CCFM

What CCFM does

CCFM (Communauté de Communes de Freyming-Merlebach) is a French Établissement Public de Coopération Intercommunale (EPCI) — a public intercommunal authority created by prefectural decree in 1975 and reorganized under its current form on 3 December 2001. It is governed by a President (Laurent Muller) and 10 Vice Presidents representing the 11 member communes — Barst, Béning-lès-St-Avold, Betting, Cappel, Farébersviller, Freyming-Merlebach, Guenviller, Henriville, Hombourg-Haut, Hoste, and Seingbouse — serving a population of approximately 32,520 residents (INSEE 2015) in the Moselle department of the Grand Est region, near the German border.

CCFM delivers mandatory public services to its territory across four principal domains: waste management (3 déchèteries, an extensive voluntary collection-point network, Multiflux recycling, and an annual Redevance Ordures Ménagères fee schedule tiered by household size and professional bin volume); economic development (business zones including Mégazone, ZAC de la Merle, ZAC de Betting, and Parc d'Activités Communautaire, with tenants such as AGC Glass Seingbouse, Katoen Natie, and Magna Lorraine Emboutissage, plus financial-aid programs AMIE57 and ACCOR); urban planning (SIG geographic information system on Geographix.net, joint instruction service with CA Forbach, SCoT territorial coherence scheme via Syndicat Mixte du Val de Rosselle, and OPAH-RU 2025-2030 housing renewal); and leisure/tourism (Aquagliss aquatic complex, Le Gouvy 700-seat performance hall inaugurated in 2017, Connexion Freyming-Merlebach tourism office, Carrière Barrois renaturalized site). Strategic infrastructure projects include the FIBRESO very high-speed fiber deployment partnership across all communes and the €39.2 million NPNRU urban renewal convention signed 18 July 2020.

The revenue model combines mandatory recurring waste collection fees (Redevance Incitative — subscription-style, billed annually by household size or bin-liter pricing for professionals), pay-as-you-go déchèterie passes (€30-€60 per visit for non-subscribers), tourism and leisure facility revenues, public-sector grants (ANAH, État, Région Grand Est), and EU-funded NPNRU subsidies. Distribution is exclusively direct: services are delivered in-person at the headquarters in Freyming-Merlebach, the Hombourg-Haut tourism office, Le Gouvy, Aquagliss, the déchèterie network, and online via the TIPI/GOV payment portal, Panneau Pocket notifications, and the CCFM website. CCFM operates with no parent company, no subsidiaries, no commercial customers in the traditional sense, and no equity funding; it is a tax-and-fee-funded public entity under the Code général des collectivités territoriales.

Name

CCFM

Legal name

Communauté de Communes de Freyming-Merlebach

Website

https://cc-freyming-merlebach.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CCFM is a French public intercommunal authority (EPCI) serving approximately 32,520 residents across 11 communes in Moselle, Grand Est, delivering mandatory waste management, urban planning, economic development, and leisure/tourism services funded by recurring household and professional fees plus public-sector grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Freyming-Merlebach

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Collection Fees (Redevance Ordures Ménagères): Mandatory public service fee for waste collection and disposal. Residential fees are calculated based on number of persons per fiscal household. Professional fees are based on bin volume (per liter pricing). Fees cover access to déchèteries, bulky waste collection, standard weekly waste collection, and Multiflux bags.
2. Economic Development Support: CCFM supports business implantation through financial aids (AMIE57 for SME real estate, ACCOR for rural commerce) and provides business zones (Parc d'Activités Communautaire, ZAC de la Merle, ZAC de Betting, Mégazone) with rental and lease arrangements for companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CCFM is a French intercommunal public authority delivering mandatory and optional public services to 11 communes in the Moselle department. Its core offerings include household and professional waste collection (Redevance Ordures Ménagères), déchèterie access, urban planning instruction, economic development zones and business aid (AMIE57, ACCOR), tourism promotion (Connexion Tourisme), leisure facilities (Aquagliss aquatic complex, Le Gouvy performance hall), housing renovation support (OPAH-RU), urban renewal (NPNRU), and very-high-speed fiber deployment (FIBRESO).

Product overview

CCFM (Communauté de Communes de Freyming-Merlebach) is an intercommunal structure serving 11 municipalities in Moselle, France. The organization operates as a multi-service local government rather than a unified software product, providing infrastructure, facilities, and public services including: leisure facilities (Aquagliss aquatic center, Le Gouvy performance hall), FIBRESO very high-speed internet deployment, urban planning services (SIG cadastral system, SCOT territorial planning), housing programs (OPAH-RU renovation assistance, NPNRU urban renewal), and waste management. These are standalone public services under a single administrative umbrella, not modular software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Household and Professional Waste Collection (Redevance Ordures Ménagères) Mandatory public waste collection and disposal service for the 32,520 residents and businesses of CCFM's 11 communes. Includes weekly collection, bulky waste removal, Multiflux selective sorting bags, and access to 3 déchèteries via Sydem'Pass card. Residential fees are billed per fiscal-household resident; professional fees are billed per liter of bin capacity on an annual cadence.
• Professional Déchèterie Access (CITRAVAL at Betting) Professional waste disposal service at the CITRAVAL déchèterie in Betting for builders, traders, and businesses. Paying-redevance subscribers receive a carnet of 12 passes; non-subscriber CCFM businesses pay €30 per visit; non-subscriber non-CCFM businesses pay €60 per visit.
• SIG (Système d'Information Géographique) Urban Planning Service Geographic Information System service accessible via Geographix.net enabling consultation and printing of digitized cadastral plan extracts for residents, businesses, and urban-planning instruction purposes across the 11 communes.
• Urban Planning Instruction Service (Service commun d'instruction des autorisations d'urbanisme) Common urban-planning instruction service created on 1 June 2015 in partnership with the Communauté d'Agglomération de Forbach, staffed by 5 instructors based at the Hôtel Communautaire Reumaux, handling building permits and urban-planning authorisations for member communes.
• Aquagliss Aquatic Complex Public aquatic complex offering indoor and outdoor swimming pools, water slides (including a 100-meter slide, the longest in Moselle department), and a wellness area with sauna, hammam, and spa facilities. Open to residents and visitors of CCFM territory.
• Le Gouvy Performance Hall Modern 700-seat performance venue at 1 place des Alliés, Freyming-Merlebach, hosting humor, theater, and music events for the public, with online ticket sales via the Le Gouvy website.
• Connexion Tourisme Freyming-Merlebach (Community Tourism Office) Community tourism office at 19 rue de Metz, Hombourg-Haut, providing visitor information, accommodation recommendations, and customized tour planning for families, groups, schools, and businesses. Operates the dedicated tourism portal tourismefreyming-merlebach.fr and accompanying social media presence.
• Economic Development Zones and Business Implantation Support CCFM-managed business parks including Parc d'Activités Communautaire, ZAC de la Merle, ZAC de Betting, and Mégazone (Seingbouse/Henriville/Farébersviller), offered with rental and lease arrangements to companies. Includes financial-aid programs AMIE57 (SME real estate for businesses up to 20 employees), ACCOR (rural commerce with Région Grand Est co-sponsorship), and FSIPC (town-center commercial revitalisation). Major tenants include AGC Glass Seingbouse, Katoen Natie, and Magna Lorraine Emboutissage.
• FIBRESO Very High-Speed Fiber Internet Deployment Very-high-speed fiber internet deployment project in partnership with the dedicated FIBRESO entity to extend fiber infrastructure across all 11 CCFM member communes, enabling residential and business subscriptions via collaborating operators.
• OPAH-RU Housing Improvement Programme (2025-2030) Opération Programmée d'Amélioration de l'Habitat de Renouvellement Urbain deployed for the period 2025-2030, partnering with the State, ANAH, and communes of Freyming-Merlebach and Hombourg-Haut. Managed by CALM-SOLIHA, which holds permanences to guide property owners on renovation subsidies for thermal insulation, autonomy adaptations, and improvement of substandard housing.
• Carrière Barrois Natural Site Former sandstone quarry being renaturalized into an ecological and educational public site hosting diverse wildlife including eagle owls and green toads, open to visitors.
• Camping-car Aires (Hombourg-Haut and Hoste) Public motorhome service areas: 7 spaces in Hombourg-Haut (Rue du stade, near medieval historic center and cycling path) and 8 spaces in Hoste (Rue dubourg, near protected pond and cycling path). Free parking limited to 48 hours; €2 water refill for 15 minutes via card payment; €3 electricity tokens.

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.

• FIBRESOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFiber optic very high-speed internet deployment project partnership. FIBRESO is the dedicated entity managing fiber network rollout across CCFM territory. CCFM collaborates with FIBRESO to deploy internet infrastructure to all communes, working with operators to propose subscriptions to residents.
• Eurodistrict SaarMosellecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCFM is a member of Eurodistrict SaarMoselle, a GECT (Groupement Européen de Coopération Territoriale) bringing together French and German local authorities across the Saar river region. Since its creation in 2010, it serves as an accelerator of cross-border cooperation, enabling a common vision for the transfrontalier region.
• SydemecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSydeme operates waste collection services and permanence consultations within CCFM territory. They manage collection schedules, provide Sydem'Pass cards for déchèterie access, and conduct outreach sessions (permanences) for residents to address waste management needs.
• CALM – SOLIHAsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCALM-SOLIHA is the operator managing OPAH (Opération Programmée d'Amélioration de l'Habitat) and OPAH-RU programs on CCFM territory. They hold permanences to guide and assist property owners with renovation subsidies for thermal insulation, autonomy adaptations, and improvement of substandard housing.
• AMIE57 (Aide Mosellane à l'Immobilier d'Entreprise)secondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional financial aid program for SME real estate (construction, extension, renovation). CCFM participates in this Moselle departmental initiative supporting businesses with up to 20 employees investing in commercial property.
• Syndicat Mixte du Val de RossellecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe mixed syndicate managing the SCoT (Schéma de Cohérence Territoriale) for the Val de Rosselle region, grouping CCFM with CA Forbach Porte de France, CA Saint Avold Synergie, and CC du Warndt. Created in 2004 to develop and manage territorial planning schemes.
• OVH SASminorOthersWebsite hosting provider. OVH SAS, headquartered at 2 rue Kellermann, 59100 Roubaix, France. Phone: 09 72 10 10 07.
• Région Grand EstsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional council co-sponsors the ACCOR program (dispositif d'accompagnement des commerces en ruralité) with CCFM to support local commerce creation, renovation, and beautification of commercial premises in rural areas.
• LorwebminorOthersDigital agency responsible for accessibility audit (RGAA 4.1.2) and website development/maintenance for CCFM.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Communauté d'Agglomération Forbach Porte de France: Neighboring communauté d'agglomération in the Moselle basin that co-operates with CCFM on the Syndicat Mixte du Val de Rosselle and shares the urban planning instruction service since 2015. Directly comparable as a Franco-German border EPCI with similar post-industrial economic profile and waste/urban planning competencies.
• Syndicat Mixte du Val de Rosselle: Mixed syndicate grouping CCFM with CA Forbach Porte de France, CA Saint-Avold Synergie, and CC du Warndt to manage the SCoT (Schéma de Cohérence Territoriale) since 2004. Direct institutional peer for territorial planning collaboration.
• Communauté de Communes du Warndt: Fourth member of the Syndicat Mixte du Val de Rosselle alongside CCFM. A similar-sized communauté de communes in the same Moselle/Grand Est post-mining geography, directly comparable for service portfolio, funding structure, and scale.
• Communauté d'Agglomération Saint-Avold Synergie: Neighboring intercommunal structure also a member of the Syndicat Mixte du Val de Rosselle SCOT grouping with CCFM. Comparable in scale, rural-urban mix, and post-mining economic context, providing an adjacent peer for benchmarking EPCI service delivery.

Regional players

• Sydeme: Waste management operator partner of CCFM providing collection services, Sydem'Pass cards, and resident permanences across the territory. Comparable as a regional public waste operator serving multiple EPCIs in the Moselle/Grand Est area.

Broad incumbents

• Suez: Global water and waste management operator that competes for municipal waste collection contracts across France. Comparable as an incumbent that operates the kind of déchèterie, recycling, and household waste services CCFM delivers directly to its 11 communes.
• Veolia: Global utilities and environmental services group operating water, wastewater, and waste services for French municipalities. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same waste/water utility space where CCFM provides in-house services to its territory.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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