Strasbourg Eurométropole
| Strasbourg Eurométropole | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| No. of communes | 28 |
| Established | December 4, 1967 |
| Seat | Strasbourg |
| Government | |
| • President | Robert Herrmann (PS) |
| • Term of office | 2014-2020 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 315.93 km2 (121.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
| • Total | 475,934 |
| • Density | 1,506.4/km2 (3,902/sq mi) |
| Budget | € 972.1 million (2016)¹Budget, Eurométropole de Strasbourg |
| Website | strasbourg.eu |
| ¹ After compensatory transfer of local tax euros to the communes of the Urban Community. | |
Strasbourg Eurométropole or Eurométropole de Strasbourg (formerly the Urban Community of Strasbourg) is the intercommunal structure gathering the city of Strasbourg (France) and its suburbs.
Geography
The encompasses only the center of the metropolitan area of Strasbourg (see infobox at Strasbourg article for the metropolitan area). Communes further away from the center of the metropolitan area have formed their own intercommunal structures, such as:
- Community of Communes of the Erstein Country (Communauté de communes du Pays d'Erstein): 16,702 inhabitants
- Community of Communes of the Kochersberg (Communauté de communes du Kochersberg): 16,141 inhabitants
- Community of Communes of the Lower Zorn (Communauté de communes de la Basse-Zorn): 15,683 inhabitants
- etc.
Another part of the metropolitan area is on German territory (Kehl) and is thus outside of the scope of French intercommunality. The Strasbourg-Ortenau eurodistrict provides some cooperation between the French and German local governments.
History
The Urban Community of Strasbourg (French: Communauté urbaine de Strasbourg), also known by its French initials CUS, was founded in 1967. It became a metropolis on 1 January 2015.[1]
Communes
With number of inhabitants on 1 January 2013[2]
- Bischheim; 17,432
- Blaesheim; 1,271
- Eckbolsheim; 6,725
- Eckwersheim; 1,377
- Entzheim; 2,073
- Eschau; 4,763
- Fegersheim; 5,440
- Geispolsheim; 7,133
- Hœnheim; 11,028
- Holtzheim; 3,584
- Illkirch-Graffenstaden; 26,455
- Lampertheim; 2,905
- Lingolsheim; 17,450
- Lipsheim; 2,493
- Mittelhausbergen; 1,836
- Mundolsheim; 4,817
- Niederhausbergen; 1,394
- Oberhausbergen; 4,855
- Oberschaeffolsheim; 2,244
- Ostwald; 11,925
- Plobsheim; 4,181
- Reichstett; 4,407
- Schiltigheim; 31,450
- Souffelweyersheim; 7,665
- Strasbourg; 275,718
- Vendenheim; 5,552
- La Wantzenau; 5,732
- Wolfisheim; 3,999
References
- ↑ (French) Décret n° 2014-1603 du 23 décembre 2014 portant création de la métropole dénommée « Eurométropole de Strasbourg »
- ↑ "Populations légales 2013 des communes du département". insee.fr. Retrieved 5 January 2016.