Haut-Bugey Agglomération
Haut-Bugey Agglomération | |
|---|---|
 Location in the Ain department on 1 January 2019. | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| No. of communes | 42 |
| Established | 1 January 2014 (Communauté de communes) 1 January 2018 (Communauté d'agglomération) |
| Seat | Oyonnax |
| Government | |
| • President (2022–2026) | Michel Mourlevat |
| Area | 688.80 km2 (265.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | 63,099 |
| • Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Haut-Bugey Agglomération is a communauté d'agglomération situated in the Ain department and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. Created on 1 January 2014, it is composed of 42 communes and seated in Oyonnax.[1] Its area is 688.8 km2. Its population was 63,099 in 2018, of which 22,336 in Oyonnax proper.[2] Originally a communauté de communes, the intercommunality became a communauté d'agglomération on 1 January 2018.
History
[edit]On 1 January 2019 and by prefectural decree of 19 November 2018, the intercommunality absorbed the communauté de communes du plateau d'Hauteville increasing the number of communes to 42.[3]
Composition
[edit]The agglomération is composed of the 42 following communes:[4]
| Name | Code | Demonym | Area
(km2) |
Population
(2018) |
Density
(per km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oyonnax
(seat) |
01283 | Oyonnaxiens | 36.37 | 22,336 | 614 |
| Apremont | 01011 | Marannes | 14.57 | 373 | 26 |
| Aranc | 01012 | Randaoillards | 21.65 | 329 | 15 |
| Arbent | 01014 | Arbanais | 23.49 | 3,356 | 143 |
| Béard-Géovreissiat | 01170 | 4.69 | 1,064 | 227 | |
| Belleydoux | 01035 | Belleydousans | 17.63 | 312 | 18 |
| Bellignat | 01031 | Renouillus | 7.83 | 3,632 | 464 |
| Bolozon | 01051 | Bolozonnais | 4.92 | 91 | 18 |
| Brénod | 01060 | Brénodiens | 23.79 | 500 | 21 |
| Brion | 01063 | Brionais | 4.48 | 531 | 119 |
| Ceignes | 01067 | Ceigneurs | 10.01 | 254 | 25 |
| Champdor-Corcelles | 01080 | 31.53 | 643 | 20 | |
| Charix | 01087 | Charians | 18.27 | 281 | 15 |
| Chevillard | 01101 | Savorays | 6.67 | 151 | 23 |
| Condamine | 01112 | Condaminois | 4.64 | 432 | 93 |
| Corlier | 01121 | Corlierons | 5.45 | 116 | 21 |
| Dortan | 01148 | Dortannais | 18.11 | 1,854 | 102 |
| Échallon | 01152 | Échallonnais | 28.09 | 750 | 27 |
| Évosges | 01155 | Évosgiens | 12.08 | 144 | 12 |
| Géovreisset | 01171 | Curossets | 3.31 | 856 | 259 |
| Groissiat | 01181 | Groissiatis | 6.32 | 1,235 | 195 |
| Izenave | 01191 | Izelois | 13.04 | 157 | 12 |
| Izernore | 01192 | Izernois | 20.86 | 2,255 | 108 |
| Lantenay | 01206 | Béguélins | 6.59 | 277 | 42 |
| Leyssard | 01214 | 9.13 | 155 | 17 | |
| Maillat | 01228 | Maillatis | 11.31 | 648 | 57 |
| Martignat | 01237 | Martignanais | 13.25 | 1,647 | 124 |
| Matafelon-Granges | 01240 | Matafelonais | 21.54 | 633 | 29 |
| Montréal-la-Cluse | 01265 | Montréalais | 12.83 | 3,419 | 266 |
| Nantua | 01269 | Nantuatiens | 12.79 | 3,410 | 267 |
| Les Neyrolles | 01274 | Neyrollans | 9.5 | 642 | 68 |
| Nurieux-Volognat | 01267 | 19.34 | 1,027 | 53 | |
| Outriaz | 01282 | Triolins | 5.91 | 259 | 44 |
| Peyriat | 01293 | Peyriatis | 5.96 | 152 | 26 |
| Plateau d'Hauteville | 01185 | 106.11 | 4,856 | 46 | |
| Le Poizat-Lalleyriat | 01204 | 33.15 | 729 | 22 | |
| Port | 01307 | Bédouins | 4.25 | 842 | 198 |
| Prémillieu | 01311 | Pennons | 8.51 | 44 | 5.2 |
| Saint-Martin-du-Frêne | 01373 | San-Martinois | 19.14 | 1,038 | 54 |
| Samognat | 01392 | Samognatis | 14.01 | 650 | 46 |
| Sonthonnax-la-Montagne | 01410 | 14.14 | 306 | 22 | |
| Vieu-d'Izenave | 01441 | 23.73 | 713 | 30 |
Administration
[edit]Seat
[edit]The seat of the communauté de communes is located at 57 Rue René Nicod in Oyonnax, 01100.[1]
Elected councillors
[edit]The conseil communautaire of the communauté d'agglomération is composed of 79 councillor representing each of the member communes and elected for six-year terms.[5] The number of council seats each commune receives is proportional based upon their population as follows:
| Number of councillors | Commune(s) |
|---|---|
| 24 | Oyonnax |
| 5 | Plateau d'Hauteville |
| 3 | Arbent, Bellignat, Montréal-la-Cluse and Nantua |
| 2 | Dortan and Izernore |
| 1 | Remaining communes |
President
[edit]| In office | Name | Party | Capacity | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2022 | Jean Deguerry | LR | President of the Departmental Council of Ain (2017–present)
Municipal councillor for Montréal-la-Cluse (2017–present) Mayor of Montréal-la-Cluse (2014-2017) |
[5] | |
| 2022 | Incumbent | Michel Mourlevat | Mayor of Leyssard | [6] | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Haut-Bugey Agglomération". Base nationale sur l'intercommunalité. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ Comparateur de territoire, INSEE, accessed 6 April 2022.
- ^ "RECUEIL DES ACTES ADMINISTRATIFS SPÉCIAL N°01-2018-154" (PDF). 19 November 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Intercommunalité : Communauté d'agglomération Haut - Bugey Agglomération". INSEE. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Les élus". Haut-Bugey Agglomération (in French). Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ "Les élus". Haut-Bugey Agglomération (in French). Retrieved 7 June 2023.