I. – A start-up grant for the new communes mentioned in article L. 2113-1 is instituted within the global operating grant.
II. – During the first three years following their creation, new communes whose order of creation was issued as of the next general renewal of municipal councils following the promulgation of the Law no. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on finance for 2020 of municipal councils with a population less than or equal to 150,000 inhabitants benefit from an allocation under this grant. The allocation for each municipality that meets the conditions is equal to €6 per inhabitant. This amount is increased by €4 per inhabitant for new communes whose creation order was issued on or after 1 January 2022 when they only group together communes with a population of 3,500 or less. The amount of the allocation accruing to each commune is calculated each year to take account of changes in population.
The amount of the allocation is financed by the reductions provided for in article L. 2334-7-1.