Métropole Rouen Normandie

Métropole Rouen Normandie
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
No. of communes 71
Established 2015
Seat Rouen
Government
 • President Frédéric Sanchez (PS)
 • Term of office 2015 - present
Area
 • Total 663.8 km2 (256.3 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 499,570
 • Density 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Website www.metropole-rouen-normandie.fr

Métropole Rouen Normandie is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Rouen. It is located in the Seine-Maritime department, in the Normandy region, northern France. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous Communauté d'agglomération Rouen-Elbeuf-Austreberthe.[1] Its population was 499,570 in 2014, of which 113,313 in Rouen proper.[2]

History

The Agglomeration community of Rouen-Elbeuf-Austreberthe (French: Communauté d'agglomération Rouen-Elbeuf-Austreberthe) was created in 2010. On January 1, 2015, the Metropolis replaced the agglomeration community in accordance with a law of January 2014.[3]

Responsibilities

The goal of the Métropole is to build a better metropolitan area by synchronizing the transport system, environmental actions, etc.

Communes

The 71 communes of the Métropole Rouen Normandie are:[1][2][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Décret n° 2014-1604 du 23 décembre 2014 portant création de la métropole dénommée « Métropole Rouen Normandie » | Legifrance". Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  2. 1 2 BANATIC, Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 2017-06-28.
  3. ↑ (in French) Loi n° 2014-58 du 27 janvier 2014 de modernisation de l'action publique territoriale et d'affirmation des métropoles
  4. ↑ INSEE

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