 It was formed 1 January 2007 after the dissolution of the "Communauté de communes de l'Etoile-Merlançon" and the five associated communes joined the Agglomeration community of Garlaban-Huveaune-Sainte-Baume forming the new Agglomeration community of Pays d'Aubagne et de l'Etoile.Twelve communes belonged to this agglomeration community, eleven within the Bouches-du-Rhône and one in the Var

The local powers of the agglomeration are