Mairie de Beaucaire

What Mairie de Beaucaire does

Mairie de Beaucaire is the municipal government of Beaucaire, a commune in the Gard department of the Occitanie region in southern France, operating as a French territorial collectivity (collectivité territoriale) under the General Code of Local Authorities (CGCT). The entity is governed by a municipal council of 33 elected officials currently led by Mayor Nelson Chaudon (installed March 2026), who also serves as President of the Communauté de Communes Beaucaire Terre d'Argence (CCBTA). The municipality delivers a comprehensive range of public services to its residents, including education (from maternal through high school), sports facilities (an international nautical base selected as a Paris 2024 Olympic preparation center, skatepark, gymnasium, arena, football pitches), cultural venues (Conservatory, Municipal Library, Casino Municipal, Museums), social services via its CCAS branch, urban planning, and public safety through its municipal police.

The municipality's primary digital interface is a WordPress-based official website (beaucaire.fr) acting as the central portal for information, administrative procedures, and event announcements. Specialized digital services include the Portail Famille (powered by Ciril.net for childcare, school meals, and periscolaire registrations), the Permis de Louer rental authorization system, the Portail Usagers Urbanisme (planning submissions), the Allô Mairie citizen complaint and inquiry service, the telephone alert registration system, and Achetonsabeaucaire.fr (a local commerce promotion platform). The municipality also supports a mobile booking system via Microsoft Outlook integration for appointments. Communication channels span Facebook, X (Twitter), YouTube, and the "Lettre de Beaucaire" email newsletter.

Funding is generated through local taxation (the standard French commune revenue mechanism) supplemented by intergovernmental subsidies and transfers from regional, departmental, and national bodies. Notable inflows include over €3 million secured in 2021 from Région Occitanie (€2,031,298), Agence Nationale du Sport (€550,000), and Conseil Départemental du Gard (€1,000,000) for the nautical base project. The municipality employs 88 staff and operates programs such as the Chèque Sport (€10 per resident per season, launched 2019). Major annual events include the American Bike festival (11th edition in 2026, 25,000+ visitors), Camargue bullfighting courses culminating in the Palme d'Or, the Festival des Estivales, and an Association Festival involving nearly 70 local associations.

Name

Mairie de Beaucaire

Legal name

Ville de Beaucaire

Website

https://beaucaire.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1790

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Mairie de Beaucaire is the municipal government of Beaucaire, a French commune in Occitanie, delivering public services (education, sports, culture, social services, urban planning) to residents. It is governed by a 33-member council under Mayor Nelson Chaudon and employs 88 staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Other General Government Support (92119), Administration of Economic Programs (9261)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Government & Municipal Event Venues (THAHAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Government & Civic Building Construction (Courthouses, City Halls, Public Safety) (IMAFACAF)

Keywords

• Municipal services
• Local government
• Public administration
• Urban planning
• Civic services

Headquarters

HQ city

Beaucaire

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue: The municipality generates revenue through local taxes levied on residents and businesses within Beaucaire.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mairie de Beaucaire is the municipal government of the commune of Beaucaire in the Gard department of France. It delivers public administration and local services — including education, sports and cultural infrastructure, social action, urban planning, public security, and event programming — to residents, local businesses, and associations within its jurisdiction, funded primarily through local taxation and public subsidies.

Product overview

The official municipal website of Beaucaire is a WordPress-based digital platform that serves as the primary interface between the municipality and its residents. The website functions as a unified portal providing access to administrative services, civic information, and community resources. Key digital services include the Portail Famille for childhood/youth service management, the Permis de Louer rental authorization system, the Chèque Sport subsidy program, telephone alert registration, and an urban planning citizen portal. The site also features news feeds, event calendars, an association directory, municipal council information, and links to local commerce platforms. The municipality operates primarily as a service provider rather than a technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Site officiel de la Ville de Beaucaire Official municipal website serving as the primary digital interface for residents of Beaucaire. Provides access to city news, administrative services, event information, association directories, municipal council documents, and online procedures.
• Portail Famille Family portal for managing childhood and youth municipal services including registrations, school meals, and periscolaire (after-school) activities. Operated via the Ciril.net third-party platform.
• Permis de Louer Rental permit system requiring landlords to obtain municipal authorization before renting properties in designated zones. Administered through the urban planning service.
• Chèque Sport Municipal sports subsidy program providing 10 euros per resident per season, redeemable at local sports clubs to reduce license costs and encourage sporting practice. Created in 2019.
• Système d'alerte par téléphone Telephone alert system allowing residents to register for emergency notifications and municipal alerts via phone.
• Achetonsabeaucaire.fr Local commerce promotion platform supporting Beaucaire businesses with an online directory and shopping website.
• Portail Usagers Urbanisme Online portal for urban planning procedures, permit submissions, and planning inquiries.
• Allô Mairie Citizen complaint and inquiry service allowing residents to report issues, ask questions, or make requests to the municipality.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Communauté de Communes Beaucaire Terre d'Argence (CCBTA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInter-municipal community that partners with the city on various projects and events, including American Bike organized with Gladiators Ugernum.
• Gladiators UgernumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMotorcycle club that partners with the municipality to organize the annual American Bike event, which attracts over 25,000 visitors.
• Préfecture du GardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment representative in the Gard department, listed as a partner on the official municipal website.
• Club Taurin BeaucairoisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal bullfighting club that organizes Camargue bullfighting courses and events in partnership with the municipality to preserve and transmit local traditions.
• CamarinaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTaurine association that works in schools to teach children about Camargue traditions and organizes events like the Camarina school day attended by nearly 2,000 students.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mairie de Pont-Saint-Esprit: Another Gard-department commune of similar population tier along the Rhône axis; comparable municipal service scope and tax-base constraints, making it a strong operational peer for benchmarking.
• Mairie de Tarascon: Direct twin-city peer across the Rhône river in Bouches-du-Rhône; similar population size, comparable Mediterranean municipal service portfolio, and overlapping Camargue/Provence cultural heritage. The most directly comparable peer.
• Mairie de Vauvert: Commune of similar size in the Gard department with comparable rural/semi-urban profile; offers a like-for-like comparison on municipal services scale, budget structure, and Camargue-adjacent positioning.
• Mairie de Bellegarde: Smaller Gard commune with similar service-mix and budget tier; useful as a like-for-like peer for municipal operations and per-capita spending benchmarks.
• Mairie de Saint-Rémy-de-Provence: Tourism-oriented Provençal commune of comparable size with strong cultural heritage positioning; useful peer for benchmarking cultural-tourism programming and heritage-based municipal differentiation.
• Mairie d'Arles: Larger Camargue-region commune sharing bullfighting traditions, equestrian culture, and UNESCO heritage assets (Arles is also a Ville d'Art et d'Histoire). Comparable on cultural-tourism positioning though larger in scale.

Broad incumbents

• Mairie de Nîmes: Prefecture city of the Gard department and broader regional incumbent; provides a wider portfolio of cultural, sporting, and administrative services and is the administrative anchor for the area in which Beaucaire operates.
• Mairie d'Avignon: Larger Provençal municipal authority in the same region with a major cultural festival (Festival d'Avignon) and a broad municipal service portfolio; operates as a regional incumbent rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/beaucaire30
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/lodilol
• Facebookfacebook.com/beaucaire.fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mairie-de-beaucaire

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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