Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes (since 2023: Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo)[1] is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the town of Saintes. It is located in the Charente-Maritime department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, southwestern France. Created in 2013, its seat is in Saintes.[2] Its area is 474.6 km2. Its population was 60,110 in 2019, of which 25,287 in Saintes proper.[3]
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| Coordinates: 45°44′N 00°37′W / 45.733°N 0.617°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| No. of communes | 36 |
| Established | 2013 |
| Seat | Saintes |
| Area | 474.6 km2 (183.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | 60,110 |
| • Density | 127/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Composition
editThe communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 36 communes:[2][4]
- Burie
- Bussac-sur-Charente
- Chaniers
- La Chapelle-des-Pots
- Chérac
- Chermignac
- La Clisse
- Colombiers
- Corme-Royal
- Courcoury
- Dompierre-sur-Charente
- Le Douhet
- Écoyeux
- Écurat
- Fontcouverte
- Les Gonds
- La Jard
- Luchat
- Migron
- Montils
- Pessines
- Pisany
- Préguillac
- Rouffiac
- Saint-Bris-des-Bois
- Saint-Césaire
- Saintes
- Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux
- Saint-Sauvant
- Saint-Sever-de-Saintonge
- Saint-Vaize
- Le Seure
- Thénac
- Varzay
- Vénérand
- Villars-les-Bois
References
edit- ^ Arrêté préfectoral, 31 October 2023.
- ^ a b CA "Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo", BANATIC. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ Comparateur de territoire, INSEE. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Intercommunalité : Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo". INSEE. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
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