Presentation of the Territory : 

The urban community of GrandAngoulême is a public institution for inter-municipal cooperation (PIIC) located in the department of Charente and the region of Nouvelle Aquitaine. The city center is Angoulême. GrandAngoulême covers a territory of 38 municipalities and has about 141,000 inhabitants.

CIM Viseu Dão Lafões is an intermunicipal community in the Centro Region of Portugal, bringing together 14 municipalities across a territory of approximately 3,483 km² and around 259,590 inhabitants in 2024. Located between the Portuguese coast and the interior, it combines more dynamic urban centres with low-density rural areas. The region faces a heterogeneous demographic reality, with significant differences between municipalities and between rural and urban areas.

Presentation of the Territory : 

The urban community of GrandAngoulême is a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation (EPCI) located in the department of Charente and the region of Nouvelle Aquitaine. The city center is Angoulême. GrandAngoulême covers a territory of 38 municipalities and has about 141,000 inhabitants.

We are currently building a robust transnational partnership and have already secured two key partners from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria. To complete our network, we are actively seeking new partners who share our vision and face similar waste management challenges. We are particularly interested in incorporating cities from Northern or Central Europe to ensure a balanced geographical representation. Please note that, according to URBACT regulations, we can no longer accept additional partners from IPA/NDICI countries, as this position is already successfully filled.

Presentation of the Territory : 

The urban community of GrandAngoulême is a public institution for inter-municipal cooperation located in the department of Charente and the region of Nouvelle Aquitaine. The city center is Angoulême. GrandAngoulême covers a territory of 38 municipalities and has about 141,000 inhabitants.

[This is only a project proposition, we don't want to be the leader]

Est Ensemble is an urbanized, working-class, densely populated, and dynamic area, with 17,000 housing units completed since 2020. There are 78,700 social housing units registered under the Solidarity and urban renewal law.

• Small and medium-sized municipalities across Europe increasingly face similar challenges: ageing populations, dispersed territories, insufficient local mobility solutions and unequal access to services, facilities and community life.
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  The Municipality of Alpiarça (Portugal) is looking for partners to build an URBACT Action Network focused on improving inclusive access to local services and participation opportunities in small and dispersed territories.
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  The network aims to explore and test practical solutions related to: