CAUE de Loire-Atlantique

Name

CAUE de Loire-Atlantique

Legal name

CAUE de Loire-Atlantique (Conseil d'Architecture, d'Urbanisme et de l'Environnement de Loire-Atlantique)

Website

https://caue44.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CAUE de Loire-Atlantique is a non-profit departmental advisory body founded in 1979 that provides free architecture, urban planning, and environmental guidance to individuals, local elected officials, and schools across Loire-Atlantique, France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Advisory Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Architecture, Planning & Surveying (AIA, Planning, Land Surveyor CE) (EDAAALAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Estate Development & Feasibility Advisory (Highest-and-Best-Use, Entitlements Support) (BPAJANAC), Residential Landscape Design (HSAIABAA)

Keywords

• Architectural advisory services
• Urban planning consultation
• Public interest design
• Heritage preservation guidance
• Environmental design support

Headquarters

HQ city

Nantes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public funding and departmental support: CAUE de Loire-Atlantique is a non-profit association operating under public interest mandate, funded primarily by the Conseil Départemental de Loire-Atlantique and potentially other public sources. All advisory services are provided free of charge to the public.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CAUE de Loire-Atlantique provides free expert advisory services in architecture, urban planning, and environmental design to private individuals, local authorities, and schools across the Loire-Atlantique department. The organization executes its mission through individual consultations, municipal project support, educational programs, training workshops, public debates, organized visits, traveling exhibitions, publications, and a documentation centre. All services are offered free of charge, funded primarily through departmental public funding and memberships.

Product overview

CAUE de Loire-Atlantique operates as a unified advisory organization offering multiple interconnected services focused on architecture, urban planning, and environmental quality. The core offerings include free consultations for individuals (Le conseil aux particuliers), professional support for local authorities (L'accompagnement des collectivités), and educational programs for schools (Le milieu scolaire). These are complemented by training workshops, public debates, organized visits, and traveling exhibitions. The organization maintains a documentary center and observatory platform for research and project reference. An online tool 'Rénover sa maison en Loire-Atlantique' provides guidance for house renovation. All services work together to promote quality architecture and sustainable development across the department.

Differentiator

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Products and services

• Le conseil aux particuliers (Individual Advisory Service) Free consultation service for individuals seeking advice on construction, renovation, land purchase, and garden design projects. Provides 45-minute appointments with professional architects and landscape designers at the Nantes headquarters.
• L'accompagnement des collectivités (Municipal Support Service) Advisory and support services for local authorities and municipalities in their urban planning, construction, and development projects across the Loire-Atlantique department.
• Le milieu scolaire (School Programs) Educational programs for schools including the annual Architecture Week (Semaine de l'Architecture), heritage discovery workshops, and architectural encounters for middle school and high school students in Loire-Atlantique.
• Formations – Ateliers (Training Workshops) Training sessions and workshops on urban planning, sustainable development, school courtyard renaturation, and architectural themes for local officials and professionals.
• Rencontres-débats (Public Debates) Public discussion events and conferences on architecture, urban planning, heritage, and environmental topics featuring expert speakers, including the Rencontres-débats and RDV series.
• Visites (Architectural Visits) Organized visits of architectural projects, public buildings, and urban developments for education and professional development of elected officials, technicians, and the public.
• Expositions (Exhibitions) Traveling and permanent exhibitions on architecture, urban planning, landscapes, and heritage themes displayed in various venues across the department, including itinerant exhibitions such as Aperçus and thematic displays.
• Publications Information letters, thematic publications, and research documents covering architecture, urban planning, heritage, and sustainable development topics, available for download or at the document centre.
• Le service documentaire (Documentation Centre) Documentation center providing access to architectural resources, books, periodicals, and reference materials for research and education, with 5,000+ books and 25 journal subscriptions.
• L'observatoire CAUE (Project Observatory) Observatory platform documenting and showcasing architectural and urban development projects in Loire-Atlantique through an online database, providing references and case studies.
• Rénover sa maison en Loire-Atlantique (Online Renovation Guide) Website offering thematic information sheets, technical fact sheets, and project examples for restoring or extending old houses in Loire-Atlantique, available to the public as a free online resource.
• CAUE Doc Ouest (Documentary Portal) Documentary portal providing access to architectural and urban planning resources across western France, available online to researchers and the public.
• Prix Aperçus (Biennial Architecture Prize) Biennial departmental prize recognizing innovation and quality in architecture, urban planning, and landscape design in Loire-Atlantique, with editions in 2017, 2021, 2023, and 2026.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• URCAUE des Pays de la LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional federation of the five CAUE organizations in Pays de la Loire (Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne, Sarthe, Vendée), providing a unified network for expertise sharing and regional initiatives.
• ADEME Pays de la LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional environment and energy agency partnering on issues of energy transition, sustainable construction, and climate adaptation in Loire-Atlantique. Jointly organized metropolitan study day on heritage and climate change.
• CANOPE / CRDPmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational network (Atelier CANOPE 44, Centre régional de documentation pédagogique) partnering for the annual Semaine de l'Architecture program targeting students across Loire-Atlantique schools.
• DRAC Pays de la LoiremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDirection régionale des affaires culturelles (Regional Cultural Affairs Directorate) providing institutional support for the Semaine de l'Architecture and other cultural programs.
• CEREMAcoreTechnology or IntegrationPublic research and technical institute specializing in urban planning and heritage. Participated in metropolitan study day on heritage and climate adaptation, providing expertise on old building rehabilitation.
• Nantes MétropolecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetropolitan authority with whom CAUE co-organized the study day on 'Adaptation of heritage to climate change' for elected officials and municipal technicians.
• Tiez-BreizcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHeritage restoration association (Maisons et Paysages de Bretagne) providing monthly free consultation sessions at CAUE premises for old building renovation advice. Partnership under convention with the department.
• AtlanboismajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional wood construction promotion agency. Jointly published 'Architecture, Bois & Développement Durable' and organized events around wood construction including regional prize exhibitions.
• Association Habitat Jeunes en pays de Grand LieuminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth housing association organizing the Mobil'Hab competition for innovative mobile housing for young workers, with CAUE providing technical support and expertise.
• Loire-Atlantique DéveloppementcoreOthersDevelopment agency that houses the CAUE headquarters in its building on Île de Nantes. Operates as Loire-Atlantique Développement (LAD), a SPL (Société Publique Locale) that also collaborates on various projects.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CAUE de la Gironde: Departmental CAUE in a larger metropolitan territory (Bordeaux Métropole), serving as a benchmark for a CAUE operating at urban-metropolitan scale beyond Loire-Atlantique. Same legal mandate and service portfolio.
• CAUE de Maine-et-Loire: Sibling departmental CAUE in the Pays de la Loire region, created under the same 1977 Architecture Law and offering an essentially identical service portfolio (free consultations, doc centre, training, exhibitions). Operates within the URCAUE network alongside CAUE de Loire-Atlantique.
• CAUE de la Sarthe: Departmental CAUE in Sarthe, part of the URCAUE network. Same governance model, public-interest mandate, and consulting/training portfolio, providing directly comparable scale and operating metrics.
• CAUE de la Mayenne: Departmental CAUE peer in Mayenne (Pays de la Loire), with the same advisory mission and co-membership in URCAUE Pays de la Loire. Operates as a direct structural analogue despite serving a smaller, more rural territory.
• CAUE de Vendée: Fifth departmental CAUE in Pays de la Loire, completing the regional peer set. Same statutory mission, advisory services, and funding model as CAUE de Loire-Atlantique, providing a like-for-like benchmark for regional CAUE activity.
• CAUE d'Ille-et-Vilaine: Departmental CAUE serving the Rennes Métropole area, providing a comparable peer in another Grand Ouest metropolitan setting. Same statutory mission, free advisory services, and educational programming as CAUE de Loire-Atlantique.

Others

• ADEME Pays de la Loire: Regional branch of the national environment and energy agency and a core strategic partner of CAUE de Loire-Atlantique. Provides adjacent public-interest advisory on energy transition and sustainable construction, with overlapping territory and audience.
• CEREMA: Public research and technical institute specializing in urban planning, mobility, and heritage. Co-organizes metropolitan study days with CAUE de Loire-Atlantique and provides a complementary, technically specialized advisory capability to the same public-sector audience.

Broad incumbents

• Fédération Nationale des CAUE (FNCAUE): National federation coordinating the ~90 departmental CAUEs across France. Provides standard-setting, advocacy, and shared resources that CAUE de Loire-Atlantique both consumes and contributes to, making it the closest broader-incumbent peer at national scale.

Regional players

• URCAUE des Pays de la Loire: Regional federation of the five departmental CAUEs in Pays de la Loire, providing coordinated expertise, training, and partnerships. Functions as a meta-level peer that aggregates and represents the same advisory activity that CAUE 44 performs locally.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/caue44

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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