What Communauté d'Agglomération Melun Val de Seine does

Communauté d'Agglomération Melun Val de Seine (CAMVS) is a French intercommunal public authority (Établissement Public de Coopération Intercommunale, EPCI) created in 2002 under public law to coordinate shared public services across 20 communes in the Seine-et-Marne department, serving 139,112 inhabitants over a 154 km² territory anchored on the city of Melun. Its operational competencies span housing (La Maison de l'Habitat, OPAH-RU urban-renewal programme), mobility (Vélostation Melivélo, Pôle d'échanges Multimodal at Melun station, coordination with Île-de-France Mobilités and Transdev), economic development (Your Business in Melun portal, three L'Atelier coworking spaces co-financed by the European Social Fund), employment (Mission Emploi Insertion, Cité de l'Emploi), culture (Saison Culturelle, Orchestre, Micro-Folie digital cultural centre, Office de Tourisme), sports (Sport Passion, Patinoire, La Cartonnerie), health (Mon Agglo Ma Santé mutualized insurance via Association Actiom), and education (Plan de Persévérance Scolaire, Université Panthéon-Assas and UPEC partnerships under the Ambition 2030 project).

The technology surface consists primarily of citizen-facing digital services rather than a unified product: Mon Espace Citoyen portal, public Open Data Platform (data.melunvaldeseine.fr), Porteur Cartographique mapping portal, plus thematic microsites (culturetvous.fr, sportpassion.melunvaldeseine.fr, melivelo.melunvaldeseine.fr, yourbusinessinmelun.com). Distribution combines physical service offices (headquarters at Dammarie-lès-Lys plus the Maison de l'Habitat and 20 commune-level municipal points), the digital portal, and a partner network (CAF, Mission Locale, Île-de-France Mobilités, HABITAT 77, SPL Melun Val de Seine Aménagement, Association Actiom).

The revenue model is non-commercial: mandatory local taxation (TEOM waste tax at 10.09% for most communes, intercommunal levies) is the primary stream, supplemented by European FEDER funding through the ITI mechanism (€6.8M under 2014-2020 and €4,780,473 under 2021-2027) and co-financing from State/CAF/Education Authority programmes. Governance rests with elected officials led by President Louis Vogel and the Conseil communautaire, with operational execution through wholly-owned subsidiaries (SPL Melun Val de Seine Aménagement, MEI MVS, L'Atelier). The 2020 total budget was €100M across the principal, water and sanitation annex budgets, framed within the long-term 'Ambition 2030' territorial development strategy.

Name

Communauté d'Agglomération Melun Val de Seine

Legal name

Communauté d'Agglomération Melun Val de Seine

Website

https://melunvaldeseine.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Communauté d'Agglomération Melun Val de Seine (CAMVS) is a French intercommunal public authority coordinating housing, mobility, economic development, employment, culture, sports, education, and health services for 139,112 inhabitants across 20 communes in Seine-et-France, funded through local taxation and European FEDER funds with a €100M budget.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dammarie-lè-lys

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Taxation (TEOM and other local taxes): The agglomeration is primarily funded through local taxation, including the Taxe d'Enlèvement des Ordures Ménagères (TEOM) at a rate of 10.09% for most communes, as well as other intercommunal levies on households and businesses.
2. European Structural Funds (FEDER): European funding through the FEDER ITI programme, with €4,780,473 allocated for 2021-2027 and €6.8 million for the 2014-2020 programme, supporting urban development, energy renovation, employment, and education projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Communauté d'Agglomération Melun Val de Seine is a French intercommunal public authority (EPCI) that coordinates and delivers public services across 20 communes in Seine-et-Marne. Its offering spans housing (Maison de l'Habitat, social housing), mobility (Vélostation Melivélo, Pôle d'échanges Multimodal), economic development (L'Atelier coworking, Your Business In Melun), employment (Mission Emploi Insertion, Cité de l'Emploi), culture (Saison Culturelle, Micro-Folie, Orchestre), sports (Sport Passion, Patinoire, La Cartonnerie), education (Université Inter-Âges, Plan de Persévérance Scolaire), health (Mon Agglo Ma Santé), waste management, and digital citizen services (Mon Espace Citoyen, Open Data, Portail Cartographique).

Product overview

The Communauté d'Agglomération Melun Val de Seine is a French intercommunal public authority serving 139,112 residents across 20 communes in the Seine-et-Marne department. Rather than a unified software product, it offers a portfolio of public services including: digital citizen portals (Mon Espace Citoyen, Open Data, Portail Cartographique), housing services (La Maison de l'Habitat), mobility solutions (Vélostation Melivélo, multimodal hub project), economic development support (Your Business In Melun, L'Atelier co-working centers), employment services (Mission Emploi Insertion, La Cité de l'Emploi), cultural programs (Saison Culturelle, Orchestre, Micro-Folie, Universités Inter-Âges), sports facilities and programs (Sport Passion, Patinoire, La Cartonnerie), health initiatives (Mon Agglo Ma Santé), and educational support (Plan de Persévérance Scolaire). Many digital services are interconnected through European funding programs (ITI 2021-2027 with €4,780,473 FEDER allocation, ITI 2014-2020 with €6.8 million).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Yourbusinessinmelun: Business portal for economic development and business support services
• Sport Passion
• Melivélo
• Cultur&Vous
• Micro-Folie Melun Val de Seine
• Office de Tourisme Melun Val de Seine
• Mission Emploi Insertion Melun Val de Seine (MEI MVS)

Products and services

• Mon Espace Citoyen Online citizen portal providing residents with access to administrative services, forms, and online procedures offered by the agglomeration.
• Open Data Platform Public data platform enabling citizen and developer access to territorial data, supporting transparency and innovation; co-financed under European ITI funding.
• Portail Cartographique GIS-based mapping portal providing cartographic access to services, equipment, and territorial information across the 20 communes.
• Maison de l'Habitat Housing service center offering information and assistance for social housing requests, habitat improvement, and urban renovation programs for residents.
• Vélostation Melivélo Bike-sharing and cycling station service providing bicycle rental, repair services, and parking facilities at Melun train station, operated with Transdev.
• L'Atelier Business center offering co-working spaces, meeting rooms, and business support services across three antennae in Melun, Dammarie-lès-Lys, and Le Mée-sur-Seine; co-financed by the European Social Fund.
• Mission Emploi Insertion Melun Val de Seine (MEI MVS) Employment and professional integration service helping job seekers with training, job placement, and professional development programs.
• La Cité de l'Emploi Comprehensive employment center providing orientation, training, insertion, and employment services across the territory.
• Sport Passion Sports discovery and participation program offering subsidized access to sports activities for residents of the agglomeration.
• Université Inter-Âges Lifelong learning university offering cultural, intellectual, and social activities for adults of all ages.
• Micro-Folie Melun Val de Seine Digital cultural space providing access to museum reproductions, concerts, and cultural events using digital technology.
• Orchestre Melun Val de Seine Community orchestra providing classical and contemporary music concerts throughout the territory.
• Saison Culturelle Annual cultural season featuring theater, concerts, dance, comedy shows, and family events across cultural venues.
• Office de Tourisme Melun Val de Seine Official tourism office providing information on heritage sites, nature spaces, cultural venues, and tourism activities in the territory.
• Patinoire Communautaire Community ice rink providing skating facilities and activities for residents.
• La Cartonnerie Multi-activity leisure complex combining sports, cultural, and entertainment facilities.
• Your Business In Melun Business portal providing support for entrepreneurs, companies, and investors looking to establish or expand operations in the territory.
• Mon Agglo, Ma Santé Mutual health insurance program offering up to 11 guarantee levels for all residents and workers in the agglomeration, without age limits or medical selection, delivered with Association Actiom.
• Plan de Persévérance Scolaire Educational program combating school dropout through innovative support methods, accompanying over 500 young people at risk.
• Pôle d'échanges Multimodal de la Gare de Melun Major mobility hub project at Melun train station, serving nearly 50,000 daily travelers with planned 30% increase by 2030.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 500 young people at risk of dropping out of school accompanied through the Plan de Persévérance Scolaire
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Région Île-de-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 June 2023The Région Île-de-France acts as the Managing Authority for European funds. Following a call for applications published in October 2022, the Melun Val de Seine agglomeration was selected in June 2023 alongside 12 other Francilian territories. The Region allocated €4,780,473 of FEDER funding under the ITI 2021-2027 programme and previously oversaw the €6.8M ITI 2014-2020 envelope.
• Île-de-France MobilitéscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerÎle-de-France Mobilités coordinates regional mobility services in the territory, including the new VéloPARK at Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry station (32 bike spaces, free with Navigo annual pass), bus services, and regional train connections through the Melun multimodal exchange hub project.
• TransdevcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTransdev operates the Melivélo vélostation (bike sharing and parking service) in Melun and the Agence Transdev at the Melun station and Mail Gaillardon, providing daily mobility services to citizens and commuters.
• Association Actiom (Mon Agglo Ma Santé)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActiom provides the 'Mon Agglo Ma Santé' mutualized health insurance solution negotiated at national level, offering up to 11 guarantee levels without age limits or medical selection. The agglomeration signed the partnership convention in March 2017 as part of its Local Health Contract with ARS and CPAM.
• Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie (CCI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCI partners support economic development, business creation, and enterprise animation across the territory, listed in the general directory of associations and services.
• Chambre des MétiersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChambre des Métiers supports artisan and trades businesses within the agglomeration's economic ecosystem, contributing to local business development and enterprise animation.
• Caisse d'Allocations Familiales (CAF) de Seine-et-MarnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAF co-finances the Plan de Persévérance Scolaire (€416,478 programme, 2018-2020) alongside the European Union, the agglomeration, the State (CGET), and the Education Authority, to combat school dropout among 500 young people.
• Université Panthéon-Assas and UPECcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe agglomeration is strengthening partnerships with Université Panthéon-Assas and UPEC to develop higher education in Melun and create a genuine territorial campus, forming part of the 'Ambition 2030' project to attract more students and keep young people in the territory.
• HABITAT 77 (formerly OP 77)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe social housing operator HABITAT 77 carried out thermal renovation of 214 housing units (squares Siegfried, Ribot, and rue Calmette in Melun), co-financed by €1M EU ITI funding. Another project at the Lorient residence (208 units) was also supported under ITI 2021-2027.
• SMITOM-LOMBRICcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe SMITOM-LOMBRIC manages waste collection and treatment for 18 communes of the agglomeration. A €40M+ investment programme is planned for 2023-2026, financed partly through the increased TEOM rate (from 7.9% to 10.09% since 2022).
• SPL Melun Val de Seine AménagementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe local public development company (SPL) handles urban development and redevelopment projects on behalf of the agglomeration, including the expropriation and future redevelopment of the 12 boulevard Victor Hugo building in Melun's historic center as part of the OPAH-RU programme.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Rennes Métropole: French metropolitan authority serving ~450,000 residents around Rennes. Operates intercommunal services in transport, housing, economic development, and waste across member communes, providing a like-for-like comparator for CAMVS's community-magazine, open-data, and mobility-hub strategies.
• Saint-Étienne Métropole: French agglomeration community (EPCI) of comparable mid-tier scale serving ~400,000 residents in Loire. Operates the same portfolio of intercommunal competencies (mobility, housing, economic development, culture, sanitation) as CAMVS, providing a natural regional peer for benchmarking service delivery.
• Bordeaux Métropole: Larger French metropolitan EPCI serving ~800,000 residents around Bordeaux. Operates the same suite of competencies (transport, urban planning, waste, economic development, culture) with similar taxation mechanisms, though at materially greater scale than CAMVS.
• Toulouse Métropole: French metropolitan authority serving ~770,000 residents around Toulouse, an aerospace cluster analogous to CAMVS's Paris-Villaroche Training Center 4.0 strategy. Comparable in delivering mobility, housing, and economic-development services to a multi-commune catchment.
• Strasbourg Eurométropole: French metropolitan EPCI on the German border serving ~500,000 residents. Comparable in delivering cross-border partnerships, mobility infrastructure, cultural programming, and urban renewal across communes — structurally analogous to CAMVS but with stronger international funding exposure.
• Grenoble-Alpes-Métropole: French metropolitan EPCI of comparable size (~450,000 residents) in Isère. Comparable in delivering intercommunal urban planning, mobility, waste management, and economic development services to a multi-commune territory adjacent to a major regional city, just as CAMVS serves Melun's catchment.
• Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole: French agglomeration serving ~480,000 residents around Montpellier. Comparable intercommunal portfolio covering mobility, housing, waste, economic development, and cultural programming, making it a natural regional peer for CAMVS's youth-employment and higher-education initiatives.
• Nantes Métropole: Mid-sized French metropolitan EPCI serving ~640,000 residents around Nantes. Comparable in providing housing, mobility, waste, culture, and economic development programs across multiple communes with a similar elected-council governance model, though operating at a larger scale than CAMVS.

Broad incumbents

• Lyon Métropole (Grand Lyon): Large French metropolitan EPCI serving ~1.4 million residents. Offers the same intercommunal competencies as CAMVS but at substantially greater scale, providing a useful benchmark for capital intensity, digital-service maturity, and European-funding absorption capacity.
• Métropole du Grand Paris: Île-de-France-wide metropolitan authority covering ~7 million residents, overseeing strategic planning, mobility, and economic development at a scale that dwarfs CAMVS. Operates in overlapping policy domains (housing, mobility, climate) and provides a regional planning counterpart to CAMVS's local service delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCJkI5RMkdwZpdZ_ju-Diudw
• Facebookfacebook.com/agglomelunvaldeseine
• Xx.com/AggloMVS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/communaute-d-agglomeration-melun-val-de-seine

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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