The Établissements Publics de Coopération Intercommunale (EPCI), of which the communautés de communes are a part, were created with the aim of pooling resources to promote cohesion and regional development :
«Progress in inter-municipal cooperation is based on the free will of communes to draw up joint development projects within areas of solidarity». (Article 5210-1 of the CGCT)
«The purpose of a community of communes [...] is to bring together communes within an area of solidarity, with a view to drawing up a joint development and spatial planning project». (Article 5214-1 of the CGCT)
The communauté de communes exercises «by operation of law in place of the member communes» the competences relating to :
- Space planning for the conduct of community interest – elected official: Arnaud Champagneux
- economic development actions – elected: Patrick Bigot
- of water management and flood prevention – elected: Pascal Aupy
- from the creation of the layout, maintenance and management of traveller reception areas – elected representative: Arnaud Champagneux
- collection and treatment of household and similar waste - elected: Philippe Auzon
- of tourism promotion – elected: Patrick Bigot
- of wastewater treatment – elected: Pascal Aupy
Cœur de France also has a number of optional responsibilities:
- Environmental protection - elected: Philippe Auzon
- of housing policy and living environment – elected: Arnaud Champagneux / Clarisse Duluc
- of road management – elected: Olivier Parillaud
- social action of community interest - elected: Clarisse Duluc
- cultural and sports development - elected: Clarisse Duluc
