PREFECTURE DE LA GIRONDE

What PREFECTURE DE LA GIRONDE does

PREFECTURE DE LA GIRONDE is the departmental prefecture of the French State in the Gironde department, headquartered in Bordeaux within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. It is a government administrative institution — not a commercial company — that operates under the authority of the République française and serves as the formal representative of the central state at the departmental level. The Prefecture's mission encompasses policy implementation, regulatory enforcement, intergovernmental coordination, emergency response, and economic development support for the territory it covers.

The entity's primary digital product is the regional portal "La préfecture et les services de l'État en région Nouvelle-Aquitaine," which aggregates 12 departmental prefecture websites (Charente, Charente-Maritime, Corrèze, Creuse, Deux-Sèvres, Dordogne, Gironde, Haute-Vienne, Landes, Lot-et-Garonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, and Vienne) and provides unified access to online administrative procedures (démarches administratives en ligne) for citizens and businesses. It also coordinates 9 regional directorates covering economy and employment (DREETS), environment and housing (DREAL), agriculture and forestry (DRAAF), cultural affairs (DRAC), youth and sports (DRAJES), public finances (DRFIP), education (RANA), health (ARS), and maritime affairs (DIRMSA). Communication channels include the official website, a press room, Facebook (PrefetNouvelleAquitaine33), and Twitter (PrefAquitaine33).

The Prefecture does not operate a commercial revenue model. Administrative services are provided free of charge to citizens and businesses, and operating budgets are allocated through the central government budget. The entity was restructured into its current regional configuration on January 1, 2016, when the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region was created through the merger of Aquitaine, Limousin, and Poitou-Charentes. Customer segments include the general public of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, businesses and enterprises requiring permits and regulatory compliance, and local/regional authorities requiring intergovernmental coordination.

Name

PREFECTURE DE LA GIRONDE

Legal name

Préfecture de la Gironde

Website

https://aquitaine.pref.gouv.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PREFECTURE DE LA GIRONDE is the departmental prefecture of the French State in Gironde, based in Bordeaux. It coordinates 12 departmental prefecture websites and 9 regional directorates, providing administrative procedures, policy implementation, and state services to citizens and businesses of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Administrative Services

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Public Administration (92)

akta.pro primary industry

Governor/Executive Office & Cabinet Administration (BPAIABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Government Digital Service & eGovernment (Service Delivery, IDs, Portals) (BPAIAAAE)

Keywords

• Government administrative services
• Regional public administration
• Administrative procedures portal
• Civic services delivery
• State policy coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Bordeaux

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

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

PREFECTURE DE LA GIRONDE operates the regional government administrative portal for the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, delivering citizen-facing digital services including an online administrative procedures platform (Démarches administratives en ligne). The portal enables residents, businesses, and local authorities to access government services, submit documents, and complete administrative tasks through departmental websites, and serves as an information hub for regional government actions, news, publications, and policy initiatives.

Product overview

PREFECTURE DE LA GIRONDE operates as a regional government administrative portal for the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in France, providing citizen-facing digital services. The primary offering is an online administrative procedures platform (démarches administratives en ligne) that allows residents of the Gironde department and surrounding regions to access government services, submit documents, and complete administrative tasks through departmental websites. The website also serves as an information hub for regional government actions, news, publications, and policy initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Démarches administratives en ligne

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Direction régionale de l'économie, de l'emploi, du travail et des solidarités (DREETS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional directorate coordinating economy, employment, labor, and social solidarity policies within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
• Direction régionale de l'environnement, de l'aménagement et du logement (DREAL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional directorate for environment, planning, and housing policies
• Direction régionale de l'alimentation, de l'agriculture et de la forêt (DRAAF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional directorate for food, agriculture, and forestry
• Direction régionale des affaires culturelles (DRAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional directorate for cultural affairs and heritage preservation
• Délégation régionale académique à la jeunesse, à l'engagement et aux sports (DRAJES)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional delegation for youth, engagement, and sports policies
• Direction régionale des finances publiques (DRFIP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional directorate for public finances
• Région académique Nouvelle-Aquitaine (RANA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic region coordinating education and higher education
• Agence régionale de santé (ARS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional health agency managing public health policies
• Direction interrégionale de la mer Sud-Atlantique (DIRMSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterregional directorate for maritime affairs in the South Atlantic

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Préfecture de la région Bretagne: Bretagne regional prefecture operating the standard prefectures-regions.gouv.fr portal with the same mandate and structure. Closely comparable in regional scope, departmental coordination, and digital service delivery.
• Préfecture de la région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Regional prefecture for Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes operating on the identical prefectures-regions.gouv.fr portal model. Directly comparable in mandate (State representative, eGovernment delivery, inter-directorate coordination) but serving a different French region.
• Préfecture de la région Grand Est: Grand Est regional prefecture functioning as the French State's regional representative with the same digital platform and inter-directorate coordination structure. Directly analogous to the Nouvelle-Aquitaine prefecture.
• Préfecture de la région Île-de-France: The regional prefecture for Île-de-France performs the same role as Préfecture de la Gironde (regional state representative and digital portal) in a different French region. Both operate the same prefectures-regions.gouv.fr platform structure and coordinate departmental prefectures and regional directorates.
• Préfecture de la région Occitanie: Regional prefecture for Occitanie operating the same platform and performing the same State-representative and inter-directorate coordination function. Comparable in mandate, scale, and digital delivery model.
• Préfecture de la région Centre-Val de Loire: Centre-Val de Loire regional prefecture on the same prefectures-regions.gouv.fr platform. Mirrors the Nouvelle-Aquitaine prefecture in mandate, coordination of departmental sub-prefectures, and eGovernment service delivery.
• Préfecture de la région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: PACA regional prefecture with the same structural role, regional directorate coordination, and digital portal framework as the Nouvelle-Aquitaine prefecture. Comparable scope and operational model across a different French geography.
• Préfecture de la région Pays de la Loire: Pays de la Loire regional prefecture with the same State-representative role and digital portal model as the Nouvelle-Aquitaine prefecture. Comparable scope and operational delivery framework.
• Préfecture de la région Hauts-de-France: Regional prefecture for Hauts-de-France on the same prefectures-regions.gouv.fr infrastructure. Mirrors the Nouvelle-Aquitaine prefecture's role as State representative, coordinator of departmental prefectures, and operator of regional eGovernment services.
• Préfecture de la région Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regional prefecture performing the same State-representative function on the same digital platform. Comparable in mandate, departmental coordination, and regional administrative scope.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PrefAquitaine33
• Facebookfacebook.com/PrefetNouvelleAquitaine33
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/prefecture-de-la-gironde

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Funding overview

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