sartrouville) – 159,997 inhabitants
Communauté de communes du Grand Parc (Versailles) – 151,157
Communauté de communes du Nord Martinique (Le Robert) – 108,470
Communauté de communes du Sud (Le Tampon) – 102,958
Communauté de communes du Centre Littoral (Cayenne) – 92,059
Communauté de communes du Parisis (Herblay) – 80,196
Communauté de communes du Pays Yonnais (La Roche-sur-Yon) – 79,665
Communauté de communes de l'Est Douaisis (Somain) – 71,814
Communauté de communes de l'agglomération Creilloise (Creil) – 67,818
Communauté de communes Marne et Chantereine (Chelles) – 67,487
Communauté de communes de Châtillon - Montrouge (Montrouge) – 66,355
Communauté de communes des Deux Rives de la Seine (Verneuil-sur-Seine) – 62,260
Communauté de communes de l'Auxerrois (Auxerre) – 62,064