What Carcassonne Agglo does

Carcassonne Agglo is a French public intercommunal cooperation establishment (EPCI — Établissement public de coopération intercommunale) that aggregates 83 communes in the Aude department of southern France (Occitanie region), serving a resident population of over 115,000. It functions as a territorial administrative authority rather than a commercial enterprise, delivering a broad portfolio of public services — water and sanitation, waste collection and recovery, public transport, social action, cultural programming, employment support, housing assistance, and administrative facilitation — through six wholly-owned operating subsidiaries: RTCA (public transport), CIAS (intercommunal social action center), Grand Carcassonne Tourisme (tourism promotion), COVALDEM11 (waste collection and valorization, jointly with five other intercommunalities), EAU RECA (water and sanitation via the Maison de l'Aggl'Eau facility), and Terre d'Emplois (territorial employment platform).

The organization employs approximately 275 staff across four physical sites in Carcassonne (headquarters at 1 Rue Pierre Germain; CIAS at 47 Allée d'Iéna; Maison de l'Aggl'Eau at 431 Route de Narbonne; RTCA Mobility Agency at 12 Boulevard Camille Pelletan). Its technology stack is modest and publicly disclosed: a WordPress CMS-based institutional website, Matomo for web analytics, and Tarte au citron for cookie consent. The site is certified RGAA 4.1 conformant for accessibility and RGPD-compliant for data protection. No APIs, SDKs, proprietary software platforms, or AI/ML systems are disclosed; digital service delivery is fragmented across institutional portals rather than unified into a single software product.

Funding flows from local taxation, intergovernmental transfers, intercommunal contributions, and nominal utility fees (notably for water/sanitation). Revenue is not publicly disclosed in the manner of a commercial entity. Leadership is Régis Banquet as President. Pricing is non-commercial — services are either tax-funded or charged at nominal rates. There are no venture capital, private equity, or individual owners; the entity is governed by French public law and answerable to the elected representatives of the 83 member communes.

Name

Carcassonne Agglo

Legal name

Carcassonne Agglo

Website

https://carcassonne-agglo.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Public intercommunal authority (EPCI) coordinating 83 communes and over 115,000 residents in Carcassonne, France, delivering transport, water, waste, social, cultural, employment, and administrative services through six operating subsidiaries including RTCA, CIAS, and COVALDEM11.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration - Intercommunal Services

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Environmental Protection & Natural Resources Administration (BPAIABAL)

Keywords

• Intercommunal public services
• Local government administration
• Municipal water sanitation
• Public transportation network
• Waste management recycling

Headquarters

HQ city

Carcassonne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public service funding: Carcassonne Agglo operates as a public administrative entity funded through local taxes, intergovernmental transfers, and service fees. Revenue supports services including waste management, public transport, social services, water management, and cultural programs across 83 communes.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Carcassonne Agglo is a French intercommunal public authority (EPCI) that delivers coordinated public services to 83 communes and over 115,000 residents across the Aude department. Its core offerings include water and sanitation management (EAU RECA, SPANC, Maison de l'Aggl'Eau), waste collection and recycling (COVALDEM11), public transportation (RTCA), social services (CIAS), cultural facilities (La Fabrique des Arts, médiathèques), tourism promotion (Grand Carcassonne Tourisme), employment support (Terre d'Emplois), and housing renovation assistance (PRéAU).

Product overview

Carcassonne Agglo is a French intercommunal public authority (agglomeration) serving 83 communes with over 115,000 inhabitants. The organization provides a diverse portfolio of public services organized around several core offerings: administrative services through CIAS (social action), mobility via RTCA (public transport), cultural amenities including La Fabrique des Arts and a network of médiathèques (libraries), environmental services such as waste management through COVALDEM11 and water/sanitation through the Maison de l'Aggl'Eau and SPANC, employment support via the Terre d'Emplois platform, and civic services including France Services administrative hubs, housing assistance programs, and youth/family services. The digital presence consists primarily of an institutional website (www.carcassonne-agglo.fr) with integrated service portals, rather than a unified software product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Terre d'Emplois

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

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• COVALDEM11coreOthersCOVALDEM11 (Collecte et Valorisation des Déchets Ménagers de l'Aude) manages waste collection and valorization for Carcassonne Agglo and five other intercommunalities. The organization handles door-to-door collection of residual waste and recyclables, container collection, and waste treatment services.
• RTCA (Régie des Transports de Carcassonne Agglo)coreTechnology or IntegrationRTCA operates the public transportation network for the Carcassonne Agglo territory. Services include the Bus de l'Été summer tourism transport and general public transit. The RTCA Mobility Agency provides customer service at 12 Boulevard Camille Pelletan.
• Grand Carcassonne TourismecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTourism promotion organization for the Carcassonne area. Maintains presence at airport arrival hall, operates multiple tourism information offices including Caunes-Minervois, Montolieu-Cabardès, and Trèbes-Canal du Midi locations.
• CIAS (Centre Inter-communal d'Action Sociale)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntercommunal Social Action Center providing social services including home help, nursing care at home (SSIAD), and support services. Headquartered at 47 Allée d'Iéna, Carcassonne.
• EAU RECAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWater management authority for the Carcassonne Agglo territory. Manages drinking water distribution, collective sanitation, and autonomous sanitation services (SPANC) through the Maison de l'Aggl'Eau facility.
• Terre d'Emplois PlatformcoreOthersEmployment platform dedicated to the Carcassonne Agglo economy. Connects recruiters with motivated local candidates. Since launch: over 1,800 recruiter/candidate connections and 148 candidate accounts created. Over 90 talents searched in CV database.
• 5 Other Intercommunalities (COVALDEM11 Members)minorOthersCarcassonne Agglo is one of 6 intercommunalities that jointly fund COVALDEM11: Communauté de Communes du Limouxin, SMICTOM de l'Ouest Audois, Communauté de Communes Montagne Noire, Communauté de Communes Lézignanaise Corbières et Minervoises, and Communauté de Communes Pyrénées Audois.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Nantes Métropole: French EPCI providing the same portfolio of metropolitan public services to communes surrounding Nantes. Comparable intercommunal service architecture; differs by western France location and population scale.
• Bordeaux Métropole: French EPCI governing the Bordeaux urban area with comparable agglomeration competencies in transport, waste, water, and economic development. Comparable governance and service breadth; differs by territory and demographic scale.
• Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole: French EPCI in the Occitanie region offering the same intercommunal public service portfolio (transport, water, waste, culture). Closely comparable in governance structure and service mix; primarily distinguished by geography and larger population scale.
• Eurométropole de Strasbourg: French EPCI governing Strasbourg and surrounding communes with comparable transport, water, waste, and cultural competencies. Closely comparable in agglomeration structure; distinguished by cross-border Rhine positioning.
• Toulouse Métropole: French EPCI serving the Toulouse urban area in the same Occitanie region. Comparable as a metropolitan agglomeration providing water, waste, transport, social, and cultural services across multiple communes, but in a different sub-region.
• Rennes Métropole: French EPCI in Brittany offering urban transport, water, waste, and social services across its member communes. Directly comparable as a mid-sized agglomeration with a similar mix of operating subsidiaries and competencies.
• Métropole de Lyon: French EPCI (distinctive 'collectivité à statut particulier' since 2015) governing the Lyon urban area with comparable agglomeration service breadth. Closely comparable in service mix; differs by larger scale and special legal status.
• Grenoble-Alpes-Métropole: French EPCI serving the Grenoble basin with similar agglomeration competencies including transport, waste, water, and economic development. Comparable mid-sized metropolitan governance; differs by alpine geography.
• Clermont Auvergne Métropole: French EPCI in central France comparable in scale and scope to Carcassonne Agglo, providing transport, water, waste, and economic development services across member communes.
• Métropole Européenne de Lille: French EPCI in northern France providing the same agglomeration service portfolio across its communes. Comparable governance structure and service mix; differs by larger population and cross-border positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@carcassonne_agglo
• Facebookfacebook.com/CarcassonneAgglo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/carcassonne-agglo
• Instagraminstagram.com/carcassonne_agglo

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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