Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur

Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-Maritimes
No. of communes 49
Established December 31, 2011
Seat Nice
Government
 • President Christian Estrosi (UMP)
 • Term of office 2014–2020
Area
 • Total 1,465.8 km2 (565.9 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 544,977
 • Density 370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Budget € 945 million (2012)
Website www.nicecotedazur.org/

Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Nice. It is located in the Alpes-Maritimes department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, southeastern France. It was created in December 2011, replacing the previous Communauté urbaine Nice Côte d'Azur and the communautés de communes of les stations du Mercantour, La Tinée and Vésubie-Mercantour.[1] In 2013 the commune Coaraze left the métropole, and in 2014 the communes Bonson, Le Broc, Gattières and Gilette joined it. Its population was 544,977 in 2014, of which 347,636 in Nice proper.[2]

Communes

The 49 communes of the métropole are:[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Décret du 17 octobre 2011 portant création de la métropole dénommée « Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur » | Legifrance". Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  2. 1 2 BANATIC, Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 2017-06-28.
  3. ↑ INSEE

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