Ajuntament Arenys de Mar

What Ajuntament Arenys de Mar does

Ajuntament Arenys de Mar is the municipal government of Arenys de Mar, a coastal municipality of approximately 15,000 residents in the Maresme comarca of Catalonia, Spain. As a local public administration, it delivers the full scope of municipal services mandated under Spanish and Catalan law, including social action, education, economic promotion, tourism, culture, sports, environmental management, urban planning, employment programs, local security, public health, and housing policy. The entity employs approximately 38 staff and operates through both physical municipal facilities and a digital presence built on a fully open-source technology stack (GNU Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP).

The municipality's technology platform is a standard LAMP-architecture web property offering multilingual content (Catalan, Spanish, English, French) via third-party translation services, news publication, event calendaring, citizen service directories, and procedural information. Strategic operations are supported by a partnership with the Diputació de Barcelona, which provides shared technical and administrative infrastructure extending the municipality's effective capacity. Recent operational actions include entry into force of a new Reglament Orgànic Municipal governing internal organization, expanded summer cultural programming (notably the Biblioplatja beach library), and collaboration with a public housing agency.

The entity's funding model is purely governmental: municipal taxes (property tax IBI, vehicle tax IVTM, business tax IAE), fees for services, intergovernmental transfers from the Generalitat de Catalunya and the Spanish state, and allocations from the Diputació de Barcelona. There is no commercial revenue generation in the traditional sense, and the entity holds a statutory monopoly on local public service delivery within its jurisdictional boundaries.

Name

Ajuntament Arenys de Mar

Legal name

Ajuntament d'Arenys de Mar

Website

https://arenysdemar.cat

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ajuntament Arenys de Mar is the municipal government of the Catalan coastal town of Arenys de Mar, delivering local public services including social action, culture, urban planning, and tourism to approximately 15,000 residents via an open-source digital platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Public Administration

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Administration of Housing Programs (92511)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI), Planning, Zoning, Permitting & Code Enforcement (BPAIACAE), Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ), Local Education Authorities & Municipal Education Offices (EDADABAD), City Clerk/Records, Elections & Civic Engagement (BPAIACAB)

Keywords

• Municipal public administration
• Local government services
• Civic cultural programs
• Citizen electronic services
• Urban planning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Arenys de Mar

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Taxes and Fees: Revenue from local taxes including property tax (IBI), economic activities tax (IAE), vehicle tax, and various municipal fees for services
2. Central and Regional Government Transfers: Funding allocations from the Generalitat de Catalunya and Diputació de Barcelona for municipal services and projects

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Ajuntament d'Arenys de Mar is the municipal government that delivers public administration services to residents, businesses, and visitors of Arenys de Mar. It operates dedicated service areas covering social action, education, culture, sports, tourism, environment, commerce, urban planning, and citizen participation, and maintains municipal facilities such as museums, libraries, and a theater. It also runs cultural and community programs (e.g., Biblioplatja, Arenys de Contes) and provides digital civic services through an electronic administration platform.

Product overview

Ajuntament d'Arenys de Mar is a municipal government that operates a comprehensive citizen services portal providing access to administrative services, cultural facilities, sports programs, environmental initiatives, social services, education, tourism, and local economic development. The municipality maintains several named cultural products including Biblioplatja (summer beach library program), Arenys de Contes (adult storytelling festival), Cicle de Natura (nature education series), Tardes Infantils (children's summer activities), and Radio Arenys (municipal radio station). The municipality also operates or partners with cultural facilities including Museu d'Arenys, Teatre Principal, Biblioteca P. Fidel Fita, and Centre Cultural Calisay. Electronic administration is provided through SEU ELECTRÒNICA for digital administrative procedures. The municipality runs youth programs including Un Estiu Genial (summer activities) and Espai Jove (youth space), along with various environmental and sporting initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Social Action Services (Servei d'Acció Social)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Diputació de BarcelonacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvincial government body providing technical assistance, advisory support, and project funding for municipal initiatives. The website credits the Diputació for its support in website development and maintenance. They collaborate on fiscal management (tax collection), digital administration, and various municipal projects.
• Associació d'Informadors del MaresmeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal press association providing coordination services for municipal communications and press relations. Email: [email protected]; Phone: 93.795.99.02
• Agència de l'Habitatge de CatalunyaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatalan Housing Agency conducting maintenance work on social housing properties in the Pla dels Frares area, collaborating with the municipal housing department.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Ajuntament de Caldes d'Estrac: Very small neighboring Maresme municipality with similar service breadth and resident base size, operating under the same Catalan local administration law with shared dependency on Diputació de Barcelona.
• Ajuntament de Vilassar de Mar: Catalan coastal municipality of comparable scale and demographic profile, operating similar municipal functions including culture, sports, social services, and electronic administration under the same regional legal framework.
• Ajuntament de Canet de Mar: Neighboring municipality in the Maresme comarca with comparable population scale, coastal profile, and similar municipal service catalog (electronic administration, culture, sports, social services). Most directly comparable administrative peer.
• Ajuntament de Calella: Mid-sized Maresme coastal town offering comparable municipal services (tourism promotion, electronic administration, cultural programming, beach management) but with a larger seasonal tourism economy.
• Ajuntament de Sant Pol de Mar: Adjacent Maresme coastal municipality of similar small scale, sharing the same Diputació de Barcelona oversight, Catalan governance framework, and tourism-agriculture economic mix.
• Ajuntament de Pineda de Mar: Maresme coastal municipality with similar resident scale, tourism seasonality, and service catalog. Comparable in fiscal profile and dependency on Diputació de Barcelona transfers.

Others

• Generalitat de Catalunya: Regional government authority providing oversight, transfer funding, and policy framework for Arenys de Mar. Acts as higher-tier enabler and regulator rather than direct municipal peer.
• Diputació de Barcelona: Provincial government body providing technical assistance, fiscal management support, and project funding to Arenys de Mar and other small municipalities in the province. Functions as a key enabling/supplier partner rather than a peer competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Ajuntament de Barcelona: Capital city of the broader Catalan region; operates municipal services at scale with more advanced digital administration. Useful upper-bound benchmark for the service portfolio and digital platform maturity.
• Ajuntament de Mataró: Capital of the Maresme comarca and a much larger Catalan municipality; operates the same service lines (urban planning, culture, social action, electronic administration) but at scale, useful as a benchmark for capacity and capability expansion.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ajarenys
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/canalajuntament
• Facebookfacebook.com/ajarenys
• Instagraminstagram.com/ajarenys/#
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ajuntament-arenys-de-mar

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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