Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Region

What Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Region does

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region is a French territorial collectivity (collectivité territoriale) created on 1 January 2016 through the merger of the former Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes regions as part of France's nationwide regional reorganisation. It is governed by a directly elected assembly of 204 councillors led by the President of the Regional Council, currently Laurent Wauquiez, and it holds exclusive statutory competencies over transport (TER trains, regional coaches, cycling infrastructure), lycées, vocational training, economic development, culture, and environmental policy across 12 departments. For the 2025 financial year, the Region manages a budget primitif of €5.2 billion (incorporating the FEADER scope change linked to the opening of TER services), versus a €4.377 billion budget primitif in 2024, and administers more than 300 dispositifs (aid programs) targeting citizens, businesses, associations, and local collectivities.

The Region's core service portfolio includes the PASS'Région jeunes card (over €600 in benefits per eligible student across education, culture, sport, and health), the PASS'Région seniors and Ma Mutuelle Région health-insurance offerings, the Bourse santé-social scholarship (€1,454 to €6,335 annually), the €150 driving-licence aid, and the Bourse Région Mobilité Internationale for students studying abroad. Transportation is delivered through La Région vous transporte (regional coaches, TER trains, Léman Express, Oüra transit card), and the entity has a wholly-owned advisory subsidiary, the CESER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, which produces public policy opinions and runs the CESER des Jeunes engagement programme and the annual Prix du CESER. The Region also acts as administrator of EU structural funds, evidenced by a €2.06 million Just Transition Fund grant to Mantle8 in 2026.

The business model is publicly funded rather than commercial: revenues derive from French state transfers, regional taxation, and EU funds, with no disclosed commercial revenue line. The digital stack is built on conventional web technology (HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Next.js, React) with Matomo and Google Analytics for audience measurement, Akamai CDN for video delivery on the La TV de la Région streaming platform, and OpenStreetMap for geographic services. Distribution is hybrid: the institutional portal auvergnerhonealpes.fr plus two physical Hôtel de Région offices in Lyon and Clermont-Ferrand, supplemented by a network of training establishments, auto-schools, and cultural venues that deliver PASS'Région benefits. As of mid-2026, the Region had just assumed the presidency of the Quatre Moteurs pour l'Europe alliance, signalling an expanded European coordination role.

Name

Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Region

Legal name

Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Website

https://auvergnerhonealpes.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region is a French territorial collectivity serving 12 departments with a €5.2 billion 2025 budget, delivering transport, education, health-insurance, training, and economic-development services to residents, businesses, and local collectivities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation (485210)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Local & Suburban Transit & Interurban Hwy Passenger Trans (4100), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial/Regional Health Departments (HLAJAAAA)

Keywords

• Regional public administration
• Citizen aid programs
• Regional transportation services
• Public health insurance
• Vocational training scholarships

Headquarters

HQ city

Yerres

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region is a French territorial collectivity that administers public services across 12 departments, including regional transportation (TER trains, regional coaches, Oúra transit card, Léman Express), citizen aid and scholarship programs (PASS'Région jeunes, PASS'Région seniors, health-social training scholarships, driving license aid, international mobility bursaries), a regional health mutual insurance (Ma Mutuelle Région), economic development subsidies for businesses and farmers, EU Just Transition Fund administration, and territorial development initiatives. Services are delivered via the institutional website auvergnerhonealpes.fr, two physical Hôtel de Région offices in Lyon and Clermont-Ferrand, and a network of partner institutions.

Product overview

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region operates as a French territorial collectivity offering a portfolio of citizen services through both physical offices and digital platforms. The core offerings include the PASS'Région youth and senior card programs providing benefits in education, culture, sports, and health; Ma Mutuelle regional health insurance; financial aid programs for driving licenses and international mobility; and health-social training scholarships. The Region also manages transportation services through La Région vous transporte, including regional coaches, TER trains, and the Oùra transit card. The CESER (Conseil Économique, Social et Environnemental Régional), an advisory body, produces reports and opinions on regional policies and runs youth engagement programs and the annual Prix du CESER award. Digital services include La TV streaming platform for assembly broadcasts and C'TV for CESER video content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PASS'Région jeunes: Youth card offering advantages in education (free textbooks, professional equipment), culture, sport, health, and civic engagement for eligible young people in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
• PASS'Région seniors
• Ma Mutuelle Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
• PASS'Région seniors
• Bourse Région Mobilité Internationale
• CESER des Jeunes
• Prix du CESER
• Rencontres territoriales

Products and services

• PASS'Région jeunes Youth card providing benefits in education (free textbooks, professional equipment), culture (cinema, shows, museum entries, books), sports, health (prevention screening coupons), and civic engagement, with total benefits exceeding €600 depending on the user's academic pathway. Targeted at young residents of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
• PASS'Région seniors Regional card for seniors providing access to health, mobility, cultural, and social benefits across the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
• Ma Mutuelle Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regional mutual health insurance program offering coverage for residents and territorial employees, including specific offerings for territorial employees and students aged 18-30.
• Bourse santé-social Annual scholarships ranging from €1,454 to €6,335 for students in health and social training programs, awarded based on social criteria to those enrolled in accredited regional institutions.
• Aide au permis de conduire Financial assistance of €150 for driving license (Permis B) training, available to eligible regional residents of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
• Bourse Région Mobilité Internationale Etudiants International mobility scholarships for students pursuing training abroad through the Region's program, administered by the Direction de la Santé, du Handicap et du Développement Social and related directorates.
• La Région vous transporte Transportation services including regional coaches (Cars Scolaires, Cars Région Express, Cars Région départementaux), TER trains, Léman Express, cycling infrastructure, carpooling, and the Oúra transit card system, available to residents and visitors of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
• La TV de la Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Live and on-demand video streaming service for regional and CESER assemblies, hosted on the Streamfizz platform, with partial RGAA 4.1 accessibility compliance.
• CESER Avis et Contributions Publications including opinions (avis), contributions, notes, reports, catalogs, and wishes issued by the CESER advisory body covering regional policy topics such as budget, environment, mobility, employment, and social issues.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 300 regional aid programs administered
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Quatre Moteurs pour l'Europe alliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes took over the presidency of the Quatre Moteurs pour l'Europe alliance, a European regional cooperation framework. This is a multi-regional strategic partnership for economic and political coordination.
• Mantle8minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 March 2026Mantle8, a Grenoble-based natural hydrogen exploration company, received a €2.06 million non-dilutive EU grant from the Just Transition Fund, managed by Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region, as part of a €4.84 million R&D program through 2028. The Region acts as fund administrator for EU Just Transition resources.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Région Île-de-France: Île-de-France is the largest French région and operates the same statutory mandates (TER-equivalent transport, lycées, economic development, youth aids, health initiatives) as Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, with a similarly structured elected assembly and EU fund administration role. It is the most direct functional peer in scope, scale, and service portfolio.
• Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Nouvelle-Aquitaine is one of the largest French régions by area and population, operating TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine, regional aid schemes, lycées, and EU cohesion fund management. Its scale and multi-department governance make it a direct structural comparable to Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
• Région Bretagne: Bretagne is a French régional authority operating TER Bretagne, Karta Bretagne (transit), youth and student aid schemes, and economic development funds, with a multi-department structure analogous to AURA's 12 departments.
• Région Normandie: Normandie operates TER, regional aid schemes, lycées, and economic transition programs across 5 departments, sharing AURA's structural profile as a multi-department régional collectivity with comparable service breadth.
• Région Grand Est: Grand Est manages TER Fluo, regional youth and mobility aids, lycées, and cross-border cooperation programs (notably with Germany), sharing AURA's combined transport, education, and EU-funding remit across 10 departments.
• Région Hauts-de-France: Hauts-de-France is a French régional collectivity delivering TER services, youth aid programs (Pass Hauts-de-France), vocational training, and economic development incentives across 5 departments. It shares AURA's mix of transport, training, and economic-transition responsibilities.
• Région Occitanie: Occitanie operates regional rail (liO), youth cards (e-Pass Jeunes), scholarship schemes, and EU-funded industrial transition projects analogous to those in AURA, with a comparable multi-department governance structure and similar budgetary scale.
• Région Pays de la Loire: Pays de la Loire runs TER, regional youth cards (Carte Ligne Naz), economic development grants, and vocational training across 5 departments, making it a comparable régional authority with overlapping functional responsibilities.
• Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur is a French regional collectivity that runs analogous TER-style regional trains (TER Zou!), youth cards, regional mutuelle offerings, and EU-funded transition programs, with comparable budget size and 12-department-coverage administrative footprint. It is among the closest comparables in service mix.
• Région Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté manages TER Mobigo, regional aid schemes, lycées, and economic development funding across 8 departments, with a similar elected-assembly structure and statutory mandates that directly overlap AURA's portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/auvergnerhalpes
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/regionauvergnerhonealpes
• Facebookfacebook.com/RegionAuvergneRhoneAlpes
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/auvergne-rhone-alpes
• Instagraminstagram.com/region_auvergnerhonealpes
• TikToktiktok.com/@regionauvergnerhonealpes

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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Investments2 records

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