Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz
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 (2024–2032) | Pascale Briand, DVD |
Area | 522.1 km2 (201.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | 70,563 |
| • Density | 135.2/km2 (350.0/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.
Historical
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] In 2024, Pascale Briand was elected as president of Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz and was subsequently relected on 6 April 2026 following the 2026 Municipales elections.[6]
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.[7]
Community territory
Geography
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).[8]
Composition
The agglomeration community includes 15 municipalities:[4][9]
| 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 |
Demography
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Administration
Seat
The headquarters of the urban community is in Pornic, 2 rue du Docteur Ange Guépin.[4]
Political trends
| Commune | Mayor | Etiquette (Party) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaumes-en-Retz | Jacky Drouet | DVG | |
| Chauvé | Pierre Martin | DVD | |
| Cheix-en-Retz | Luc Normand | DVD | |
| La Bernerie-en-Retz | Hubert Tregou | SE | |
| La Plaine-sur-Mer | Séverine Marchand | SE | |
| Les Moutiers-en-Retz | Pascale Briand | LR | |
| Pornic | Antoine Hubert | DVC | |
| Port-Saint-Père | Gaëtan Léauté | DVD | |
| Préfailles | Claude Caudal | DVG | |
| Rouans | Cyril Favreau | SE | |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Chaléons | Françoise Rousseau | SE | |
| Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef | Maxime Leroux Rondineau | SE | |
| Sainte-Pazanne | Bruno Clavier | SE | |
| Villeneuve-en-Retz | Yves Blanchard | SE | |
| Vue | Nadège Placé | SE | |
Community council
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 |
Elections
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.
List of presidents
| Period | Name | Etiquette | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 January 2017 | 16 July 2024 | Jean-Michel Brard | DVD | Mayor of Pornic |
| 17 July 2024[10] | 2032 | Pascale Briand | Les Républicains | Mayor of Les Moutiers-en-Retz |
Powers
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 .
Tax regime and budget
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.
Workforce
In order to implement its obligations, the inter-municipal association employs 200 agents.
Notes
- ↑ The population densities are calculated automatically in a Geographic information system (GIS) using the geometric surface of the municipality, with a level of precision of the contour of 5 m as it emerges from the export of the division administrative at municipal level (outlines of municipalities) from OpenStreetMap, and not the cadastral area defined by INSEE, which is purely administrative data. Class differences may thus possibly appear for municipalities that are at the limit of crossing the class threshold.
References
- 1 2 Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE.
- ↑ "Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz, c'est voté !" [Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz, it's voted!]. Ouest-France (in French). 13 June 2016. Retrieved 3 Aug 2016.
- ↑ "Arrêté du 9 novembre 2016 portant création de la communauté d'agglomération « Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz »" (PDF) (in French).
- 1 2 3 "CA Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz (N° SIREN : 200067346)". BANATIC (in French). Ministère de l'intérieur - DGCL. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ↑ "Jean-Michel Brard, premier président de Pornic agglo Pays de Retz" [Jean Michel Brard, first president of Pornic agglo Pays d Retz]. lecourrierdupaysderetz.fr (in French). 9 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ↑ "Pascale Briand est réélue présidente de Pornic agglo pays de Retz". actu.fr (in French). 2026-04-09. Retrieved 2026-04-15.
- ↑ "RAA 43 du 7 juin 2019" (PDF) (in French).
- ↑ "Comparateur de territoire Communauté d'agglomération Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz (200067346)" (in French). INSEE. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ↑ Intercommunalité : Communauté d'agglomération Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz, INSEE
- ↑ "Pascale Briand élue présidente de Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz". nantes.maville.com (in French). Retrieved 2026-04-15.