Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Thau

Communauté d'agglomération Bassin de Thau (CAC)
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon
Department	Hérault
No. of communes
Established	December 31 2002
Seat	Balaruc-les-Bains
Government
– President	François Commeinhes
Area
– Total	168;32 km2 (Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ";" sq mi)
Population (2005)
– Total	84,275
Budget	87 M € (budget 2006)

The Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Thau is an intercommunal government structure, in the Hérault département of the Languedoc-Roussillon région, in France.

Composition

The CABT includes primary members from these eight communes.

Commune	Area (km²)	Population (2005)	Number of officials
Balaruc-les-Bains	8.66	5,745	4
Balaruc-le-Vieux	5.92	1,813	3
Bouzigues	15.44	9,150	1
Frontignan	31.72	19,293	7
Gigean	16.56	4,579	3
Marseillan	51.71	7,734	4
Marseillan-Plage	48.67	4,82	2
Mèze	52.75	18,127	21
Mireval	11.05	3,049	3
Poussan	21.36	27,120	44
Sète	24.21	43,400	12
Vic-la-Gardiole	18.49	2,483	3
Villeveyrac	36.60	12,210	27
Total	168.32	84,275	39

Conseil de Communauté

The Council of Communities is made up of 8 mayors of the above communes and of 31 representatives from other communes and governing bodies in the area.

Jurisdiction

The CABT 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 CABT

Areas over which the CABT has shared jurisdiction:

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

See also

• Intercommunalités de l'Hérault

External links

• (French) CABT in the Official site of Sète
• (French) CABT in the Official site of Gigean
• (French) CABT in the Official site of Marseillan

Coordinates: 43°26′30″N 3°40′40″E / 43.4416666667°N 3.67777777778°E / 43.4416666667; 3.67777777778