Communauté de Communes du Béarn des Gaves

What Communauté de Communes du Béarn des Gaves does

The Communauté de Communes du Béarn des Gaves (CCBG) is a French public intercommunal authority (Établissement public de coopération intercommunale, EPCI) headquartered in Salies-de-Béarn, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in southwestern France. Formed on 1 January 2017 through the statutory merger of three former communautés de communes (Salies-de-Béarn, Navarrenx, and Piémont de la vallée de la Baïse) under the NOTRe law of 7 August 2015, CCBG consolidates intercommunal service delivery across 53 communes spanning ~400 km² and serving approximately 20,000 residents. The organisation is governed by a Conseil communautaire of 75 elected delegates led by President Jean Labour (re-elected July 2020) and 10 Vice-Presidents, with a small administrative team of 20 employees.

CCBG delivers a comprehensive portfolio of public services mandated or optional under French local-government law, including waste collection and treatment (redevance incitative), economic development (notably the La Station business park in Sauveterre), tourism promotion (via the wholly-owned Office de tourisme du Béarn des Gaves subsidiary), sports facilities (swimming pools in Navarrenx and Salies-de-Béarn, stadiums, sports halls), cultural programming (music education, arts, cinema, cyber-base), early childhood and youth services (crèches, RAM, leisure centres), personal services for elderly and disabled residents, on-demand transport, and urban planning (Plan Local d'Urbanisme intercommunal). Service delivery relies on community-owned physical infrastructure rather than any proprietary technology platform.

The entity is funded through French public-finance mechanisms: local taxes (cotisation foncière des entreprises, taxes d'habitation, property taxes), state fiscal transfers (dotations), and limited service fees set by the Conseil communautaire. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed in the available data. CCBG does not operate commercial pricing; its 'customers' are the 53 member communes and their ~20,000 residents, with no external or exportable revenue streams. The organisational model is a tax-and-transfer-based public administration, not a commercial business.

Name

Communauté de Communes du Béarn des Gaves

Legal name

Communautés de communes du Béarn des gaves - CCBG

Website

https://ccbearndesgaves.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Communauté de Communes du Béarn des Gaves is a French public intercommunal authority (EPCI) issuing waste, economic development, tourism, sports, cultural, childcare, and urban-planning services to ~20,000 residents across 53 communes in Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Salies-de-Béarn

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Local taxation and intergovernmental fiscal transfers: As a French public intercommunal structure (Établissement public de coopération intercommunale, EPCI), CCBG funds its operations through local taxes levied on the territory (e.g., Cotisation foncière des entreprises, taxes d'habitation, and property taxes), as well as state fiscal transfers and service fees. Budget documents are adopted at community council meetings.

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Core offering

The Communauté de Communes du Béarn des Gaves (CCBG) is a French public intercommunal authority (Établissement public de coopération intercommunale) that delivers a broad portfolio of local public services to the 53 communes and roughly 20,000 residents of the Béarn des Gaves territory in southwestern France. Its service portfolio spans waste collection and treatment, economic development (including the La Station business park), tourism promotion, sports facilities (two swimming pools, stadiums, sports halls), cultural programming and music education, early childhood and youth services (crèches, leisure centers), personal/home care services for the elderly and disabled, on-demand transport, and intercommunal urban planning (PLUi).

Product overview

The Communauté de Communes du Béarn des Gaves is a French intercommunal structure formed in January 2017 through the merger of three previous communities. It operates as a multi-service local government providing essential public services to approximately 20,000 residents across 53 communes. The organization offers a comprehensive portfolio of services organized into several core domains: Culture & Digital Space (music education, cinema, cyber-base facilities), Economic Development (La Station business park, business support, artisanal commerce), Environment (waste collection, déchetteries, recycling), Sports Facilities (two swimming pools, stadiums, sports halls, tennis), Early Childhood & Youth (crèches, childcare, leisure centers), Personal Services (home care for elderly/disabled), On-Demand Transport, Urban Planning (PLUi implementation), and Tourism (Camp de Gurs heritage site, hiking trails, fishing).

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Products and services

• Culture & Espace Numérique Cultural services for residents of the 53 communes, including music education, dance and cinema workshops, cyber-base digital facilities, and the Maison des Arts.
• Économie (Economic Development) Economic development services for local businesses and entrepreneurs, including support for artisanal commerce (OCM), management of economic zones (La Station, Lasgourgues, zone des Glaces, zone des Pyrénées), and local business development.
• Environnement (Waste & Environment) Environmental services including household waste collection, déchetterie (waste center) operations, recycling, and the redevance incitative (incentive-based waste fee) for residents of the territory.
• Équipements Sportifs (Sports Facilities) Sports infrastructure services including swimming pools in Navarrenx and Salies-de-Béarn, stadiums, sports halls, dojos, tennis courts, and frontons, available to residents and local associations.
• Petite Enfance & Jeunesse (Early Childhood & Youth) Early childhood and youth services including crèches, Relais d'assistantes maternelles (RAM), leisure centers (centres de loisirs), and youth support programs serving families of the territory.
• Services à la Personne (Personal Services) Personal/home care services for elderly, dependent, and disabled residents of the Béarn des Gaves territory.
• Transport à la Demande (On-Demand Transport) On-demand transportation services (TAD En Aban) for residents of the territory, addressing mobility needs in a dispersed rural area.
• Urbanisme - PLUi (Urban Planning) Intercommunal urban planning services including the Plan Local d'Urbanisme intercommunal (PLUi), building permits, and land-use management for the 53 member communes.
• La Station (Economic Development Hub) Multi-business park complex in Sauveterre-de-Béarn created by CCBG as a shared facility to host businesses, with a business hotel project for small enterprises and entrepreneurs.
• Tourisme (Tourism Promotion) Tourism services for visitors and residents, including management of the Office de tourisme du Béarn des Gaves, hiking trails, recreational fishing sites, and promotion of local heritage.
• Camp de Gurs (Heritage Site Management) Management and promotion of the Camp de Gurs historical heritage site located in the Béarn des Gaves territory.
• Enseignement Musical (Music Education) Music education services for residents, delivered either in direct management or through associative partnerships, with facilities including the Maison des Arts.

Quantifiable outcome

• 53 communes served through a unified intercommunal structure created on 1 January 2017, covering ~20,000 residents and over 400 km².

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• La Station (Pôle d'animation économique)coreOthersLa Station is an economic animation hub created by CCBG as a shared facility to support local entrepreneurship and business development. It hosts businesses and provides a focal point for economic activity in the territory. Address: La Station - D27, Béarn des Gaves.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Communauté de communes de Lacq-Orthez: Adjacent intercommunalité in the Béarn area with similar territorial scale, comparable industrial-heritage context, and an overlapping public-service mandate.
• Communauté de communes du Haut Béarn: Neighboring Béarn intercommunalité with a comparable rural profile and service mandate across Pyrénées-Atlantiques; most directly comparable in scope and scale to CCBG.
• Communauté de communes du Pays de Nay: Neighboring Béarn intercommunalité with similar rural population base and statutory competencies; closest demographic and economic peer.
• Communauté de communes du Nord Est Béarn: Neighboring Béarn intercommunalité operating the same rural-services model; useful benchmark for service portfolio and fiscal capacity at similar population scale.
• Communauté de communes du Piémont Oloronais: Adjacent Béarn intercommunalité with similar rural and mountainous geography; comparable on intercommunal-cooperation and service-delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Communauté d'agglomération Pau Béarn Pyrénées: Larger urban agglomeration in the same region providing a wider portfolio of public services; useful reference for the upper-bound operating model CCBG could evolve toward.
• Syndicat Départemental d'Énergie des Pyrénées-Atlantiques (SDEPA): Department-level public authority coordinating energy infrastructure across Pyrénées-Atlantiques; analogous governance and funding model to CCBG at a larger territorial scale.

Others

• Office de Tourisme du Béarn des Gaves: Wholly-owned tourism subsidiary of CCBG; comparable as the operational arm for CCBG's tourism product (hiking trails, fishing, Camp de Gurs).
• Syndicat Mixte de Traitement des Déchets (SMTD) Béarn: Regional public syndicate handling waste treatment in the Béarn area; comparable for the waste-management component of CCBG's Environnement portfolio.

Regional players

• PETR du Pays de Béarn: Pôle d'Équilibre Territorial et Rural covering the broader Béarn area; coordinates development strategy at a scale above CCBG and often partners with communautés de communes on EU-funded projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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