What Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine does

Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine is a French regional government council (conseil régional) created on January 4, 2016, through the merger of Aquitaine, Limousin, and Poitou-Charentes, making it the largest region in metropolitan France by area at over 84,000 km² across 12 departments. Headquartered at the Hôtel de Région in Bordeaux and employing 5,001-10,000 staff, it holds statutory competencies in economic development, territorial planning, transport, secondary education, and environmental policy that cannot be replicated by private entities. Its service portfolio spans 293 public high schools, a TER regional rail network carrying 105,000 daily passengers, four dedicated digital portals (aids, enterprises, youth with Lycée Connecté ENT, and transport), and an EU affairs portal, complemented by programs such as Néo Terra (ecological transition roadmap), Plan Pollinisateurs, and the Fonds NAture biodiversity financing fund.

The authority generates no commercial revenue; instead, it allocates public funds raised through annual regional budgets, with individual permanent commissions voting subsidy dossiers exceeding 1.77 billion euros in April 2026 alone. Its customer segments are horizontal: citizens and residents (transport subsidies, education support, youth programs), businesses and enterprises (innovation funding, internationalization assistance, the Usine du Futur program), local authorities and institutions across all 12 departments, and students/young people aged 15-25 (scholarships, apprenticeship, vocational training). Pricing is non-commercial, consisting of grants, subsidies, and aid programs including MAEC agricultural support and ecological transition funding.

Strategically, the region has prioritized ecological transition through the 2017 Néo Terra roadmap, biodiversity protection via the largest Conservatoire des Espaces Naturels in France (20,000 hectares), and international positioning through an IUCN partnership dating to 2011. Recent operational moves include the 2026 opening of the first regional railway lot to competition (965 million euros awarded to SNCF Voyageurs Terre Atlantique) and the launch of the Fonds NAture public-private biodiversity financing instrument co-constructed with the Fondation du patrimoine. Governance is led by President Alain Rousset and Vice-President Guillaume Riou (ecological and energy transition, Néo Terra), with the 2021-elected council extending environmental strategy across all policy areas.

Name

Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Legal name

Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Website

https://nouvelle-aquitaine.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine is a French regional government council formed in 2016 from the merger of Aquitaine, Limousin, and Poitou-Charentes, serving citizens, businesses, students, and local authorities across 12 departments through digital service portals, subsidies, education, and the TER rail network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Public Administration Services

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Executive Offices (921110), Public Finance Activities (92113)

akta.pro primary industry

State Legislature/Regional Assembly Administration (BPAIABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

State/Provincial Education Department Administration (BPAIABAJ), State/Provincial Human Services & Benefits Administration (Welfare, Disability, Child & Family) (BPAIABAI)

Keywords

• Regional public administration
• Government grants and subsidies
• Regional transport services
• Public secondary education
• Territorial economic development

Headquarters

HQ city

Bordeaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine is a French regional government council that delivers public services, financial aid, and policy programs across 12 departments. It manages 293 public high schools, operates the TER regional rail network, distributes subsidies and grants to businesses, citizens, and local authorities, and runs strategic initiatives covering ecological transition (Néo Terra, Fonds NAture), biodiversity conservation, economic development, and youth support. The region provides digital self-service portals for grants, businesses, youth, transport, and European affairs.

Product overview

Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine operates as a regional government body offering a suite of digital service portals and financial programs rather than a unified software product. Its main digital offerings include: the Guide des aides (comprehensive aid portal), Portail Entreprises (business portal), Portail Jeunes (youth portal with Lycée Connecté ENT), Portail Transports (mobility services), and Europe en Nouvelle-Aquitaine (EU funding portal). These are complemented by strategic initiatives such as Néo Terra (ecological transition roadmap), the Plan Pollinisateurs (pollinator protection program), and the Fonds NAture (biodiversity financing fund). The Region also supports scientific coordination through Ecobiose committee and the Agence Régionale de la Biodiversité. The various portals function as interconnected services sharing regional information, aids, and administrative tools for citizens, businesses, and youth across Nouvelle-Aquitaine's territory.

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Brands

• Néo Terra: Regional roadmap for ecological and energy transitions
• Fonds NAture
• Ecobiose
• Plan Pollinisateurs
• CoRDINA
• Réaliser l'égalité

Products and services

• Guide des aides Online portal providing access to all regional financial aids, calls for projects, and interest calls for individuals, businesses, and local authorities in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
• Portail Entreprises Business portal providing news, aids, events, and regional policies dedicated to the business community of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, targeting startups to ETIs.
• Portail Jeunes Youth portal providing information, events, aids, and orientation support for young people aged 15-25, including access to the Lycée Connecté educational network.
• Portail Transports Transport portal providing mobility services including schedules, routes, and school transport registration for regional residents and students.
• Europe en Nouvelle-Aquitaine European affairs portal covering EU funding opportunities, the Region's role as managing authority for European funds, and the Brussels office.
• Néo Terra Regional roadmap for accelerating ecological and energy transitions, integrating biodiversity, climate, and environmental sustainability across all regional policies.
• Fonds NAture Biodiversity financing fund co-launched with the Fondation du patrimoine, initially endowed with €200,000 (50/50 public-private), targeting up to €800,000 annually from corporate patrons to support concrete biodiversity restoration projects.
• Lycée Connecté (ENT) Connected high school educational network providing digital tools, media center, and online resources for students and staff across the region's 293 public lycées.
• TER regional rail transport service Regional train service operating 105,000 daily passenger journeys across the 12 departments of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, with the first railway lot opened to competition awarded to SNCF Voyageurs Terre Atlantique under a €965 million contract.
• Public secondary education management Regional management and support of secondary education infrastructure across 293 public high schools and 162 private high schools in the 12 departments of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
• Plan Pollinisateurs Regional action plan to protect pollinators, adopted June 26, 2017, with four main orientations: improve knowledge, maintain pollination services, transfer knowledge, and make the Region exemplary.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fondation du patrimoinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2024Co-constructor of the Fonds NAture biodiversity financing initiative. The foundation and the region each contributed 100,000 euros as initial seed funding, aiming to raise up to 800,000 euros annually through business mecénat partnerships for biodiversity conservation projects.
• Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature (UICN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistoric partner since 2011 (with former Aquitaine region). Participated actively in 2021 World Nature Congress in Marseille. Guillaume Riou, Vice-president for ecological transition, spoke at the territorial authorities day. New partnership convention under preparation through 2024.
• Conservatoire des Espaces Naturels (CEN) de Nouvelle-AquitainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLargest space conservatory in France by surface area, managing approximately 20,000 hectares across the 12 departments of the region. Additionally provides technical assistance for over 40,000 hectares. Acquired more than 820 hectares in 2020 under Néo Terra initiative. Manages 600+ natural sites including reserves, Natura 2000 sites, and diverse habitats.
• Comité français de l'UICNcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench committee of the international conservation union. Regional partnership maintained since 2011, with new cooperation convention in preparation through 2024.
• Agence Régionale de la Biodiversité de Nouvelle-AquitainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional biodiversity agency created in 2017 to mobilize and disseminate biodiversity knowledge to broad audiences, federate and animate the Néo-Aquitain actor network, and support project leaders. Works on pollinator protection, species conservation, and ecosystem preservation.
• Ecobiose (Comité scientifique régional)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional multidisciplinary scientific committee created in 2017 to evaluate consequences of biodiversity erosion on economic, agricultural, and health domains. Improves links between biodiversity knowledge and decision-making for territorial planning.
• Pôle national de la biodiversité et Office français de la biodiversité (OFB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational biodiversity coordination involving OFB for definition and implementation of the regional biodiversity strategy (SRB) for the next 10 years.
• LPO (Ligue pour la protection des Oiseaux) - VienneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBird protection league managing the ornithological reserve of Saint-Cyr (39 hectares) on behalf of SMASP (Syndicat Mixte d'Aménagement du Seuil du Poitou). Site serves as important nesting and migratory stopover area.
• 5 Parcs Naturels Régionaux (PNR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Natural Parks including PNR Millevaches en Limousin, PNR du Marais poitevin, and others. Regional objective of creating 25 Regional Nature Reserves through these partnerships.
• CBN Sud-Atlantique and CBN Massif CentralcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwo National Botanical Conservatories mandated to identify and conserve rare and threatened elements of wild flora and natural/semi-natural habitats in the region.
• Les Sentinelles du ClimatminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScientific monitoring project evaluating climate change impact on indicator species of regional flora and fauna, supported by the region to assess climate impacts on biodiversity.
• PELAGIS (Réseau National Echouages coordinator)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational strandings network coordinator providing scientific data on cetacean populations in the Gulf of Biscay, supported by regional funding for marine biodiversity research.
• ERMMA (Centre de la Mer de Biarritz)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMarine research center in Biarritz running ERMMA program for marine species study, receiving regional support for cetacean conservation research.
• Nord-Ouest FilmsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead production company for La Foudre film by the Larrieu brothers. Production supported by regional film funding with filming in Mont-de-Marsan and Ossau Valley.
• Arte France CinémaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench-German broadcaster co-producer of La Foudre film, with regional pre-buy support.
• Artémis Productions (Belgium)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian co-production company participating in La Foudre film production backed by regional funds.
• Canal+ and Ciné+ OCSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench broadcasters with pre-buy agreements for La Foudre film distribution, complementing regional film financing.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Région Bretagne: Western French regional council with comparable portfolio of competencies (transport, high schools, economic development, environment). Comparable population and budget scale, and similar digital portal structure (aides, entreprises, jeunes).
• Région Normandie: Northwestern French regional council also formed through the 2016 merger reform. Operates parallel transport, education, and economic-development competencies with similar institutional structure.
• Région Hauts-de-France: Northern French regional council with merged sub-regions, analogous in creation (2016 merger) and multi-department governance to Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Operates similar transport, education, and economic-development portfolios.
• Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: Mediterranean French regional council with comparable competencies including TER rail, high school management, biodiversity preservation (National Parks, marine reserves), and economic development subsidies.
• Région Île-de-France: The Paris-region council, the most populous French region; operates the same regional competencies (TER, high schools, subsidies, economic development) at significantly larger scale. Serves as a structural reference for French regional governance and budget dynamics.
• Région Grand Est: Eastern French regional council formed in 2016 through merger, executing analogous regional competencies. Comparable in budget scale, territorial breadth, and policy areas including ecological transition.
• Région Occitanie: French regional council in southern France with parallel statutory competencies in education, transport, economic development, and biodiversity. Comparable governance model and citizen-facing digital service portals for grants, youth, and enterprises.
• Région Centre-Val de Loire: Central French regional council with the same statutory portfolio (TER, high schools, subsidies, biodiversity) but smaller scale in terms of population and budget. Useful as a near-comparable for budgetary benchmarking.
• Région Pays de la Loire: Western French regional council with overlapping statutory competencies in education (high schools), rail transport (TER), economic aid distribution, and environmental policy. Comparable headcount and budget envelope.
• Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Another large French regional council administering economic development, transport (TER), high schools, and environmental policy across multiple departments. Directly comparable in scope (multi-department authority with educational, rail, and environmental competencies) and governance structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries7 records

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