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An agglomeration community (French: communauté d'agglomération) is a metropolitan government structure in France, created by the Chevènement Law of 1999. Overseas department (départements d’outre-mer or DOM) is a designation under the 1946 Constitution of the Fourth Republic that was given to the The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. In France urban communities (communauté urbaine are the most integrated form of intercommunality in France. A communauté de communes (French for "community of communes " is a federation of municipalities (communes in France. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. In France associated communes (communes associées were created by the Commune Merger Act of July 16 1971 (also called the Marcellin Act) The municipal arrondissement (arrondissement municipal pronounced /aʀɔ̃dismɑ̃ mynisipal/ is a subdivision of the commune, used in the three largest cities Paris The French Overseas Departments and Territories ( French: départements d'outre-mer and territoires d'outre-mer or DOM-TOM) consist broadly of The French overseas collectivities ( collectivités d'outre-mer or COM) like the French regions, themselves are first-order Administrative divisions For the former North American fur-trading district see New Caledonia (Canada, and for the Scottish colony in Panama see Darien scheme. Overseas country ( French: pays d'outre-mer or POM) is the new designation for the Overseas collectivity of French Polynesia. Clipperton Island ( French: Île de Clipperton or Île de la Passion) is a nine-square-kilometre coral Atoll in the Eastern Pacific French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Jean-Pierre Chevènement (born 9 March 1939) is a French Politician. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) It is the second most integrated form of intercommunality after the urban community. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. In France urban communities (communauté urbaine are the most integrated form of intercommunality in France. Agglomeration communities consist of a commune of at least 15,000 inhabitants (or a prefecture with less than 15,000 inhabitants) and its independent suburbs. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département''

As of January 1, 2007, there are 169 agglomeration communities in France (163 in metropolitan France and 6 in the overseas departments), with a combined population of 21. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Metropolitan France (France métropolitaine or la Métropole, or colloquially l'Hexagone) is the part of France located in Europe, including Overseas department (départements d’outre-mer or DOM) is a designation under the 1946 Constitution of the Fourth Republic that was given to the 17 million inhabitants. ^[1] The population (as of 1999 census) of the agglomeration communities range from 583,229 inhabitants (Agglomeration community of Greater Toulouse) to 28,485 inhabitants (Agglomeration community of the Pays de Flers). The Community of Agglomeration of Greater Toulouse ( French: Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Toulouse) also simply known as Grand Toulouse

Agglomeration communities with more than 200,000 inhabitants

(ranked by population as of March 1999 census, in 2007 limits)

1. Agglomeration community of Greater Toulouse – 583,229 inhabitants
2. Agglomeration community of Nice Côte d'Azur – 494,446
3. Communauté de l'agglomération Rouennaise (Agglo. The Community of Agglomeration of Greater Toulouse ( French: Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Toulouse) also simply known as Grand Toulouse The Agglomeration community of Nice Côte d'Azur ( French: communauté d'agglomération Nice Côte d'Azur) also known by its initials CANCA, The Agglomeration community of Rouen ( French: Communauté de l'agglomération Rouennaise) is the intercommunal structure gathering the commune de Rouen) – 404,668
4. Communauté d'agglomération Toulon Provence Méditerranée – 392,336
5. Communauté d'agglomération Grenoble Alpes Métropole – 389,560
6. Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Étienne Métropole – 384,042
7. Communauté d'agglomération Montpellier Agglomération – 366,895
8. Agglomeration community of the Rennes Métropole – 364,832
9. Communauté d'agglomération du Pays d'Aix-en-Provence – 332,653
10. Communauté d'agglomération Plaine Commune – 307,528
11. Communauté d'agglomération Clermont Communauté – 275,391
12. Communauté d'agglomération d'Orléans Val de Loire – 266,446
13. Agglomeration community of the Angers Loire Métropole – 261,146
14. Communauté d'agglomération Tours Plus – 258,170
15. Communauté de l'Agglomération Havraise – 255,082
16. Communauté d'agglomération de Lens - Liévin – 250,199
17. Communauté de l'agglomération dijonnaise (Grand Dijon) – 243,165
18. Communauté d'agglomération de Metz Métropole (CA2M) – 221,466
19. Communauté d'agglomération Caen la Mer – 217,805
20. Communauté d'agglomération de Reims – 214,448
21. Communauté d'agglomération Nîmes Métropole – 206,616
22. Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois (Artois Comm. The Agglomeration community of Toulon Provence Mediterranean ( French: Communauté d'agglomération Toulon Provence Méditerranée) is the intercommunal The Agglomeration community of the Grenoble Alpes Métropole ( French: Communauté d'agglomération Grenoble Alpes Métropole) is the intercommunal structure The Agglomeration community of the Saint-Étienne Métropole ( French: Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Étienne Métropole) is the intercommunal structure The Agglomeration community of the Montpellier agglomeration ( French: Communauté d'agglomération Montpellier Agglomération) is the intercommunal structure The Agglomeration community of the Rennes Métropole ( French: Communauté d'agglomération Rennes Métropole) is the intercommunal structure gathering The Communauté d'agglomération d'Angers Loire Métropole is the intercommunal structure gathering the city of Angers and some of its suburbs The Communauté d'agglomération de Lens - Liévin (French for " Community of Agglomeration of Lens - Liévin " was created on January 1 The communauté d'agglomération Caen la Mer is a French Communauté d'agglomération, located in the Calvados département The Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois (Artois Comm is an administrative entity in the Pas-de-Calais département, in northern ) – 205,872

Other agglomeration communities

• Communauté d'agglomération Arles-Crau-Camargue-Montagnette – 75,939
• Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole – 177,345
• Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Thau – 84,275
• Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais – 122,755
• Communauté d'agglomération de Cergy-Pontoise – 179,346
• Communauté d'Agglomération du Choletais – 79,533
• Communauté d'agglomération d'Évreux – 79,642
• Communauté d'agglomération des Hauts de Bièvre – 170,922
• Communauté d'agglomération Laval Agglomération – 88,311
• Communauté d'agglomération Pays Voironnais – 85,000
• Communauté d'agglomération de Saumur Loire Développement – 61,339
• Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines – 142,737

References

External links

• Association of intercommunalites

See also

• County-level city, an equivalent administrative division for some cities in Mainland China