Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz | |
|---|---|
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| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| No. of communes | 15 |
| Established | 1 January 2017 |
| Seat | Pornic |
| Government | |
| • President (2020–2026) | Jean-Michel Brard, DVD |
Area | 522.1 km2 (201.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) [1] | 66,241 |
| • Density | 127/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Website | pornicagglo.fr |
Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz is a French agglomeration community, created on 1 January 2017 and located in the Loire-Atlantique department and the Pays de la Loire region.
After several months of negotiations, the community advisers of the two community of communes of Pornic and Cœur Pays de Retz decided to merge them on 13 June 2016 within an urban community called "Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz". [2]
The agglomeration community was created on 1 January 2017 by prefectural decree of 9 November 2016. [3] [4] On 5 January 2017, during its inaugural meeting, the community council elected the mayor of Pornic, Jean-Michel Brard, as president of the agglomeration community. [5]
On 1 January 2020, the municipality of Villeneuve-en-Retz left the communauté de communes Sud Retz Atlantique and joined Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz. [6]
Located in the southwestern department of Loire-Atlantique , Pornic intercommunal Agglo Retz includes 15 towns and has an area of 522.1 km2 (201.6 sq mi). [7]
The agglomeration community includes 15 municipalities: [4] [8]
| name | INSEE code | Inhabitants | Area (km2) | Population (last legal pop. ) | Density ( inhab./km2 ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pornic (headquarters) | 44131 | Pornicais | 94,18 | 15 570 (2018) | 165 |
| La Bernerie-en-Retz | 44012 | Bernerians | 6,093 | 3,016 (2018) | 495 |
| Chaumes-en-Retz | 44005 | Calmetiens | 76,556 | 6,827 (2018) | 89 |
| Chauvé | 44038 | Chauvéens | 40,98 | 2,892 (2018) | 71 |
| Cheix-en-Retz | 44039 | Cheixois | 8,34 | 1,086 (2018) | 130 |
| Les Moutiers-en-Retz | 44106 | Monastériens | 9,58 | 1,703 (2018) | 178 |
| La Plaine-sur-Mer | 44126 | Plainais | 16,39 | 4,369 (2018) | 267 |
| Port-Saint-Père | 44133 | Port-Saint-Périns | 32,57 | 2,911 (2018) | 89 |
| Préfailles | 44136 | Préfaillais | 4,88 | 1,242 (2018) | 255 |
| Rouans | 44145 | Rouansais | 37,73 | 3,015 (2018) | 80 |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Chaléons | 44164 | Chaléonnais | 34,98 | 2,304 (2018) | 66 |
| Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef | 44182 | Michelois | 25,12 | 5,173 (2018) | 206 |
| Sainte-Pazanne | 44186 | Pazennais | 41,56 | 6,889 (2018) | 166 |
| Villeneuve-en-Retz | 44021 | Villeretziens | 73,68 | 4,911 (2018) | 67 |
| Vue | 44220 | Véziens | 19,51 | 1,626 (2018) | 83 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 29,501 | — | ||
| 1975 | 30,511 | +0.48% | ||
| 1982 | 33,409 | +1.30% | ||
| 1990 | 35,964 | +0.93% | ||
| 1999 | 41,676 | +1.65% | ||
| 2009 | 54,855 | +2.79% | ||
| 2014 | 59,747 | +1.72% | ||
| 2020 | 66,241 | +1.73% | ||
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| The data mentioned above are established on a constant geographical scope, in the geography in force at 1 January 2023. Source: INSEE 2023 [1] | ||||
The headquarters of the urban community is in Pornic, 2 rue du Docteur Ange Guépin. [4]
| Commune | Mayor | Etiquette (Party) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaumes-en-Retz | Jacky Drouet | DVG | |
| Chauvé | Pierre Martin | DVD | |
| Cheix-en-Retz | Luc Normand | DVD | |
| La Bernerie-en-Retz | Jacques Prieur | SE | |
| La Plaine-sur-Mer | Séverine Marchand | SE | |
| Les Moutiers-en-Retz | Pascale Briand | LR | |
| Pornic | Jean-Michel Brard | DVD | |
| Port-Saint-Père | Gaëtan Léauté | DVD | |
| Préfailles | Claude Caudal | DVG | |
| Rouans | Jacques Ripoche | SE | |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Chaléons | Françoise Relandeau | DVD | |
| Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef | Eloïse Bourreau-Gobin | DVC | |
| Sainte-Pazanne | Bernard Morilleau | DVG | |
| Villeneuve-en-Retz | Jean-Bernard Ferrer | UDI | |
| Vue | Nadège Placé | SE | |
The 42 permanent advisers are thus distributed according to common law as follows:
| Number of delegates | Communes |
|---|---|
| 11 | Pornic |
| 5 | Chaumes-en-Retz |
| 4 | Sainte-Pazanne |
| 3 | La Plaine-sur-Mer, Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef, Villeneuve-en-Retz |
| 2 | Chauvé, La Bernerie-en-Retz, Port-Saint-Père, Rouans |
| 1 | Cheix-en-Retz, Les Moutiers-en-Retz, Préfailles, Saint-Hilaire-de-Chaléons, Vue |
The agglomeration community is administered by its community council made up in 2020 of 42 community councillors, who are municipal councillors representing each of the member municipalities.
Following the 2020 municipal elections in Loire-Atlantique, the community council of 9 July 2020 re-elected its president, Jean-Michel Brard, mayor of Pornic, as well as its 9 vice-presidents. As of this date, the list of vice-presidents is as follows:
| Responsibilities | Name | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finances, major projects, foresight and pooling | Bernard Morilleau | Mayor of Sainte-Pazanne |
| 2 | Economic development, employment and tourism | Pascale Briand | Mayor of Les Moutiers-en-Retz |
| 3 | Water cycle, coastline and marsh | Claude Caudal | Mayor of Préfailles |
| 4 | Regional planning | Séverine Marchand | Mayor of La Plaine-sur-Mer |
| 5 | Waste management | Jacky Drouet | Mayor of Les Chaumes-en-Retz |
| 6 | Early childhood, childhood and youth | Nadège Placé | Mayor of Vue |
| 7 | Mobility | Gaëtan Léauté | Mayor of Port-Saint-Père |
| 8 | Solidarity, health and prevention | Pierre Martin | Mayor of Chauvé |
| 9 | Culture and sport | Jacques Prieur | Mayor of La Bernerie-en-Retz |
With 13 other elected officials, they form the community office for the period 2020-2026.
| Period | Name | Etiquette | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 January 2017 | current | Jean-Michel Brard | DVD | Mayor of Pornic |
The intercommunality exercises the powers which have been transferred to it by the member municipalities, under the conditions defined by the general code of local authorities .
The agglomeration community is a public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax system.
In order to finance the exercise of its powers, the intercommunality collects the single professional tax [ 3 ] (FPU) - which succeeded the single professional tax (TPU) - and ensures an equalization of resources between the residential municipalities and those with of activity zones.
In order to implement its obligations, the inter-municipal association employs 200 agents.
The following is a list of the 207 communes of the Loire-Atlantique department of France.
The following is a list of the 363 communes of the Drôme department of France.
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