A future metropolitan hub
A brand-new metropolitan hub will come into being on 1 January 2018, with Troyes Champagne Métropole, Grand Sénonais, Chaumont, Bassin Nogentais and Bassin de Bologne Vignory Froncles as its founding members, after the authorities signed a cooperation agreement in April 2017 to signal their unified commitment to joint development.
The metropolitan hub is a lightweight, low-cost structure intended to boost the intercommunal authorities’ roles locally and to foster a new planning, sustainable development and local solidarity model.
The metropolitan hub is akin to a bespoke federation, in which each member authority can pick and choose which powers it wishes to retain and what tasks it wants to delegate.
What is a metropolitan hub ?
A metropolitan hub is a public structure created by mutual agreement between separate authorities with their own tax-levying powers.
Membership criteria
Members examine applications from candidate authorities. Admittance is by unanimous vote.
Why join a metropolitan hub ?
A metropolitan hub is an opportunity for authorities to work together on areas of shared interest, with a view to improving the structure and coordination of their territory.
Current remit
- Economic development, green economy, green growth
- Tourism development
- Major transport/communication infrastructure
- Higher education, innovation, R&D
- Territorial balance, rural affairs, access to facilities and services
- Energy transition
- Sustainable development
- Governance and best practice