Agence De L'eau Loire Bretagne

What Agence De L'eau Loire Bretagne does

Agence de l'eau Loire-Bretagne is a French public administrative establishment (établissement public à caractère administratif), founded in 1964 and headquartered in Orléans, that manages water resources across the Loire-Bretagne river basin under the dual supervision of the Ministry of Ecological Transition and the Ministry of Finance. It is one of six French water agencies and operates through multi-year intervention programmes, with the current 12th programme covering 2025-2030 following the 11th (2019-2024) and 10th (2013-2018). The agency's mandate spans water-quality surveillance, ecological restoration, pollution reduction, drought response, flood management, drinking-water security, and basin-wide policy coordination among municipalities, agricultural users, industrial water users, fishing federations, and environmental NGOs.

Name

Agence De L'eau Loire Bretagne

Legal name

Agence de l'eau Loire-Bretagne

Website

https://agence.eau-loire-bretagne.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

French public administrative establishment founded in 1964 that manages water resources in the Loire-Bretagne basin. It collects usage-based water royalties from households, agriculture, and industry and redistributes the funds as subsidies to municipalities, agricultural cooperatives, industrial users, fishing federations, and environmental NGOs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Water Resource Management

NAICS

Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110)

SIC

Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Resources Administration (Watersheds, Rivers, Groundwater) (BPAIAMAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

State/Provincial Environmental Protection & Natural Resources Administration (BPAIABAL), Water Supply & Wastewater Utilities Administration (BPAIACAG), Ecosystem Services & Natural Capital Programs (Water, Biodiversity Credits, PES) (IMAMAJAK)

Keywords

• Water resource management
• Basin coordination
• Water quality monitoring
• Ecological restoration
• Water financial subsidies

Headquarters

HQ city

Orléans

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Redevances (Water Fees): Collects water usage fees from various sectors including households, agriculture, industry, and businesses based on water consumption and pollution levels. Fees are calculated using tiered rates by zone category and usage type.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Agence de l'eau Loire-Bretagne is a French public administrative establishment that finances and coordinates water resource management and protection across the Loire-Bretagne river basin. It collects water royalties (redevances) from households, agriculture, industry, and businesses, and redistributes these funds as financial subsidies (up to 80% co-funding) for water infrastructure, ecological restoration, pollution reduction, and water quality projects. The agency also provides technical expertise, basin-wide surveillance data, and stakeholder coordination through its multi-year intervention programs (currently 12th program 2025-2030).

Product overview

Agence de l'eau Loire-Bretagne operates a multi-site digital ecosystem consisting of a main portal (agence.eau-loire-bretagne.fr) and multiple specialized satellite sites. The core offerings include Rivage (online aid management for the 12th program 2025-2030), the Application Qualité Rivière (water quality monitoring app), Site Aides et Redevances (financial aids portal), Site Sdage et Sage (water management plans), Site Données et documents (document repository), Site Datavisu (data visualization), and VigiEau (water vigilance alerts). These interconnected platforms work together to support the agency's mission of water resource management, financial aid distribution, and environmental monitoring across the Loire-Bretagne basin.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rivage Platform Online portal for managing financial aids and subsidies under the 12th intervention program (2025-2030), allowing beneficiaries (municipalities, farmers, industrial enterprises, NGOs) to submit and track aid requests digitally for water management projects.
• Application Qualité Rivière Mobile and web application providing real-time water quality data for rivers in the Loire-Bretagne basin, enabling surveillance officers, study bureaus, and universities to monitor and report water conditions.
• Site Aides et Redevances Dedicated website providing information on available financial aids, water fees (redevances), and subsidies for water management stakeholders in the Loire-Bretagne basin.
• Site Sdage et Sage Website dedicated to water management plans (Schéma Directeur d'Aménagement et de Gestion des Eaux - SDAGE and Schéma d'Aménagement et de Gestion des Eaux - SAGE) for the Loire-Bretagne basin.
• Site Données et Documents Data repository and document management website providing access to water quality reports, studies, technical reports, and administrative documents for the Loire-Bretagne basin.
• Site Datavisu Data visualization platform presenting water-related statistics, indicators, and geographic data for the Loire-Bretagne basin through interactive dashboards.
• VigiEau Platform Water vigilance alert platform enabling citizens within the Loire-Bretagne basin to monitor drought conditions and water restrictions in their area.
• Quarterly Surveillance Reports (Rapport trimestriel de surveillance) Quarterly water quality surveillance report providing open access to monitoring campaign data for bureaux d'études, universities, and surveillance officers.
• 12e Programme d'intervention 2025-2030 (12th Intervention Program) Multi-year intervention program (2025-2030) defining the agency's funding priorities, eligibility criteria, and financial aid framework for water resource management projects across the Loire-Bretagne basin.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% funding for eligible ecological restoration projects such as dam removal and river continuity restoration
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• SMAR Loir & Eure 28 (Syndicat Mixte d'Aménagement et de Restauration du bassin du Loir et de l'Eure amont)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term strategic partner for river restoration projects. The SMAR manages 500km of waterways across 119 communes and implements ecological continuity projects funded by the agency. Collaboration includes technical expertise sharing and joint project development for dam removals and river restoration.
• Olga Sojasun (Groupe Olga)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgro-food company implementing water efficiency and recycling projects with agency co-funding. Partnership demonstrates industrial water stewardship model with 40% agency funding for 3.2M€ water recycling infrastructure, achieving 22% reduction in water consumption.
• Fédérations de pêche (Fishing Federations)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnerships with departmental fishing federations across the basin for fish population monitoring, ecological continuity projects, and river restoration initiatives. Federations receive agency funding and provide technical expertise on aquatic biodiversity.
• Plan Loire Grandeur NaturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative program for Loire river management including ecological restoration, flood management, and migratory fish protection. Agency co-finances projects within this multi-stakeholder framework.
• Comité de bassin Loire-BretagnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBasin committee serving as the deliberative assembly for water policy in the Loire-Bretagne basin. Comprises representatives from local authorities, water users, and environmental associations. Responsible for developing the SDAGE (Schéma Directeur d'Aménagement et de Gestion des Eaux).
• Etablissement public LoiremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic establishment managing Loire river with joint ecological monitoring and migratory fish tracking programs. Agency provides financing for continuity restoration and fish population studies.
• ABEA (Association Bretonne Entreprises Agroalimentaires)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional agro-food business association working with member companies on water efficiency initiatives. Partner statement indicates 15% regional water consumption reduction representing 6 million m³ savings.
• Regional Councils (Conseils régionaux)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional governments co-financing water projects alongside agency subsidies. Example: Nouvelle-Aquitaine co-funded the Gué Giraud dam removal project (20% contribution).
• Départemental Councils (Conseils départementaux)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty councils co-financing water infrastructure and ecological projects. Example: Conseil Départemental d'Indre-et-Loire contributed 5% to the Brenne restoration project.
• Breizh bocage programmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-funded program (60% European, 20% agency, 20% basin association) for hedgerow restoration and agricultural water protection. Nearly 200km of hedgerows planted since 2012.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• BRGM (Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières): French public geological survey providing groundwater and water-resource data and expertise. Functions as a knowledge/technical partner to French water agencies including Loire-Bretagne, supplying hydrogeological data underlying surveillance programs.
• European Environment Agency (EEA): EU agency providing environmental data and policy analysis including on water. Indirectly comparable as a supranational peer shaping the EU Water Framework Directive framework that Agence de l'eau Loire-Bretagne implements.

Direct peers

• Agence de l'eau Adour-Garonne: French basin water agency covering the Adour-Garonne watershed. Operates the same redevance collection, subsidy distribution, and SDAGE implementation model as Loire-Bretagne, making it a direct structural and operational peer.
• Agence de l'eau Artois-Picardie: French basin water agency for the Artois-Picardie district. Shares the établissement public structure, multi-year intervention programs, and SDAGE governance pattern as Agence de l'eau Loire-Bretagne.
• Agence de l'eau Seine-Normandie: One of France's six basin water agencies, sharing the same redevance-funded intervention-program model and SDAGE governance framework. Closest structural peer to Agence de l'eau Loire-Bretagne, operating in the Seine-Normandie basin with comparable regulatory moat, multi-year programs, and stakeholder coordination role.
• Etablissement public Loire: Public establishment dedicated to the Loire river with overlapping mandate on ecological restoration, migratory fish, and flood management. Listed as a major partner of Agence de l'eau Loire-Bretagne and operates complementary basin-level functions.
• Agence de l'eau Rhône-Méditerranée-Corse: French basin water agency for the Rhône-Méditerranée-Corse district. Comparable intervention programs, basin-wide water management mandate, and redevance financing mechanism make it a direct functional peer.
• Agence de l'eau Rhin-Meuse: French basin water agency serving the Rhin-Meuse district. Operates an analogous redevance-funded intervention program with similar subsidy and stakeholder coordination functions as Loire-Bretagne.

Regional players

• International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine (ICPR): Transboundary Rhine commission coordinating water management across multiple countries. Comparable basin-level coordination role but operates in a different European geography, making it a regional peer rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Office Français de la Biodiversité (OFB): French national public agency with broader biodiversity and water-police responsibilities. Adjacent incumbent that overlaps with the agency's ecological restoration and water-quality monitoring activities at a national scale rather than basin-specific.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/EauLoireBretagne
• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/Agence-de-leau-Loire-Bretagne/309664692457628
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/agence-de-l'eau-loire-bretagne
• Instagraminstagram.com/loirebretagne
• Xx.com/LoireBretagne

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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