Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole

Métropole in Occitania, France

Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole

Métropole

Location in the Hérault.

Country| France
Region| Occitania
Department| Hérault
No. of communes| 31
Established| January 2015
Seat| Montpellier
Government

• President| Michaël Delafosse

Area

| 421.8 km2 (162.9 sq mi)
Population

(2018)

| 481,276
• Density| 1,141/km2 (2,960/sq mi)
Website| montpellier3m.fr

Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃pəlje meditɛʁane metʁɔpɔl]) is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Montpellier. It is located in the Hérault department, in the Occitanie region, southern France. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous Communauté d'agglomération de Montpellier.[1] Its area is 421.8 km2. Its population was 481,276 in 2018, of which 290,053 in Montpellier proper.[2]

## History

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The district of Montpellier was created in 1965. In 2001, it became an agglomeration community (French: Communauté d'agglomération Montpellier Agglomération).[3] On January 1, 2015, the Métropolitan community replaced the agglomeration community in accordance with a law of January 2014.[1][4]

## Composition

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Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole covers the following 31 communes.[5][1][6][7] The communes with « ° » are the 15 members of the former district of Montpellier.

1. Baillargues°
2. Beaulieu
3. Castelnau-le-Lez°
4. Castries
5. Clapiers°
6. Cournonsec
7. Cournonterral
8. Le Crès°
9. Fabrègues
10. Grabels°
11. Jacou°
12. Juvignac°
13. Lattes°
14. Lavérune
15. Montaud
16. Montferrier-sur-Lez°
17. Montpellier°
18. Murviel-lès-Montpellier
19. Pérols°
20. Pignan
21. Prades-le-Lez°
22. Restinclières
23. Saint-Brès
24. Saint-Drézéry
25. Saint-Geniès-des-Mourgues
26. Saint-Georges-d'Orques
27. Saint-Jean-de-Védas°
28. Saussan
29. Sussargues
30. Vendargues°
31. Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone

Palavas-les-Flots left the Agglomeration community of Montpellier Agglomération on January 1, 2005. The commune was one of the initial member communes of the "district de Montpellier".

## See also

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* Transports de l'agglomération de Montpellier

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Décret n° 2014-1605 du 23 décembre 2014 portant création de la métropole dénommée « Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole » | Legifrance". Retrieved 2017-06-29.
2. ^ Comparateur de territoire, INSEE. 4 April 2022.
3. ^ Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole website[permanent dead link‍], history
4. ^ (in French) Loi n° 2014-58 du 27 janvier 2014 de modernisation de l'action publique territoriale et d'affirmation des métropoles
5. ^ Metropolitan Montpellier Méditerranée website, communes
6. ^ Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole (N° SIREN : 243400017), BANATIC. Accessed 17 October 2024.
7. ^ INSEE

43°37′N 3°52′E﻿ / ﻿43.617°N 3.867°E﻿ / 43.617; 3.867

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