French General Code of Local Authorities
In forceI. - Until the next renewal following the creation of the new commune, the municipal council is composed:
1° Of all the current members of the municipal councils of the former communes, if the municipal councils of the communes concerned so decide by concordant deliberations taken before the creation of the new commune;
2° Failing this, of the mayors, deputy mayors, as well as municipal councillors of the former communes, under the conditions provided for in II of this article.
The decree of the representative of the State in the département pronouncing the creation of the new commune determines the composition of the municipal council, if necessary by allocating the seats to the members of the former municipal councils in the order of the table set out in Article L. 2121-1.
In all cases, the cumulative amount of the allowances of the members of the municipal council of the new commune may not exceed the cumulative amount of the maximum allowances to which the members of the municipal council composed under the conditions provided for in II of this article would be entitled.
II. - When 2° of I is applied, the order of the representative of the State in the département allocates a number of seats to each former commune in application of proportional representation by the highest remainder of the municipal populations. This allocation is made on the basis of a total of sixty-nine seats.
A former commune may not be allocated a number of seats greater than the number of its current municipal councillors and less than the number of its current mayor and deputy mayors.
The total number of council members may not exceed sixty-nine, except in cases where the appointment of the mayors and deputy mayors of the former communes makes it necessary to allocate additional seats.
