Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Thau

The Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Thau is a intercommunal government structure, in the Hérault département of the Languedoc-Roussillon région, in France.

Composition

The CABT includes primary members from these eight communes.

Commune	Area (km²)	Population (2005)	Number of officials
Balaruc-les-Bains	8.66	5,745	4
Balaruc-le-Vieux	5.92	1,813	3
Frontignan	31.72	19,293	7
Gigean	16.56	4,579	3
Marseillan	51.71	7,734	4
Mireval	11.05	3,049	3
Sète	24.21	43,400	12
Vic-la-Gardiole	18.49	2,483	3
Total	168.32	84,275	39

Conseil de Communauté

The Council of Communities is made up of 8 mayors of the above communes and of 31 representatives from other communes and governing bodies in the area.

Jurisdiction

The CABT has for mandatory areas of jurisdiction:

• Economic development,
• Land management,
• Environmental protection,
• Town political structures.

It is to oversee as well:

• Organization of common transport problems,
• Sanitation collection and treatment,
• Assessment, protection, and economic impact of the local environment,
• The creation, management and assessment of cultural and sporting organizations across the communes.

Activities of the CABT

Areas over which the CABT has shared jurisdiction:

• Ports,
• Fisheries and shellfish cultivation,
• Vineyard Cultivation,
• Wine and Spirits production,
• Thermal Energy production,
• Tourism.

See also

• Intercommunalités de l'Hérault

External links

• CABT in the Official site of Sète
• CABT in the Official site of Gigean
• CABT in the Official site of Marseillan