Bordeaux Métropole


Bordeaux Métropole is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Bordeaux. It is located in the center of the Gironde department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, in South West France. It represents about half of the department's population. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous Communauté urbaine de Bordeaux. It brings together 28 municipalities, and covers an area of. Its population was 801,041 in 2018, of which 257,068 resided in Bordeaux proper.
Bordeaux Métropole encompasses only the central part of the metropolitan area of Bordeaux. Communes further away from the center of the metropolitan area have formed their own intercommunal structures, such as:

History

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:
  1. Ambarès-et-Lagrave
  2. Ambès
  3. Artigues-près-Bordeaux
  4. Bassens
  5. Bègles
  6. Blanquefort
  7. Bordeaux
  8. Bouliac
  9. Le Bouscat
  10. Bruges
  11. Carbon-Blanc
  12. Cenon
  13. Eysines
  14. Floirac
  15. Gradignan
  16. Le Haillan
  17. Lormont
  18. Martignas-sur-Jalle
  19. Mérignac
  20. Parempuyre
  21. Pessac
  22. Saint-Aubin-de-Médoc
  23. Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand
  24. Saint-Médard-en-Jalles
  25. Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
  26. Le Taillan-Médoc
  27. Talence
  28. Villenave-d'Ornon

Administration

The Metropolitan Council consists of 101 members, one of them being the president, currently Alain Juppé, the mayor of Bordeaux.