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MAJOR CENTRE [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Development
DEF

The largest municipality in a metropolitan area.

DEF

As defined by the Bureau of the Census in 1960, the largest city in any standard metropolitan statistical area (SMSA).

OBS

Central city. Not to be confused with "core" or "slum area."

Key term(s)
  • major center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Développement urbain
CONT

Plus qu'une simple coopération, les relations de la ville centre avec ses villages satellites relève bien souvent d'un véritable lien de dépendance pour les plus petites. C'est cette relation très forte qui fait que la diversité communale ne conduit pas à l'éclatement du territoire, mais le fait rentrer dans une logique de système au maillage très serré.

OBS

Pluriel : des villes(-)centres.

Spanish

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