It was created to strengthen the role of the Auvergne metropolitan area as a counterpart to the neighbouring metropoles of Lyon and Grenoble. It is responsible for developing and implementing the Territorial Coherence Plan (SCoT). It is a mixed syndicate, composed of 108 communes, including Clermont-Ferrand and 8 communities of communes.5 The area encompassing Grand Clermont is depicted the map below (Figure 2.6).