Conseil general des Alpes Maritimes

What Conseil general des Alpes Maritimes does

The Département des Alpes-Maritimes (legally Département des Alpes-Maritimes, doing business as Conseil Départemental des Alpes-Maritimes, previously Conseil Général des Alpes-Maritimes prior to the 2015 territorial reform) is a public territorial collectivity of the French Republic, headquartered at CADAM, 147 boulevard du Mercantour in Nice. Created in 1860 following the annexation of the County of Nice, it exercises devolved governmental powers across social solidarity, departmental colleges, road and cycling infrastructure, environment, culture, healthcare coordination, and economic development for the department's roughly 1.1 million residents. It is not a private enterprise: there are no shareholders, no listed equity, and no funding rounds; operations are funded by departmental taxation (taxe foncière, taxe d'habitation, contribution économique territoriale) and intergovernmental transfers, with no commercial revenue model. Service delivery is hybrid - physical Maison du Département, Maisons des Solidarités, and Maison de l'Autonomie offices alongside a growing portfolio of digital platforms.

The department's product and service portfolio centres on the MesDémarches 06 e-government portal for administrative procedures, the Inforoutes06 real-time road information service, the Randoxygène outdoor recreation platform, the Eau 06 water observatory, and the 06 À Table! agricultural supply platform connecting approximately 36 local farmers to 37 departmental colleges (delivering 250 tonnes of produce in 2019). Underlying technology is a multi-platform government digital services stack augmented by the 2026-launched Expérience 100% Parc mobile application with augmented reality, and the Bulletin Météo de l'Eau water intelligence service. Policy frameworks - GREEN Deal (ecological transition), SMART Deal (digital transition including AI), FORCE 06 (forest fire force), and Lucia (citizen pact for nature) - structure multi-year investment, exemplified by the €32M Plan Eau 06 water management programme, the €8.5M+ Mediterranean policy, and the Plan Agricole et Rural 2021-2028.

The department serves all residents of Alpes-Maritimes as its primary customer base, with prioritised segments including seniors (APA autonomy allowance, Maison de l'Autonomie), people with disabilities (PCH compensation), families and children (PMI, childcare, family allowances), the agricultural sector (AIME investment support, 06 À Table!), rural communes (housing, environmental, and infrastructure subsidies), and healthcare professionals (installation aid up to €10,000 in underserved Haut and Moyen Pays areas). Distribution is direct via departmental offices and self-serve digital portals; marketing is multi-channel through Le Mag' magazine, Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube, and email newsletters. It maintains strategic partnerships with the Chambre d'agriculture, SICTIAM (digital schools), Air PACA, SDIS 06, ONF, OFB, ADEME, Parc National du Mercantour, and the hosting of the WAICF and WAiFF AI festivals.

Name

Conseil general des Alpes Maritimes

Legal name

Département des Alpes-Maritimes

Website

https://departement06.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

1860

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

The Département des Alpes-Maritimes is a French territorial collectivity headquartered in Nice that delivers devolved public services - social solidarity, departmental colleges, infrastructure, environment, culture, and digital administration - to the department's residents via hybrid physical offices and e-government platforms, funded by departmental taxation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration Services

NAICS

Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Administration of Conservation Programs (92412), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (712190)

SIC

Foreign Governments (8888)

akta.pro primary industry

Coastal & Marine Resources Administration (Oceans, Fisheries, Shorelines) (BPAIAMAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Maritime & Port Authorities (Public Ports, Harbors, Ferries Terminals) (BPAIALAF), Oceans, Coastal & Marine Resource Management (BPADALAI)

Keywords

• Public administration services
• E-government portal
• Social solidarity programs
• Environmental policy management
• Departmental infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Nice

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Taxation revenue: Departmental government funded primarily through local taxation including property tax (taxe foncière), housing tax (taxe d'habitation), and business contributions (contribution économique territoriale)

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The Département des Alpes-Maritimes is a French departmental government that provides public administrative, social, educational, environmental, and cultural services to residents and entities within the Alpes-Maritimes territory. Its core offerings include the MesDémarches 06 e-government portal for online administrative procedures, social solidarity services (autonomy, disability, family, senior support), management of departmental colleges, environmental programs (GREEN Deal, Plan Eau 06, FORCE 06 forest fire force), digital transition programs (SMART Deal 06), and cultural/recreational platforms (musées, Randoxygène, Expérience 100% Parc, WAICF/ WAiFF festivals).

Product overview

The Département des Alpes-Maritimes operates as a French departmental government offering a portfolio of digital public services and policy initiatives. The core e-government offering is Mes Démarches 06, an online administrative portal for citizen requests. Supporting platforms include Inforoutes06 for road information, Randoxygène for outdoor recreation, and the Eau 06 water observatory. Policy initiatives include GREEN Deal (ecological transition) and SMART Deal (digital transition), with La Maison de l'IA as an AI innovation hub. Cultural offerings include the World Artificial Intelligence Cannes Festival (WAICF) and World A.I. Film Festival (WAiFF). The agricultural sector is supported through the 06 À Table! platform connecting local farmers with schools. The department also operates territorial service centers including Maison de l'Autonomie for elderly/disabled services and Guichet Réseau Santé 06 for healthcare coordination.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GREEN Deal: Ecological transition policy of the department focused on sustainable development, renewable energy, biodiversity protection, and climate action
• SMART Deal
• 06 À Table!
• FORCE 06
• Lucia
• Randoxygène
• Eau 06

Products and services

• MesDémarches 06 Online administrative procedures portal allowing citizens to submit requests digitally to the department, including agricultural aid applications, subsidies, and administrative procedures.
• Inforoutes06 Real-time road information service providing updates on road conditions, traffic, and infrastructure status across the Alpes-Maritimes department.
• Randoxygène Digital platform for outdoor activities and hiking in the Alpes-Maritimes, offering trail information, cycling routes, and nature exploration resources.
• Eau 06 - Observatoire de l'eau Water observatory platform providing data and monitoring on water resources, consumption (150L daily average per inhabitant), water quality, and management across the department.
• Plan Eau 06 Water management plan with a 32 million euro investment targeting water loss reduction (€15M), innovative devices (€5M), professional/collective support (€3M), and water knowledge improvement (€2M).
• GREEN Deal 06 Ecological transition policy encompassing climate action, biodiversity protection, sustainable mobility, renewable energy, and nature conservation programs across the department.
• SMART Deal 06 Digital transition policy promoting AI adoption, digital inclusion, smart territory development, and digital services modernization including connectivity and high-speed broadband infrastructure.
• La Maison de l'IA (MIA) Departmental AI house serving as an innovation center for artificial intelligence development, hosting events, and supporting AI ecosystem growth in the territory.
• World Artificial Intelligence Cannes Festival (WAICF) Annual international festival and event dedicated to artificial intelligence, hosted in the Alpes-Maritimes to showcase AI innovations and bring together industry experts.
• World A.I. Film Festival (WAiFF) Film festival celebrating cinema created with or about artificial intelligence technologies, promoting AI-generated and AI-themed film works.
• Plateforme 06 À Table! Local food supply platform connecting approximately 50 local farmers with 37 colleges, delivering hundreds of tons of fruits, vegetables, yogurts, and eggs annually through short supply chains.
• Expérience 100% Parc Mobile application for exploring departmental natural parks through riddles, discoveries, missions, and augmented reality features for points of interest.
• Lucia - Pacte citoyen pour la nature Citizen pact for nature involving residents in environmental protection and biodiversity conservation efforts, currently in Season 3.
• Maison de l'Autonomie Dedicated center providing information, support, and services for elderly people and persons with disabilities, including home services guides for various territories.
• Guichet Réseau Santé 06 Health network gateway providing coordination and information services for healthcare access across the department.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3+ million annual visitors to 19 Departmental Nature Parks
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and moderate.

• Chambre d'agriculture des Alpes-MaritimescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for agricultural development including the 06 À Table local supply platform for school canteens, agricultural technical visits, organic farming methods, and coordination of territorial agricultural projects (PAT)
• SICTIAMcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner for digital development in schools, assisting communes with digital projects through purchasing center and 'école numérique' market, including pedagogical project elaboration, equipment recommendations, and teacher training
• Air PACAcoreTechnology or IntegrationAir quality monitoring association providing surveillance, forecasting, and pollution alerts for the region. Part of ATMO federation of 35 air quality monitoring associations in France
• SDIS 06 (Service Départemental d'Incendie et de Secours)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFire and rescue service collaboration with FORCE 06 forest firefighters for wildfire prevention, early detection, and firefighting operations. Joint patrols and fire monitoring during high-risk periods
• ONF (Office National des Forêts)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerForest management partnership including wildfire prevention (DFCI equipment maintenance, forest monitoring), controlled burning programs, and forest work validation. Participates in FORCE 06 operations and controlled burning commissions
• OFB (Office Français de la Biodiversité)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental protection agency partner in controlled burning operations and biodiversity conservation efforts in department forests
• CERPAM (Centre d'Etudes et de Réalisations Pastorales Alpes Méditerranée)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerPastoralism research and implementation center partnering on controlled burning operations and mountain pasture management
• Parc National du MercantourmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational park collaboration on environmental protection, controlled burning commission, and biodiversity conservation
• DDTM (Direction Départementale des Territoires et de la Mer)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState territorial directorate partnering on controlled burning operations, agricultural rural development, and maritime policy implementation
• ADEME (Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental agency co-financing solar atlas project and providing funding guidance for departmental environmental initiatives including green deal projects
• FIBOIS SudmoderateChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWood industry professional association providing centralized information and support for wood sector investment projects in the territory
• ACOFOR (Association des Communes Forestières des Alpes-Maritimes)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerForestry communes association receiving operating subsidy to support territorial forest policy and wood-energy relay funding

Scale indicators19 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Conseil départemental de l'Hérault: Large Mediterranean-coast department with parallel coastline management, agricultural support and demographic-growth servicing responsibilities to Alpes-Maritimes.
• Conseil départemental du Var: Neighboring Mediterranean department with overlapping wildfire, water-management and tourism challenges and a similar portfolio of departmental colleges, social services and digital platforms.
• Conseil départemental des Bouches-du-Rhône: Adjacent Mediterranean French department with a comparable mandate (social services, roads, colleges, environment) and a similarly large urban-rural population — the closest direct functional peer to Alpes-Maritimes.
• Conseil départemental du Gard: Mediterranean-coast French department facing comparable wildfire risk, rural depopulation and social-services demand; operates a similar digital portal and environmental policy suite.
• Conseil départemental du Vaucluse: Provence-based department with similar rural-urban mix, agricultural aid programs and water-management challenges to Alpes-Maritimes.
• Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur: Intercommunal authority overlapping the Alpes-Maritimes territory with overlapping competence in mobility, environment, economic development and digital services.
• Conseil départemental de la Gironde: One of the largest French departments by population and budget, operating a comprehensive digital portal and ecological-transition strategy conceptually comparable to Alpes-Maritimes' GREEN/SMART Deal.
• Conseil départemental des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: Adjacent inland department in the same Provence-Alpes region sharing rural-mountain service delivery and agricultural-support challenges, plus co-management of natural parks.

Broad incumbents

• ADEME: National environmental agency that co-finances and co-designs many of Alpes-Maritimes' ecological-transition programs (solar atlas, GREEN Deal projects) — a strategic ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor.
• Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: Regional-tier authority encompassing Alpes-Maritimes with overlapping competence in transport, environment, economic development and digital; the senior-tier counterpart in the same territory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AlpesMaritimes
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/Departement06Fr
• Facebookfacebook.com/departement06
• Instagraminstagram.com/departement06
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/conseil-g-n-ral-des-alpes-maritimes

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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