Communauté d'agglomération de Sophia Antipolis

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Communauté d'agglomération
Sophia Antipolis (CASA)
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-Maritimes
No. of communes 24
Established January 1, 2002
Seat Sophia Antipolis
Government
 • President Jean Leonetti (July 2013)
Area
 • Total 267 km2 (103 sq mi)
Population (2009)
 • Total 175,565
Website http://www.casa-infos.fr

The Communauté d'agglomération de Sophia Antipolis (CASA) is an intercommunal government structure, in the Alpes-Maritimes département of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région, in France.

Composition

The CASA includes primary members from these 24 communes.

Commune Area (km2) Population (2009) Number of officials
Antibes Juan Les Pins 26.48 76,994
Bézaudun-les-Alpes 21.44 165
Le Bar-sur-Loup 14.47 2,778
Biot 15.54 9,118
Bouyon 12.29 460
Caussols 27.39 231
Châteauneuf-Grasse 8.95 3,160
Conségudes 12.47 81
Courmes 15.71 96
Coursegoules 40.98 455
La Colle-sur-Loup 9.82 7,640
Courmes 15.71 96
Gourdon 22.53 453
Gréolières 52.67 540
Opio 9.47 2,123
Roquefort-les-Pins 21.53 6,346
Le Rouret 7.10 3,796
Les Ferres 13.70 92
Roquestéron-Grasse 23.98 68
Saint-Paul-de-Vence 7.26 3,481
Tourrettes-sur-Loup 29.28 4,213
Valbonne 18.97 12,054
Vallauris 13.04 27,991
Villeneuve-Loubet 19.60 15,091
Total 267.14 175,565 50

Conseil de Communauté

The Council of Communities is made up of 50 delegates from the above communes.

Jurisdiction

The CASA has for mandatory areas of jurisdiction:

  • Economic development,
  • Land management,
  • Environmental protection,
  • Town political structures.

It is to oversee as well:

  • Organization of common transport problems,
  • Sanitation collection and treatment,
  • Assessment, protection, and economic impact of the local environment,
  • The creation, management and assessment of cultural and sporting organizations across the communes.

Activities of the CASA

Areas over which the CASA has shared jurisdiction:

  • Aeroports,
  • Fisheries and shellfish cultivation,
  • Vineyard Cultivation,
  • Wine and Spirits production,
  • Thermal Energy production,
  • Tourism.

See also

External links

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