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communauté d'agglomération An agglomeration community (french: communauté d'agglomération) is a government structure in France, created by the Chevènement Law of 1999. It is one of four forms of intercommunality, less integrated than a métropole or a communauté u ...

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. It was created in December 1999.CA Amiens Métropole (N° SIREN : 248000531)
BANATIC. Accessed 30 March 2022. Its area is 348.7 km². Its population was 180,905 in 2018, of which 133,891 in Amiens proper.Comparateur de territoire
INSEE, accessed 5 April 2022.

History

In 1991 a study was started by SIEPA (Syndicat Intercommunal d'Etude et de Amiénois Programming), which was the origin of Greater Amiens, established in 1994 with 18 municipalities. Pursuant to the Chevènement Act, 2000, it was turned into a

, Amiens Métropole, which then encompassed 20 communes with the arrival of

Allonville Allonville () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated north of Amiens at the D919 and D247 junction . Population See also Communes of the Somme department The followi ...

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Bertangles Bertangles () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Bertangles is situated on the D97 road, just off the N25, north of Amiens. A farming area with extensive woodland and a grand chateau. Populat ...

. Since then, Amiens Métropole has continued to add more communes: 2003, with 21 municipalities, 2004 with 27 municipalities, and in 2007, 33 municipalities. In January 2018, it was expanded with 6 more communes from the

Communauté de communes du Territoire Nord Picardie The Communauté de communes du Territoire Nord Picardie is a ''communauté de communes'' in the Somme ''département'' and in the Hauts-de-France ''région'' of France. It was formed on 1 January 2017 by the merger of the former Communauté de ...

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Communauté de communes Nièvre et Somme The Communauté de communes Nièvre et Somme is a ''communauté de communes'' in the Somme ''département'' and in the Hauts-de-France ''région'' of France. It was formed on 1 January 2017 by the merger of the former Communauté de communes de ...

to 39 communes.Arrêté préfectoral
12 December 2017, p. 121

Composition

The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 39 communes: #

Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of ...

Blangy-Tronville Blangy-Tronville () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The communes is situated on the banks of the Somme, east of Amiens on the D267 road. Population See also *Communes of the Somme depar ...

Bovelles Bovelles (; pcd, Bovelle) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Bovelles is situated on the D97 road, some west of Amiens. Population History * 1750 : Construction of the château, the reside ...

# Boves # Cagny # Camon #

Cardonnette Cardonnette () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Cardonette is situated on the D11 and D247 crossroads, just northwest of Amiens. Population Points of interest * The church, rebuilt after ...

# Clairy-Saulchoix # Creuse # Dreuil-lès-Amiens # Dury #

Estrées-sur-Noye Estrées-sur-Noye (, literally ''Estrées on Noye'') is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D7 road, near the banks of the river Noye, some south of Amiens. The Rom ...

# Ferrières #

Glisy Glisy (; pcd, Glisu) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Glisy is situated east of Amiens on the D4029 road. Amiens airport is within the boundaries of the village. It was used as a military b ...

Grattepanche Grattepanche () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Grattepanche is situated on the D75e road, some south of Amiens. Population Places of interest * The church * The war memorial * The calva ...

Guignemicourt Guignemicourt (; pcd, Djimicourt) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Guignemicourt is situated southwest of Amiens on the D189 road and very close to the A29 autoroute Population See also ...

# Hébécourt #

Longueau Longueau (; pcd, Londjeu) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Longueau is situated southeast of Amiens, a suburb just by the airport, on the N29 road. Longueau station has rail connections to ...

# Pissy #

Pont-de-Metz Pont-de-Metz is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D405 road, less than southwest from the centre of Amiens. Population Places of interest * Church of Saint Cy ...

Poulainville Poulainville () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Poulainville is situated on the N25 road, less than north of Amiens. Population See also *Communes of the Somme department The followin ...

Querrieu Querrieu () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Querrieu is situated on the D 929 road, some northeast of Amiens, on the banks of the river Hallue. It is bordered by Fréchencourt on the nort ...

Remiencourt Remiencourt (; pcd, Émiencourt) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Remiencourt is situated south of Amiens, on the D90 road and by the banks of the river Noye. Places of interest *The churc ...

# Revelles #

Rivery Rivery () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Rivery is situated on the north-eastern outskirts of Amiens, on the other side of the Somme River and on the D1 road. The area is known for its mark ...

# Rumigny #

Sains-en-Amiénois Sains-en-Amiénois is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated south of Amiens, on the D7 road. The population has increased two-fold in the last 30 years, as people of the regi ...

Saint-Fuscien Saint-Fuscien (; pcd, Saint-Fuschien) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The name of the commune in Picard is ''Saint-Fuschien''. Geography The commune is situated some south of Amiens, on the D7 road ...

# Saint-Sauflieu # Saint-Vaast-en-Chaussée # Saleux #

Salouël Salouël (; pcd, Saloué) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated southwest of Amiens, between the N29 and D608 roads and a suburb of Amiens. Population History Evidence ...

Saveuse Saveuse () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Saveuse is situated west of Amiens, on the D211 road Population Places of interest * The church See also *Communes of the Somme department ...

Seux Seux () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Seux is situated southwest of Amiens, on the D95e road. Population See also *Communes of the Somme department The following is a list of the ...

# Thézy-Glimont # Vaux-en-Amiénois # Vers-sur-Selle

Responsibilities

* Action for Economic Development (Support for industrial, commercial or employment, support agricultural and forestry activities) * Action to promote housing for the disadvantaged * Advocacy * Sanitation * Waste Collection and household treatment * Construction and development, maintenance and management of equipment or cultural institutions, socio-cultural, socio-educational, sports * Design, development and maintenance of the roads * Design, development, maintenance and management of business areas (industrial, commercial, service, craft or tourist) * Design, development, maintenance and management of port or airport activities * Crematorium * Contractual urban development, community development and economic and social integration * Local crime prevention * Water (treatment, supply, distribution)Amiens Métropole distributed 15,125,988 cubic metres of drinking water to 37,542 subscribers in 2005 * Research and Programming * Noise control * IT networking (Internet, cable) * Operation scheduled for improving habitat (OPAH) * Urban Transport Organization * Housing policy * Agenda local housing * Protection and enhancement of the environment * Air Quality * Tourism * Waste processing

Tax and budget

The community is financed by the single business tax (15.27% 2006), which replaces the taxes once payable by the member communes.