Article L5216-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
A conurbation community is a public establishment for inter-communal cooperation that brings together several municipalities forming, on the date of its creation, a contiguous and unenclosed area with a population of more than 50,000, around one or more central municipalities with a population of more than 15,000. The population threshold of 15,000 does not apply when the agglomeration community includes the capital of the department or the largest municipality in…