The Communauté de communes des Trois Rivières (CC3R) (before January 2017: Communauté de communes du Pays des Trois Rivières) is a federation of municipalities (communauté de communes) in the Aisne département and in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Since June 2016, its seat is in Buire.Arrêté préfectoral 3 June 2016, Recueil des actes administratifs, pp. 1260-1262CC des Trois Rivières (N° SIREN : 240200600), BANATIC, accessed 8 April 2022. Its area is 349.2 km2, and its population was 21,171 in 2018, of which 8,800 in Hirson, the most populous commune.Comparateur de territoire, INSEE, accessed 8 April 2022.
Composition
The Communauté de communes des Trois Rivières includes 26 communes: +List of communes of the Communauté de communes du Pays des RivièresCommuneCode INSEEDemonymArea (km2)Population (2017)Density (per km2)Buire (seat)02134Buirois4.13869 210Any-Martin-Rieux02020Arnésiens17.73456 26Aubenton02031Aubentonnais23.7657 28Beaumé02055Beauméens9.1892 10Besmont02079Besmontois15.86152 9.6Bucilly02130Bucillois12.85193 15Coingt02204Coingtois7.3168 9.3Effry02275Effryens2.77324 117Éparcy02278Éparcyacois7.5230 4Hirson02381Hirsonnais33.778,813 261Iviers02388Iviérois7.45232 31Jeantes02391Jeantais15.61205 13La Hérie02378Hériens4.22143 34Landouzy-la-Ville02405Landouziens15.76541 34Leuze02425Leuzois10.19173 17Logny-lès-Aubenton02435Lognynais8.1574 9.1Martigny02470Martignyais16.96434 26Mondrepuis02495Mondrepuisiens20.331,040 51Mont-Saint-Jean02522Mont-Saint-Jeannais3.9775 19Neuve-Maison02544Neuve-Maisonnais8.42611 73Ohis02567Ohissois6.48303 47Origny-en-Thiérache02574Auriniens16.481,453 88Saint-Clément02674Clémentins5.0150 10Saint-Michel02684Saint-Michelois42.23,417 81Watigny02831Watignyens21.12379 18Wimy02833Wimyens12.04487 40
Demographics
Organization
Administrative seat The administrative seat of the communauté de communes was originally located in Saint-Michel. On 3 June 2016, the seat was moved to Buire as the result of an administrative order.
Elected members The CC3R is administered by a conseil communautaire, composed of 60 members from 2014 to 2020 and 52 members since the 2020 municipal election. The number of council seats each commune receives is proportional based upon their population as follows:
18 delegates for Hirson. 7 delegates for Saint-Michel. 3 delegates for Origny-en-Thiérache. 2 delegates for Mondrepuis. 1 delegate for each remaining 22 communes.
President
+List of successive presidents of the Communauté de communes des Trois RivièresIn officePresidentPartyCapacityRef.?presentJean-Jacques ThomasPSMayor of Hirson (1995–present) General councilor for the canton of Hirson (1998–2015)
Vice-president of the departmental council of Aisne (2008–2015) Additionally the president of the CC3R is assisted by 7 vice-presidents, each with their own portfolios and a bureau de l'intercommunalité composed of 6 additional members.
See also Communes of the Aisne department
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