Abstract
This document discusses the concept of intercommunality, its evolution, stakes, and future perspectives, highlighting its importance in territorial public action and local development.
Extract
[...] Political compromises leave uncertainty hanging over legal aspects. Yet recent reforms directly influence the nature of municipal power. Intercommunality therefore remains a challenge for the aforementioned principle, which is itself a stake for intercommunality. These stakes with the presentation of ambitious objectives on the one hand and difficulties on the other hand, leave room for the perspectives set up and/or thought for intercommunality. II- Intercommunality: Evolutions Anchored and Future Challenges Since its creation, intercommunality has already undergone numerous evolutions Yet, it still comprises a certain number of future challenges to be met Intercommunality touched by numerous evolutions The appearance of intercommunal cooperation at the end of the 19th century (1890) has evolved well. [...]
[...] However, many difficulties surround intercommunality. Difficulties surrounding intercommunality In addition to the distinctions between regions, municipalities, and departments that may seem complex to the litigant, to the citizen, the concept of intercommunality has been added. Sébastien MARTIN has indeed mentioned the fact that it "remains poorly known which can lead to judging it complex, or expressing disinterest. Regardless, it is certainly the diversity of profiles and divergences that pose problems. For example, there is a certain diversity of intercommunal fiscal profiles. [...]
[...] In terms of numbers, between the year 2010 and the year 2014, we went from 2,611 to 2,145 intercommunalities. At the beginning of 2017, another reform reduced the number of intercommunalities by 40%. The current 1,264 intercommunalities each have 28 municipalities. These sustained evolutions over the years and notably in the last decade give rise to new perspectives and new future challenges to be met for intercommunality. The future challenges attached to intercommunality The future challenges of intercommunality are quite vague. [...]
[...] As for the presidents of intercommunality, there is no unique profile and yet, for the future, it does not seem that there is a consensus among elected officials in the framework of the mode of election of the intercommunal executive. In general, a significant work of cohesion must be put in place, improved, supported by the legislator. In addition to this work of cohesion, intercommunality must ensure that economies of scale are made in the implementation of projects while trying to revitalize trade. It should be noted here that only municipalities are very spendthrift. The large section related to ecology must also be taken into account, particularly to avoid France being sanctioned by the institutions of the European Union. [...]
[...] according to Sébastien MARTIN, president of Intercommunalités de France. Thus, intercommunality is according to its president, incontournable, necessary, indispensable but it is yet poorly known by all. It has both stakes and perspectives. Sébastien MARTIN defines intercommunality as follows: community of will and action, protective of communes, entirely turned towards sustainable and balanced development of our territories, and concerned with delivering to all their inhabitants ( . ) a public service of proximity and quality. ( . ) it is to do together ( . [...]
