Sud Sainte Baume Agglomération

Name

Sud Sainte Baume Agglomération

Legal name

Communauté d'Agglomération Sud Sainte Baume

Website

https://agglo-sudsaintebaume.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

La Cadière-d’Azur, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fiscal taxation (Taxe Foncière, CFE): Public intermunicipal establishment funded through local taxation including property tax (taxe foncière), contribution foncière des entreprises (CFE), and other local taxes from the 9 member communes.
2. Service fees and charges: Revenue from various public services including waste collection fees (redevance spéciale for professionals), transport tickets, school transport fees, and water services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sud Sainte Baume Agglomération is a public intercommunal administrative establishment (EPCI) that groups nine communes in the Var department of France to deliver essential public services. Its portfolio covers household and professional waste collection, public and school transportation, urban planning through the PLUi, housing policy support, economic development via business parks, and water and sanitation management. It also runs sports and cultural programming and supports intercommunal projects through digital platforms (GEosphere, Karos, smart metering, AtmoSud integration).

Product overview

Sud Sainte Baume Agglomération is a public intercommunal administration (EPCI) providing essential public services to 9 communes (355 km², 64,093 inhabitants). The organization offers a comprehensive portfolio of public services organized into seven core domains: (1) Waste Management (Gestion des Déchets) with household collection, 6 déchetteries, composting, and bio-waste programs via the Collecte Info app; (2) Transport Services covering 16 school bus lines, urban transport, ZA Signes shuttle, and Esti'Bus summer shuttles plus Karos carpooling; (3) Water Services including drinking water supply, collective and non-collective sanitation, and urban stormwater management (GEPU); (4) Economic Development with the 240-hectare Parc d'Activités du Plateau de Signes business park, the Eco Technopole de la Baou requalification project, and business support via Sud Entreprises/Initiative Var; (5) Housing including 2,400 social housing units, France Rénov' renovation advice, and OPAH programs; (6) Urban Planning with online permit submission via GEosphere; and (7) Environment including air quality monitoring (AtmoSud), PCAET climate plan, PAPI flood prevention, and PIDAF forest fire defense. These services are delivered through a staff of 70+ agents, digital platforms (online portals, mobile apps), and physical service points across the territory.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Collecte des déchets en porte-à-porte
• Collecte en points d'apport volontaire
• Service de collecte des déchets pour les professionnels
• Réseau de transports publics
• Transport scolaire
• Karos - Service de covoiturage
• Cyclable - Service vélo
• Parc d'activités de Signes
• Programme OPAH (Opération Programmée d'Amélioration de l'Habitat)
• Plan Local d'Urbanisme intercommunal (PLUi)
• Service public de l'eau et de l'assainissement
• Animations sportives et culturelles
• Jumelage - Gemmage

Quantifiable outcome

• Manages 6 déchetteries (waste facilities) serving the territory
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 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

Integration10 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, moderate and minor.

• Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie du Var (CCI du Var)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCCI du Var manages the development and commercialization of the Parc d'Activités du Plateau de Signes (240 hectares ZAC). The agglomeration delegated amenagement and commercialization to CCI, which handles land sales and enterprise recruitment for the business park.
• ADEME (Agence de la Transition Écologique)moderateOthersADEME supports the 'Longue vie aux objets' service promoting repair, reuse, and responsible consumption through the French Repair Map.
• AtmoSudmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerAtmoSud is the regional air quality monitoring organization. CASSB partnered with them to provide precise air quality data to residents through ICAIRh and ICAIR365 indices.
• CERPAM (Centre d'Études et de Réalisations Pastorales Alpes-Méditerranée)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for pastoral animation convention to develop and sustain pastoral activities on the territory, linked to forest fire prevention (PIDAF) and PCAET implementation.
• Métropole Toulon Provence MéditerranéecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPAPI PCT (Programme d'Actions de Prévention des Inondations) implemented jointly for flood prevention across the Petit Côtier Toulonnais territory including CASSB area.
• COFOR ALEC 83 (Agence Locale de l'Énergie et du Climat du Var)moderateImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCASSB partners with COFOR ALEC 83 to provide France Rénov' energy renovation advisory services to residents, offering free energy advice and subsidy guidance.
• Véloroute 65 / Parcours Cyclable du LittoralminorOthersContinuity of Véloroute 65 connecting Six-Fours-les-Plages to La Ciotat through Sanary-sur-Mer, Bandol, and Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer as part of the Schéma Directeur Cyclable.
• Bailleurs sociaux (HLM)moderateOthersNine social housing providers operating on the territory: Logis Familial Varois, Var habitat, SFHE, CDC Habitat, Erilia, Vilogia, Unicil, 3FSUD, ICF
• SITTOMAT (Syndicat Mixte de Traitement des Ordures Ménagères)coreOthersSITTOMAT manages household waste treatment for the Toulon area. CASSB works with them on composting guides and lombricomposteur distribution.
• CAUE du Var (Conseil d'Architecture, d'Urbanisme et de l'Environnement)moderateImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCAUE provides free architectural and urban planning advice for construction, renovation, and extension projects.
• ADIL du Var (Association Départementale d'Information sur le Logement)moderateImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerADIL provides free legal, financial, and tax advice on housing matters through the Var department network.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Communauté d'Agglomération Sophia Antipolis (CASA): Alpes-Maritimes Communauté d'Agglomération anchored on the Sophia Antipolis tech park — directly comparable economic-development model (large enterprise-park commercialization) to CASSB's PAPS.
• Luberon Monts de Vaucluse Agglomération: PACA Communauté d'Agglomération of ~130k residents with rural-urban mix and similar environmental/forest-fire challenges (DFCI, PIDAF-equivalents). Useful peer for benchmarking environmental program delivery.
• Communauté de Communes du Golfe de Saint-Tropez: Smaller neighboring Var Communauté de Communes (~35k residents) covering coastal and inland villages. Comparable population-mix and tourist-economy dynamics to CASSB's Bandol/Sanary coastal communes.

Direct peers

• Dracénie Provence Verdon Agglomération: Var-department Communauté d'Agglomération of ~110k residents offering the same mix of waste, transport, water, economic development and environmental services. Comparable population tier and rural-urban mix, with similar EPCI à fiscalité propre governance.
• Métropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée: Adjacent intercommunal authority covering the Toulon urban area, providing the same family of public services (waste, transport, water, economic development, housing) to ~430k residents. Most direct geographic and functional peer to CASSB, especially for PAPI PCT joint flood-prevention work.
• Communauté d'Agglomération Provence Verte: Nearby PACA Communauté d'Agglomération of ~100k residents providing identical scope of compétences to CASSB (waste, transport, water, housing, environment, economic development). Direct same-tier intercommunal peer.
• Communauté d'Agglomération Var Estérel Méditerranée (CAVEM): Var-department Communauté d'Agglomération covering Fréjus/Saint-Raphaël with ~120k residents. Closely comparable agglomeration-tier entity delivering waste, transport, water, economic development, and environmental programs in the same Var administrative context.

Broad incumbents

• Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence: Largest PACA métropole (~1.9M residents) with the full agglomeration/métropole service portfolio. Overlaps with CASSB on water (Suez partnership model), transport, and economic-development best practices.
• Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur: Larger PACA métropole (~550k residents) with overlapping competencies in waste, transport, water, economic development, and environmental planning. Broader incumbent operating at metropolitan scale in the same region.
• Communauté d'Agglomération Pays d'Aix: Larger PACA Communauté d'Agglomération (~140k residents) providing the same family of public services but at greater scale and with broader resources. Useful for benchmarking operating leverage on shared services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xfacebook.com/Sudsaintebaume
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCYpbwfHeDawyYLhzn7v3mSA
• Facebookfacebook.com/Sudsaintebaume
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/agglosudsaintebaume

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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