Cittanova

Name

Cittanova

Legal name

Cittànova SAS

Website

https://cittanova.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urban Planning Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO), Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC), Urban & Regional Planning (Land Use, Zoning, Master Planning) (BPAIANAD)

Keywords

• Urban planning consultancy
• Environmental impact studies
• Citizen participation services
• Housing policy advisory
• Landscape architecture services

Headquarters

HQ city

Nantes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Urban Planning Consultancy Services: Revenue generated through fee-for-service consulting contracts with territorial authorities for urban planning studies, environmental assessments, citizen participation programs, and housing policy analyses. Projects include PLU/PLUi elaboration, SCoT development, urban programming studies, and environmental evaluations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cittanova is a French urban planning consultancy that delivers multi-disciplinary urbanism services through five complementary poles: strategic territorial planning (Cittànova), operational planning (Sinopia), environmental studies (Dell'Aria), citizen participation and territorial communication (Realtà), and housing policy studies (Alloggio). The firm serves municipalities, inter-municipalities, departments, regions, public developers, and public land establishments, and operates from 10 regional agencies across France including overseas territories. It applies proprietary tools such as the Città'Machina mobile engagement structure and building evolution modeling to support climate-adapted urban renewal, densification, and housing strategy projects.

Product overview

Cittànova/Sinopia is a multi-pole urban planning, environment, architecture, landscape, and communication consultancy firm structured around five complementary poles: Cittànova (strategic urbanism at territorial scale), Sinopia (operational urbanism at neighborhood/plot scale), Dell'Aria (environmental studies), Realtà (concertation and communication), and Alloggio (housing policy studies). The firm also operates A Casa, a proprietary tool for combating urban vacancy, and the Città'Machina, a mobile communication structure. All operations are supported by La Fondazione, a corporate foundation dedicated to climate action projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cittànova - Strategic Territorial Urban Planning Strategic urban planning services for territorial authorities, covering regulatory planning documents such as PLU (Local Urbanism Plans), PLUi (Inter-municipal Urbanism Plans), and SCoT (Territorial Coherence Schemes). Targeted at municipalities, inter-municipalities, departments, and regions that need to define long-term land-use strategy.
• Sinopia - Operational Urban Planning Operational urban planning services at neighborhood and plot scale, focused on design, project management, and on-the-ground planning implementation for territorial authorities and public developers.
• Dell'Aria - Environmental Studies Environmental impact assessment and environmental studies for urban planning projects, including climate adaptation and ecological transition support for territorial authorities.
• Realtà - Citizen Participation and Territorial Communication Citizen participation, consultation, and territorial communication services that accompany planning projects, leveraging proprietary engagement tools such as the Città'Machina mobile structure.
• Alloggio - Housing Policy Studies

Quantifiable outcome

• Supports territorial authorities in achieving climate resilience and adaptation goals through integrated urban planning

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• CIBI (Conseil International Biodiversité & Immobilier)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2024Cittànova joined the CIBI as a member to advance urban biodiversity through the Dell'Aria pole. The partnership focuses on Biodiversity certification (Biodivercity) and Effinature certification for sustainable construction.
• ANCT (Agence Nationale de la Cohésion des Territoires)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through the national 'Petites Villes de Demain' program, providing urban revitalization support to small municipalities. Cittànova/Sinopia serve as approved consultants for this government initiative.
• SaluterremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSCOP (cooperative) specializing in social, landscape, and environmental engineering. Co-traitant (co-contractor) with Sinopia on urban farming projects including the Givors 'Quartier Fertile' project.
• Ebulis mobilitésmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMobility consultancy partner collaborating on urban revitalization projects including Saint-Agrève plan guide development.
• AFD (Agence Française de Développement)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench Development Agency partnership for international projects, including technical assistance for economic and urban regeneration in Cisjordanie.
• Parc Naturel Régional des Monts d'ArdècheminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional nature park partnership for projects in Ardèche region, particularly around Saint-Agrève and the Monts d'Ardèche.
• CAUE de l'Ardèche (Conseil d'Architecture, d'Urbanisme et d'Environnement)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvisory partnership for architectural and environmental guidance in Ardèche projects.
• La Navire (Brest Art Gallery)minorOthersArt gallery that has taken up residence in Cittànova's Nantes offices, representing artists and hosting exhibitions. Reflects the company's belief in art as a mediator for cultural appropriation of urban changes.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Atelier Ruelle: French urban planning and landscape consultancy operating at PLUi and neighborhood scales with a strong territorial-authority client base — comparable in size, scope and methodology (integration of urbanism + environment + landscape).
• SCE (Setec Group): French multi-disciplinary consultancy (part of Setec group) providing urban planning, environment, water and infrastructure services to territorial authorities — directly comparable in service mix (PLUi, SCoT, environmental assessments) and B2G client base to Cittànova.
• Altereo: French independent consultancy combining environment, urban planning and infrastructure for territorial authorities (PLUi, water, environment) — directly comparable multi-disciplinary B2G competitor for rural and peri-urban French markets.
• Urbanis: Bureau d'études specializing in urban planning, housing policy (PLH, OPAH) and rural/cohesive-territories revitalization — a direct French competitor in Cittànova's niche of serving communes, intercommunalités and rural France.
• Citadia (Egis): French consultancy (now part of Egis) focused on sustainable development, urban planning and citizen participation for territorial authorities — closely mirrors Cittànova's integration of strategy, environment and participation services.
• Agence Folléa-Gautier: French urban-planning and landscape-architecture agency focused on territorial strategies, PLUi and master-planning for public authorities — closely comparable in service profile (urbanism + landscape + territory) and public-sector client base.

Broad incumbents

• INGEROP: Large French independent engineering and urban planning consultancy with significant activity in PLUi/SCoT, environmental studies and infrastructure — broader and more diversified than Cittànova but competes for many of the same territorial-authority mandates.
• AREP: Architecture, urban planning and engineering subsidiary of SNCF with activity in station-area planning, mobility-oriented development and citizen participation — overlapping with Cittànova's Sinopia and Realtà poles on integrated urban-design mandates.
• Egis: Major French infrastructure and urban-development engineering group with full planning, environment and citizen-engagement capabilities — broader incumbent that increasingly competes with Cittànova on integrated PLUi/participation mandates, particularly after acquiring Citadia.
• WSP France: Global engineering consultancy with a substantial French urban planning, environment and infrastructure practice — competes for the same territorial-authority projects as Cittànova but with broader international reach and deeper resources.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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