Metropole Nice Cote dAzur

Nice Cote dAzur Metropolis, created on 1 January 2012 by the MAPTAM law, brings together 51 municipalities spread over the coast, the middle and the highland of Nice and has 553,305 inhabitants (2020), on a territory of 1,479.73 km2. It exercises powers of economic development, waste collection and management, transport, housing, management of drinking water networks, rainwater, sanitation, roads, signage and parking, public lighting, management of ports, urban planning, geographic information systems. In addition, the metropolis acquired four new competences: The creation of the Metropolis meets a twofold objective: The first objective is to strengthen the coordinated action of the 51 municipalities for a more efficient management in order to improve the quality of life of their fellow citizens. The second objective is to enable the Metropolis to become a territory of excellence rivaling other major European conurbations and the Mediterranean arc. The services provided to the inha...