Cholet, Ville et Agglomération

What Cholet, Ville et Agglomération does

Cholet, Ville et Agglomération is a French public municipal government entity combining the commune of Cholet and the communauté d'agglomération Cholet Agglomération, an établissement public de coopération intercommunale (EPCI) comprising 29 member communes in the Maine-et-Loire department of the Pays de la Loire region. The entity delivers statutory municipal services — including civil status administration, urban planning authorizations, waste collection, local economic development, and cultural and educational programming — to residents, visitors, and local associations across its territory. Headcount is reported at 1,001–5,000 employees.

The entity's core service delivery combines physical infrastructure and digital platforms. Physical assets include the Hôtel de Ville/Hôtel d'Agglomération, the Théâtre Saint-Louis, the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, the Musée du Textile et de la Mode (described in the input as the only French museum dedicated to children's fashion), the Conservatoire du Choletais, the École d'Arts, the Ludothèque, the Médiathèque Élie Chamard and a 26+ branch library network, municipal archives, and the Parc Oriental de Maulévrier. Digital infrastructure centers on the cholet.fr website, the Mon Espace Citoyen portal (handling ID/passport appointments, civil status requests, and administrative procedures), and the Guichet Numérique des Autorisations d'Urbanisme (GNAU) for online urban planning permits. The website achieved 97% RGAA version 4.1 accessibility compliance per a Spécinov audit. Mobile services (LISA caravans) extend administrative reach to seniors in outlying communes.

The entity is funded through local taxation (taxes foncières, taxe d'habitation, Contribution Économique Territoriale), state subsidies, and minor service fees for specific activities (museum entry, cultural events, library services) — not commercial revenue. Marketing and citizen communications span a multi-channel mix including social media (Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube), printed publications (Choletmag magazine with audio version via Bibliothèque Sonore partnership), email newsletters (Synergences), and community events such as the annual Forum des Associations drawing ~150 local associations. The entity is governed by elected officials (mayor, municipal council, agglomeration president and council), not commercially owned or invested; no funding rounds, M&A activity, or external investors apply.

Name

Cholet, Ville et Agglomération

Legal name

Ville de Cholet et Cholet Agglomération

Website

https://cholet.fr

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Cholet, Ville et Agglomération is a French municipal government entity (commune plus communauté d'agglomération) delivering statutory municipal, cultural, and administrative services across 29 communes in Maine-et-Loire to residents, visitors, and local associations, funded through local taxation and state subsidies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration & Municipal Services

NAICS

Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71), Executive Offices (921110)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Performing Arts Organizations (Theater, Dance, Opera, Music) (BPAGAHAB), Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH), Local Community & Multi-Category Fairs (MPAGAFAO)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Cultural venue management
• Public library services
• Citizen administrative services
• Urban planning permits

Headquarters

HQ city

Cholet

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Cholet, Ville et Agglomération is a French municipal government entity providing public administration, cultural programming, and community services across 29 communes. It operates cultural venues (Théâtre Saint-Louis, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Musée du Textile et de la Mode), a network of 26+ libraries, music and arts schools, archives, and digital citizen services including the Mon Espace Citoyen portal and urban planning authorization platform.

Product overview

Cholet, Ville et Agglomération operates a unified civic services platform combining digital citizen services (Mon Espace Citoyen, Guichet Numérique d'Urbanisme), cultural venues (Théâtre Saint-Louis, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Musée du Textile et de la Mode), educational/cultural institutions (Réseau des Bibliothèques, Conservatoire, Ecole d'Arts, Ludothèque), and archival services (Archives du Choletais with online portal). The agglomeration structure unifies 31 communes under shared services including waste collection, civil status, and urban planning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mon Espace Citoyen Online citizen portal providing access to municipal administrative services including civil status requests, ID/passport appointments, family record books, urban planning authorizations, waste collection, and various other administrative procedures for residents.
• Théâtre Saint-Louis Main municipal theater and performing arts venue in Cholet offering a season of performances and cultural events, with online ticket sales available to residents and visitors.
• Musée d'Art et d'Histoire Art and history museum featuring exhibitions including the Small couture series on children's fashion and rotating thematic exhibitions for visitors and residents.
• Musée du Textile et de la Mode Museum specializing in textile and fashion history, the only French museum dedicated to children's fashion, with a collection of over 800 pieces acquired in 2024.
• Réseau des Bibliothèques du Choletais Network of libraries and media libraries offering digital resources, cultural programming, lending services, and audio versions of publications for accessibility, with 26+ branches across the territory including the Médiathèque Élie Chamard.
• Archives du Choletais Municipal and intercommunal archive service providing genealogical research, iconographic research, virtual exhibitions, and archive videos to researchers and the general public.
• Guichet Numérique des Autorisations d'Urbanisme (GNAU) Online digital portal enabling residents and professionals to submit and track urban planning authorization requests electronically.
• Cholet Cinema (ChaO) Municipal cinema service providing current film listings and weekly screening schedules for the Choletais territory.
• Ludothèque du Choletais Toy library service offering games and toys for borrowing to families and children across the agglomeration.
• Conservatoire du Choletais Music and dance conservatory offering formal instruction in various musical disciplines to students across the agglomeration.
• Ecole d'Arts du Choletais Arts school offering visual arts education and programming to residents of the agglomeration.
• Archives en ligne Online archive portal providing remote access to genealogical records, iconographic research tools, virtual exhibitions, and archive videos.

Quantifiable outcome

• Digital accessibility compliance at 97% per RGAA 4.1 standard

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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 minor and core.

• Établissement Français du Sang (EFS)minorOthers · 26 September 2026Blood donation drives organized in partnership with EFS and the Association pour le Don de Sang Bénévole de Cholet, with Rotary Club de Cholet participation.
• Centre PompidoucoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 September 2026Partnership with Centre Pompidou for the François Morellet 100% retrospective national program. The Musée d'Art et d'Histoire participates in this major tribute to François Morellet (1926-2016) on the centenary of his birth, in collaboration with Studio Morellet and Galerie Mennour.
• Galerie MennourcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 September 2026Representing artist François Morellet, Galerie Mennour collaborates with Centre Pompidou and regional institutions including Musée d'Art et d'Histoire for the 100% Morellet retrospective.
• SpécinovminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 18 June 2024Accessibility audit firm that conducted the RGAA version 4.1 compliance audit for cholet.fr website, achieving 97% compliance rate.
• École supérieure d'Art et de Design TALM d'AngerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the École supérieure d'Art et de Design TALM for the Dialogues exhibition series at the Musée du Textile et de la Mode. Graduate artists Marie Ramat and Malo Lemonnier exhibited their work as part of this collaboration, connecting the museum with contemporary art education.
• Bibliothèque SonorecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Bibliothèque Sonore (association of voice donors) to provide audio versions of Choletmag magazine, making cultural content accessible to visually impaired residents.
• Association des Amis du Musée du Textile et de la Mode (AMTM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVolunteer-guided tours of the Musée du Textile et de la Mode provided by AMTM members, including thematic visits like 'De la fibre à l'étoffe, l'histoire d'un territoire'.
• Espace SenghorminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural venue partnership with Espace Senghor located in Le May-sur-Evre, part of the cultural ecosystem of Cholet Agglomération.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Rennes Métropole: Larger agglomeration in neighboring Brittany with a well-developed cultural, digital, and economic-development service stack. Comparable on intermunicipal governance and citizen-services platforms, with a much larger economic footprint.
• Tours Métropole Val de Loire: Mid-to-large agglomeration in Centre-Val de Loire with a comparable cultural-institution portfolio (museums, libraries, conservatory) and intermunicipal governance model, but greater tourism scale.
• Orléans Métropole: Larger Centre-Val de Loire agglomeration operating cultural venues, museums, and a citizen-services portal with similar intermunicipal structure, but at a higher scale and visibility tier.
• Nantes Métropole: Larger communauté d'agglomération in the same Pays de la Loire region with a broader and more internationally oriented cultural offering. Overlaps on municipal digital services, museums, theater, and library network but operates at materially greater scale.

Direct peers

• Caen la Mer: Communauté d'agglomération in Normandy of comparable size and structure, offering the same combination of administrative, cultural, and digital citizen services across multiple communes.
• Angers Loire Métropole: Mid-sized French communauté d'agglomération in the same Pays de la Loire region, providing a comparable mix of municipal services, cultural venues, libraries, and digital citizen platforms. Closely comparable in scale, mandate, and operating model to Cholet Agglomération.
• Laval Agglomération: Communauté d'agglomération in Pays de la Loire with similar mid-size scale and intermunicipal cooperation model. Comparable cultural and administrative service portfolio.
• Brest Métropole: Western French agglomeration of comparable mid-size scale with similar municipal services, cultural venues, and digital citizen platforms.
• Niort Agglo: Mid-size communauté d'agglomération in Nouvelle-Aquitaine with an intermunicipal service portfolio (administration, culture, environment) closely analogous to Cholet's.
• Le Mans Métropole: Cité and agglomeration of comparable population tier in Pays de la Loire. Operates theaters, museums, libraries, and digital citizen services with a similar intermunicipal governance structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/choletagglo
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/villedecholet
• Facebookfacebook.com/choletagglo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/choletagglo
• Instagraminstagram.com/choletagglo

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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