The Communauté de communes de l'Est de la Somme is a communauté de communes in the Somme and Aisne départements and in the Hauts-de-France région of France. It was formed on 1 January 2017 by the merger of the former Communauté de communes du Pays Hamois and the Communauté de communes du Pays Neslois.Arrêté préfectoral 16 December 2016 It consists of 41 communes (one of which, Pithon, in Aisne), and its seat is in Ham.CC de l'Est de la Somme (N° SIREN : 200070985), BANATIC, accessed 11 November 2024. Its area is 264.6 km2, and its population was 20,301 in 2018.Comparateur de territoire, INSEE, accessed 7 April 2022.
Composition The communauté de communes consists of the following 41 communes:INSEE +List of communes of the Communauté de communes de l'Est de la SommeCommuneCode INSEEDemonymArea (km2)Population (2017)Population density (per km2)Ham
(seat)80410Hamois9.54,611 485Athies80034Althéiens10.67594 56Béthencourt-sur-Somme800972.87129 45Billancourt80105Billancourtois4.95173 35Breuil801392.1746 21Brouchy80144Brouchissois8.07512 63Buverchy80158Buverchois1.8549 26Cizancourt801971.8334 19Croix-Moligneaux802267.88278 35Curchy80230Curchéiens9.63298 31Douilly802529.88240 24Ennemain802676.44262 41Épénancourt802723.5123 35Eppeville80274Eppevillois4.951,816 367Esmery-Hallon8028418.9767 41Falvy80300Falviens6.32150 24Hombleux8044215.811,180 75Languevoisin-Quiquery804654.83195 40Licourt80474Licourtois6.93400 58Matigny805196.99503 72Mesnil-Saint-Nicaise80542Mesnilois6.8561 82Monchy-Lagache8055515.44643 42Morchain805685.84352 60Moyencourt805764.15317 76Muille-Villette805796.53831 127Nesle80585Neslois7.722,339 303Offoy806057.1217 31Pargny80616Pargnisiens3.68205 56Pithon02604Pithonais2.4483 34Potte80638Pottois3.27103 31Quivières806586.83142 21Rethonvillers806697.12366 51Rouy-le-Grand806833.81107 28Rouy-le-Petit80684Rouyssiens3.27112 34Saint-Christ-Briost807017.82437 56Sancourt807267.2267 37Tertry80750Testriciens4.93156 32Ugny-l'Équipée807712.8540 14Villecourt80794Villecourtois2.1958 26Voyennes80811Voyennois8.87603 68Y80829Ypsiloniens2.7392 34
Organization
Administrative seat
Elected members The communauté de communes if administered by a conseil communautaire composed of 64 members prior to 2020 and 63 members since the 2020 French municipal elections. Seats are appropriated proportionally to individual communes, based upon their population as follows:
11 delegates for Ham. 6 delegates for Nesle. 4 delegates for Eppeville. 3 delegates for Hombleux. 2 delegates for both Esmery-Hallon and Muille-Villette. 1 delegate for each of the 35 remaining communes.
Presidents +List of successive presidents of the Communauté de communes de l'Est de la SommeIn officePresidentPartyCapacityRef.January 2017July 2020André SaloméLRMayor of Rouy-le-Petit (2001—) President of the Communauté de communes du Pays Neslois (2001—2016)July 2020PresentJosé RiojaDVDMayor of Nesle (2014—2020) Municipal councillor of Nesle (20014—)
Vice President of the Communauté de communes du Pays Neslois (2014— 2016)
Vice President of the Communauté de communes de l'Est de la Somme (2017— 2020)
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