What does agglomération in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word agglomération in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use agglomération in French.

The word agglomération in French means conurbation, conglomeration, municipality, Parisian urban area, urban area of Paris, conurbation authority, conurbation committee. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word agglomération

conurbation

nom féminin (zone composée de villes voisines)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'agglomération parisienne est de plus en plus étendue. En France, il ne faut pas conduire à plus de 50km/h en agglomération.
In France, the speed limit in urban areas is 50 km an hour.

conglomeration

nom féminin (amas, agglomérat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une décharge est une agglomération de déchets.
A tip is a conglomeration of waste.

municipality

nom féminin (abr, France (agglomération)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'agglo conduit un projet de développement urbain et d'aménagement du territoire.

Parisian urban area, urban area of Paris

nom féminin (zone urbaine englobant Paris)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'agglomération parisienne est aussi appelée Petite couronne.

conurbation authority, conurbation committee

nom féminin (regroupement de villes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les villes se regroupent de plus en plus en communauté d'agglomération pour favoriser leurs projets communs.

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