Country (town and country planning)

In France, a country can indicate a territory of project characterized by a cohesion geographical, economic, cultural or social, for the development of contracts of country within the meaning of, said the law Pasqua or LOADT (Law of Orientation for the Installation and the Development of the Territory). The cutting and the scale of the territories of project close and are sometimes inspired to the traditional countries or natural areas of France.

It is supplemented by article 25 of the law of June 25th, 1999, Loi of Orientation of the Durable Installation of the Territory known as Loi Voynet - (Decree on enforcement of a law n° 2000-909 of September 19th, 2000 published with the Official journal on September 20th, 2000).

The Loi Voynet makes country a true territory of project, founded on a local will. The purpose of it is also to found a solidarity between rural areas and urban spaces.

The project of country aims at extending the scope and co-operations on homogeneous territories of development and populations larger than many the Intercommunalité S (Urban community, Communauté of agglomeration, Communauté of communes) considered to be often too small (nearly 30% have less than 10.000 inhabitants or gather less than 10 communes) and still not recovering all the common Frenchwomen (nearly 10% of the communes are still out of any intercommunality in 2006) and comprising many enclaves and discontinuities.

Previously experimental then noted by the prefectures, the countries have since law SRU (Solidarity and Urban renewal) of December 2000 vocation to being recognized by the State. The current countries have until May 7th, 2006 to sign with the State.

The Conseil of development brings together the elected officials and the economic actors, social, cultural or associative within a body of reflection on the development policy of the territory to be carried out (but it does not make any official decision); it gives opinions, proposals and accompanies the projects. The council of development also relates to the communities of agglomeration.

The Charte of Country makes it possible to fix the stakes and the objectives of the country. But few structures are recognized like country Voynet , i.e. at the national level, because the criteria of recognition are sometimes far from what are much of country. On the other hand, much of country are recognized by the Regional Commission of installation and development of the Territory.

Lastly, a Contrat of Country can be signed between the country, the agglomeration, the department, the area, or the State when the stakes are well identified.

Alsace

The Alsace is cut out in 2 departments and also in 11 territories (10 countries and a Communauté of agglomeration):

Country of Alsace of North
Country Saverne Plain and Plateau
Country Beetle-Mossig-Piedmont
Country of central Alsace
Large Country of Colmar
Country Rhine-Vineyard-Large Balloon
Thur Country To pare
Country of the Mulhousian area
Country of Sundgau
Country of St Louis and of the Three Borders

Aquitaine

The Aquitanian , cut out in 5 departments, is also cut out of 23 country.

Country Adour Chalosse Tursan
Country Adour Moors Océanes
Country of the Resident of Agen
Basque Country
Country of the Basin of Arcachon and the Valley of Eyre
Country of the Heart of Albret
Country of the Heart of Between two Seas
Country of Dropt
Country of Large Bergeracois
Country of Large Pau
Country of the Low registers and Moors of Rings
Country of the High Gironde
Country of Isle-in-Périgord
Country of Lacq Orthez Béarn of Gaves
Country Moors of Money Gascogne
Country Moors Nature Coast
Country of the Livornese
Country of Medoc
Country of Oloron and of Haut-Béarn
Country of Black Périgord
Country of Green Périgord
Country Valley of Adour
Country Valley of the Garonne-Gascogne

Auvergne

The Auvergne is cut out in 4 departments and also in 10 countries and 5 communities of agglomeration:

Country of Aurillac
Country of Combrailles
Large Clermont
Country of the High Cantal - the Dordogne
Country of Issoire - Valley To combine Southern
Country of the Loire Young person and his rivers
Country of Lafayette
Country of Saint-Flour - High Auvergne
Country of the Valley of Montlucon and Expensive the
Country of Velay

Brittany

The Brittany, cut out in 4 departments, is also cut out in 21 country:

Country of Brest
Country of Cornwall
Country of the Mid-west of Brittany
Country of Morlaix
Country of Trégor-Goélo
Country of Guingamp
Country of Saint-Brieuc
Country of Center-Brittany
Country of Pontivy
Country of Lorient
Country of Auray
Country of Valves
Country of Ploërmel-Heart of Brittany
Country of Brocéliande
Country of Dinan
Country of Saint-Malo
Country steps of Brittany (named before Country of Ferns )
Pays of Rennes
Pays of Glaze-Carries from Brittany
Pays of the Small valleys of Unpleasant
Pays of Redon and Vilaine (this country is with horse on three departments, including one located apart from the Brittany area: the Loire-Atlantique).

Champagne-Ardenne

The Champagne-Ardenne, cut out in 4 departments, is also cut out of 24 countries:

Country of Argonne of the Ardennes
Country of Argonne Champagne
Country of Armance
Country of Bar-sur-Aube
Country of Barséquanais
Country Brie and Champagne
Country of Chaumont
Country of the peaks préardennaises
Country of Epernay, grounds of Champagne
Country of Langres
Country of north Haut-Marnais
Country of the North-East aubois
Country of Othe
Country of the Champagne plain
Country rémois
Country réthélois
Country of Rièzes, Sarts and Thiérache
Country Sedanais
Country of the Seine in Champagne plain
Country of the Seine, Champagne Melda and slopes
Country of the three cantons
Country of the three valleys, Paddle, the Seine, Barbuise
Country of the Meuse valleys and Semoy
Country Vitryat

Franche-Comté

The Franche-Comté, cut out in 4 departments, is also cut out in 16 Country:

Pays of the Urban Surface (Belfort-Montbeliard-Héricourt-Delle)
Pays of Doubs Central
Pays of Haut-Doubs
Clock making Pays
Pays of Rents Lison
Pays of Pierrefontaine the Monitors
Pays of the Vosges Saônoises
Pays Dolois
Pays of High Revermont
Pays of the High Valley of Ain
Pays of the Lakes and of Small Mountain
Pays Lédonien
Pays of the High Jura
Pays Graylois
Pays of the Seven Rivers
Country of Vesoul and the Valley of the Saone

The Limousin

Lorraine

Country Barrois
Country Grounds of Lorraine
Country of Déodatie
Country of Lunévillois
Country of the Vosgean West
Country of Remiremont and its valleys
Country of Sarreguemines-Bitche-Sarralbe
Country of Sarrebourg
Country of Saulnois
Country of the Valley of Lorraine
Country of Verdun
Country of the Central Vosges
Country of the Basin of Briey
Country of the High valley of Meuse
Country Heart of Lorraine

Maine-et-Loire

The Maine-et-Loire is composed of 7 countries:

The Midday-Pyrenees

the Midday-Pyrenees includes/understands 32 countries:

Albigensian Country Country houses
Country of Armagnac
Country of Auch
Country of Southerly wind
Country Bourian
Country of Cahors and the South of the Batch
Pays of the Feast
Pays of Comminges the Pyrenees
Pays of the Slopes
Pays of Couserans
Pays Is Quercy
Pays of Foix High Ariège
Pays the Garonne Quercy Gascogne
Pays Girou Tarn Frontonnais
Pays of High Rouergue in Aveyron
Country Lauragais
Country Midday - Quercy
Country Montalbanais
Country of the Mounts and lakes of Lévézou
Country of Nestes
Country of the Doors of Ariège - the Pyrenees
Country Doors of Gascogne
Country of the Pyrenees Cathares
Country of Western Rouergue
Country Ruthénois
Sidobre Country and Monts of Lacaune
Country of the Toulouse South
Country of Tarbes and of High Bigorre
Country of the Valley of Adour
Country of the Valley from the Dordogne lotoise
Country of the Valleys of Gaves
Country of the Vineyard gaillacois, Country houses and Valley Dadou

Nord-Pas-de-Calais

The Nord-Pas-de-Calais is composed of 12 countries:

Pays of Artois
Pays Bolted
Pays Calaisis
Pays Cambrésis
Pays Heart of Romance Flanders
Pays of the Lily
Pays Montreuillois
Pays of the Mills of Flanders
Pays of Saint-Omer
Pays Sambre-Avesnois
Pays of the Seven Valleys
Pays of Ternois

Picardy

The Picardy, cut out in 3 departments, is also cut out in 16 country:

Chaunois
Clermontois - Picardy Plate
Large Amiénois
Large Basin Creillois
Large Beauvaisis
Large Laonnois
Country Compiègnois
Country of the Sources and Valleys
Maritime Picardy
Holy Quentinois
Santerre/High-Nap
Soissonnais
Southern of Aisne
Thelle Vexins/Fine sands
Thiérache
Valois-Senlis-Chantilly

Poitou-Charentes

The Poitou-Charentes, cut out in 4 departments, is also cut out in 26 countries.

Country Chauvinois
Country Civraisien
Country of Aunis
Country of Charente Limousine
Country of Gâtine
Country of High-Saintonge
Country of the Romance Ile de Ré
Country of Saintonge
Country of Vienna and Moulière
Country among Touvre and Charente
Country of the Six Valleys
Country of the Valleys of Gartempe
Country of the Valleys of Saintonge
Country of Horte and Tardoire
Country of the Scrap-metal Bressuirais
Pays of the High Valley of Separates
Pays of the Haut-Poitou and Clain
Pays Loudunais
Pays Marenne oyster-Oléron
Pays Mellois
Pays Montmorillonnais
Pays West-Charente Pays of the cognac
Pays Rochefortais
Pays Ruffécois
Southern Pays Charente
Pays Thouarsais

Provence-Alp-coast of Azure

The Provence-Alp-Coast of Azure, cut out in 6 departments, is also cut out in 15 country.

Country Sisteronais-Buëch
Country Gapençais
Country of Large Briançonnais
Country the savinois-Ubaye-Durance
Country Dignois
Country A3V (Adze-Verdon-Vairy-VAr)
Country of green Provence
Country Another Provence
Country of High-Provence
Country of the Spangles
Country Durance-Provence
Country of Arles
Country of the Verdon
Country Valley of Azure Mercantour
Country of Vésubie

The Rhone-Alps

Country of Maurienne * Another Provence * Country South-Grésivaudan (Mixed trade-union) * Country Drôme-of-hills (Mixed trade-union)

See too

Country
natural Area of France
Parliament of the communities of France (ADCF)
Law Voynet

External bond

All on the Countries of France

Decree No 2000-909 of September 19th, 2000 relating to the countries.

Association For the Foundation of Countries (APFP)

Repertory country and agglomerations (association ETD)

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