During the first renewal following the creation of the new commune, the municipal council comprises a number of members equal to the number provided for in Article L. 2121-2 for a commune belonging to the next highest demographic stratum. This number may not be less than one third of the sum of the municipal councillors elected at the previous general renewal of the municipal councils, in accordance with article L. 2121-2, in each commune grouped together prior to the creation of the new commune, rounded up to the next whole number and increased by one in the case of an even number of councillors. It may also not be greater than sixty-nine.
The size of the municipal council remains identical until the second general renewal of the municipal councils following the creation of the new commune.
The cumulative amount of the allowances of the members of the municipal council of the new commune may not exceed the cumulative amount of the maximum allowances to which the members of the municipal council of a commune belonging to the same demographic stratum would be entitled.