Article L5219-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
I. – On 1 January 2016, a public establishment for intercommunal cooperation with its own tax status, with special status, called the Greater Paris metropolis, is created, bringing together: 1° The commune of Paris; 2° All the communes of the départements of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne; 3° The communes of the other départements of the Ile-de-France region belonging on 31 December 2014 to a public establishment for inter-communal cooperation comprising…