- Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération
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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 France.[1]
Contents
Composition
The Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération covers 32 communes, all of which are within the département of Haut-Rhin and the region of Alsace. They are:[2]
Responsibilities
On behalf of its 32 communes, the agglomeration exercises responsibility for:[3]
- 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
- ^ "Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération". Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération. http://www.mulhouse-alsace.fr/. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ^ "Territoire". Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération. http://www.mulhouse-alsace.fr/fr/territoire/. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ^ "Compétences". Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération. http://www.mulhouse-alsace.fr/fr/competences/. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
External links
Categories:- Agglomeration communities in France
- Mulhouse
- Haut-Rhin
- Haut-Rhin geography stubs
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