Bordeaux Métropole
Bordeaux Métropole is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Bordeaux. It is in the Gironde department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, in South West France. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous Communauté urbaine de Bordeaux. Its population was 774,929 in 2014, of which 250,776 in Bordeaux proper.
Bordeaux Métropole encompasses only the center of the metropolitan area of Bordeaux. Communes further away from the center of the metropolitan area have formed their own intercommunal structures, such as:
The Urban Community of Bordeaux, also known by its French initials CUB, was created in 1966 by the law of 31 December on urban communities which instituted the urban communities of Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon and Strasbourg.
On 1 January 2015, the Métropole replaced the Urban Community in accordance with a law of January 2014.Communes
The 28 communes of Bordeaux Métropole are:
- Ambarès-et-Lagrave
- Ambès
- Artigues-près-Bordeaux
- Bassens
- Bègles
- Blanquefort
- Bordeaux
- Bouliac
- Le Bouscat
- Bruges
- Carbon-Blanc
- Cenon
- Eysines
- Floirac
- Gradignan
- Le Haillan
- Lormont
- Martignas-sur-Jalle
- Mérignac
- Parempuyre
- Pessac
- Saint-Aubin-de-Médoc
- Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand
- Saint-Médard-en-Jalles
- Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
- Le Taillan-Médoc
- Talence
- Villenave-d'Ornon
Administration
The Metropolitan Council consists of 101 members, one of them being the president, currently Alain Juppé, the mayor of Bordeaux.Presidents of Metropolitan Bordeaux
