The communauté urbaine Caen la Mer is the communauté urbaine, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Caen. It is located in the Calvados department, in the Normandy region, northwestern France. It was created in January 2017, replacing the previous Communauté d'agglomération Caen la Mer and two communautés de communes. Its area is 362.9 km2. Its population was 268,470 in 2018, of which 105,512 in Caen proper.
History
The communauté urbaine had its origins in the creation in 1990 of a District of Greater Caen (DGC) which consisted of 18 communes.
Since then the grouping transformed itself in 2002 into an Agglomeration called the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Caen. Since 2004 it has been called the communauté d'agglomération Caen la mer.
The community welcomed ten more member communes on 1 January 2003 and Sannerville on 1 January 2004.
From 1 January 2013, a further six communes were accepted into the agglomeration: three communes from the former Communauté de communes des Rives de l'Odonn (which consisted of Tourville-sur-Odon, Verson, and Mouen) and Colleville-Montgomery, Ouistreham, and Saint-André-sur-Orne. This regrouping created an agglomeration of 236,167 inhabitants. In January 2017 the agglomeration community merged with the former commune communities of Entre Thue et Mue and Plaine Sud de Caen, and became an urban community.
The agglomeration staff numbered 650 workers in 2009, with an annual budget of €245 million, of which €95.9 million were investments.
Presidents of Caen la Mer
23 November 1990 - 9 April 2001 : Jean-Marie Girault (UDF), Mayor of Caen
10 April 2001 - 17 April 2008 : Luc Duncombe (UDF-NC), Deputy Mayor of Caen
18 April 2008 - 25 April 2014 : Philippe Duron (PS), Mayor of Caen
25 April 2014 - present : Joël Bruneau (The Republicans), Mayor of Caen
Member communes
The communauté urbaine Caen la Mer consists of the following 48 communes:
Authie
Bénouville
Biéville-Beuville
Blainville-sur-Orne
Bourguébus
Bretteville-sur-Odon
Caen
Cairon
Cambes-en-Plaine
Carpiquet
Le Castelet
Castine-en-Plaine
Colleville-Montgomery
Colombelles
Cormelles-le-Royal
Cuverville
Démouville
Épron
Éterville
Fleury-sur-Orne
Giberville
Grentheville
Hermanville-sur-Mer
Hérouville-Saint-Clair
Ifs
Le Fresne-Camilly
Lion-sur-Mer
Louvigny
Mathieu
Mondeville
Mouen
Ouistreham
Périers-sur-le-Dan
Rosel
Rots
Saint-André-sur-Orne
Saint-Aubin-d'Arquenay
Saint-Contest
Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe
Saint-Manvieu-Norrey
Sannerville
Soliers
Thaon
Thue et Mue
Tourville-sur-Odon
Troarn
Verson
Villons-les-Buissons
Member communes before 2017
As of 2016 the Communauté d'agglomération Caen la Mer included 35 communes. Of these 35 communes, 17 were also part of the urban unit of Caen. Four communes of the urban unit of Caen (Baron-sur-Odon, Fontaine-Étoupefour, Mondrainville and Rots) were not part of the communauté d'agglomération.
The Commune members send a total of 139 delegates to the community council.
Skills
In accordance with the provisions of the Chevènement Act of 12 July 1999, the responsibilities delegated by the member municipalities of Caen La Mer are divided into three groups: Required skills Facilitative skills and Optional skills
These were determined by the decision of the Community Council of 21 January 2005.
The communauté d'agglomération collects only one tax: a business tax (TP) of 16.06% per annum of the rental value of buildings.
Required Skills
Economic Development
The creation, development, maintenance and management of areas of industrial, commercial, services, handicrafts, tourism, ports, and airport activities (e.g. Port of Caen, Caen – Carpiquet Airport) in the interests of the community Economic development activities recognized as of community interest with the SEM Normandy development and the agency Synergia.