Rochefort Océan, le territoire

What Rochefort Océan, le territoire does

Rochefort Océan is a French communauté d'agglomération (public intercommunality, EPCI à fiscalité propre) serving 63,000+ inhabitants across 25 communes in the Charente-Maritime department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Formed on January 1, 2014 through the merger of the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Rochefortais and the Communauté de Communes du Sud-Charente, the entity coordinates a portfolio of public services including waste collection and recycling (including biodéchets composting), the R'Bus public transport network with multimodal connections, the Conservatoire de Musique et de Danse Michel Legrand, a four-branch médiathèques library network, the Espace Nature environmental center operated jointly with LPO and the Departmental Council, the Cowork Rochefort Océan coworking space, the Technopôle business incubator, and cultural programming. It employs 92 staff and is governed by a 58-member conseil communautaire with Hervé Blanché as President since 2014.

The underlying technology stack consists of GIS-based territorial management systems (built on OpenStreetMap and Leaflet), a digital citizen services portal enabling administrative procedures, waste collection scheduling, and fee payments, and an open data infrastructure publishing tide schedules, transport timetables, and local producer directories. The entity has been recognized as the 21st Grand Site de France for the Estuaire de la Charente & Arsenal de Rochefort, a national designation conferring brand equity for heritage preservation and tourism.

Its business model relies on French public-sector fiscal autonomy — primarily local taxes, the redevance déchetsménagers (household waste fee), taxe de séjour (tourist tax), and government allocations supplemented by EU structural funds (FEDER, FEAMPA), state funds (Fonds vert, DSIL, DETR), departmental co-financing, and water agency grants. Customer segments include territory residents (primary), local agricultural/aquaculture producers, and tourists — none of whom are commercial customers in the conventional sense but rather beneficiaries of mandated public services.

Name

Rochefort Océan, le territoire

Legal name

Communauté d'agglomération Rochefort Océan

Website

https://agglo-rochefortocean.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Rochefort Océan is a French communauté d'agglomération serving 63,000+ residents across 25 communes in Charente-Maritime, coordinating public services including waste collection, R'Bus public transport, cultural facilities, environmental programs, and economic development under tax-funded fiscal autonomy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochefort

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, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Rochefort Océan is a French Communauté d'agglomération (intercommunal public authority) that delivers coordinated public services across 25 communes serving over 63,000 inhabitants. Its core offerings include waste collection and sorting, the R'Bus public transport network, cultural programming (conservatory, media libraries, festivals), economic development support (business incubation, coworking, Technopôle), environmental programs (Espace Nature, Caro Rénov' energy retrofitting), and tourism infrastructure tied to the Grand Site de France designation.

Product overview

Rochefort Océan is a French community of municipalities (Communauté d'agglomération) serving over 63,000 residents across 25 communes. Rather than a single product, it offers a comprehensive portfolio of public services organized as a platform of interconnected offerings: core infrastructure services (R'Bus public transport, waste collection), environmental programs (Espace Nature, Caro Rénov' energy retrofitting, Grand Site de France), economic development (Technopôle, Coworking spaces, business support), cultural services (Conservatoire Michel Legrand, médiathèques network), and communications (Caro Le Mag and Cult' magazines). The services are delivered through physical facilities (coworking, Salle Polynumérique, La Boîte artist space), digital platforms (website, R'bus network), and community programming.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• R'Bus Transport Network Public transportation network serving the Rochefort Océan territory with bus services, multimodal mobility options, and accessible transport solutions for residents and visitors.
• Waste Collection and Sorting Service Municipal waste collection services including household waste, packaging, paper recycling, glass collection points, and biodéchets (food waste) composting sites across the 25 communes.
• Réseau des Médiathèques Network of public libraries/media centers including libraries in Echillais, Rochefort, Tonnay-Charente, and Saint-Agnant, providing unified public reading services across the community.
• Espace Nature Nature and environmental information center offering environmental education, Caro Rénov' energy retrofitting support, and nature excursions, bringing together the City of Rochefort, LPO, CARO, and the Departmental Council.
• Caro Rénov' Energy renovation assistance program helping residents improve home energy efficiency with subsidized diagnostic and renovation support services.
• Coworking Rochefort Océan Shared workspace facilities for entrepreneurs, freelancers, and remote workers, providing collaborative work environments across the territory.
• Technopôle Rochefort Océan Business technology park providing support for business creation, startup incubation, and technology enterprise development.
• Conservatoire de Musique et de Danse Michel Legrand Music and dance conservatory providing arts education and cultural programming for residents.
• Grand Site de France - Estuaire de la Charente & Arsenal de Rochefort Designated Great Site of France encompassing the Charente Estuary and Arsenal of Rochefort, a protected natural and heritage landscape receiving national recognition for preservation efforts.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ville de Rochefort (City of Rochefort)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore municipal partner in shared governance and service delivery. The city and communauté d'agglomération coordinate on economic development, cultural programming, and territorial planning. Joint management of facilities including Espace Nature and various sports and cultural infrastructure.
• Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux (LPO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBird protection league partner operating within Espace Nature center, providing environmental education, wildlife rehabilitation services for injured birds, and nature awareness programs for the public.
• Conseil Départemental de Charente-MaritimecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental council partner in Pôles-Nature initiative, supporting environmental and nature-based programming through joint funding and resource allocation for Espace Nature and related initiatives.
• 25 Member CommunescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe 25 communes (Ile-d'Aix, Beaugeay, Breuil-Magné, Cabariot, Champagne, Echillais, Fouras, La Gripperie-Saint-Symphorien, Loire-les-Marais, Lussant, Moëze, Moragne, Muron, Port-des-Barques, Rochefort, Saint-Agnant, Saint-Coutant-le-Grand, Saint-Froult, Saint-Hippolyte, Saint-Jean-d'Angle, Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée, Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente, Soubise, Tonnay-Charente, and Vergeroux) form the constituent members of the communauté d'agglomération.
• R'Bus Transport NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPublic transport network operated as a territorial service, providing bus transportation across the community with connections to regional rail services.
• Office de tourisme Rochefort OcéancoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial tourism office partner promoting the territory's attractions, events, and heritage sites including the Grand Site de France, managing visitor information and tourist services.
• Golf Bluegreen Rochefort OcéanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGolf facility partnership providing recreational services and promoting the territory's leisure amenities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bordeaux Métropole: Large métropole in Nouvelle-Aquitaine serving ~800,000 inhabitants. Comparable public-authority governance model, but operates at much larger scale with broader competencies.
• La Rochelle Agglomération: Larger neighboring communauté d'agglomération in Charente-Maritime (~175,000 inhabitants). Direct peer as a French public intercommunality operating the same competencies (transport, waste, economic development, tourism) with the same governance structure.

Regional players

• Parc Naturel Régional de Marais Poitevin: Regional protected-area authority in the same Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Comparable environmental stewardship and ecotourism mandate on adjacent territory.

Others

• Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux (LPO): National environmental NGO operating the Espace Nature center inside CARO. Strategic partner, not a competitor, but comparable in nature-education operations.
• ADIL 17 (Charente-Maritime housing info agency): Service partner delivering housing/juridical advisory services within CARO's Habitat et Urbanisme portfolio. Adjacent ecosystem participant.
• Grand Site de France Network (national): National network of designated Grand Sites (currently 21 sites including CARO's Charente Estuary). Peer set for benchmarking preservation-tourism models.
• Office de Tourisme Rochefort Océan: Channel partner and operational arm of CARO for tourism promotion. Acts as the commercial/DMO front for the territory's visitor services.

Direct peers

• Niort Agglo: Communauté d'agglomération in nearby Deux-Sèvres (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) covering ~120,000 inhabitants. Directly comparable in mandate, services, and rural/urban mix.
• Communauté d'Agglomération de Saintes: Mid-sized public intercommunality in Charente-Maritime serving ~60,000 inhabitants. Closely comparable in scale, services portfolio, and territorial mandate to CARO.
• Royan Atlantique (CARAA): Neighboring Charente-Maritime coastal communauté d'agglomération centered on tourism. Comparable in coastal-territory profile, tourism focus, and intercommunal service structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rochefortocean-territoire
• Instagraminstagram.com/rochefortagglo

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

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