collective municipality
C13569
concept
A collective municipality is an administrative unit comprising several smaller municipalities that collaborate to share services and governance functions while retaining their individual local identities.
All labels observed (21)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| upper-tier municipality | 45 |
| communauté de communes | 18 |
| collective municipality canonical | 17 |
| group of municipalities | 13 |
| Verwaltungsgemeinschaft | 5 |
| Verbandsgemeinde | 4 |
| Comunidade Intermunicipal | 1 |
| former collective municipality | 1 |
| inter-municipal governmental entity | 1 |
| inter-municipal public body | 1 |
| intermunicipal association | 1 |
| intermunicipal cooperation | 1 |
| inter‑municipal cooperation | 1 |
| municipal government unit collection | 1 |
| public inter-municipal body | 1 |
| public inter-municipal cooperation body | 1 |
| public territorial collectivity | 1 |
| public territorial establishment of inter-municipal cooperation | 1 |
| public territorial establishment of intercommunal cooperation | 1 |
| supra‑communal council | 1 |
| territorial collectivity association | 1 |
Instances (111)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Memorial Villages | group of municipalities |
| Memorial Villages, Texas | group of municipalities |
| Verbandsgemeinde Bad Ems-Nassau | Verbandsgemeinde |
| Verbandsgemeinde Vallendar | Verbandsgemeinde |
| Regional Municipality of Durham | upper-tier municipality |
| Cère et Goul en Carladès | communauté de communes |
| Regional Municipality of Halton | upper-tier municipality |
| European Metropolis of Lille | public territorial establishment of intercommunal cooperation |
| Essex County, Ontario | upper-tier municipality |
| County of Peterborough | upper-tier municipality |
| United Counties of Prescott and Russell | upper-tier municipality |
| United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry | upper-tier municipality |
| Frontenac County | upper-tier municipality |
| County of Haliburton | upper-tier municipality |
| Amt Gerswalde | — |
| United Counties of Leeds and Grenville | upper-tier municipality |
| Simcoe County | upper-tier municipality |
| Wellington County, Ontario | upper-tier municipality |
| Middlesex County, Ontario | upper-tier municipality |
| Niagara Region | upper-tier municipality |
| Renfrew County | upper-tier municipality |
| Lennox and Addington County | upper-tier municipality |
| District Municipality of Muskoka | upper-tier municipality |
| Peterborough County | upper-tier municipality |
| Samtgemeinde Ahlden | — |
| Lambton County | upper-tier municipality |
| Regional Municipality of Waterloo | upper-tier municipality |
| Golfe de Saint-Tropez | communauté de communes |
| Bruce County | upper-tier municipality |
| Intercom Bernay Terres de Normandie | communauté de communes |
| Regional Municipality of York | upper-tier municipality |
| Elgin County | upper-tier municipality |
| Hastings County | upper-tier municipality |
| Peel Region | upper-tier municipality |
| syndicat mixte | public inter-municipal cooperation body |
| Concord, Lexington, and Lincoln, Massachusetts | group of municipalities |
| Drechtsteden urban region | intermunicipal cooperation |
| Dufferin County | upper-tier municipality |
| Perth County | upper-tier municipality |
| Samtgemeinde Elbtalaue | — |
| Regional Municipality of Niagara | upper-tier municipality |
| Northumberland County | upper-tier municipality |
| Massachusetts municipalities | municipal government unit collection |
| Grosse Pointe communities | group of municipalities |
| Westchester County’s Sound Shore communities | group of municipalities |
| Syndicat Mixte de l’Aéroport de Beauvais-Tillé | inter-municipal public body |
| Algarve municipalities | group of municipalities |
| Cuyahoga County West Shore communities | group of municipalities |
| Verbandsgemeinde Rhein-Mosel | Verbandsgemeinde |
| Towns of Falmouth and Mashpee | group of municipalities |