What Boulonnais urban community does

The Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais (CAB) is a French public intercommunal authority (établissement public de coopération intercommunale à fiscalité propre) that coordinates public service delivery across 22 communes on the Côte d'Opale in the Hauts-de-France region, with Boulogne-sur-Mer as its principal city. The entity covers 205.10 km² and serves a resident population of approximately 112,836. Its delegated competencies span waste collection and recycling, public transportation (Marinéo bus and bike-sharing), social housing administration, cultural services including the Conservatoire de Musique et Danse and the L'Embarcadère event venue, sports and leisure operations at the Hélicéa complex (swimming pool and ice rink), fiber optic infrastructure, economic development (business incubation, tourism promotion, support for the blue economy), environmental management covering 775 km of hiking trails and the Plan Climat Air Énergie Territorial, and inter-municipal strategic planning under the Projet de Territoire framework. Boulogne-sur-Mer is designated France's #1 fishing port.

The CAB's technology footprint is operational rather than commercial: it operates a public institutional website (agglo-boulonnais.fr) with sub-portals for waste, housing, fiber, mobility, culture, and an interactive cartographic service directory, alongside dedicated sites for the Conservatoire and Marinéo. There is no proprietary commercial platform or API offering. The organization maintains RGPD/GDPR compliance, designates a Data Protection Officer, and limits personal data retention to 12 months with automated deletion. There are no AI/ML capabilities, proprietary technology products, or commercial software offerings disclosed.

Revenue is non-commercial and derives from local taxation (taxe d'habitation, foncier, CFE), intergovernmental transfers, EU co-financing (notably FEADER for rural/environmental projects), and ancillary service fees. The CAB does not publish revenue figures. Ownership rests with the 22 constituent communes under elected governance, with Frédéric Cuvillier serving as President and Director of Publication. The entity is not investment-eligible in the conventional PE/VC sense but is structurally protected by French local government law from direct competition in its assigned competencies.

Name

Boulonnais urban community

Legal name

Communauté d'agglomération du BOULONNAIS

Website

https://agglo-boulonnais.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais is a French public intercommunal authority coordinating administrative, transportation, waste, housing, cultural, sports, and environmental services across 22 communes on the Côte d'Opale, serving approximately 112,836 residents around Boulogne-sur-Mer under President Frédéric Cuvillier.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration Services

NAICS

Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined (92114), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Executive Offices (921110)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Environmental Protection & Natural Resources Administration (BPAIABAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

City/Municipal Public Health Departments (HLAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Public administration services
• Waste management services
• Public transportation
• Urban planning services
• Community development

Headquarters

HQ city

Boulogne-sur-mer

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais is a French intercommunal cooperation establishment (établissement public de coopération intercommunale) that coordinates and delivers public administration services across 22 communes in the Boulogne-sur-Mer area, including waste collection and recycling, public transportation (Marinéo), urban planning, social housing, cultural services (music and dance conservatory, L'Embarcadère event venue), sports facilities (Hélicéa), and digital infrastructure such as fiber optic deployment.

Product overview

The Boulonnais urban community operates a multi-service public administration platform offering essential local government services. The core offering is a unified portal that connects residents to public transportation (Marinéo), waste management, social housing, fiber optic infrastructure, and sports/leisure facilities (Hélicéa). The community also maintains cultural assets including the Conservatoire de Musique et Danse, L'Embarcadere event venue, and publishes the official Agglorama magazine. Information services include comprehensive directories of services and equipment with interactive digital mapping across all 22 communes. The platform enables access to administrative services including job postings, public procurement, and environmental services. A notable recreational offering is the management of 775 km of hiking trails across the territory.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Marinéo: Public transportation network (bus and bike sharing) operated by the CAB
• Hélicéa
• Agglorama

Products and services

• Marinéo
• Hélicéa
• Conservatoire de Musique et Danse
• Waste collection and recycling services
• Social housing program
• Fiber optic network deployment
• Agglorama
• L'Embarcadère
• Hiking trails and outdoor recreation

Quantifiable outcome

• 1st port de pêche de France (France's leading fishing port) — Boulogne-sur-Mer
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Communauté d'Agglomération du Douaisis: Intercommunal authority in Nord of similar scale (~150K pop), coordinating waste, transport, culture, housing, and economic development across its member communes in the same Hauts-de-France regional context.
• Communauté d'Agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut: Intercommunal authority in Nord/Hauts-de-France coordinating multiple communes of similar size with a comparable mix of housing, mobility, environmental, and economic development competencies. Operates in the same regional governance ecosystem.
• Communauté d'Agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer: Nearby intercommunal authority in Pas-de-Calais, also uniting multiple communes around a historic center, providing similar coordinated public services and economic development support. Highly comparable in governance model and scale.
• Communauté d'Agglomération du Calaisis: Adjacent French intercommunal authority along the Côte d'Opale in Pas-de-Calais, of similar size and economic profile, with comparable port-city, tourism, and cross-Channel dynamics. It is the closest geographic and functional peer to the CAB.
• Communauté d'Agglomération Hénin-Carvin: Intercommunal authority in Pas-de-Calais with a comparable population (~125K) and similar coordination role across post-industrial communes in the Hauts-de-France region. Directly comparable in scale and service portfolio.
• Communauté d'Agglomération de Lens-Liévin: Intercommunal authority in Pas-de-Calais/Hauts-de-France with a comparable population base and similar mandate to coordinate housing, transport, culture, and economic development across multiple communes in the same regional context.
• Communauté d'Agglomération de Béthune-Bruay (Artois-Lys Romane): Intercommunal authority in Pas-de-Calais/Hauts-de-France of broadly similar scale, coordinating multiple communes around post-industrial economic transition and shared public services. Comparable governance and territorial remit.

Broad incumbents

• Communauté Urbaine de Dunkerque: Larger coastal communauté urbaine on the North Sea with major port operations, broader industrial base, and wider portfolio of competencies. Directly comparable maritime-territory model, but at materially larger scale.
• Métropole Européenne de Lille: Much larger metropolitan authority in Hauts-de-France with a broader scope and larger budget, but operating in the same regional context and facing similar coordination challenges across many constituent communes. Useful as an upscale comparable.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/aggloboulonnais
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/aggloboulogne
• Facebookfacebook.com/Com.Agglo.Boulonnais
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/communaut%C3%A9-d-agglom%C3%A9ration-du-boulonnais
• Instagraminstagram.com/aggloboulonnais

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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