Communauté d'agglomération Sud Sainte Baume is a communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, in the Var department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, southeastern France. Its name refers to the Sainte-Baume mountain ridge. Created in 1994, its seat is in La Cadière-d'Azur.CA Sud Sainte Baume (N° SIREN : 248300394), BANATIC. Retrieved 17 October 2024. Its area is 355.6 km2. Its population was 61,460 in 2019.Comparateur de territoire, INSEE. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
History The communauté de communes is the oldest inter-communal institution in the Var department with the ability to collect taxes, having been instituted on 25 July 1994, initially with 6 communes (Le Beausset, La Cadière-d'Azur, Le Castellet, Évenos, Riboux and Signes). In 2002, the commune of Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer joined the communauté, with Bandol joining in 2011 and Sanary-sur-Mer in 2013.
On 1 January 2015, the communauté gained its current name and legal designation.
Geography The communauté borders the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis to the west, the Communauté d'agglomération de la Provence Verte to the north, the Communauté de communes de la Vallée du Gapeau to the east and the Métropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée to the south-east.
Composition The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 9 communes: CommuneINSEE codeArea (km2)Population (2020)Population density (per km2)Bandol830098.598359973Riboux8310513.48513.8Sanary-sur-Mer8312319.2317 173893Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer8311221.1512 058570Le Beausset8301635.959 802273La Cadière-d'Azur (seat)8302737.425 548148Évenos8305341.952 40757Le Castellet8303544.774 578102Signes83127133.12 99222
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