Nantes Métropole
| Nantes Métropole | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays-de-la-Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| No. of communes | 24 |
| Established | January 1, 2001 |
| Seat | Nantes |
| Government | |
| • President | Johanna Rolland (PS) |
| • Term of office | 2014-2020 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 523.35 km2 (202.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 579,802 (48.54% in the city of Nantes) |
| • Density | 1,108/km2 (2,870/sq mi) |
| Budget | € 946 million (2008)¹ |
| Website | nantesmetropole.fr |
| ¹ After compensatory transfer of local tax euros to the communes of the Urban Community. | |
The Nantes Metropolis (French: Nantes Métropole) is the intercommunal structure gathering the city of Nantes (France) and its suburbs.
The Urban Community was founded in 2001. On January 1, 2015, the Metropolis replaces the Urban Community in accordance with a law of January 2014.
The Metropolitan Council consists of 97 members, one of them being the president, currently Johanna Rolland, the mayor of Nantes.
It includes 24 communes:
Nantes Métropole encompasses only the center of the metropolitan area of Nantes (see infobox at Nantes article for the metropolitan area). Communes further away from the center of the metropolitan area have formed their own intercommunal structures, such as:
Coordinates: 47°13′02″N 1°33′14″W / 47.2172°N 1.5539°W
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