What Alès Agglomération does

Alès Agglomération is a French Établissement Public de Coopération Intercommunale (EPCI) created on January 1, 2000, bringing together 71 communes in the Gard department of the Occitanie region and serving approximately 137,470 inhabitants. As the 5th-largest agglomeration in Occitanie and recognized as the 2nd industrial pole of the region, it exercises delegated public-service competencies across its territory, including water and sanitation management, waste collection (9 déchèteries plus a végèterie and a composting program that has distributed 4,600+ individual composters since June 2023), urban and interurban public transport (the NTecC bus network covering 84 communes and the free electric Ales'Y shuttle), parking management (4,000+ spaces), cultural programming (Le Cratère national theatre, the Mine Témoin heritage site, the municipal archives dating to 1200), sports infrastructure (200+ facilities), and economic-development initiatives including the DIGIT'Alès digital campus and the 'Le Sud Ingénieux' territorial brand launched in 2022.

Service delivery is conducted through a hybrid physical-digital channel mix: 71 commune town halls, the Espace Citoyens self-serve portal (espace-citoyens.net/alesagglo, available 24/7), the toll-free Numéro Vert hotline (0 800 540 540) for public-domain interventions, and dedicated facilities such as the Centre Nautique Le Toboggan aquatic center. The agglomeration runs a mutualized administration with the Ville d'Alès and the CCAS (Centre Communal d'Action Sociale), sharing roughly 2,200 agents across the three entities.

The revenue model is that of a publicly funded territorial administration rather than a commercial enterprise: it is financed primarily through local taxes (taxe foncière, taxe d'habitation, cotisation foncière des entreprises, CVAE), supplemented by state and European Union subsidies and modest service fees for specific facilities. Customer segments span citizens, families, schoolchildren, healthcare users, local businesses, the 130+ associations federated under Alès 1901, and tourists — with no commercial concentration risk. Strategic positioning is reinforced by the 'Capitale française de la culture 2024' designation from the Ministry of Culture and the 2nd-place national ranking for entrepreneurship (2016).

Name

Alès Agglomération

Legal name

Alès Agglomération

Website

https://ales.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Alès Agglomération is a French public territorial establishment (EPCI) serving 137,470 inhabitants across 71 communes in Gard/Occitanie. It delivers municipal services — water, waste, transport, parking, culture, sports, and economic development — funded by local taxes and government subsidies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (92411), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120), Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities (92613)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Sanitary Services (4950), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Water Resources, WASH & Integrated Water Management (BPADALAH), Environmental Public Health (Food Safety, Water Quality, Sanitation) (BPAIAJAE)

Keywords

• Public administration
• Municipal services
• Waste management
• Public transportation
• Water utilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Alès

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Local taxation and fiscal revenues: As a French territorial public administration (Établissement public de coopération intercommunale), Alès Agglomération is funded primarily through local taxes including property tax (taxe foncière), residence tax (taxe d'habitation), business tax (cotisation foncière des entreprises), and the Territorial Economic Contribution (CVAE).
2. Government subsidies and grants: The agglomeration receives state subsidies and grants from the French government and European Union for various development projects, infrastructure, and public services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Alès Agglomération is a French public territorial administration (Établissement Public de Coopération Intercommunale) that delivers intercommunal public services to 137,470 inhabitants across 71 communes, including water and waste management, urban and interurban public transport, civil registry and administrative procedures, cultural and recreational facility operations (aquatic center, archives, theatres), parking management, public safety programs, environmental sustainability initiatives, and economic development support for local businesses.

Product overview

Alès Agglomération operates as a Communauté d'agglomération (intercommunal structure) serving 71 communes and approximately 137,470 residents. The organization's service portfolio encompasses administrative services (Espace Citoyens portal, État Civil en Ligne), public utilities (water management, waste management), transportation (NTecC bus network, Navettes Ales'Y electric shuttles, parking management), recreational facilities (Centre Nautique Le Toboggan), cultural heritage (Archives Municipales), public safety initiatives (Dispositif Angela), and various citizen-facing digital services. These services are delivered through both physical locations and the ales.fr website portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Espace Citoyens Online citizen portal providing 24/7 access to municipal services for residents of Alès Agglomération, including green line requests for public-domain interventions, school canteen bookings, extracurricular activity registrations, civil registry requests, and other administrative procedures.
• Navettes Ales'Y Free electric shuttle service with 3 routes (blue, green, orange) connecting parking areas to the city center, operating every 15 minutes from 7:30 to 19:30 Monday through Saturday.
• Transports Urbains NTecC Urban and school bus network serving 84 communes across 2 fare zones, with real-time bus tracking via the Zenbus application and Maison des Mobilités Ales'Y service center.
• Centre Nautique Le Toboggan Modern aquatic center featuring a 25m x 25m competition pool with 10 lanes, a leisure pool, 35m waterslide, aquagym, swimming lessons, and outdoor relaxation areas.
• Gestion des Déchets Waste management services including selective sorting, 9 déchèteries and 1 végèterie, bulky waste collection, household waste collection, textile collection, and composting programs with over 4,600 composters distributed since June 2023.
• Gestion de l'Eau Water distribution and sanitation management including drinking water quality monitoring, PFAS testing, consumption calculation tools, and wastewater treatment services.
• Archives Municipales d'Alès Municipal archives established in 1984, collecting and preserving documents including parchment charters dating to 1200, municipal deliberations from 1427, parish records from 1605, and historical photographs, open Tuesday to Friday 13:30-17:15.
• Parkings et Stationnement Urban parking management system with over 4,000 parking spaces including 5 structured parking facilities (1,339 total spaces in structures) and 2,500 surface parking spots, with free parking for stays under 1 hour in city center.
• Dispositif Angela Street harassment prevention network with approximately 100 labeled partner locations (businesses, public offices) where victims can seek refuge and assistance.
• État Civil en Ligne Online civil registry services allowing citizens to request birth, marriage, and death certificates, book appointments for ID cards and passports, and access historical records.

Quantifiable outcome

• 28% population growth of urban area over 10 years
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, notable and flagship.

• Angela anti-harassment network partnerscoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 8 March 2023Over 100 local businesses and public institutions serve as 'refuge locations' where harassment victims can seek help. Partners include shops, pharmacies, restaurants, cultural venues, schools, and government offices across Alès and surrounding communes.
• Le Scène des MondesnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlès Agglo Scène des Mondes is a label to highlight local events that promote creation and cultural rights. The Scène des Mondes media platform serves as the cultural media outlet for Alès Agglomération.
• Accueil des villes françaises (AVF)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation that welcomes newcomers to facilitate their integration into the city of Alès or the surrounding municipalities of the agglomeration.
• DIGIT'Alès (Campus Numérique)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital campus of Alès Agglomération providing education and training in digital technologies, part of the territory's economic development strategy.
• Le Cratère (Théâtre)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational theatre (Scène nationale) presenting regular season programming and the Cratère Surfaces festival, the largest free cultural event in the Gard department.
• France TravailcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational employment service providing job placement and career services to citizens of Alès Agglomération.
• Mission Locale Jeunes Alès – Pays CévennescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth employment mission targeting young people aged 16-25 for career guidance and job placement services.
• Logis Cévenols (OPH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic housing office managing social housing stock in the territory, partners for housing services and rent payment platform.
• Cévennes Tourisme (Office de tourisme)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial tourism office promoting the Alès Agglomération territory and managing visitor services, located at Place de l'Hôtel de Ville.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Toulouse Métropole: Larger metropolitan authority and regional capital in Occitanie serving over 1 million residents across 37 communes. A broader incumbent in the same region operating overlapping capabilities but at substantially greater scale and economic gravity.

Direct peers

• Bordeaux Métropole: French metropolitan authority of comparable structure serving approximately 800,000 residents across 28 communes. Directly comparable in intercommunal cooperation model and service portfolio covering transport, waste, water, and cultural facilities.
• Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole: Neighboring French metropolitan authority in the Occitanie region serving approximately 500,000 residents across 31 communes. Operates a similar public service portfolio including water, waste, transport, and cultural programs at larger scale.
• Strasbourg Eurométropole: Cross-border French metropolitan authority with similar intercommunal cooperation model serving approximately 500,000 residents. Comparable in operating mandate including water, transport, waste, parking, and cultural services, with established EU institutional connections relevant to EU funding access.
• Nîmes Métropole: Adjacent French agglomeration in the same Gard department serving approximately 260,000 residents across multiple communes. Closest geographic peer with directly overlapping territory, similar EPCI structure, and parallel service mandate covering water, waste, transport, and cultural services.
• Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole: Occitanie regional peer metropolitan authority serving approximately 270,000 residents across 36 communes. Comparable in scale, mandate, and service delivery structure, with parallel intercommunal cooperation model.

Regional players

• Béziers Méditerranée: Smaller regional peer agglomeration in the Hérault department of Occitanie, serving approximately 120,000 residents. Operates a similar communauté d'agglomération structure at smaller scale, providing a useful size-comparable benchmark.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/alesagglo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alesagglomeration

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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