Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération

The Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération is the Communauté d'agglomération, a type of local government structure, covering the metropolitan area of the city of Mulhouse in the department of Haut-Rhin and the region of Grand Est, northeastern France.[1] Its area is 439.2 km2. Its population was 274,066 in 2018, of which 108,942 in Mulhouse proper.[2] The current president of the agglomeration community is Fabian Jordan, elected January 2017.[3]

Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération
Official logo of Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération
Location within the Haut-Rhin department
Location within the Haut-Rhin department
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
No. of communes39
SeatMulhouse
Government
  PresidentFabian Jordan
Area
439.2 km2 (169.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
274,066
  Density624/km2 (1,620/sq mi)
Websitewww.mulhouse-alsace.fr

Composition

The Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération covers 39 communes:[4][5]

Responsibilities

On behalf of its 39 communes, the agglomeration exercises responsibility for:[6]

  • Spatial planning
  • District heating
  • Social cohesion
  • Culture and tourism
  • Sustainable Development
  • Economic Development
  • Higher education
  • Employment
  • Sports facilities
  • Housing
  • Senior citizen's services
  • Children's services
  • Public safety and citizenship
  • Street cleaning, garbage collection and waste disposal
  • Transportation and travel

Some of these responsibilities are subcontracted to the private sector. For example, the provision of the agglomeration's bus and tram network is subcontracted to Soléa.

References

  1. "Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération". Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
  2. Comparateur de territoire, INSEE, accessed 6 April 2022.
  3. "Président". www.mulhouse-alsace.fr. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  4. CA Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération (N° SIREN : 200066009), BANATIC, accessed 6 April 2022.
  5. Intercommunalité-Métropole de CA Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération (200066009), INSEE
  6. "Compétences". Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération. Retrieved 2011-04-07.

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