intercommune
intercommune refers to a form of local government cooperation in France in which two or more communes voluntarily join together to manage shared services and develop joint projects. The concept, formalised by the 1992 Code Général des Collectivités Territoriales, allows communes to pool resources while preserving their individual identities. Intercommunalities can be structured as communautés de communes, communautés d’agglomération, communautés urbaines, or métropoles, each with different population thresholds and scopes of powers.
These entities are governed by a council composed of representatives from each member commune, whose number
Intercommunal cooperation is considered a key instrument for addressing challenges of urbanisation and rural decline. Its