Name

Région Grand Est

Legal name

Région Grand Est

Website

https://grandest.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Public Administration

NAICS

Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation (48521), Administration of Economic Programs (926), International Affairs (92812)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700), Local & Suburban Transit & Interurban Hwy Passenger Trans (4100), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Government Digital Service & eGovernment (Service Delivery, IDs, Portals) (BPAIAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

State/Provincial Human Services & Benefits Administration (Welfare, Disability, Child & Family) (BPAIABAI), Economic Growth, Trade & Private Sector Development Programs (BPADABAF), Regional Education Service Agencies (ESAs/BOCES/Intermediate Units) (EDADABAC), Regional Economic Integration & Economic Corridors (BPADAMAH)

Keywords

• Regional public administration
• Public transportation services
• Territorial economic development
• Rural development programs
• Public aid distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Strasbourg

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Budget and Regional Taxes: The Region operates through public funding from national government allocations, regional taxation, and European funds. Revenue comes from tax income, state transfers, and EU funding programs (FEDER, INTERREG). Services are provided free or at subsidized rates to citizens.
2. Regional Aid Distribution: The Region distributes financial aid to individuals, businesses, local communities, and organizations across sectors including economic development, agriculture, training, environment, and culture. Budget for rural Pacte: 800M euros.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Région Grand Est is a French territorial collectivity that delivers public services to 5.5 million inhabitants across 10 departments. Its core offering centers on the Fluo Grand Est unified regional transport network (trains, intercity coaches, and 326 school bus lines serving 185,000 daily travelers and 200,000 students), a digital aid portal distributing 268 regional and European aid programs, a €800M rural development program (Pacte pour les Ruralités) covering 4,553 rural communes, and a network of 12 in-person Maisons de la Région offices that handle transport, lycée management (229 lycées), economic development support, and European funds assistance.

Product overview

Région Grand Est operates a multi-service public platform delivering regional governance, transportation, economic development, and citizen services to 5.5 million residents across 10 departments. The core offering centers on Fluo Grand Est (unified transport network), supplemented by mobility programs (Navette des Crêtes, Pass Jeune/Grenzenlos, Plan Vélo), financial aid portal (268 programs), rural development initiative (Pacte pour les Ruralités, €800M), health planning (Plan Une seule santé), and youth engagement (Jeun'Est app). Services are delivered through the main website, 12 Maisons de la Région offices, and an accessibility-optimized FALC version.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fluo Grand Est: Regional public transport network encompassing trains, regional coaches, and school transport services.
• Jeun'Est
• Maisons de la Région

Products and services

• Fluo Grand Est Regional transport network combining trains, intercity coaches, and school transport under a unified brand, serving 185,000 daily passengers with real-time scheduling and ticketing for the 5.5 million inhabitants of the Grand Est region.
• Navette des Crêtes Seasonal shuttle service connecting valleys to Vosges mountain summits with nine lines including a summit shuttle, operating June through September with up to 8 daily round trips for residents and tourists.
• Pass Jeune Grand Est / Grenzenlos Cross-border youth travel pass allowing unlimited travel for persons under 28 in Grand Est, German Länder (Bade-Wurtemberg, Rhénanie-Palatinat, Sarre), and Switzerland for €29 per month during summer months.
• Jeun'Est Mobile app providing youth aged 15-29 with information, bons plans (deals), and guidance for employment, training, and civic engagement opportunities across Grand Est.
• Aides régionales et européennes Portal offering 268 regional and European financial aid programs across sectors including agriculture, culture, environment, economy, training, transport, and tourism, with filtering by beneficiary type and thematic area.
• Pacte pour les Ruralités €800 million investment program supporting rural territories across 4,553 rural communes, encompassing infrastructure, economic development, accessibility, and quality-of-life initiatives.
• Plan Vélo 2022-2028 Regional cycling strategy aiming to become France's leading cycling region, supporting infrastructure development, bike adoption, and intermodal transport integration.
• Plan d'actions « Une seule santé » Health action plan (2026-2027) with approximately 60 measures addressing human, animal, and environmental health interconnections through air and water quality, food safety, and climate adaptation.
• Site Grand Est FALC Easy-to-read version of the regional website (FALC - Facile à Lire et à Comprendre) designed for persons with cognitive disabilities, developed in partnership with ESAT aux 3 relais de Saverne.
• Maisons de la Région Network of 12 regional offices providing in-person citizen services including transport, lycées, economic development, and European funds assistance across all 10 departments of Grand Est.
• Feuille de route Handicap Comprehensive disability inclusion strategy covering training and employment (8.12% disabled employee rate), accessible transport (69% of trains wheelchair-accessible), infrastructure (€194M for 229 lycée accessibility upgrades), and innovation support for accessibility startups.

Quantifiable outcome

• 185,000 daily travelers transported on Fluo Grand Est network
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• German Länder Partners (Bade-Wurtemberg, Rhénanie-Palatinat, Sarre)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Cross-border partnership enabling the Pass Jeune / Grenzenlos transport pass valid in Grand Est and neighboring German states. Collaboration includes integration of regional trains, S-Bahn networks, and Fluo coaches for unlimited youth travel.
• Swiss Transport PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026New partnership for 2026 extending Pass Jeune / Grenzenlos to Switzerland, enabling youth travel to Basel, Swiss lakes, and Alps. Valid on Swiss General Subscription networks.
• Six Parcs Naturels Régionaux (Regional Natural Parks)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Region maintains a partnership with six Regional Natural Parks covering nearly 15% of the regional territory and serving 500,000+ residents. A new 2026-2028 inter-parks convention with 900,000 euros budget focuses on biodiversity, sustainable development, rural attractiveness, and ecological transition. Parks include: PNR des Ballons des Vosges, PNR de Lorraine, PNR d'Argonne, PNR de la Forêt d'Orient, PNR des Voges du Sud, PNR du Jura.
• INTERREG ProgrammecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean cross-border cooperation programme supporting projects in frontier territories. The Region participates in INTERREG initiatives for cross-border economic, cultural, and environmental projects.
• European Union (EU Representation)coreOthersGrand Est maintains representation office 'Grand Est-Europe' in Brussels to engage with EU institutions, access European funding (FEDER, INTERREG), and participate in European policy development.
• French State PartnerscoreOthersCollaboration with French government on shared competencies including ecological planning (COP Régionale), national road network transfer (loi 3DS), and public service modernization.
• France TravailmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational employment agency partnership for professional training accessibility for people with disabilities, combining Regional training programs with national employment support.
• ARS Grand Est (Agence Régionale de Santé)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional health agency partnership for healthcare access initiatives, accessibility projects, and cultural health programs (83 artistic projects funded in 2024 for 650,000 euros).

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Région Bretagne: French regional government administering transport networks (including BreizhGo), economic development, lycée education, and ecological transition under the same French regional framework as Grand Est, with a comparable population and budget scale.
• Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Major French regional government with a comparable mix of urban centers and extensive rural territories, administering transport, economic aid, and education programs under the same French regional law framework as Grand Est.
• Région Île-de-France: The largest French regional government by population and budget, with the broadest mandate in transport (including the Transilien network), economic development, and education. Operates under the same regional governance framework as Grand Est but at significantly greater scale.
• Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: French regional government with comparable responsibilities in transport, economic aid, lycée management, and tourism, and a similar mix of coastal/urban and inland/rural territories, operating under the same statutory framework as Grand Est.
• Région Occitanie: Large French regional government with a similar population scale to Grand Est, administering transport, economic development, lycée education, and cross-border cooperation (with Spain), operating under identical territorial collectivity statutes.
• Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: One of France's largest regional governments by population and budget, with a comparable mandate covering transport networks, economic development aid, lycée management, and ecological transition. Faces similar challenges in balancing urban and rural service delivery.
• Région Hauts-de-France: Another large French regional government with comparable cross-border positioning (Belgium), significant industrial heritage, and similar mandate in transport, economic development, education (lycées), and territorial cohesion. Operates under the same French regional governance framework as Grand Est.
• Collectivité Européenne d'Alsace: Sub-regional French collectivity carved out from Grand Est in 2021, retaining competencies in transport, economic development, and European cooperation, with deep historical and geographic ties to Grand Est and overlapping service delivery areas along the Rhine border.
• Région Normandie: French regional government also created in 2016 from a merger, with similar responsibilities in transport, economic aid, and education, and comparable cross-channel (maritime) coordination requirements that parallel Grand Est's cross-border activities.
• Région Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: French regional government of comparable size to Grand Est, also created through a 2016 merger of two pre-existing regions, with a similar mandate in transport, economic development, and education across mixed urban-rural territories.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/RegionGrandEst
• Facebookfacebook.com/regiongrandest
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/regiongrandest
• Instagraminstagram.com/laregiongrandest
• TikToktiktok.com/@regiongrandest
• Xx.com/regiongrandest

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments12 records

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