SMICA

What SMICA does

SMICA (Syndicat mixte pour la Modernisation numérique et l'Ingénierie informatique des Collectivités et établissements publics Adhérents) is a French public syndicate established in 1987 under French public law (SIREN 251200861), headquartered at Immeuble Le Sérial, Rodez, Aveyron. It serves 438 local government collectivities — communes, intercommunalités, and public establishments — primarily in the Aveyron department and broader Occitanie region, operating with 28 agents. As a public cooperative entity, SMICA is governed by an elected Comité syndical (currently led by President Jean-Louis Grimal) and is not exposed to external shareholders or VC/PE capital.

SMICA's product portfolio centers on a web-based GIS platform (X'Map) hosting high-precision cartographic layers — most notably a complete-department PCRS aerial imagery layer at 5cm resolution covering 8,735 km², the first aggregated 4-block WMTS deployment in Occitanie. Built on top of X'Map and LizMap open-source mapping are specialized applications: NEXT'ADS for urban planning authorization management (used by 150+ communes after the Aveyron Ingénierie migration), NEXT'Cim and R'CIM for cemetery concession management, R'TAXES for local tax consultation, NEXT'DICT for infrastructure declarations, R'SPANC for non-collective sanitation, and OLD SMICA for legal brush clearing obligations. Complementary services include the Mon site communal website-in-a-box (ANSSI-homologated, serving 125 communes), a Security Operations Center (blocking ~200 cyberattack attempts monthly, ExpertCyber Label version 3), Panneau Pocket citizen alerting, and coordination of the national 4,000-strong Conseillers Numériques network for Aveyron.

Revenue is generated through three channels: (1) recurring annual membership cotisations from 438 adhering collectivities, (2) a 5% management fee on orders processed through the Centrale d'achat centralized purchasing service launched March 2024, and (3) professional services fees from the Pôle Formation training division launched October 2024. Strategic technology partnerships include SIRAP (core urban planning and cemetery software since 2016), Berger-Levrault (WeMagnus suite migration by 2029), IGN/ENEDIS/OPenIG (PCRS co-financing), Laëtis (web development), and OVH (hosting). State partnerships with ANSSI, ANCT, Cybermalveillance.gouv.fr, and DDFIP reinforce the syndicate's institutional role. SMICA does not disclose revenue or funding figures publicly.

Name

SMICA

Legal name

SMICA (Syndicat mixte pour la Modernisation numérique et l'Ingénierie informatique des Collectivités et établissements publics Adhérents)

Website

https://smica.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SMICA is a French public syndicate established in 1987 that delivers digital modernization, GIS platforms, cybersecurity, and IT infrastructure services to 438 local government collectivities in the Aveyron department and Occitanie region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rodez

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Cotisations: Annual membership fees from 438 adherent collectivités and public establishments that provide core operational funding.
2. Centralized Purchasing (Centrale d'Achat): SMICA acts as intermediary between membercollectivités and suppliers, applying 5% management fee on order amounts.
3. Training Services: Digital skills training for public sector employees including webinars, in-person sessions at Rodez headquarters, and remote training delivered by the newly launched formation pole.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SMICA is a public intermunicipal syndicate that provides digital modernization services to 438 member local government collectivities in the Aveyron department and broader Occitanie region. Its core offerings include a web GIS platform (X'Map) integrated with specialized applications for urban planning (NEXT'ADS), cemetery management (NEXT'CIM), tax visualization (R'TAXES), and infrastructure declarations, complemented by a website-in-a-box service (Mon site communal), centralized purchasing, cybersecurity operations, digital training, and coordination of national digital inclusion advisors.

Product overview

SMICA is a public intermunicipal syndicate providing a multi-product digital services platform for local authorities in Aveyron, France. The portfolio is organized around core product families: the X'Map web GIS platform (hosting PCRS aerial imagery, cadastre, urban planning, cemetery, and network layers) integrated with specialized applications — NEXT'ADS for urban planning permit management, NEXT'Cim and R'CIM for cemetery/concession management, R'TAXES for tax visualization, NEXT'DICT for infrastructure declarations, and R'SPANC for sanitation and roads. Complementary services include the Mon site communal website-in-a-box (serving 125 communes with MonServiceSécurisé homologation), Panneau Pocket citizen notification app, a centralized purchasing service, SOC cybersecurity operations center, digital inclusion coordination, e-administration support, and a dedicated training division. The WeMagnus suite by Berger-Levrault is an upcoming hosted replacement product range scheduled for 2029 transition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Next'ADS: Full-web application for managing urban planning authorization dossiers (Autorisation du Droit des Sols), including DIA decisions, developed by SIRAP.
• Next'CIM
• R'TAXES
• X'Map
• Mon site communal
• LizMap
• MonServiceSécurisé

Products and services

• X'Map Web-based GIS (Geographic Information System) platform providing interactive mapping, spatial data management, and layer visualization for Aveyron local authorities. Integrates PCRS aerial imagery, cadastre, urban planning, cemetery, and utility network data layers.
• NEXT'ADS

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Berger-LevraultcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 September 2025Berger-Levrault develops the WeMagnus software suite for accounting, billing, payroll, and citizen relations that will replace current solutions by 2029. SMICA organizes presentation sessions with Berger-Levrault for member collectivités.
• Direction Départementale des Finances Publiques (DDFIP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2024Convention of partnership signed between SMICA (Jean-Louis GRIMAL) and DDFIP (Pascal BOUTHIER) to formalize existing collaboration supporting 431 collectivités with local finance management.
• CNFPTminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2024CNFPT (Centre National de la Fonction Publique Territoriale) provides pedagogical training to SMICA agents for the formation pole launch, delivering 3-day sessions on pedagogical fundamentals.
• SIRAPcoreTechnology or IntegrationSIRAP provides software solutions including NEXT'ADS for urban planning, R'CIM for cemetery management, and R'TAXES for tax consultation. The company supplies the core applications that SMICA deploys to its member collectivités. SMICA has been a distributor of SIRAP solutions since 2016.
• LaëtiscoreTechnology or IntegrationSARL SCOP Laëtis is the website developer and editor for SMICA's web presence including the 'Mon site communal' platform. Based in Arvieu, they collaborate on security homologation (MonServiceSécurisé) and accessibility improvements.
• ANCT (Agence Nationale de la Cohésion des Territoires)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANCT funds and coordinates the national network of 4,000 Conseillers Numériques. SMICA was granted the coordinator position for Aveyron department to animate and coordinate the network of digital advisors present in the territory.
• ANSSIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANSSI provides the MonServiceSécurisé framework for security homologation of public digital services and financial support for the Security Operations Center (SOC) project.
• Cybermalveillance.gouv.frcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for annual Cyber Mois awareness campaigns and ExpertCyber certification. Cybermalveillance.gouv.fr publishes open letters on cybersecurity challenges for local authorities and coordinates national prevention efforts.
• IGN (Institut National de l'Information Géographique et Forestière)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIGN co-finances the PCRS project and provides geographic data standards. SMICA was designated APLC (Autorité Publique Locale Compétente) for PCRS in Aveyron.
• OPenIGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOPenIG (Open Initiative Géographique) co-finances the PCRS project and participates in geographic information standardization efforts.
• ENEDISminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerENEDIS co-finances the PCRS (Plan de Corps de Rue Simplifié) project which serves as topographic support for DT-DICT responses and network digitization.
• Département de l'AveyroncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental council co-finances PCRS and collaborates on digital inclusion initiatives. The Préfète (Claire Chauffour-Rouillard) visited SMICA in January 2026 to highlight innovative services.
• Région OccitanieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional council collaborates on digital services and mutualization initiatives in the Occitanie region.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Ciril Group: Established French vendor of administrative and financial software (Civil RH, Finances) for public-sector entities; plays into the same mairie-administration needs SMICA's e-administration services address.
• Berger-Levrault: Major French éditeur and integrator of HR, finance, citizen-relation, and urban-planning software for local authorities. Directly comparable through the WeMagnus suite SMICA is rolling out to its 438 members.

Others

• Gitoyen / ATM Datacenter (Wancio): French datacenter/cloud and hosting providers serving local-authority workloads; comparable infrastructure layer behind SMICA's hébergement de données and externalised backup services.
• Agence du Numérique (ANCT): National agency funding digital inclusion (Conseillers Numériques) and coordinating local digital strategies. SMICA is a delegated partner, and the agency shapes the policy/market context SMICA operates in.

Direct peers

• GIP e-Bourgogne: Public-sector IT grouping providing digital services and GIS/e-administration platforms to Bourgogne-Franche-Comté local authorities. Same French 'syndicat mixte/GIP' model as SMICA, with comparable missions around dematerialisation, GIS, and cybersecurity for small communes.
• e-Collectivités (Vendée): Vendée-based public IT syndicate offering shared digital services, telecoms, and IT infrastructure to member municipalities. Same 'shared IT services for départements' structure and similar portfolio (hosting, telecom, dematerialisation).

Regional players

• SPL-Xdemat: Public local company providing dematerialisation platforms (XDemat and XMarchés) to French communes and EPCI. Overlaps with SMICA's e-administration and commande publique offerings, though operating in different régions.

Emerging players

• SIRAP: Provider of the NEXT'ADS, R'CIM and R'TAXES applications distributed by SMICA. Comparable as the underlying software layer SMICA wraps with hosting, GIS, and services for local government.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/smicaofficiel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/smica

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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