Brest Métropole

Brest Métropole
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Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
No. of communes	8
Established	1973
Seat	Brest
Government
• President	François Cuillandre (PS)
• Term of office	2014-2020
Area
• Total	218.37 km^2 (84.31 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	213,545
• Density	977.90/km^2 (2,532.7/sq mi)
Budget	approx. €312.7 million (2008)¹
Website
¹ After compensatory transfer of local tax euros to the communes of the Urban Community.

Brest Métropole is the intercommunal structure gathering the city of Brest, in Brittany, and some of its suburbs.

History

The Urban Community was founded in 1973. On January 1, 2015, the Metropolis replaces the Urban Community in accordance with a law of January 2014.^[1]

Member communes

• Bohars
• Brest
• Gouesnou
• Guilers
• Guipavas
• Plougastel-Daoulas
• Plouzané
• Le Relecq-Kerhuon

Administration

The Metropolitan Council consists of 70 members, one of them being the president, currently François Cuillandre, the mayor of Brest.

References

1. (French) Loi n° 2014-58 du 27 janvier 2014 de modernisation de l'action publique territoriale et d'affirmation des métropoles

External links

• Brest Métropole website

Coordinates: 48°23′24″N 4°29′13″W / 48.3900°N 4.4869°W