Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole


Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Montpellier. It is located in the Hérault department, in the Occitanie region, southern France. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous Communauté d'agglomération de Montpellier. Its population was 457,760 in 2014, of which 279,845 in Montpellier proper.

History

The district of Montpellier was created in 1965. In 2001, it became an agglomeration community. On January 1, 2015, the Métropolian community replaced the agglomeration community in accordance with a law of January 2014.

Composition

Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole covers the following 31 communes. The communes with « ° » are the 15 members of the former district of Montpellier.
  1. Baillargues°
  2. Beaulieu
  3. Castelnau-le-Lez°
  4. Castries
  5. Clapiers°
  6. Cournonsec
  7. Cournonterral
  8. Le Crès°
  9. Fabrègues
  10. Grabels°
  11. Jacou°
  12. Juvignac°
  13. Lattes°
  14. Lavérune
  15. Montaud
  16. Montferrier-sur-Lez°
  17. Montpellier°
  18. Murviel-lès-Montpellier
  19. Pérols°
  20. Pignan
  21. Prades-le-Lez°
  22. Restinclières
  23. Saint-Brès
  24. Saint-Drézéry
  25. Saint-Geniès-des-Mourgues
  26. Saint-Georges-d'Orques
  27. Saint-Jean-de-Védas°
  28. Saussan
  29. Sussargues
  30. Vendargues°
  31. Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone
Palavas-les-Flots left the Agglomeration community of Montpellier Agglomération on January 1, 2005. The commune was one of the initial member communes of the "district de Montpellier".