Ville d'Anglet

What Ville d'Anglet does

Ville d'Anglet is the municipal government of Anglet, a coastal commune of approximately 43,895 residents in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France, operating as a public administrative entity under French law. It delivers the full scope of municipal services — administrative procedures and civil status, urban planning, public safety (municipal police and vidéoprotection with 15-day retention), waste collection coordinated through the Communauté d'Agglomération Bayonne-Anglet-Biarritz, social services, beach and coastal management, sports facilities, environmental education, cultural programming, and tourism promotion. Its service surface is anchored by a digital infrastructure stack comprising a TYPO3/WordPress-based official portal (anglet.fr), a dedicated mobile application (L'Appli Anglet), an interactive geospatial platform (Anglet à la carte), live webcams, and an online reservation system for cultural activities, workshops, and events across venues including Écuries de Baroja, Maison de l'Environnement, Bibliothèque, and Enfance-Famille programs.

The municipality operates an unusually deep cultural and recreational portfolio, including the Centre d'art contemporain (Villa Beatrix Enea), Galerie Georges-Pompidou, Écuries de Baroja, Théâtre Quintaou (partnered with Scène nationale du Sud-Aquitain), the Médiathèque de Quintaou, the recently opened Centre aquatique El Hogar (2024, 45,000+ visitors in first two months), a Patinoire, a Piscine municipale, and the 16-hectare Parc Izadia ecological park. The biennial contemporary art event La Littorale (established 2005, 9th edition in 2024) and the Festival Les Jours Heureux constitute recurring institutional products, supported by an art collection exceeding 3,500 pieces. The Office de Tourisme et de Loisirs d'Anglet Côte Basque serves as a wholly-owned subsidiary for tourism and leisure services, holding Station classée de Tourisme, Office de Tourisme classé, Pavillon Bleu, Destination d'excellence, Tourisme & Handicap, and Station Verte certifications.

Funding derives from municipal taxation (taxe foncière, taxe d'habitation, CFE, CVAE), intergovernmental transfers from the Ministère de la Culture, Région Nouvelle Aquitaine, Département des Pyrénées-Atlantiques, and Communauté d'Agglomération Pays Basque, supplemented by transaction-based fees for tourism bookings, administrative documents, cultural events, venue rentals, and facility usage. Distribution is hybrid, combining the Hôtel de Ville and the Office de Tourisme (direct in-person delivery), self-serve digital portals and mobile application, and inter-municipal service agreements. The entity is governed by an elected mayor and municipal council, with twin-city partnerships with Ansbach (Germany) and Fermo (Italy) extending its European municipal network.

Name

Ville d'Anglet

Legal name

Ville d'Anglet

Website

https://anglet.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Ville d'Anglet is the French municipal government of Anglet (population ~43,895), delivering administrative, cultural, sports, environmental, and tourism services through digital platforms, municipal venues, and the Office de Tourisme et de Loisirs, funded primarily by local taxation and intergovernmental transfers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government and Municipal Administration

NAICS

Other General Government Support (92119), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512), Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

City Clerk/Records, Elections & Civic Engagement (BPAIACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ), Land Administration & Cadastral Services (Public Land Records, Parcel Management) (BPAIANAH)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Local public administration
• Civil registry services
• Urban planning services
• Community cultural programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Anglet

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue: Primary revenue source through local taxation including property taxes (taxe foncière), residence tax (taxe d'habitation), and business taxes ( CFE, CVAE) levied on Anglet residents and businesses
2. Tourism and Leisure Services: Revenue from tourism services including activity bookings, venue rentals, cultural event tickets, and visitor services at the Office de Tourisme et de Loisirs
3. Administrative Fees and Fines: Fees for administrative services including civil status documents, urban planning permits, and parking violations
4. Public Service Fees: Fees for municipal services such as waste collection, water services, and facility usage (sports equipment, concert halls)

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels13 records

Core offering

Ville d'Anglet delivers municipal government services to the residents, businesses, and visitors of the commune of Anglet in southwestern France. Its core offerings include civil registry administration, urban planning and permits, local public infrastructure maintenance, cultural and sports programming, and community welfare services. The entity operates as a statutory French local authority rather than a commercial provider.

Product overview

Ville d'Anglet operates a digital services portfolio consisting of an official municipal website portal (anglet.fr), a dedicated mobile application (L'Appli Anglet), interactive mapping (Anglet à la carte), live webcams, and online citizen services. The city also maintains extensive cultural infrastructure including the Centre d'art contemporain (Villa Beatrix Enea), Galerie Georges-Pompidou, Écuries de Baroja, and Théâtre Quintaou for performing arts, plus sports facilities (Centre aquatique El Hogar, Patinoire, Piscine municipale). The municipality runs La Biennale d'Anglet (biennial contemporary art event), the Maison de l'Environnement/Parc Izadia for environmental education, and operates the Office de Tourisme et de Loisirs d'Anglet for tourism services. Key digital platforms include the official website, tourism website, Biennale website (biennale.anglet.fr), and environmental services website (environnement.anglet.fr).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Appli Anglet: Mobile application for city services, events, beaches, and tourism information
• Parc Izadia
• La Villa Beatrix Enea
• Galerie Georges-Pompidou
• Théâtre Quintaou
• Écuries de Baroja
• Les Jours Heureux
• A Anglet

Products and services

• Civil Registry and Administrative Services (État civil)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministère de la CulturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench Ministry of Culture provides governmental support and funding for the Biennale d'Anglet contemporary art event, supporting cultural programming at the national level
• Région Nouvelle AquitainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine provides regional funding and support for cultural events including the Biennale d'Anglet
• Département des Pyrénées-AtlantiquescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental council provides funding and institutional support for the Biennale d'Anglet cultural programming
• Communauté d'Agglomération Pays BasquecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntercommunal authority of the Basque Country supports the Biennale through regional coordination and funding for cultural initiatives
• Duo EmballagesminorOthersLocal company providing sponsorship support for the Biennale d'Anglet contemporary art event
• AdhexminorOthersCompany providing mecenat/sponsorship support for the Biennale d'Anglet through their corporate patronage program
• Scène nationale du Sud-AquitaincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational stage network partnered with Théâtre Quintaou for performing arts programming, bringing regional performing arts programming to Anglet
• Ville d'Ansbach, GermanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwin city partnership established over 55 years, featuring youth exchanges, sports and association meetings, concerts, school twinning, Franco-German Christmas market, language workshops, and European citizenship actions
• Ville de Fermo, ItalycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecently twinned city in Italy enriching European dialogue. Includes exchange meetings, shared festivals, joint projects, official ceremonies, and inauguration of the Jardin de Fermo in Anglet
• Tourisme64 / Pyrénées-Atlantiques TourismcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional tourism board partnership for destination promotion and tourism marketing for the Basque Coast region
• ADN TourismecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerNational tourism network providing destination certification and marketing support for classified tourist offices
• Atmo Nouvelle-AquitainecoreOthersRegional air quality observatory responsible for monitoring and informing about air quality in Anglet and the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
• Communauté d'agglomération Bayonne-Anglet-BiarritzcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetropolitan community organizing waste collection services for Anglet with sector-specific collection days and schedules
• Fourrière intercommunale TxakurrakcoreOthersIntercommunal pound serving 20 communes of the Pays-Basque including Anglet, located in Bayonne. Handles stray dogs and cats with 8-day custody period
• COAL (Collectif agissant pour l'émergence d'une nouvelle culture de l'écologie et de la nature)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCuratorial collective specializing in contemporary art related to ecology and nature, commissioned for La Littorale 8 (2020-2021) with theme 'L'écume des vivants'. Co-founded by Lauranne Germond, the association has organized nearly 50 contemporary art exhibitions and cultural programs across France

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ville de La Rochelle: Larger French Atlantic coastal commune offering a benchmark for municipal management of port-related tourism, cultural infrastructure (museum, aquarium), and Station classée status at metropolitan scale.
• Ville de Bordeaux: Larger metropolitan commune in the same Nouvelle-Aquitaine region operating a more sophisticated cultural and tourism infrastructure at metropolitan scale, useful as a benchmarking peer for service modernization and revenue diversification.

Others

• Communauté d'Agglomération Pays Basque: Intercommunal authority coordinating regional services and funding that directly supports Ville d'Anglet; relevant institutional peer as the upstream governance and funding counterparty for cultural and infrastructure spending.

Direct peers

• Ville de Biarritz: Adjacent French commune on the Basque Coast with a directly comparable profile: beach-tourism economy, year-round cultural programming, casino/leisure economy, and shared Communauté d'Agglomération Pays Basque governance. The single most directly comparable peer.
• Ville de Tarbes: Pre-sized Occitanie commune (~77,000 residents) with comparable scope of municipal services, cultural programming, and sports facility operations, useful as a scale-matched peer outside the tourism-economy specialization.
• Office de Tourisme de Biarritz: Neighboring classified tourist office on the Basque Coast operating at a directly comparable size, with comparable certification level, e-commerce capability, and visitor market targeting — the closest peer for Ville d'Anglet's tourism operation.
• Ville de Pau: Department-prefecture commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques with similar administrative footprint (~77,000 residents) and comparable scope of cultural programming, urbanisme services, and infrastructure operations.
• Ville de Hossegor: Atlantic coastal Nouvelle-Aquitaine commune with similar beach-tourism-led economy, surf culture positioning, and Station Verte certification — a tourism profile peer at smaller scale.
• Ville de Saint-Jean-de-Luz: Basque Coast commune of similar size and visitor profile; comparable cultural heritage assets, beach tourism, and a similarly classified Office de Tourisme competing for the same tourism segment.
• Ville de Bayonne: Neighboring commune within the same Bayonne-Anglet-Biarritz agglomeration sharing intercommunal waste collection services, similar industrial-heritage-to-cultural-transition trajectory, and overlapping Basque Country cultural positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/villeanglet
• YouTubeyoutube.com/villeanglet
• Facebookfacebook.com/VilleAnglet
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/villeanglet
• Instagraminstagram.com/villeanglet
• TikToktiktok.com/@villeanglet

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Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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