COMMUNAUTE DE COMMUNES DU PAYS DES ECRINS

What COMMUNAUTE DE COMMUNES DU PAYS DES ECRINS does

The Communauté de Communes du Pays des Écrins (CCPE) is a French public intercommunal authority (Établissement public de coopération intercommunale, EPCI à fiscalité propre) coordinating public services across 8 mountain communes in the Hautes-Alpes department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region: Champcella, Freissinières, L'Argentière-La Bessée, La Roche de Rame, Les Vigneaux, Puy Saint Vincent, Saint Martin de Queyrières, and Vallouise-Pelvoux. Headquartered at the Maison du Canton in L'Argentière-La Bessée and led by President Cyrille Drujon d'Astros, the CCPE operates with a small administrative team and delivers a wide portfolio of public services including waste management (via déchetteries, mobile déchetterie, and the SMITOMGA cooperative), mobile healthcare (Médicobus des Hautes-Alpes, deployed one week per month across 3 communes with Fondation Edith Seltzer and CPTS), childcare (crèches, Relais Petite Enfance), youth and seasonal worker housing (Logis des Jeunes des Écrins, Résidence des saisonniers), cultural and sports facilities (cinema, swimming pool, music school, the newly inaugurated football stadium and athletics complex), tourism promotion (taxe de séjour, Espace Valléen, ski bus), and economic development (Lucéo business incubator, France Rénov' housing renovation, OPAH-RU, Petites Villes de Demain). Digital infrastructure includes the Portail Familles family portal (portail-familles.app) for childcare and leisure registrations, taxesejour.fr for tourism tax declarations, PayFIP for online payments, the GEOMAS geographic information system for territorial planning, and a citizen-facing Illiwap application.

The CCPE's revenue is generated primarily through local taxation (property tax, CFE, tourist tax), state and regional subsidies (French State, Région SUD, Département des Hautes-Alpes, LEADER, ALCOTRA European programs), and transactional service fees for childcare, cultural services, sanitation, and public transport. The entity functions as a government service provider rather than a commercial enterprise, with no private ownership, shareholders, or external investors. Pricing for individual services is set administratively and varies by service; the CCPE has announced that cheque payments will be discontinued from July 2026 in favor of direct debit, online payment, and CESU/ANCV vouchers due to the closure of the national cheque processing center. Service distribution combines physical decentralized locations across the 8 communes with digital self-service portals and mobile units, addressing the territorial cohesion challenges typical of rural mountain areas including healthcare desertification, seasonal housing needs, and limited mobility options. The CCPE also engages in cross-border cooperation through the ALCOTRA PITer Hautes Vallées 2030 program with Italy and operates natural risk prevention through GEMAPI and STEPRIM.

Name

COMMUNAUTE DE COMMUNES DU PAYS DES ECRINS

Legal name

Communauté de Communes du Pays des Écrins

Website

https://cc-paysdesecrins.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Communauté de Communes du Pays des Écrins is a French intercommunal public authority coordinating public services across 8 mountain communes in the Hautes-Alpes, delivering healthcare, childcare, housing, waste management, cultural facilities, tourism, and economic development to residents and businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local public administration services

NAICS

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71), Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Sanitary Services (4950), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Permitting, Reservations & Visitor Information Services (Passes, Booking, Visitor Centers) (THAAAGAD), Disinfection, Sanitation & Vector-Borne Disease Control Services (IMAIAHAA), Campground & Overnight Facilities Operations (Campsites, Cabins, Backcountry Huts) (THAAAGAE)

Keywords

• Intercommunal public services
• Rural healthcare access
• Waste management services
• Community childcare youth housing
• Mountain territorial development

Headquarters

HQ city

L'Argentière-La Bessée

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: The Communauté de Communes is funded primarily through local taxes including property tax (taxe foncière), business tax (CFE), and other local levies collected from residents and businesses within its territory.
2. Tourism tax (Taxe de séjour): Collection of tourist taxes from accommodation providers in the territory, which supports tourism promotion and related services.
3. Service fees: Fees collected for various public services including childcare (crèche), leisure centers, cultural services (cinema, swimming pool, music school), sanitation/assainissement, and public transport.
4. State and regional subsidies: Government funding and subsidies from the French state, Region SUD, and Department des Hautes-Alpes for specific projects and services including petit enfance, youth services, housing renovation (OPAH-RU), and infrastructure projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Communauté de Communes du Pays des Écrins is a French public intercommunal authority that delivers administrative and proximity services to residents and businesses of its 8 member mountain communes. Core offerings include local economic development (Lucéo business incubator, business zones), housing solutions for youth and seasonal workers (Logis des Jeunes des Écrins, Résidence des saisonniers), healthcare access (Maison de santé, Médicobus mobile medical unit), family and youth services (crèches, Centre SocioCulturel leisure centers, youth prevention), administrative assistance (France services), environmental management (déchetteries, assainissement, GEMAPI flood prevention, reuse platform La Miraille), mobility (bus lines, Estibus, ski bus, market shuttles, Voie Verte), cultural and sports facilities (cinema, swimming pool, music school, football stadium and athletics complex), and tourism promotion.

Product overview

The Communauté de Communes du Pays des Écrins is a French intercommunal public administrative entity serving 8 municipalities. It operates a portfolio of public service offerings rather than a unified software product. Key offerings include the Médicobus mobile healthcare service, the Logis des Jeunes des Écrins youth housing residence, France Services administrative hubs, the Centre SocioCulturel community center, the La Miraille reuse platform with an online catalog, the biannual Écrins Mag publication, and sports infrastructure including the newly inaugurated football stadium and athletics complex. These services function as standalone public programs rather than an integrated platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Médicobus des Hautes-Alpes A mobile medical clinic providing general medicine consultations to underserved areas, serving residents without a primary care physician and seasonal workers. Operates one week per month in the northern Hautes-Alpes department with stops in Puy-Saint-Vincent, Freissinières, and Champcella.
• Logis des Jeunes des Écrins Social residence offering 20 dwellings with 25 beds for youth aged 16-25, providing housing, personalized social support, and group activities. Managed by association Bâtir in partnership with the CCPE for over 20 years, with an 88% occupancy rate and a track record of helping young people settle permanently in the territory.
• France Services Multi-service access point providing citizens with assistance for administrative procedures, digital inclusion (Lab 3I for illiteracy, digital exclusion, and itinerancy), connections to various government and social services, and a digital advisor (Conseiller numérique). Located in L'Argentière-La Bessée with an antenna in Vallouise-Pelvoux.
• Centre SocioCulturel Multi-service facility offering family activities, leisure centers for ages 3-17, cultural and sports activities, school support (accompagnement à la scolarité), youth prevention programs (ages 12-26), and the Min'O card for local services.
• Plateforme de Réemploi (La Miraille) Online catalog and physical facilities for reusable building materials, hardware, DIY and garden items, computer equipment, and large appliances. Combines the Platform for Building Materials Reuse in L'Argentière-La Bessée with the Ressourcerie La Miraille operated by association Environnement & Solidarité; funded in part by the European LEADER program.
• Écrins Mag Biannual magazine of the Community of Communes providing information about the territory's news and actions. Available in print at town halls, tourist offices, libraries, and bookstores, as well as online via Calameo and PDF download.
• Football Stadium and Athletics Complex Modern sports complex featuring a state-of-the-art synthetic football field and a new athletics track, serving local sports clubs and schools. Transferred from municipal to intercommunal competence in 2025 and inaugurated in July 2026.

Quantifiable outcome

• 88% occupancy rate and 9 young people settling permanently on the territory annually from Logis des Jeunes youth housing
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ALCOTRA / PITer Hautes Vallées 2030coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026European cross-border cooperation program involving France and Italy. The CCPE participates in the ALCOTRA program through the PITer Hautes Vallées 2030 project, specifically the VIVRE axis, which funds youth exchange initiatives such as the Franco-Italian youth exchange with ENGIM and young people from L'Espace Jeunesse du Pays des Écrins traveling to Prali, Italy.
• CPTS Briançonnais-Écrins (Communauté Professionnelle Territoriale de Santé)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTerritorial professional healthcare community partnering with the CCPE on the Médicobus initiative to reduce healthcare inequalities in the northern part of the department. CPTS provides healthcare coordination and links patients with local health professionals, social services, and France services.
• Fondation Edith SeltzercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare foundation operating the Médicobus mobile medical cabinet across the Hautes-Alpes department. The Médicobus provides general medicine consultations by appointment to isolated residents and seasonal workers without a treating physician, with the CCPE hosting monthly sessions in 3 communes.
• Association Bâtir (Logis des Jeunes des Écrins)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit association managing the Logis des Jeunes des Écrins youth residence in L'Argentière-La Bessée, a 20-unit social residence with 25 places for young people aged 16-25. CCPE has partnered with the association for over 20 years, and the residence achieved 88% occupancy with 39 young people hosted in 2025, including 9 who settled permanently on the territory.
• Association Environnement & Solidarité (La Miraille)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental association operating the Ressourcerie la Miraille for over 15 years and now managing the joint online reuse catalog with the Plateforme de réemploi des matériaux du bâtiment at L'Argentière-La Bessée. The CCPE supports this initiative through the European LEADER program funding for the 'Le don au cœur du réemploi' project.
• SMITOMGA (Syndicat Mixte de Traitement des Ordures Ménagères du Guillestrois et du Queyras)coreOthersMixed union for household waste treatment in the Guillestrois and Queyras region, with which the CCPE cooperates on waste management, recycling, and prevention services including déchetterie operations, selective collection, composting, and reuse streams.
• Caisse Commune de Sécurité Sociale (CCSS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal social security fund presenting its activities and supported programs at territorial meetings regarding school organization and family services. CCSS covers sectors including petite enfance, childhood, youth, family, rights access, health, and housing.
• RTM (Restauration des Terrains en Montagne)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMountain terrain restoration service collaborating with the CCPE's GEMAPI service to animate flood simulation workshops at the RISK CO'TOUR educational event for secondary school students, teaching about torrent management and flood prevention.
• DREAL PACA/CorseminorOthersRegional directorate for environment, planning and housing for Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Corsica, which launched the RISK CO'TOUR in 2023 in collaboration with IFFO-RME and CYPRES to sensitize middle school students to natural and technological risks.
• IFFO-RME (Institut Français des Formateurs Risques Majeur et protection de l'Environnement)minorOthersFrench institute for major risk trainers and environmental protection, collaborating on the RISK CO'TOUR educational program for risk awareness in schools.
• CYPRES (Centre d'Information sur la Prévention des Risques Majeurs)minorOthersInformation center on major risk prevention participating in the RISK CO'TOUR program for secondary school risk education.
• Région SUD (Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional council co-financing the CCPE website and participating in territorial development programs. The website is co-financed by Région SUD.
• LEADER ProgrammeminorOthersEuropean rural development program providing funding support for the online reuse catalog development project 'Le don au cœur du réemploi' under the LEADER initiative.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Communauté de Communes Champsaur-Valgaudemar: Hautes-Alpes EPCI serving a similar Alpine valley territory with comparable demographic and tourism dynamics. Operates analogous services including childcare, waste, mobility, and economic development support.
• Communauté de Communes du Guillestrois-Queyras: Adjacent EPCI in the Hautes-Alpes, already an operational partner via SMITOMGA for waste management. Comparable in scale, rural mountain profile, tourism dependency, and service portfolio (healthcare access, youth services, environmental risk management).
• Communauté de Communes du Briançonnais: Neighboring French EPCI also located in the Hautes-Alpes department, serving a comparable mountain-territory population with shared healthcare, tourism, and seasonal-worker challenges. Operates similar competencies including waste management, housing, and economic development, making it the most structurally comparable peer.
• Communauté de Communes de la Haute Tarentaise: French Alpine EPCI addressing similar high-mountain tourism, seasonal worker housing, and intercommunal service challenges, providing a relevant structural and operational comparison.
• Communauté de Communes Serre-Ponçon: Mountain-territory EPCI in the Southern French Alps sharing similar tourism (lake/resort), seasonal housing, and rural service-delivery challenges with the CCPE.
• Communauté de Communes Cœur de Tarentaise: Savoie Alpine EPCI with comparable mountain-rural economy, ski-tourism dependence, and intercommunal service portfolio — directly comparable in scale and operational profile.

Others

• Parc national des Écrins: Adjacent protected-area operator sharing the same territory and tourism economy. While not a service-delivery competitor, it is a key ecosystem partner for nature-based tourism and environmental risk management.
• Office de Tourisme du Pays des Écrins: Local tourism office operating in the same territory, executing tourism promotion and visitor information services that the CCPE supports through funding, signage, and seasonal-worker housing coordination.

Broad incumbents

• Département des Hautes-Alpes: Broader governmental layer above the CCPE in the Hautes-Alpes. Operates overlapping competencies (social action, roads, environment, tourism) at a larger scale, providing funding and policy context for CCPE operations.
• Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: Regional authority co-financing CCPE infrastructure (website, territorial development) and operating complementary competencies in transport, economic development, and tourism at a regional scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCSATHS5HaKE3hNuLfUNbmzg
• Facebookfacebook.com/ccpe05
• Instagraminstagram.com/comcompaysdesecrins
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/communaute-de-communes-du-pays-des-ecrins

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about COMMUNAUTE DE COMMUNES DU PAYS DES ECRINS