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| Communauté d'agglomération Arlysère | |
|---|---|
| Name | Communauté d'agglomération Arlysère |
| Type | communauté d'agglomération |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Seat | Albertville |
| Created | 2017 |
| Nbcomm | 39 |
| Pop | 61460 |
| Area km2 | 763.6 |
Communauté d'agglomération Arlysère is an intercommunal structure in the Savoie department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. Centered on the city of Albertville, it groups 39 communes and coordinates policies affecting Rhône-Alpes-era territorial organization, regional planning, and cross-border relations with nearby Haute-Savoie, Isère, and the transalpine corridors toward Italy and Geneva. The entity operates within the framework of French intercommunality reforms enacted under the NOTRe law and succeeding administrative reorganizations.
Arlysère encompasses a portion of the Tarentaise, the Beaufortain, and the lower Maurienne valley, straddling alpine foothills and river corridors such as the Arly (river), the Isère, and tributaries feeding the Rhône basin. The territory includes mountain passes linked to the Col de la Madeleine, pasturelands associated with the Pré de la Chaumette tradition, and valleys connected to ski destinations like La Plagne, Les Saisies, and the Val d'Arly. Adjacency to the Vanoise National Park, the Beaufortain Massif, and transnational routes toward Aosta Valley frames Arlysère within networks involving Chambéry, Grenoble, Lyon, and Turin.
The communauté d'agglomération derives from intercommunal consolidations following the 2010s territorial reforms promoted by Nicolas Sarkozy and implemented under the administrations of François Hollande and Emmanuel Macron. Its creation in 2017 followed mergers of earlier syndicats mixtes and communautés de communes, influenced by precedents in Savoie reorganizations around Albertville 1992 Winter Olympics legacy infrastructures, regional development strategies linked to the Rhône-Alpes council, and national incentives exemplified by the MAPTAM law. Local political actors from Albertville, Beaufort, Moutiers, and neighboring communes negotiated competences including spatial planning, tourism promotion tied to Tour de France routes, and valley-scale economic projects.
Administration is conducted by a council of delegates drawn from member communes, presided over from the seat in Albertville. Executive functions coordinate with institutions such as the Prefecture of Savoie, the Conseil départemental de la Savoie, and the Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Interactions occur with national agencies including the Direction départementale des territoires and with European programs administered through Interreg and the European Regional Development Fund. Policy areas intersect with cultural actors like the Maison du Tourisme offices, sports federations including the French Ski Federation, and heritage bodies such as the Monuments historiques service.
The communauté rassemble communes ranging from urban centers to alpine villages: Albertville, Ugine, Beaufort, Thénésol, Sallanches-adjacent municipalities, and smaller communes historically tied to pastoralism and alpine cheese production like Queige, Césarches, La Giettaz, Les Saisies, Flumet, Praz-sur-Arly, Megève-bordering communes, and others that participate in intercommunal services for waste management, water supply, and cultural programming connected to institutions such as the Conservatoire du Patrimoine.
The population balances urban residents in Albertville and Ugine with seasonal influxes tied to winter sports resorts like Les Saisies and summer alpine tourism in the Beaufortain. Economic sectors include alpine tourism linked to the Ski resort network, artisanal food production centered on Beaufort cheese, metallurgical activities with a heritage from mills and foundries related to Ugine steelworks histories, and logistics along transport corridors toward A43 autoroute and alpine passes. Workforce patterns show commuting flows toward Chambéry, Annecy, and cross-border employment toward Geneva, while local development programs engage actors from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Savoie and agricultural cooperatives affiliated with Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité (INAO) regimes.
Transport infrastructure links include sections of the A43 autoroute, regional rail services on lines connecting Chambéry-Challes-les-Eaux station to Moutiers and onward to Bourg-Saint-Maurice, and valley roads serving passes such as the Col des Aravis and Col de la Croix Fry. Intercommunal initiatives coordinate public transport, cycling routes aligned with the ViaRhôna concept, and mobility demand management in partnership with the Autorité régionale de transport. Utilities and broadband rollout involve national actors like Réseau Ferré de France-successor entities and telecom providers operating under the oversight of the Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques et des postes.
Land-use planning encompasses protected area management adjacent to Vanoise National Park and biodiversity programs tied to alpine habitats recognized by Natura 2000 designations, with agri-environmental measures supporting pasture maintenance for Beaufort production under Appellation d'origine contrôlée frameworks. Flood risk mitigation addresses hydrological events on the Isère and the Arly (river), integrating work with the Schéma d'aménagement et de gestion des eaux and civil protection services such as the Sécurité civile. Renewable energy projects explore small hydropower installations, solar arrays, and wood-energy systems coordinated with regional energy agencies like ADEME.
Category:Intercommunalities of Savoie