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A communauté urbaine (urban community in English) is the higher degree of intercommunal cooperation in France.
Passed into law in a few cities (Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon and Strasbourg) on December 31, 1966, the purpose was to eliminate the gap between existing metropolitan governments and surrounding suburban areas. This step often follows a failed attempt to merge the communes.
Unlike in the communautés d'agglomération and communautés de communes, a commune can not leave freely a communauté urbaine.
There were in 2004 14 communautés urbaines, with 6 millions inhabitants.
Communautés urbaines include
- Urban Community of Lyon (Grand Lyon, or COURLY)
- Urban Community of Lille Métropole
- Urban Community of Marseille Provence Métropole
- Urban Community of Bordeaux (CUB)
- Urban Community of Nantes (Nantes Métropole)
- Urban Community of Strasbourg (CUS)
- Urban Community of Nancy (Grand Nancy)
- Urban Community of Brest (Brest Métropole Océane)
- Urban Community of Dunkerque (Dunkerque grand littoral)
- Urban Community of Le Mans