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Communauté urbaine Caen la Mer

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Communauté urbaine in Normandy, France

The communauté urbaine Caen la Mer is the communauté urbaine, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Caen. It is located in the Calvados department, in the Normandy region, northwestern France. It was created in January 2017, replacing the previous Communauté d'agglomération Caen la Mer and two communautés de communes.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jan 1, 2017Founded1
  • Industryadministration publique générale1
  • HeadquartersCaen, France1
  • Websitewww.caenlamer.fr
  • Legal formurban community1
  • Kind of organizationGovernment entity1
  • LEI9695005O5HY480LHMR383
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered address16 RUE ROSA PARKS, 14000 Caen, France3
  • Registered withNational Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, 2000655973

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The communauté urbaine Caen la Mer is the communauté urbaine, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Caen. It is located in the Calvados department, in the Normandy region, northwestern France. It was created in January 2017, replacing the previous Communauté d'agglomération Caen la Mer and two communautés de communes. Its area is 362.9 km2. Its population was 268,470 in 2018, of which 105,512 in Caen proper.2

The story

The communauté urbaine had its origins in the creation in 1990 of a District of Greater Caen (DGC) which consisted of 18 communes.

Since then the grouping transformed itself in 2002 into an Agglomeration called the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Caen. Since 2004 it has been called the communauté d'agglomération Caen la mer.

The community welcomed ten more member communes on 1 January 2003 and Sannerville on 1 January 2004.

From 1 January 2013, a further six communes were accepted into the agglomeration: three communes from the former Communauté de communes des Rives de l'Odon (which consisted of Tourville-sur-Odon, Verson, and Mouen) and Colleville-Montgomery, Ouistreham, and Saint-André-sur-Orne. This regrouping created an agglomeration of 236,167 inhabitants. In January 2017 the agglomeration community merged with the former commune communities of Entre Thue et Mue and Plaine Sud de Caen, and became an urban community.

The agglomeration staff numbered 650 workers in 2009, with an annual budget of €245 million, of which €95.9 million were investments.

From Wikipedia’s article on Communauté urbaine Caen la Mer, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Products and brands

Security and control of fire:

Participation in the Fire and Rescue service (SDIS)

Secretariat of the security committee of the town

Actions for higher education:

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Actions and research on public and private higher education in the community interest.

Telecommunications network:

Creation of a telecommunications network available for all

Fight against floods

Welcoming of vagrants

Planning and Land Management.

Culture and Sports: construction, development, maintenance and management of cultural and sports facilities recognized to be in the community interest

the swimming pools at the Aquatic Stadia in the Grace of God, the Chemin-Vert, and the Montmorency districts, and the ice-skating rink.

Libraries: at Caen, Hérouville, and Ifs;

Theatres: Champ Exquisite at Blainville and Jean-Vilar at Ifs;

Cinemas: Le Lux and Le Café des images

Conservatory and the musical season of the Caen Orchestra

School of Fine Arts and Media of Caen

Management of Union House

Suburban parks and rural areas:

development and management of suburban parks in the agglomeration

development of rural areas within the jurisdiction of the communes

Littoral

maintenance and management of angle parking areas and municipal government levees.

find means to supervise and monitor places of swimming and water activities, subject to the exercise of police powers by the mayors

monitoring and maintenance of beaches subject to the exercise of police powers by the mayors

Development and promotional activities in the community interest such as:

Provision to the member communes of means to take Community action (especially in the context of Article L5211-56 of the General Code for Local Authorities)

From Wikipedia’s article on Communauté urbaine Caen la Mer, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Communauté d’agglomération de Caen la Mer1

Timeline

  1. Jan 1, 2017Founded Founded1

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