Fédération Atmo France

What Fédération Atmo France does

Fédération Atmo France is the national federation of the 18 state-authorized Associations agréées de surveillance de la qualité de l'air (AASQAs), operating as a non-profit association under French law (Association loi 1901) headquartered in Paris with regional offices in Schiltigheim, Nantes, Bron, and Nice. The federation coordinates a network of approximately 700 employees across all French administrative regions (including overseas territories such as Guadeloupe, Martinique, La Réunion, and Mayotte) responsible for continuous air quality monitoring, emissions inventories, modeling, cartography, and forecasting under a regulatory monopoly granted by the French state via the LAURE law.

Its core products are the daily ATMO air quality index (covering six levels from 'Bon' to 'Extrêmement mauvais') and the Pollen index, both calculated at municipal level across mainland France and Corsica, plus the Atmo Data national platform and API that aggregates harmonized regional emissions inventories for pollutants (NOx, PM10, PM2.5) and greenhouse gases under an ODbL open data license. The consumer-facing Air to Go mobile application, regional portals, and Atmo Data API form the primary distribution layer, while institutional services — diagnostics, PCAET support, pollution episode alerts, and ex-post policy evaluations — are delivered directly to prefectures, regional councils, municipalities, project developers, and public facilities.

The business model is a publicly funded public-interest mission rather than a commercial operation: all data, indices, forecasts, and tools are provided free of charge, with the federation and AASQAs financed through state authorization grants, regional authority contracts, and mission-based public funding. Customer segments span general public, local and regional authorities, businesses, public facilities, schools/educators, and project developers, with primary revenue reliance on institutional public-sector clients and no published commercial pricing tiers.

Name

Fédération Atmo France

Legal name

Atmo France

Website

https://atmo-france.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fédération Atmo France is the national federation of 18 state-authorized regional air quality monitoring associations (AASQAs) in France. It coordinates air quality surveillance, the daily ATMO and pollen indices, emissions inventories, and the open-data Atmo Data platform for government, citizens, and businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Air Quality Monitoring and Environmental Surveillance Services

NAICS

Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

akta.pro primary industry

Ambient Air Quality Monitoring (Criteria Pollutants & Air Toxics) (EUAHACAA)

Keywords

• Air quality monitoring
• Environmental surveillance services
• Air quality indices
• Pollen forecasting
• Emissions inventory data

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public interest mission funding: As a public interest association governed by the law of July 1, 1901, Atmo France and the AASQAs receive state authorization (agrément) for their regulatory missions, which include monitoring and forecasting air quality, informing the public, supporting decision-makers, and advancing knowledge through experimentation.
2. Open data public information services: Free provision of air quality data, indices, forecasts, and emissions inventories to the general public, local authorities, and businesses. The Atmo Data platform provides open data under ODbL license. Services include newsletters, alerts, and public-facing tools.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fédération Atmo France coordinates the national network of 18 state-authorized air quality surveillance associations (AASQAs) that measure, model, forecast, and report on outdoor and indoor air quality across France. It produces and disseminates the standardized daily Indice ATMO and Indice Pollen at municipal level, maintains national emissions inventories for pollutants and greenhouse gases, and exposes these datasets through the Atmo Data open-data platform/API and the free Air to Go mobile application. Its services support public information, regulatory compliance, and air-quality policy decisions for the general public, local authorities, businesses, and project developers.

Product overview

Fédération Atmo France operates as a federation of 18 AASQAs (Associations agréées de surveillance de la qualité de l'air) providing air quality monitoring services across France. The product portfolio centers on three main offerings: (1) the ATMO Index system providing daily air quality and pollen indices at national and regional levels; (2) the Atmo Data platform and API providing open access to aggregated emission inventories and air quality measurements; and (3) mobile applications including Air to Go, Airparif Itiner'AIR, and Naonair that deliver real-time air quality information to citizens. All data is provided under open data ODbL license.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Indice ATMO Standardized daily air quality index calculated from concentrations of four main pollutants (SO2, NO2, O3, PM10), ranging from 'Bon' to 'Extrêmement mauvais'. Published daily at 2pm with current-day and next-day forecasts, covering all French metropolitan and overseas territories.
• Indice Pollen Daily pollen index at municipal level for mainland France and Corsica, with forecasts up to J+2, updated daily at 1pm, covering multiple plant species with a six-level scale from 'Très faible' to 'Extrêmement élevé'.
• Air to Go Mobile Application Free smartphone application (iOS and Android) providing local and real-time air quality and pollen data, ATMO index forecasts up to J+2, pollutant concentration maps, pollution episode information, health recommendations, and Air Attitude behavioral tips. Available in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, and Normandie.
• Atmo Data Platform National digital platform aggregating the most granular local and regional emissions data harmonized at the national scale, available via open data ODbL license. Covers annual regional emissions of air pollutants (NOx, PM10, PM2.5) and greenhouse gases, segmented by sector (industry, residential-tertiary, agriculture, road transport, other transport), with planned extension to intercommunal (EPCI) scale.
• Carte des données agrégées (Aggregated Data Map) Interactive web map providing access to aggregated ATMO air quality index and pollen data across all French territories including metropolitan France, Guadeloupe, Guyane, Martinique, Mayotte, and La Réunion. Visualizes current conditions and forecasts for air quality and pollen levels.
• Airparif Itiner'AIR Real-time air quality information application for pedestrians, cyclists, and joggers in the Île-de-France region. Provides exposure levels during travel and at any point in the region.
• Naonair Real-time air quality application for residents of Nantes Métropole. Provides exposure information and suggests healthier alternative routes for cycling, walking, or running.
• Inventaires régionaux des émissions (Regional Emission Inventories) Annual regional emission inventories produced by AASQAs covering air pollutants (NOx, PM10, PM2.5) and greenhouse gases by sector (industry, residential-tertiary, agriculture, road transport, other transport). Available through the Atmo Data platform to support Territorial Climate-Air-Energy planning and policy decisions.

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AASQAs (Associations agréées de surveillance de la qualité de l'air)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 October 2023Atmo France is the national federation of the 18 AASQAs, which are state-authorized associations responsible for air quality surveillance in each French administrative region. The AASQAs produce and maintain local emissions inventories, measurement networks, and forecasts, and Atmo France aggregates and harmonizes their data at the national scale via the Atmo Data platform.
• Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCAC published an analysis note on barriers to public investment in air quality, which Atmo France referenced in its coverage of financing challenges for air quality policies.
• OVEA ( Hébergeur)coreTechnology or IntegrationOVEA is the web hosting provider for Atmo France's website. The company is a SARL based in Montpellier (59 rue Nelson Mandela, 34070 Montpellier), with servers located in France.
• MICROPOLEcoreTechnology or IntegrationMICROPOLE is the website development and maintenance service provider for Atmo France.
• SENDINBLUEcoreTechnology or IntegrationSENDINBLUE is the service provider responsible for sending Atmo France's newsletter to subscribers.
• MATOMOcoreTechnology or IntegrationMATOMO is the analytics platform used by Atmo France for website audience measurement and online service usage statistics. Its privacy policy applies to data collected via Matomo cookies.
• CITEPAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCITEPA produces national greenhouse gas emissions data used as a reference for national averages (e.g., 21% reduction in GHG emissions between 2010 and 2022). Atmo France compares its regional inventory data against CITEPA's national figures.
• Service des données et études statistiques (SDES)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSDES published the Environmental Balance Sheet of France 2025, which Atmo France referenced in reporting on continued improvement in air quality and reductions in atmospheric pollutant emissions.
• European Environment Agency (AEE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe European Environment Agency publishes monitoring reports on EU commitments to reduce atmospheric pollutant emissions, which Atmo France covers in its news and analysis of progress toward 2030 targets.
• ADEME (Agence de la transition écologique)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerADEME has published guides and awareness materials on domestic wood heating practices, referenced by Atmo France in its FAQ on limiting air pollution from wood combustion.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CITEPA: France's national technical reference center for greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions inventories. Atmo France compares its regional inventories against CITEPA's national figures, and the two organizations share the public-interest mission of producing harmonized atmospheric emissions data for France.
• INERIS: France's national institute for industrial environment and risks, conducting applied research on air pollutants, emissions modeling, and industrial accident risk. Comparable to AASQAs in providing scientific and technical expertise on air quality for public authorities and regulators.

Broad incumbents

• ADEME (Agence de la transition écologique): France's national ecological transition agency that publishes guidance on air pollution sources (e.g., wood heating) and funds environmental programs. Overlaps with Atmo France on public environmental information dissemination and policy support, though ADEME covers a much broader mandate beyond air quality.
• DEFRA Air Quality (UK): UK government department operating the national air quality monitoring network and Daily Air Quality Index. Direct functional counterpart to Atmo France at the national scale, with similar consumer-facing indices, forecast services, and policy-supporting emissions data, but serving a different geography.
• European Environment Agency (EEA): EU-level agency that aggregates and publishes European air quality monitoring reports and tracks progress against EU pollutant reduction commitments. Atmo France's national data feeds into EEA's reporting, making it both a data contributor and a functionally comparable body at the supranational scale.
• Umweltbundesamt (UBA) - German Environment Agency: Germany's federal environment agency operating the national air quality measurement network and publishing pollutant data. Direct functional equivalent of Atmo France at the German national scale, with comparable regulatory mandate, measurement infrastructure, and public information mission.

Regional players

• NILU (Norwegian Institute for Air Research): Norwegian research institute specializing in air quality monitoring, atmospheric science, and emission inventories. Comparable to AASQAs in producing measurement-based air quality data and providing scientific support for environmental policy across the Nordic region.

Others

• Ricardo Energy & Environment: International consultancy providing air quality assessments, emissions inventories, and policy advisory services. Adjacent peer offering some of the same technical services (modeling, inventories, evaluations) that AASQAs deliver to local authorities and project developers.

Emerging players

• IQAir: Swiss-based commercial provider of hyperlocal air quality data via low-cost sensors and a global AQ information platform. Competes with Atmo France in delivering consumer-facing real-time AQ indices, but uses commercial-grade distributed sensors rather than state-authorized fixed stations.
• BreezoMeter: Israel-based commercial air quality and pollen data provider serving app developers, advertisers, and enterprises. Overlaps with Atmo Data's API and Air to Go's pollen index offerings, but operates a for-profit model with B2B data licensing versus Atmo France's public-interest ODbL open data license.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC-C4d27ZWv9EIrY8JD4XA_A
• Facebookfacebook.com/AtmoFrance
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/federation-atmo-france
• Instagraminstagram.com/atmo_france

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries21 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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