Bricquebec

What Bricquebec does

Bricquebec-en-Cotentin is a commune nouvelle (merged municipal government) in the Manche department of Normandy, France, formed on January 1, 2016 by merging six delegated communes: Bricquebec, Les Perques, Quettetot, Saint-Martin-le-Hébert, Le Valdecie, and Le Vrétot. It governs and delivers public services to a population of approximately 6,000 residents, administered through the Hôtel de Ville at 2 place de la Mairie, with a leadership team headed by CCAS President Denis Lefer and Vice-President Estelle Lemeray, and a municipal council refreshed via elections held in March 2026.

The commune's core services span administrative procedures (civil status, urban planning, cemeteries, local taxation); education and early childhood (schools, school meals, daycare with 27 places, LAEP, before/after-school care); social solidarity (CCAS, EHPAD Les Hortensias, Residence Autonomie, alert plans, community mutuelle); culture (library, cinema, music school, art workshops, heritage programming under the "Petites Cités de Caractère" label); and youth and sports (Espace Jeunes opened April 2024, vacation activities, Sport-Santé program). Digital infrastructure includes the Portail Familles (Berger-Levrault) for school meal management, GESCIME cemetery software, the Guichet Unique urban planning portal, and the Illiwap mobile application for push notifications. Distribution extends across six communes via physical service points, a France Services mobile bus, and these digital portals; communications run through the official website, Facebook, Instagram, printed bulletins, and physical notice boards.

The commune's business model is that of a French municipal government, funded primarily through local taxation (taxe foncière, taxe d'habitation, cotisation foncière des entreprises), state dotations, and intergovernmental transfers, supplemented by user fees on services such as school meals (€0.95–€4.15 per child, tiered by family quotient), youth space membership (€15 residents, €20 non-residents), and youth vacation activities (subsidized up to 75% by family quotient). Since 2016, the merged structure has delivered cost and service-coordination efficiencies that the six predecessor communes could not achieve individually. Forward momentum is concentrated in infrastructure projects (Pôle de Services "Le Jardin", school canteen extension, Espace Jean-Claude Cadel), digital service expansion, and external partnerships (Manche Fibre for fiber, UnisCité for senior solidarity, BlaBlaCar Daily for carpooling, Maison Sport Santé for adaptive sports).

Name

Bricquebec

Legal name

Ville de Bricquebec-en-Cotentin

Website

https://bricquebec.fr

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bricquebec-en-Cotentin is a French commune nouvelle (municipal government) in Normandy that delivers administrative, educational, social, cultural, and youth services to approximately 6,000 residents across six delegated communes, funded through local taxation and intergovernmental transfers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bricquebec-en-Cotentin

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Local Taxes and Fiscal Revenue: Primary municipal revenue from local taxation including property tax (taxe foncière), residence tax (taxe d'habitation), and business tax (cotisation foncière des entreprises)
2. School Meals: Revenue from school catering services, with tiered pricing based on family quotient
3. Youth Activities and Camps: Fees for vacation activities, mini-camps, and youth programs with social pricing based on family quotient
4. Youth Space Membership: Annual membership fees for youth space access: 15€ for residents, 20€ for non-residents

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bricquebec-en-Cotentin is a municipal government (commune) providing administrative, educational, social, cultural, and youth services to residents across six delegated communes. The commune delivers school meals, daycare, elderly care (EHPAD and Résidence Autonomie), youth programs, cultural programming (library, cinema, music school), and digital administrative services including a family portal, cemetery management, and urban planning submission platform.

Product overview

Bricquebec-en-Cotentin is a municipal government website providing administrative services, cultural activities, educational services, sports and youth programs, and social solidarity services to residents. The city offers various digital services including an online administrative portal (Portail Familles), cemetery management software (GESCIME), urban planning permit submission system, and the Illiwap mobile application for municipal communications. Services are organized into thematic sections covering municipal administration, procedures and services, cultural life, education and early childhood, sports and youth, associations, and solidarity initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GESCIME Cemetery Management Software Cemetery management software for administrative use and citizen access, providing information on regulations, tariffs, location mapping, and streamlined procedures for cemetery administration in Bricquebec-en-Cotentin.
• Portail Familles (Family Portal) Online family portal for managing school cafeteria registrations, invoices, and personal information for families with children in Bricquebec-en-Cotentin schools.
• Guichet Unique Urban Planning Portal Online portal for submitting urban planning authorization requests (building permits, work declarations) digitally, replacing paper submissions for residents in the Le Cotentin agglomeration area.
• Illiwap Mobile Application Mobile application used by the city for citizen communications, push notifications, and real-time municipal alerts regarding services, events, and emergencies.
• School Meals and Before/After School Care (Restauration Scolaire et Accueil Périscolaire) School cafeteria services and before/after-school care for children in Bricquebec-en-Cotentin schools, with tiered pricing based on family quotient (0.95€ to 4.15€ per meal).
• Crèche Les Bou'd'chou Daycare Daycare center for children aged 10 weeks to 4 years, providing 27 places for early childhood care and development in Bricquebec-en-Cotentin.
• Espace Jeunes Youth Center Youth center for teenagers aged 11-17 offering social activities, sports programming, and supervised activities at 5a rue de Bricqueville. Annual membership: 15€ for residents, 20€ for non-residents.
• EHPAD Les Hortensias and Résidence Autonomie Elderly care facility (EHPAD Les Hortensias, opened 1990) and Résidence Autonomie for independent seniors aged 60+, located on Avenue de la Gare, Bricquebec-en-Cotentin.
• Youth Vacation Activities and Mini-Camps Vacation activities and mini-camps for youth with social pricing based on family quotient, offering subsidized rates up to 75% for lower-income families.
• Library and Cinema (Bibliothèque – Cinéma) Public library and cinema services available to residents, supporting cultural programming, literacy, and community engagement in Bricquebec-en-Cotentin.
• Music School (École de Musique) Municipal music school offering music education and instrumental/vocal lessons to residents of Bricquebec-en-Cotentin.
• Mon Espace Santé (Digital Health Record Access) Government-provided digital health record service that allows citizens to store health documents, share information with healthcare professionals, and manage health appointments and reminders.

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UnisCitécoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 January 2025Partnership with UnisCité for senior solidarity programs including visits to isolated elderly residents through Service Civique volunteers.
• Manche FibrecoreTechnology or Integration · 3 June 2024Partnership for fiber optic internet infrastructure deployment in the Bricquebec-en-Cotentin area, enabling high-speed connectivity for residents and businesses.
• BlaBlaCar Daily / Cap CotentinminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 May 2024Daily commute carpooling service partnership with BlaBlaCar Daily and Cap Cotentin for sustainable transportation options.
• Communauté d'Agglomération Le CotentincoreOthersThe commune is part of the Le Cotentin agglomeration community, coordinating regional development, waste management, economic development, and public transportation.
• Département de la ManchecoreOthersDepartment-level partnership for social services, road infrastructure, education (college), and departmental programs.
• Région NormandieminorOthersRegional council partnership for cultural development, economic initiatives, and regional infrastructure projects.
• CLIC du CotentincoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCentre Local d'Information et de Coordination gérontologique providing information and coordination for elderly care and support services.
• Team BricquebecminorOthersLocal sports association partnered for Sport-Santé program promoting adapted physical activity.
• Maison Sport SantécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Sport-Santé program offering marche nordique and muscle strengthening activities since September 2024.
• Familles RuralescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAssociation managing daycare center (crèche), leisure center (centre de loisirs), and family support services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Direct peers

• Cherbourg-en-Cotentin: Sub-prefecture and largest city of the Cotentin peninsula, also a commune nouvelle in the same Le Cotentin agglomeration community as Bricquebec-en-Cotentin. Provides the same municipal service portfolio (administration, schools, social, culture, sport, elder care) at larger scale within the same Manche department.
• Saint-Lô: Prefecture of the Manche department and a commune of comparable mid-size scale, providing the full municipal service suite (administrative, educational, cultural, social, elder care). Closest administrative peer and center of departmental partnerships Bricquebec relies on.
• Lessay: Small rural commune in Manche with comparable demographic profile, providing similar municipal services including schools, cultural life, and local commerce support in a rural setting.
• Valognes: Small neighboring commune in Manche, historically a sub-prefecture of the Cotentin, offering similar small-town municipal services including heritage/cultural programming and social services to a comparable population.
• Carentan-les-Marais: Commune nouvelle in Manche formed through 2016 merger of multiple communes, directly analogous to Bricquebec-en-Cotentin's 2016 merger structure. Operates similar delegated-commune governance and comparable municipal services in the same department.
• La Hague: Large commune nouvelle on the Cotentin peninsula formed via merger of multiple communes with delegated communes, sharing the same governance model as Bricquebec-en-Cotentin. Operates a comparable portfolio of rural municipal services in the same Manche department.

Regional players

• Coutances: Sub-prefecture of Manche with strong heritage and cultural profile (cathedral, festivals), operating a larger but comparable municipal services portfolio. Useful regional benchmark for cultural programming and heritage-driven resident attraction.
• Pontorson: Rural Manche commune at the Mont-Saint-Michel gateway with comparable small-scale municipal operations and reliance on heritage/tourism traffic. Relevant peer for benchmarking small-rural-commune fiscal models.
• Avranches: Sub-prefecture of Manche offering a similar blend of administrative, cultural, educational, and social services. Comparable heritage-town positioning in the same department, slightly larger scale.
• Granville: Coastal Manche commune with comparable municipal services plus port and tourism economy. Useful peer for evaluating how coastal/heritage positioning drives municipal revenue mix relative to inland communes like Bricquebec.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BricquebecCotentin
• Instagraminstagram.com/jeunes_de_bricquebec
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bricquebec

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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