Communauté de communes du canton de Conty
| Communauté de communes du Contynois |
|
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Picardie |
| Department | Somme |
| No. of communes | 23 |
| Established | 1996 |
| Seat | Conty |
| Government | |
| • President | Joseph Bleyaert |
| Population (1999) | |
| • Total | 9,043 |
| Website | www.cccconty.com |
The Communauté de communes du Contynois (until 2015: Communauté de communes du canton de Conty) is a former communauté de communes in the Somme département and in the Picardie région of France. It was merged into the new Communauté de communes Somme-Sud-Ouest in January 2017.
The community is located in three valleys:
This rural area is easily accessible from junction 17 of the A16 motorway.
This Communauté de communes included 23 communes:
The communes delegate members to the communauté to be responsible for the following:
The budget of the community is financed by additional taxes levied by the individual communes.
The communauté has developed an economic hub at Essertaux and a warehouse for the packaging and selling of fresh potatoes and has completed the extension of the gymnasium at Conty.
It actively promotes helping the elderly, maintains 140 km of roads within the communauté and has created a refuse disposal & recycling site at Lœuilly.
It has provided:
The Communauté also finances the Tourist Office of the Valley of the Selle.
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