Acadie coopérative

What Acadie coopérative does

Acadie coopérative is a Paris-headquartered consulting cooperative founded in 1978 that assembles geographers, sociologists, political scientists, and urban planners around a single domain: the relationships between public policies and territories in France. The firm operates from a single office at 170 bis rue du faubourg Saint-Antoine, Paris, with approximately 14 employees organized under a cooperative (SCOP-style) ownership structure.

The cooperative delivers a portfolio of professional services including expert studies and evaluations of public policies, project management assistance (assistance à maîtrise d'ouvrage) for territorial and urban projects, commissioned research contracts often co-produced with academic partners, and training programs for elected officials and civil servants. It also monetizes intellectual capital through an active publications stream of reports and books on territorial development, ecological transition, ruralities, Greater Paris, and urban policy. Service delivery is project-based, sold direct to clients, and executed both as prime contractor and as a member of multi-firm groupements with complementary urban planning, architecture, and engineering firms.

The customer base is overwhelmingly French public sector. Acadie's named engagements span territorial collectivities (Lorient Agglomération, Tours agglomeration, Grand Auch, Nantes Métropole, Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, Guyancourt, Département de l'Essonne), national agencies (ANCT, Réseau Finances Locales), European bodies (ESPON EGTC), and a smaller set of foundations, operators, and associations. GTM is sales-led direct advisory; the firm responds to public procurement and builds long-duration consulting relationships rather than operating a productized offering. There is no evidence of venture capital or external institutional ownership, and the cooperative model implies worker-member ownership of the entity.

Name

Acadie coopérative

Legal name

Acadie Coopérative

Website

https://acadie-cooperative.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Acadie coopérative is a Paris-based consulting cooperative founded in 1978 that provides studies, evaluations, project management assistance, research, and training to French territorial collectivities, public establishments, and ministries on public policy and territorial development.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Advisory Services: ACADIE generates revenue through providing specialized consulting services including studies, evaluations, project management assistance, research contracts, and professional training to public and private sector clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Acadie coopérative is a French consulting cooperative that provides studies, evaluations, project management assistance, research contracts, and professional training to public sector clients. Its work focuses on analyzing the relationships between public policies and territories, delivered by a multidisciplinary team of geographers, sociologists, political scientists, and urban planners to territorial collectivities, state services, ministries, and public establishments in France and Europe.

Product overview

Acadie coopérative is a consulting cooperative founded in 1978, offering a unified portfolio of professional services centered on territorial development and public policy analysis. The core offerings include studies and evaluations, project management assistance missions, research contracts, and training programs for public sector actors. The cooperative also produces publications including research reports and studies on topics ranging from urban planning and housing to ecological transition and territorial governance. All services are delivered by a multidisciplinary team of geographers, sociologists, political scientists, and urban planners serving territorial collectivities, public establishments, state services, and private stakeholders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Studies and Evaluations
• Project Management Assistance Missions
• Research Contracts
• Training for Actors and Decision-Makers

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Atelier GrethercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Lorient Agglomeration Territory Pilot approach for Sobriety Foncière project, along with BOC
• BOCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Atelier Grether on Lorient Agglomeration Territory Pilot approach for Sobriety Foncière project
• La Boite de l'EspacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMandataire (lead partner) for SCoT revision of Tours Agglomeration, working with IETI
• IETIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in SCoT revision of Tours Agglomeration with La Boite de l'Espace as mandataire
• Ghent UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner with Université Catholique de Louvain for ESPON European study on no net land take policies
• Université Catholique de LouvaincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner with Ghent University for ESPON European study on no net land take policies
• Particules Architectes UrbanistescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMandataire for Nantes Métropole urban renewal project, working with Une Fabrique de la Ville, Etablissement, and Ingerop
• Une Fabrique de la VillecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Nantes Métropole urban renewal project with Particules Architectes Urbanistes as mandataire
• EtablissementminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Nantes Métropole urban renewal project
• IngeropminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering partner in Nantes Métropole urban renewal project
• CaudexcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole grand territory project
• RespublicacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Guyancourt 2040 territory project
• AUCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead in the groupement for RN20 project with Essonne Department and partners

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• KPMG France Public Sector: Large professional-services firm with a dedicated public-sector and territorial-advisory practice across France. Competes for public-policy, evaluation, and transformation mandates.
• BearingPoint France: Major management and technology consultancy with a strong French public-sector practice. Competes for the same territorial and public-policy mandates as ACADIE but at much larger scale and with broader capabilities.
• Deloitte France Public Sector: Global consultancy with a substantial French public-sector practice covering strategy, evaluation, and digital transformation. Competes for the same large territorial and central-government mandates.

Direct peers

• Algoé: French consulting firm focused on public-sector transformation and public-policy advisory. Overlaps directly with ACADIE on strategy, evaluation, and project assistance for ministries, agencies, and territorial collectivities.
• Sémaphores: Public-policy and public-sector consulting firm advising governments and agencies on strategy, evaluation, and transformation. Comparable scope and analytical posture to ACADIE's studies and evaluations practice.
• Espelia: Paris-based consulting firm specialized in public sector and local-authority advisory (finances, public services, territorial evaluation). Closely comparable to ACADIE in client base, mission type, and service mix (studies, evaluations, AMO).
• Citadia: French urban-planning and territorial-strategy consultancy serving collectivities, metropolitan areas, and developers. Direct peer on urban planning, SCoT, and territorial-development missions.
• Cabinet Ithaque: Bureau d'études specialized in urban planning and territorial strategy for French public actors. Closely comparable niche player in the same urbanism/territorial advisory market.
• Atelier Grether: Urban-planning consultancy co-bidding with ACADIE on the Lorient Sobriété Foncière project. Comparable collaborative model serving French collectivities on urbanization and land-use strategy.
• Latitude Urbanisme: French urban-planning consultancy providing studies, SCoT/PLU support, and territorial strategy for collectivities. Overlaps with ACADIE on urban-planning mandates for public clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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