Loir-et-Cher

What Loir-et-Cher does

The Département de Loir-et-Cher is a French territorial collectivity (collectivité territoriale) headquartered at Place de la République in Blois, France, governing the Loir-et-Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region under the Code général des collectivités territoriales. The department exercises statutory jurisdiction over a wide portfolio of public services including college education and youth policy, departmental road and bridge infrastructure (with a 57 M€ roads/buildings investment line), social solidarity (RSA, APA, MDPH disability benefits, elderly and family support — accounting for 283 M€ or 62% of the 2026 budget), cultural and sporting programs, environmental protection, and co-funding of fire and rescue services (22 M€ to SDIS 41). President Philippe Gouet leads the elected departmental council.

The department's product surface centers on a digital ecosystem anchored by departement41.fr (built on HTML 5, CSS, JavaScript, PDF, and WordPress CMS) and complemented by sub-portals: Mes Démarches en Ligne for online administrative procedures, Archives 41 for historical records, Lecture 41 for the library network, and Assistants Maternels 41 for the registered childcare provider registry. Specialty services include Tranquillidom 41 (home-assistance digital service), La Maison Bleue 41 (adaptive housing), and the 'Le 41 en bonne santé' program which has installed 121 healthcare professionals since 2021. The territory reaches 98.6% fiber optic coverage via a delegated partnership with the Val de Loire Numérique mixed syndicate. Website accessibility achieved RGAA 4.1 partial compliance (82.67%) audited December 2025.

The department operates as a publicly funded entity: services are free at point of use, with the 455.4 M€ 2026 budget (387.2 M€ functioning, 68.2 M€ investment) financed by local taxation, state transfers, and borrowing authority. Commercial revenue is not a model. Ancillary revenue-adjacent activity includes 36.8 M€ (HT) annual public procurement directed at TPE-PME contractors. Operational scale is delivered through wholly-owned subsidiaries (ATD 41, Aérodrome de Blois-Le Breuil, Archives41, Laboratoire Départemental d'Analyses) and strategic partnerships with Val de Loire Numérique, Be LC attractivity agency, ADT tourism agency, CAUE 41, and SDIS 41.

Name

Loir-et-Cher

Legal name

Conseil Départemental de Loir-et-Cher

Website

https://departement41.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

1790

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

The Département de Loir-et-Cher is a French territorial collectivity headquartered in Blois that delivers statutory public services — college education, roads, social solidarity, healthcare access, culture, and environment — to all residents of the Loir-et-Cher department through a 455.4 M€ public budget, supported by a WordPress-based digital portal ecosystem and wholly-owned technical subsidiaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Val-de-roulans

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Département de Loir-et-Cher is a French territorial collectivity that delivers public administration services across the department, including college education infrastructure, social and family support (solidarities budget of 283 M€), departmental road and bridge maintenance, healthcare professional installation support, cultural and sporting programs, and environmental preservation. Services are delivered through a central digital portal (departement41.fr), dedicated online procedure platform, physical offices in Blois, social service centers, healthcare facilities, and a network of partner agencies.

Product overview

The Department of Loir-et-Cher operates a unified digital platform centered on its official website (departement41.fr), which serves as the primary citizen-facing portal. The ecosystem includes dedicated sub-portals for specific services: Mes Démarches en Ligne for online administrative procedures, Archives 41 for historical records, Lecture 41 for library services, and Assistants Maternels 41 for childcare provider information. The main website provides access to all departmental functions including education, mobility, environment, culture, sports, and social solidarity services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Le 41 en bonne santé: Health action plan to attract healthcare professionals to the Loir-et-Cher department
• Estival'41
• Le 41 par nature
• Trophées 41 Durable
• Tranquillidom 41
• La Maison Bleue 41

Products and services

• Site web du Département de Loir-et-Cher (departement41.fr) The official website of the Department of Loir-et-Cher serving as the primary digital portal for citizens to access government services, information, online procedures, news, and departmental resources. RGAA 4.1 partially compliant (82.67% compliance).
• Mes Démarches en Ligne
• Archives 41
• Lecture 41
• Assistants Maternels 41

Quantifiable outcome

• 98.6% fiber optic coverage
• +1 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Val de Loire NumériquecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe department entrusted the Mixed Open Syndicate (SMO) Val de Loire Numérique with fiber optic installation across the territory. This syndicate also includes the Centre-Val de Loire Region, the Department of Indre-et-Loire, and intercommunalities.
• ATD 41 (Agence Technique Départementale)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerATD 41 accompanies rural communes for the realization of maintenance work, roads, and development projects. This public administrative establishment (EPA) provides technical expertise.
• CAUE 41 (Conseil d'Architecture, d'Urbanisme et de l'Environnement)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAUE works for quality architecture, urbanism, and environment. It provides advisory services to individuals and local authorities for building, rehabilitation, or development projects adapted to local characteristics.
• Be LC (Agence d'Attractivité)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe attractivity agency contributes alongside the department to welcoming healthcare professionals and all those wishing to settle in the department.
• ADT (Agence de Développement Touristique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe department supports tourism development of the Loir-et-Cher destination through a strong partnership with ADT for promotion, offer development, and professional support.
• SDIS 41 (Service Départemental d'Incendie et de Secours)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey actor of daily safety, SDIS 41 benefits from departmental and municipal support to ensure rescue missions and firefighting. Modernization of equipment and development of volunteering are priorities.
• L'Observatoire de l'économie et des territoirescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides updated data and valuable analyses on social, demographic, and economic situation of Loir-et-Cher. Population, quality of life, local development, public finances, and employment data.
• ADA Blois Basket 41minorGTM or Marketing PartnerBasketball sports club supported through sports partnership program.
• Halle aux grains, Scène nationale de BloisminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNational stage venue supported through cultural partnership.
• Ensemble Orchestral 41minorGTM or Marketing PartnerOrchestral ensemble supported through cultural partnership.
• CDOS (Comité Départemental Olympique et Sportif)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerDepartmental Olympic and sporting committee partner for sports development.
• Accords Centre – Val de LoireminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAssociation developing music education and amateur/professional practices on the Loir-et-Cher territory since 2016. Organizes events in dance, theater, and music.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Conseil Départemental d'Indre: Centre-Val de Loire department with similar low-density rural population profile and statutory departmental council mandate. Comparable in budget scale and service-delivery model.
• Conseil Départemental de l'Orne: Normandy department with very similar rural demographic and service-delivery challenges, comparable budget scale, and the same statutory mandate for solidarities, colleges, and road network management.
• Conseil Départemental d'Eure-et-Loir: Centre-Val de Loire region department sharing the same statutory responsibilities (social action, colleges, road network) and comparable demographic profile. Member of the same regional digital infrastructure syndicate.
• Conseil Départemental d'Indre-et-Loire: Adjacent department in the same Centre-Val de Loire region and co-member of the Val de Loire Numérique fiber syndicate. Operates identical statutory functions with comparable rural-urban mix.
• Conseil Départemental du Loiret: Neighboring French department in the Centre-Val de Loire region with a similar statutory mandate for solidarity, education (colleges), road infrastructure, and social services. Directly comparable in scale and governance model.
• Conseil Départemental de la Sarthe: Neighboring Pays de la Loire department with comparable rural geography, statutory responsibilities, and budget scale. Operates similar social-solidarity, college, and road infrastructure programs.
• Conseil Départemental de la Vienne: Neighboring Nouvelle-Aquitaine department with comparable rural-suburban profile and identical statutory responsibilities, offering a clean comparator for solidarity spending and infrastructure investment ratios.
• Conseil Départemental de Maine-et-Loire: Neighboring Pays de la Loire department with comparable statutory responsibilities and rural-urban service mix. Strong peer for benchmarking social spending and infrastructure investment.
• Conseil Départemental du Cher: Same-region department with similar rural service-delivery challenges and identical statutory mandate for solidarities, education, and infrastructure. Direct comparator for budget allocation patterns.

Broad incumbents

• Conseil Régional Centre-Val de Loire: The regional government tier above Loir-et-Cher, with overlapping responsibilities in economic development, transport, education (lycées), and tourism. Serves as both a partner and a broader incumbent in the same territory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@departementdeloiretcher
• Facebookfacebook.com/departement41
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/departement41
• Instagraminstagram.com/departement_loir_et_cher
• Xx.com/departement41

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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