Departmental Council of Loire-Atlantique

Departmental Council of Loire-Atlantique

Conseil départemental de la Loire-Atlantique
Logo
Flag of the Council
Leadership
Michel Ménard, PS
since 1 July 2021
Website
www.loire-atlantique.fr

The Departmental Council of Loire-Atlantique (French: Conseil départemental de la Loire-Atlantique, Breton: Kuzul-departamant Liger-Atlantel), called the 'General Council of Loire-Inférieure' between 1800 and 1957, then 'General Council of Loire-Atlantique' until 2015, is the deliberative assembly of the French department of Loire-Atlantique. Its headquarters are in Nantes.

Executive

The President

The president of the Loire-Atlantique departmental council has been Michel Ménard (PS) since July 1, 2021.[1]

The vice-presidents

The president of the departmental council is assisted by 15 vice-presidents chosen from among the departmental councillors. Each of them has a delegation of authority.

List of vice presidents of the departmental council of Loire-Atlantique (since 2021)[2][3]
Order Name Canton (constituency) Delegation
1st Claire Tramer Blain Families and child protection
2nd Jean Charrier Machecoul-Saint-Même Solidarity and territorial cohesion
3rd Chloé Girardot-Moitié Nantes-7 Resources, natural environments, biodiversity and land action
4th Jérôme Alemany Nantes-4 Local social action, integration and the fight against exclusion
5th Lyliane Jean Nantes-5 Age policy and solidarity between generations
6th Freddy Hervochon Rezé-1 Mobilities
7th Ombeline Accarion Nantes-2 People with disabilities, and autonomy
8th Vincent Danis Nantes-1 Education and educational policy
9th Lydie Mahé Saint-Nazaire-1 Human resources, social dialogue and quality of the departmental public service
10th Ali Rebouh Nantes-5 Finances, budget, public order and ecological transition of buildings
11th Danielle Cornet Pontchâteau Youth and citizenship, equality, popular education, Breton issues
12th Jean-Luc Séchet Saint-Nazaire-2 Agriculture, sea and coast, waterways and ports
13th Dominique Poirout Rezé-2 Culture and heritage
14th Rémy Orhon Saint-Nazaire-2 Local economic development, social and solidarity economy, tourism
15th Louise Pahun Nantes-4 Solidarity, responsible sports and outdoor activities

Composition

The Loire-Atlantique departmental council includes 62 departmental councilors from each of the 31 cantons of Loire-Atlantique.

Composition (by party)[4]
Party Acronym Seats
Majority (40 seats)
Miscellaneous left DVG 16
Union of the Left and the Ecologists UGE 8
Socialist Party PS 6
Union of the Left UG 6
Divers DIV 4
Opposition (22 seats)
Miscellaneous right DVD 8
Union of the Right UD 8
Union of the Right and Centre UDC 4
Union of Democrats and Independents UDI 2

The delegations

The departmental council has decentralized part of its services within six territorial delegations.[5] These bring together services dedicated to solidarity, planning and local development.

  • Delegation of Nantes, located at 26 Boulevard Victor Hugo, Nantes, it covers the territory of the Nantes Metropolis.
  • Delegation of Saint-Nazaire, located at 12, place Pierre-Semard in Saint-Nazaire and 90 rue Maurice Sambron in Pontchâteau.
  • Delegation of Pays de Retz, located at 10-12, rue du Docteur-Guilmin in Pornic and 6, rue Galilée in Machecoul.
  • Delegation of Châteaubriant, located at 10, rue d'Ancenis in Châteaubriant and at 29, route de Nantes in Nozay.
  • Delegation of Vignoble, located at 2, cours des Marches-de-Bretagne in Clisson.
  • Delegation of Ancenis, located at 118, place du Maréchal-Foch in Ancenis.

Headquarters

The Hôtel de Département, adjoining the Hôtel de Préfecture de la Loire-Atlantique, located on the Quai Ceineray, is partly made up of two private mansions, the Hôtel Mellient [fr] and the Hôtel Urvoy de Saint-Bedan [fr], dating from the 18th century and the first half of the 19th century.

The department's administrative services building, less than 100 meters from the department hall, dates from 2011, and was built on the site of Nantes' first power plant (1891), whose new building preserved three stone portals of the facade.

The hôtel de département, Quai Ceineray in Nantes.

References

  1. ^ "Qui est Michel Ménard, nouveau président de Loire-Atlantique ?". www.20minutes.fr (in French). 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  2. ^ "Un nouveau président et une équipe renouvelée, toujours paritaire". loire-atlantique.fr (in French). 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  3. ^ Moreau, Alain (2021-07-02). "Loire-Atlantique : huit vice-présidentes et sept vice-présidents". actu44.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  4. ^ "Résultats des élections départementales 2021". mobile.interieur.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  5. ^ "Comment fonctionnent les services du Département". Loire-atlantique.fr. Retrieved 2022-12-19.