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Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération

Coordinates: 47°45′N 7°20′E / 47.75°N 7.34°E / 47.75; 7.34
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Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération
Official logo of Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération
Location within the Haut-Rhin department
Location within the Haut-Rhin department
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
No. of communes39
SeatMulhouse
Government
 • PresidentFabian Jordan
Area
439.2 km2 (169.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
274,066
 • Density624/km2 (1,620/sq mi)
Websitewww.mulhouse-alsace.fr

The Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération is the Communauté d'agglomération, a type of local government structure, covering the metropolitan area of the city of Mulhouse in the department of Haut-Rhin and the region of Grand Est, northeastern France.[1] Its area is 439.2 km2. Its population was 274,066 in 2018, of which 108,942 in Mulhouse proper.[2] The current president of the agglomeration community is Fabian Jordan, elected January 2017.[3]

Composition

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The Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération covers 39 communes:[4][5]

Responsibilities

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On behalf of its 39 communes, the agglomeration exercises responsibility for:[6]

  • Spatial planning
  • District heating
  • Social cohesion
  • Culture and tourism
  • Sustainable Development
  • Economic Development
  • Higher education
  • Employment
  • Sports facilities
  • Housing
  • Senior citizen's services
  • Children's services
  • Public safety and citizenship
  • Street cleaning, garbage collection and waste disposal
  • Transportation and travel

Some of these responsibilities are subcontracted to the private sector. For example, the provision of the agglomeration's bus and tram network is subcontracted to Soléa.

References

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  1. ^ "Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération". Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
  2. ^ Comparateur de territoire, INSEE, accessed 6 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Président". www.mulhouse-alsace.fr. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  4. ^ CA Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération (N° SIREN : 200066009), BANATIC, accessed 6 April 2022.
  5. ^ Intercommunalité-Métropole de CA Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération (200066009), INSEE
  6. ^ "Compétences". Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
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47°45′N 7°20′E / 47.75°N 7.34°E / 47.75; 7.34