Departement de la Haute Savoie

What Departement de la Haute Savoie does

The Département de la Haute-Savoie (Conseil Départemental de la Haute-Savoie) is a French territorial collectivity (collectivité territoriale) established in 1861 following the annexation of Savoy to France, headquartered in Annecy. It serves approximately 850,000 residents across 4,388 km² and 34 cantons, delivering statutory public services in social action (elderly care, disability support, child protection, RSA insertion), road infrastructure (3,000 km of departmental roads), college education, cultural heritage (nine departmental sites including the Château de Clermont and the newly reopened Musée du Mont-Blanc), environmental protection, and territorial development. Governance is provided by 34 elected departmental councilors, with operations executed by approximately 3,000 agents across 181 professional roles.

The Department's service portfolio spans physical infrastructure (3,000 km road network, 850 km planned cycling network, railway subsidiaries including the Tramway du Mont-Blanc and Train du Montenvers), digital public services (Inforoute74 real-time road monitoring, Aides et Subventions portal, COLIBRI vaccination tracking, Bibliothèque numérique, Téléalarme remote alert system), and co-financed programs with regional, national, and European partners (SNCF Réseau rail modernization, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, EU FEADER funds, SYANE energy infrastructure, Banque des Territoires). Technology stack is conventional public-sector: WordPress CMS website, Matomo analytics, and bespoke departmental platforms, with no disclosed AI/ML capability.

Revenue mechanics are tax-based rather than commercial: an annual budget exceeding €1 billion, funded through departmental taxation and state transfers, with services delivered free or nominally priced at point of use. The Department is not a commercial enterprise and has no shareholders or investors; it operates as an independent public institution under the broader French state framework, accountable to residents through democratic elections.

Name

Departement de la Haute Savoie

Legal name

Département de la Haute-Savoie

Website

https://hautesavoie.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1861

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

The Département de la Haute-Savoie is a French territorial collectivity headquartered in Annecy, delivering statutory public services across social action, roads, colleges, culture, and environment to approximately 850,000 residents across 4,388 km², funded by an annual tax-based budget exceeding €1 billion.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Administration

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (9211), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Public Administration (92)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ), Cross-District Consortia & Shared Services Authorities (EDADABAN)

Keywords

• Local government administration
• Public social services
• Departmental road infrastructure
• Territorial development programs
• Cultural heritage management

Headquarters

HQ city

Annecy

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Public funding and taxation: Government department funded primarily through taxation and public budgets. Budget exceeds 1 billion euros annually. Collects various taxes and receives state funding to deliver public services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Departement de la Haute-Savoie is a French territorial collectivity providing statutory public services to approximately 850,000 residents across 34 cantons covering 4,388 km². Its core offerings include social action (elderly care, disability support, child protection, professional insertion), management of 3,000 km of departmental roads, public college infrastructure, cultural heritage management (nine departmental cultural sites), environmental protection, and territorial development programs. The department is governed by 34 elected councillors, employs nearly 3,000 agents, and operates with an annual budget exceeding 1 billion euros.

Product overview

The Departement de la Haute Savoie website serves as a comprehensive digital portal for public services and local governance. The service portfolio includes road management (Inforoute74 for 3,000 km of departmental roads), social services (child protection, elderly care, disability support, RSA insertion programs), education infrastructure (college construction and maintenance), cultural heritage (nine departmental cultural sites including Château de Clermont and the renovated Musée du Mont-Blanc), environmental programs (water, agriculture, sustainable development), and transportation initiatives (cycling infrastructure, Voie Verte, Plan Vélo). Key digital platforms include Inforoute74 for real-time traffic monitoring, the Aides et Subventions portal for grant applications, COLIBRI vaccination tracking, and the Bibliothèque numérique for digital access. The Department also operates sports and tourism programs like Haute-Savoie au Sommet cycling initiative and supports animation film production through dedicated funding programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Inforoute74 Real-time road information service for the departmental road network, providing traffic updates, restrictions, construction work, and route monitoring for 3,000 km of departmental roads. The service allows users to view real-time traffic status and report incidents through the inforoute74.fr website platform.
• Système d'alerte vigilance météo
• Aides et Subventions Portal
• COLIBRI Vaccination Platform
• Haute-Savoie au Sommet
• Sites Culturels Départementaux Network of nine departmental cultural sites including Château de Clermont, Chartreuse de Mélan, Mémoire du Maquis, Site de Morette, Abbaye d'Aulps, Conservatoire d'Art et d'Histoire, Rovorée, Domaine de Montjoux, and Abbaye de Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval.
• DAHU Project
• Téléalarme (Remote Alert System)
• Plan Vélo et Mobilité Douce
• Plan Départemental de l'Eau et Assainissement
• Fonds d'aide aux œuvres d'animation
• Bibliothèque numérique

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 850,000 inhabitants served
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SNCF RéseaucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for modernization of the La Roche-sur-Foron – Saint-Gervais-les-Bains railway line and safety improvement at 4 level crossings in the Arve valley. Joint financing of studies and works exceeding 260 million euros for railway modernization and 116.6 million euros for crossing safety.
• Morbihan DepartmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwinned departments (jumelage) between Haute-Savoie and Morbihan for mutual cooperation and solidarity.
• SYANE (Syndicat des Energies et de l'Aménagement Numérique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual 2.5 million euro funding for SYANE's 2026 program of electrification works (electricity distribution) and public lighting.
• DAHU Project (European cross-border cooperation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean cross-border cooperation project (chef de file) to valorize Alpine cultural heritage at the Mont-Blanc massif scale. The Musée du Mont-Blanc is a partner in this project.
• Savoie et Haute-Savoie BibliominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint public library network serving both Savoie and Haute-Savoie departments for reading public services.
• Regie départementale du Train du MontenversminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental public service managing the Montenvers mountain train, a tourist attraction in the Mont-Blanc area.
• Regie départementale du Tramway du Mont-BlancminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental public service managing the Mont-Blanc rack railway (highest railway in France).
• SILA (Syndicat Intercommunal du Lac d'Annecy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint management of the Voie Verte cycling path around Lake Annecy. SILA manages 6 eco-counters and the Department participates in widening the route.
• Région Auvergne-Rhône-AlpescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-financing of 18 measures of the Regional Strategic Plan 2023-2027 alongside the Region and Europe (FEADER funds) for agricultural and rural development.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Département de l'Isère: Another large Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes département with comparable Alpine terrain, statutory responsibilities, and a similarly large budget. Serves a comparable mix of urban, peri-urban, and mountain populations, making it a direct benchmark for service delivery and capex programs.
• Département de la Haute-Garonne: A similarly large French département (Toulouse metro and mountain periphery) with a comparable €1B+ budget tier and statutory mandate. Useful benchmark for digital service maturity, social action delivery, and infrastructure investment strategy.
• Département de la Loire: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes département of comparable scale and statutory mandate. Useful peer for benchmarking digital service delivery (Inforoute, aide portals) and infrastructure modernization programs.
• Département du Rhône: Major Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes département including the Lyon metropolis, sharing the regional cooperation framework. Comparable scale, statutory mandate, and overlap on housing, social, and college competencies.
• Département de l'Ain: Neighboring département with similar demographic growth profile and a comparable mix of peri-urban and rural populations. Direct peer for statutory social-action and infrastructure delivery.
• Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Regional authority overlapping Haute-Savoie. Co-finances 18 measures of the Regional Strategic Plan 2023-2027 with the department and shares competency over transport, economic development, and European funds — a strategic counterpart and partial functional peer.
• Département de la Savoie: Neighboring French département in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Operates an identical statutory mandate (social action, roads, colleges, culture) over a similar Alpine territory, and jointly runs the Savoie et Haute-Savoie Biblio library network with the subject company — making it the closest functional peer.
• Département des Alpes-Maritimes: Another Alpine-coastal département with a comparable mix of mountain tourism, demographic growth driven by cross-border/cosmopolitan appeal, and statutory social-action/roads/colleges mandate. Comparable scale and service portfolio.
• Département des Hautes-Alpes: Smaller Alpine département with similar mountain-tourism economic base and identical statutory mandate. Useful for benchmarking rural and mountain-specific service delivery models.

Regional players

• Canton de Genève (Switzerland): Swiss cantonal government bordering Haute-Savoie. Not a direct competitor but the primary economic counterpart for the 93,000+ cross-border workers, and a model for cross-border governance cooperation. Functions as a regional peer for Alpine public-administration comparisons.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dep_74
• Facebookfacebook.com/308754292519322
• Instagraminstagram.com/hautesavoieledepartement
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/departement-de-la-haute-savoie

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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