Albéa

What Albéa does

Albéa is a French toll road concession company (Société par Actions Simplifiée, registered in Rouen) operating the A150 motorway, an 18-kilometer section between Barentin and Yvetot in Normandy, connecting Rouen and Le Havre. Founded in 2016, the company operates the highway under a regulated concession contract with the French State, which sets tariff guidelines and concession terms. The company's core product is the A150 Highway Operation, encompassing toll collection (both physical booths and electronic systems), traffic management, road maintenance, and supporting services including rest areas, safety posts every 2 km, roadside assistance, environmental monitoring, and a mobile application for traffic and weather information.

Albéa serves a diversified customer base comprising individual motorists and commuters on the Rouen-Le Havre corridor, freight and logistics companies transporting goods via heavy goods vehicles, tourists traveling through Normandy, and local residents of the Pays de Caux region. Revenue is generated primarily through usage-based toll fees, which increase annually on February 1st per the concession contract, supplemented by subscription programs including the Fréquence A150-A29 plan (offering up to 40% discounts to frequent users) and dedicated heavy vehicle subscriptions (Abonnements Poids Lourds) targeting transport companies. The company is headquartered in Bouville at the Centre d'Exploitation A150 and operates with a lean team of 1-10 employees, reflecting the asset-light operating structure typical of state-granted toll concessions.

Operationally, Albéa distinguishes itself through a stated safety record (no serious or fatal accidents recorded in its first two years of operation) and an active ESG program including biodiversity protection, water resource management, resident impact mitigation, and annual sustainability reporting. Distribution is exclusively through physical toll gates and electronic collection systems along the single 18km corridor, with marketing and customer communications handled via the company's website, LinkedIn presence, press releases, and a mobile application. The company is private, with registered capital of €15,060,520, and operates exclusively in France with no identified subsidiaries, institutional investors, or public shareholders.

Name

Albéa

Legal name

ALBEA

Website

https://www.a150-albea.fr/

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Albéa is a French toll road concession company operating the 18km A150 motorway section between Barentin and Yvetot in Normandy under a state concession, serving Rouen-Le Havre commuters, freight operators, and tourists through usage-based tolls and subscription plans.

Ownership category

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Product category

Highway toll infrastructure and concession services

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PRIMARYTLAJABAL

Managed Services & Operations Outsourcing for Tolling/RUC Programs

Transportation & Logistics/Transportation Infrastructure & Operations (Roads, Rail Networks, Traffic Management)/Road Tolling, Congestion Charging & Road User Charging Systems

SECONDARYTLAJABAH

Toll Plaza / Lane Equipment & Field Systems (Gantry, Sensors, Cameras, AVC)

Transportation & Logistics/Transportation Infrastructure & Operations (Roads, Rail Networks, Traffic Management)/Road Tolling, Congestion Charging & Road User Charging Systems

Keywords

• Highway toll operations
• Toll road concession
• Motorway infrastructure
• Transport subscription services
• Highway safety services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bouville

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Toll fees: Direct toll collection from all vehicles using the A150 highway between Barentin and Yvetot. Tariffs are regulated under the concession contract with the French State and increase annually on February 1st.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Albéa operates the 18 km A150 toll motorway concession between Barentin and Yvetot in Normandy, France, under contract with the French State. The company collects toll fees from all highway users, runs subscription programs for frequent users (Fréquence A150-A29, up to 40% off) and heavy goods vehicles, and provides supporting services including rest areas, safety posts, traffic information, environmental monitoring, roadside assistance, and a mobile app.

Product overview

Albéa operates the A150 toll highway, a 18-kilometer concession between Barentin and Yvetot in Normandy, France, connecting Rouen and Le Havre. The company's offering centers on highway infrastructure management and toll collection services. The core service includes the A150 Highway Operation, complemented by a toll collection system and subscription plans (truck subscriptions and frequency-based discounts up to 40%). Supporting services include rest areas, safety services with emergency posts, environmental monitoring with RSE reporting, real-time traffic information, and a mobile application. Albéa's portfolio is focused on transportation infrastructure rather than software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• A150 Highway Operation Operation and management of the 18 km A150 toll highway between Barentin and Yvetot, providing road infrastructure services including toll collection, traffic management, and road maintenance for the Rouen-Le Havre corridor.
• Toll Collection System Electronic and manual toll collection system for the A150 highway with various payment options, including subscription plans for frequent users offering up to 40% discounts.
• Truck Subscriptions (Abonnements Poids Lourds)
• Fréquence A150-A29 Subscription
• Safety Services
• Roadside Assistance

Quantifiable outcome

• No serious or fatal accidents recorded on the A150 during the first two years of operation

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• French StatecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerALBEA operates as concessionnaire pour le compte de l'État (concession operator on behalf of the French State), managing the 18km A150 highway section between Barentin and Yvetot under a regulated concession contract. The State sets tariff guidelines and the concession terms.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• NGE: Major French infrastructure and road construction group involved in building and maintaining highway concessions. Comparable as a French infrastructure operator adjacent to ALBEA's value chain (construction and maintenance of state-concessioned motorway infrastructure).
• Bouygues Travaux Publics: French infrastructure construction arm of Bouygues with significant involvement in motorway and tunnel works. Adjacent to ALBEA's operating context as a French infrastructure contractor that interacts with state concession contracts.

Direct peers

• APRR (Autoroutes Paris-Rhin-Rhône): One of France's principal toll motorway concession companies, operating a network of French autoroutes under a state-granted concession with regulated tariffs — the same regulatory and operational model ALBEA applies on a much smaller, single-section basis.
• ASF (Autoroutes du Sud de la France): French state-concessioned toll motorway operator serving southern France. Same concession structure, regulated tariffs, and subscription/fleet programs as ALBEA, providing a direct benchmark for concession economics.
• Cofiroute: French toll motorway concession company operating the A10, A11, and other major western autoroutes under state concession. Operates the same regulated toll-concession model as ALBEA, with the same exposure to French State tariff rules and annual escalator clauses.
• SANEF (Société des Autoroutes du Nord et de l'Est de la France): French autoroute concession operator managing toll motorways in northern and eastern France under a state concession framework. Directly comparable business model to ALBEA — regulated toll collection on state-concessioned highways — though at materially greater scale.
• ATMB (Autoroutes et Tunnel du Mont Blanc): French-Italian state-concessioned operator of the Mont Blanc tunnel and adjoining autoroutes. Closely comparable as a smaller, route-specific toll concession under French/European state concession frameworks, with a similar mix of regulated tariffs and subscription programs.

Broad incumbents

• VINCI Autoroutes: Largest French toll motorway operator and parent of Cofiroute and ASF, managing thousands of kilometers of state-concessioned autoroutes. Comparable as the dominant incumbent in ALBEA's regulatory and competitive landscape, though vastly broader in scope.
• Abertis: One of the world's largest toll-road operators with a portfolio of motorway concessions across Europe and the Americas. Provides a comparable benchmark for toll-concession economics, regulatory frameworks, and subscription/fleet program design — though at substantially greater geographic and asset diversification.
• Eiffage: Major French infrastructure and concessions group operating toll motorway concessions (e.g., APRR, A65) alongside construction. Broad incumbent in French toll infrastructure, comparable to ALBEA through its regulated motorway concessions business.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/albea-a150

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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