Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin d'Aurillac

The Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin d'Aurillac (CABA) is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Aurillac. It is located in the Cantal department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, south-central France. It was created in 1999.[1][2] Its area is 491.9 km2. Its population was 53,247 in 2018, including 25,531 in Aurillac proper.[3]

Bassin d'Aurillac
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentCantal
No. of communes25
SeatAurillac
Government
  PresidentPierre Mathonier
Area
491.9 km2 (189.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
53,247
  Density108/km2 (280/sq mi)
Websitewww.caba.fr

Composition

The CABA consists of 25 communes:[1][2][4]

Conseil de Communauté

The Council of Communities is made up of 79 delegates from the above communes.

Jurisdiction

The CABA has for mandatory areas of jurisdiction:

  • Economic development
  • Land management
  • Environmental protection
  • Town political structures

It is to oversee as well:

  • Organization of common transport problems
  • Sanitation collection and treatment
  • Assessment, protection, and economic impact of the local environment
  • The creation, management and assessment of cultural and sporting organizations across the communes

Activities of the CABA

Areas over which the CABA has shared jurisdiction:

  • Airports
  • Fisheries and shellfish cultivation
  • Vineyard cultivation
  • Wine and spirits production
  • Thermal energy production
  • Tourism

References


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