Since 1 January 2017, the Pyrénées-Orientales department has had twelve public establishments for intercommunal cooperation (EPCI), each with their administrative seats being located in the department and having their own tax systems.
Intercommunalities with their own taxation Current +List of public establishments for intercommunal cooperation in the Pyrénées-Orientales department (as of 2022)Legal formNameSIREN numberDate of creationNumber of communesPopulation (2018/2019)Area (km2)Density (per km2)SeatPresidentRef.Communauté urbainePerpignan Méditerranée Métropole20002718331 December 201036270,200616.70438PerpignanRobert VilaCommunauté de communesCC des Albères, de la Côte Vermeille et de l'Illibéris2000436021 January 20141555,610292.50190Argelès-sur-MerAntoine ParraCC Sud Roussillon24660028231 December 1992623,57540.70579Saint-CyprienThierry Del PosoCC Corbières Salanque Méditerranée2000703651 January 201721 (including 18 in Pyrénées-Orientales)22,196549.2040ClairaJean-Jacques LopezCC Conflent-Canigó2000492111 January 20154520,466785.9026PradesJean-Louis JallatCC du Vallespir24660037331 December 19961020,468183.90111CéretAlain TorrentCC des Aspres24660044931 December 19971921,708231.5094ThuirRené OliveCC Roussillon Conflent24660041531 December 19961618,398233.4079Ille-sur-TêtRobert OliveCC du Haut Vallespir24660054831 December 2004149,677465.5021Arles-sur-TechRené BantoureCC Pyrénées Cerdagne24660039931 December 1996198,635441.4020SaillagouseGeorges ArmengolCC Pyrénées catalanes24660046431 December 1997195,974352.7017La LlagonneJean-Louis DémelinCC Agly-Fenouillèdes24660042331 December 1996246,412368.1017Saint-Paul-de-FenouilletCharles Chivilo
Former structures for intercommunal cooperation +List of former structures for intercommunal cooperations in the Pyrénées-Orientales departmentLegal formNameNumber of communesSeatDate of creationDate of disbandmentCommunauté de communesCC des Albères8Argelès-sur-Mer28 December 20011 January 2007CC de la Côte Vermeille4Port-Vendres31 October 2001CC du Rivesaltais-Agly-Manadeil9Rivesaltes22 December 19951 January 2011CC Canigou - Val Cady2Vernet-les-Bains24 December 20021 January 2014CC du secteur d'Illibérus2Bages31 December 1997CC Vinça-Canigou11Vinça24 December 19971 January 2015CC du Conflent35Prades1 January 2009
Historical evolution of intercommunal structures
In 2007 1 January 2007: Creation of the communauté de communes des Albères et de la Côte Vermeille from the communauté de communes des Albères and the communauté de communes de la Côte Vermeille.
In 2011 1 January 2011: Disbandment of the communauté de communes du Rivesaltais-Agly-Manadeil into the communauté d'agglomération Perpignan Méditerranée.
In 2014 1 January 2014: Disbandment of the communauté de communes Canigou - Val Cady into the communauté de communes du Conflent.
1 January 2014: Disbandment of the communauté de communes du secteur d'Illibéris into the communauté de communes des Albères et de la Côte Vermeille.
In 2015 1 January 2015: Creation of the communauté de communes Conflent Canigó from the communauté de communes Vinça Canigou, communauté de communes du Conflent, and the commune of Marquixanes.
In 2016 The communauté d'agglomération Perpignan Méditerranée becomes a communauté urbaine and changes its name to become the communauté urbaine Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole.
The communauté de communes Capcir Haut-Conflent changes its name to become the communauté de communes Pyrénées catalanes.
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