Abstract: The study indicates the prerequisites of formation of a new type of agglomeration. It was proposed and proved the thesis that the amount of locally-regional group values can make an image of the agglomeration which at a certain level of self-organization and harmony in the socio-cultural system can be the vector of a new type of agglomeration development. Offered research method allows introducing into scientific circulation previously underutilized sources-precedent forms of culture. As an illustration, a brief characterization is given and some precedent forms of life cycle rituals are analyzed: a national suit, confessional architecture, miraculous sources which are a part of the image of Zhigulevsk agglomeration and reflect the value system of the peoples of the Middle Volga Region.