New-Aquitaine: Public Institutions for Intercommunal Cooperation (EPCI) — Perimeters as of 1 January 2017 (surface)

This dataset contains the boundaries of the Public Establishments of Intercommunal Cooperation (EPCI) as of January 1, 2017, of the region New-Aquitaine. Public institutions for inter-municipal cooperation (EPCI) are groupings of municipalities whose purpose is to draw up “common development projects within solidarity zones”. They are subject to common rules which are homogeneous and comparable to those of local authorities. The information presented here relates only to the following own-tax EPCI: Metropolis (METRO); Community of Agglomeration (CA); Community of Communes (CC). There are also EPCIs without own taxation: single Vocation Intercommunal Unions (SIVU), Multiple Vocation Intercommunal Unions (SIVOM), Closed Mixed Trade Unions (SM Closed) and Open Mixed Unions (open SM). The list of municipalities for own taxation EPCI can be downloaded from the INSEE website.