What Communauté d'agglomération de Cergy Pontoise does

The Communauté d'agglomération de Cergy-Pontoise is a French public administrative intercommunal structure (Établissement public de coopération intercommunale à fiscalité propre) founded in 1969 and headquartered at the Hôtel d'Agglomération, Parvis de la Préfecture in Cergy. It pools and delivers public services across 13 communes in the Val-d'Oise department (Boisemont, Cergy, Courdimanche, Eragny-sur-Oise, Jouy-le-Moutier, Maurecourt, Menucourt, Neuville-sur-Oise, Osny, Pontoise, Puiseux-Pontoise, Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône, Vauréal) serving approximately 210,000 residents. Exclusive statutory competencies include spatial planning, economic development, waste management, district heating, and major sports/cultural infrastructure. The agglomeration operates 501–1,000 direct employees under President Jean-Paul Jeandon and a community council.

Its service portfolio spans municipal operations (waste collection via déchèteries and voluntary drop-off points, public lighting, roads, cemeteries, green spaces), utilities (district heating network, water), mobility (Plan Local des Mobilités, VélO2 bike-sharing, coordination with Île-de-France Mobilités), sports and leisure infrastructure (Aren'Ice — two Olympic-size rinks managed by UCPA via LS Le Pôle, multiple swimming pools, Pôle Sportif Maradas-Joël Motyl, Île de loisirs), cultural services (Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional, network of 13 libraries, Partothèque, cinema/theater/exhibition programming), social solidarity (victim assistance across 10 decentralized permanences, disability services, healthcare prevention, housing for travelers), and economic development anchored by the La Turbine incubator/pépinière (6,500 sqm across two sites), the LabBoîte FabLab, and annual innovation challenges (Cosm'é Tech, Food Tech) funded by France 2030 / ANR. Major capital projects in the pipeline include La Boucle ressourcerie (2026) and the Centre aquatique de Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône (2028), alongside the Bossut neighborhood redevelopment (2,600 housing units, ~6,500 new residents).

The underlying technology stack is conventional public-sector: an institutional website, an interactive territorial geo-portal, a digital magazine (13commeune.fr), and the Aren'Ice ticketing platform. No proprietary AI/ML, algorithms, or differentiated software systems are disclosed. Revenue is generated through local taxation (taxe foncière, CFE, etc.), intergovernmental fiscal transfers from the central government and Île-de-France Region, fees from delegated public services (waste, district heating, water, Aren'Ice, aquatic facilities, conservatory), and nominal unit-pricing at leisure facilities (e.g., Aren'Ice skating €5.60+, VélO2 subscription, €12.45 Roland weekend entry). Economic-development support — including business incubation and innovation challenges — is treated as a service mandate, not a revenue stream.

Name

Communauté d'agglomération de Cergy Pontoise

Legal name

Communauté d'agglomération de Cergy-Pontoise

Website

https://cergypontoise.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

The Communauté d'agglomération de Cergy-Pontoise is a French public intercommunal authority founded in 1969 that delivers municipal, environmental, mobility, sports, cultural, and economic-development services across 13 communes in Val-d'Oise, serving roughly 210,000 residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration Services

NAICS

Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120), Administrative and Support Services (561)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950), Water Supply (4941), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Public Health (Food Safety, Water Quality, Sanitation) (BPAIAJAE), State/Provincial Environmental Protection & Natural Resources Administration (BPAIABAL), Parks, Recreation & Protected Areas Administration (BPAIAMAH)

Keywords

• Public administration services
• Municipal infrastructure management
• Urban planning services
• Economic development support
• Community leisure facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Cergy-pontoise

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Taxation and intergovernmental fiscal transfers: As a French communauté d'agglomération, Cergy-Pontoise derives its primary revenue from local taxation (taxe foncière, taxe d'habitation, Cotisation Foncière des Entreprises, etc.) and fiscal transfers from the central government and regional councils. No specific figures are disclosed in the source material.
2. Public service fees and utility charges: Fees charged for public services including waste collection, district heating (chauffage urbain), water management, swimming pools, Aren'Ice ice rink, conservatory, and other leisure/cultural facilities. Revenue from public procurement markets (marchés publics) and delegated service contracts.
3. Economic development and innovation support: The agglomeration supports entrepreneurship and innovation through La Turbine incubator/pepinière, the Hub de l'innovation, and manages innovation challenges (Cosmé Tech, Food Tech). Revenue is not the primary objective; these are service programs funded by public budgets.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Communauté d'agglomération de Cergy Pontoise is a French intercommunal public administrative structure that coordinates and delivers public services across 13 communes in the Val-d'Oise department. It manages waste collection, district heating, water, urban planning, economic development, cultural facilities (conservatory, libraries), sports infrastructure (Aren'Ice ice rink, swimming pools, Île de loisirs), social services, mobility services (VélO2 bike-sharing), and innovation support programs (La Turbine incubator, LabBoite FabLab, Cosmé Tech and Food Tech challenges).

Product overview

The Communauté d'agglomération de Cergy Pontoise operates as a public territorial authority providing comprehensive municipal services across 13 communes. Its portfolio includes sports and leisure facilities (Aren'Ice ice rink, swimming pools, sports fields, Île de loisirs), cultural services (Conservatory, libraries, Partothèque), urban infrastructure services (district heating, water, public lighting, roads), transport services (VélO2 bike-sharing), and public services (legal aid, citizen services). The agglomeration also supports economic development through innovation programs including La Turbine business incubator, LabBoite FabLab, and annual innovation challenges (Cosmé Tech, Food Tech). Major infrastructure projects include a new aquatic center (2028) and La Boucle ressourcerie (2026).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Aren'Ice: Ice rink and sports facility located at ZAC des Linandes, 33 avenue de la Plaine des Sports, 95800 Cergy, managed by UCPA for the agglomeration. Features two Olympic-sized ice rinks and hosts hockey, skating, and events.
• VélO2
• Port-Cergy
• La Boucle
• Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional

Products and services

• Aren'Ice Ice Rink Complex

Quantifiable outcome

• The Bossut neighborhood will host 2,600 housing units and approximately 6,500 new residents upon completion.
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CYDEminorOthersCYDE appears as a logo partner on the Cergy-Pontoise website footer. The nature of the partnership is not described in detail in the source material.
• CylumineminorOthersCylumine appears as a logo partner on the Cergy-Pontoise website footer. Nature of partnership not detailed.
• VélO2 (bike-sharing service)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerVélO2 is a bike-sharing service operating in Cergy-Pontoise. The agglomeration promotes VélO2 as a key sustainable mobility solution. The service carries the Cergy-Pontoise branding and is referenced as 'un service qui roule pour le territoire' (a service that works for the territory).
• Île de France MobilitéscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerÎle de France Mobilités is the regional public transport authority for the Île-de-France region. It partners with Cergy-Pontoise on mobility projects including the Confluence mobility hub in Cergy-Pontoise. The agglomeration's Plan Local des Mobilités is developed in coordination with Île de France Mobilités.
• EffiaminorOthersEffia appears as a logo partner. Effia is a French company specializing in parking management and urban mobility services.
• Cergy-Pontoise Aménagement (CPA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCergy-Pontoise Aménagement (CPA) is a dedicated urban development and planning company for the Cergy-Pontoise territory. It is a key partner in executing major urban redevelopment projects including Grand Centre - Cœur d'agglo, Quartier Bossut, La Plaine des Linandes, and the Marcouville renovation.
• Île de loisirs de Cergy-PontoisecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Île de loisirs is a major outdoor recreation area managed in partnership with the agglo. It is described as the largest leisure island in Île-de-France, offering a wide range of outdoor activities including water sports, hiking, cycling, and nature-based recreation. It serves as a major attraction and quality-of-life asset for the territory.
• Office de tourisme de Cergy-Pontoise Porte du VexincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe local tourist office promotes Cergy-Pontoise as a tourism destination, covering the territory and the Vexin french regional nature park. It is referenced as a key partner in promoting leisure, cultural, and natural heritage assets.
• UCPA (Union des Centres Sportifs de Plein Air) via LS Le PôlecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerUCPA operates and manages the Aren'Ice ice rink on behalf of Cergy-Pontoise Agglomeration. The management is conducted through LS Le Pôle, a UCPA subsidiary. UCPA handles all programming, bookings, activities, and customer-facing operations. The agglomeration retains ownership of the facility.
• Cosmetic Valley (Pôle de compétitivité)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCosmetic Valley is France's leading competitiveness cluster for the perfume-cosmetics sector, headquartered in Chartres but with strong ties to the Cergy-Pontoise territory. Cergy-Pontoise is a key partner and hosts the annual COMET international scientific congress for cosmetics testing and measurement. The cluster drives innovation, R&D collaboration, and business development for cosmetics companies on the territory.
• Systematic Paris-Region (Pôle de compétitivité)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSystematic is a competitiveness cluster focused on software and complex systems. Cergy-Pontoise is a partner, and the cluster provides networking events (Soirées des Pôles), project financing, and business development support for technology companies on the territory. Permanent office hours are held at La Turbine.
• NextMove (Pôle de compétitivité)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNextMove is the competitiveness cluster for automotive and transport, oriented toward sustainable mobility. Cergy-Pontoise partners with NextMove to support the local mobility sector (~3,500 jobs across 100 establishments) and connect local companies with innovation funding and R&D programs.
• CY Cergy Paris Université (CYU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCY Cergy Paris Université is the anchor academic institution of the territory, coordinating the PUI (Pôle Universitaire d'Innovation) since 2023 with four founding members (CEREMA, CNRS, USPN, SATT Erganeo) and 50+ partners. CYU hosts the Fablab LabBoîte, technology platforms, and student entrepreneurship programs (Pépite CY Entreprendre). The agglomeration co-organizes innovation challenges and Tech'Days with CYU.
• La Turbine (incubator/pepinière)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa Turbine is the agglomeration's flagship incubator, pépinière, and business hotel (IPHE), functioning as a network across two sites. It provides offices, open spaces, workshops, coaching, accelerator programs, workshops, and investor events. The Hub de l'entrepreneuriat is hosted at La Turbine. It is a key instrument of the agglomeration's economic development strategy.
• LabBoîte (Fablab)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLabBoîte is the territory's Fablab, offering shared digital fabrication and prototyping (3D printing, laser cutting, CNC milling). Open to entrepreneurs, students, residents, researchers, and teachers. The agglomeration supports LabBoîte as part of its innovation infrastructure. It hosts workshops, networking events (Lab'Péro Entrepreneuriat), and innovation activities.
• Parc naturel régional du Vexin françaiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe PNR du Vexin français is a regional nature park that co-develops the Projet Alimentaire Territorial (PAT) with Cergy-Pontoise. The PAT covers both territories, promoting local agriculture, sustainable food, and territorial food resilience. Joint animations program (e.g., 3-year PAT celebration in April 2025) are co-organized.
• La Turbine (co-organizer of Challenge Food Tech)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa Turbine co-organizes the Challenge Food Tech innovation challenge with the agglomeration. The challenge brings together startups, student projects, and the innovation ecosystem around food tech themes (sustainable agriculture, carbon reduction, innovative food products).
• CY Cergy Paris Université schools (CY Tech, CY école de design, CY entreprendre, CY Gastronomie, EBI, ECAM-EPMI, ENSEA, ESIEE-IT, ESSEC, ISAE Supméca)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe 11 higher education institutions of Cergy-Pontoise are listed as supporters of the Challenge Food Tech. They contribute student teams, research labs, technology platforms, and expertise to the innovation challenge. They also participate in the PUI CY Transfer ecosystem.
• Cosmetic Valley (co-organizer of Challenge Cosmé Tech)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCosmetic Valley co-organizes the Challenge Cosmé Tech innovation challenge with the agglomeration. This is the premier cosmetics innovation challenge of the territory, attracting startups from across France. The challenge covers two themes: safer cosmetic products for health and reduced environmental impact.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Plaine Commune: Communauté d'agglomération north of Paris (around Saint-Denis) with extensive urban renewal programs, cultural infrastructure (Plaine Saint-Denis), and major development projects. Comparable in combining suburban industrial legacy with cultural/sports facilities.
• Eurométropole de Strasbourg: French Eurométropole with cross-border economic-development competencies and innovation/incubation programs (SEMIA). Comparable in combining a major university (Unistra) with industrial ecosystems and innovation policy.
• Métropole Européenne de Lille: Established French intercommunal structure (EPCI) at metropolitan scale with broad competencies in mobility, culture, and economic development. Useful broader benchmark for intercommunal governance and service pooling at scale.
• Paris-Est Marne & Bois: Large EPCI east of Paris with broader competencies including housing and urban renewal. Comparable intercommunal model at slightly larger scale; useful benchmark for urban redevelopment execution.

Direct peers

• Grand Paris Seine & Oise (GPS&O): The largest communauté d'agglomération in Île-de-France (73 communes, ~400K residents), also an EPCI à fiscalité propre in the western Paris basin. Most direct structural peer to Cergy-Pontoise by legal form, scale, and scope of competencies (waste, mobility, economic development, culture).
• Versailles Grand Parc: Communauté d'agglomération in Yvelines adjacent to the Greater Paris perimeter, with similar pooling of waste, mobility, economic development, and cultural competencies. Useful peer for benchmarking suburban agglomeration governance.
• Val Parisis: Communauté d'agglomération in Val-d'Oise (15 communes, ~270K residents), the closest geographic peer to Cergy-Pontoise within the same department. Comparable scope of services, demographic profile, and economic-development mission.
• Roissy Pays de France: Communauté d'agglomération in Val-d'Oise and Seine-et-Marne centered around Paris-CDG airport. Comparable intercommunal structure and local-government scope, with a distinct industrial/logistics focus that overlaps with Cergy-Pontoise's aerospace and mobility ecosystem.
• Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines: Suburban communauté d'agglomération west of Paris with a similar profile: major economic activity zone, university campus (UVSQ), sports facilities (national velodrome, golf), and an intercommunal local government model. Highly comparable on scale and economic-development mission.

Regional players

• Cœur d'Essonne Agglomération: Essonne-based communauté d'agglomération with comparable industrial parks (aeronautics, biotech) and a major agglomeration-of-communes governance model. Adjacent regional peer in the Greater Paris orbit.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCA38uy909-JDE282eFblOzQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/CergyPontoiseAgglo
• LinkedInfr.linkedin.com/company/communaut-d%27agglom-ration-de-cergy-pontoise
• Instagraminstagram.com/cergypontoise_agglo

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