Communauté d'agglomération Caen la Mer
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The communauté d'agglomération Caen la Mer is a French
communauté d'agglomération
, located in the Calvados
département, in the Basse-Normandie
région.
Its origin dates back to 1990 when a district of the agglomeration of Caen
was created. It was transformed into a communauté d'agglomération in 2002. Initially called Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Caen, it was renamed communauté d'agglomération Caen la Mer in 2004. Population (2004): 217,805.
The communauté d'agglomération Caen la Mer gathers 29 communes:
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
communauté d'agglomération
Communauté d'agglomération
An agglomeration community is a metropolitan government structure in France, created by the Chevènement Law of 1999. It is one of three forms of intercommunality, less integrated than an urban community but more integrated than a community of communes...
, located in the Calvados
Calvados
The French department of Calvados is part of the region of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the English Channel coast...
département, in the Basse-Normandie
Basse-Normandie
Lower Normandy is an administrative region of France. It was created in 1956, when the Normandy region was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy...
région.
Its origin dates back to 1990 when a district of the agglomeration of Caen
Caen
Caen is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the Basse-Normandie region. It is located inland from the English Channel....
was created. It was transformed into a communauté d'agglomération in 2002. Initially called Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Caen, it was renamed communauté d'agglomération Caen la Mer in 2004. Population (2004): 217,805.
The communauté d'agglomération Caen la Mer gathers 29 communes:
- AuthieAuthie, CalvadosAuthie is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:...
- BénouvilleBénouville, CalvadosBénouville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.It is located on the Canal de Caen à la Mer close to Caen and Ouistreham.-Sights:* Château de Bénouville completed in 1777 by Claude Nicolas Ledoux...
- Biéville-BeuvilleBiéville-BeuvilleBiéville-Beuville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
- Blainville-sur-OrneBlainville-sur-OrneBlainville-sur-Orne is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.Blainville-sur-Orne is on the west side of the Canal de Caen à la Mer, just south of Bénouville and the famous Pegasus Bridge of D-Day fame. The town is also home to a Renault Trucks ...
- Bretteville-sur-OdonBretteville-sur-OdonBretteville-sur-Odon is a commune in the department of Calvados in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.It lies on the River Odon about west of Caen.-Population:-Twin towns:* Woodbury, Devon, UK since 1978...
- CaenCaenCaen is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the Basse-Normandie region. It is located inland from the English Channel....
, seat of the communauté - Cambes-en-PlaineCambes-en-PlaineCambes-en-Plaine is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
- CarpiquetCarpiquetCarpiquet is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France. Caen – Carpiquet Airport is located in Carpiquet.-Geography:Carpiquet is on the western side of the Caen metropolitan area...
- ColombellesColombellesColombelles is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.It is located on the Canal de Caen à la Mer.-Population:...
- Cormelles-le-RoyalCormelles-le-RoyalCormelles-le-Royal is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
- Cuverville
- DémouvilleDémouville-References:*...
- ÉpronÉpron-External links:*...
- ÉtervilleÉterville-References:*...
- Fleury-sur-OrneFleury-sur-Orne-External links:** *...
- Giberville
- Hermanville-sur-MerHermanville-sur-MerHermanville-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:-Sights:* 13th century church* Commonwealth war cemetery* Old village center...
- Hérouville-Saint-ClairHérouville-Saint-ClairHérouville-Saint-Clair is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.It is a suburb of the city of Caen, and lies adjacent to it in a northeasterly direction, along the west side of the Canal de Caen à la Mer...
- IfsIfs, CalvadosIfs is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:-Twin towns:Ifs is twinned with: Ilfracombe, Devon, England Niederwerrn, Germany-External links:**...
- Lion-sur-MerLion-sur-MerLion-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados département in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Geography:Lion-sur-Mer is located on the edge of the English Channel, more precisely on the Côte de Nacre , about North of Caen.The beach is made of fine sand and is bordered, to the west,...
- LouvignyLouvigny, CalvadosLouvigny is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:...
- MathieuMathieuMathieu may refer to:In places:* Mathieu, Calvados, a commune of the Calvados département in FranceIn mathematics:* Claude-Louis Mathieu , French mathematician and astronomer...
- MondevilleMondeville, Calvados-Economy:It is the home of Yachts Industries, manufacturer of Blubay and Yapluka brands of catamaran.-External links:**...
- Périers-sur-le-DanPériers-sur-le-Dan-References:*...
- Saint-Aubin-d'ArquenaySaint-Aubin-d'ArquenaySaint-Aubin-d'Arquenay is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
- Saint-ContestSaint-ContestSaint-Contest is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:-Twin towns:It is twinned with the village of Marchwood in the United Kingdom.-References:*...
- Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-HerbeSaint-Germain-la-Blanche-HerbeSaint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:-External links:*...
- Sannerville (since 2004)
- Villons-les-BuissonsVillons-les-Buissons-References:*...