What Communauté de Communes Centre Tarn does

Communauté de Communes Centre Tarn is a French intercommunal public administrative structure (Établissement Public de Coopération Intercommunale à fiscalité propre) headquartered at 2 bis boulevard Carnot, Réalmont, in the Tarn department of the Occitanie region. Established in 2013, the entity pools the delegated competencies of 11 member communes to deliver essential public services across the Centre Tarn territory. It is governed by elected officials, with Jean-Luc Cantaloube serving as President, and operates with a headcount of 18 employees. The entity is funded primarily through local taxation (fiscalité locale), including property tax (taxe foncière) and the enterprise contribution to public property (CFE), with services delivered predominantly free of charge to inhabitants.

The organization's core functional scope spans water and sanitation management, household waste collection and recycling, urban planning administration, administrative assistance through the France Services one-stop shop, childhood and youth services (childcare, leisure centers ALSH/ALAE, youth spaces), cultural programming via the RIME intercommunal library network (three médiathèques plus an espace-livres), and environmental programs including the Plan Climat Air Énergie and Atlas de la Biodiversité. Its technology stack comprises a WordPress-based institutional website (centretarn.fr), the Geosphere Guichet Unique for online urban planning submissions, the AIGA-hosted Espace Famille portal for childcare registrations, the c3rb.org-hosted RIME library catalog, and the Intramuros mobile application for event discovery. Distribution relies on direct in-person access at the Réalmont headquarters and France Services office, three médiathèques, 11 partner town halls, and three déchèteries.

The entity's customer segments are structurally defined: its primary customer base is the resident population of the 11 communes, with secondary segments of local businesses and entrepreneurs (supported through economic development programs) and agricultural producers (supported through local producer networks). Revenue is not transactional but tax-based, with nominal cost-recovery charges limited to items such as composter sales at €20 and minimal recreational activity fees. Distribution partnerships include Trifyl for waste processing, Agence de l'eau Adour-Garonne for water program funding, Département du Tarn for digital advisory, Gendarmerie Nationale for police permanence, CAUE du Tarn for architectural advice, and CPIE des Pays Tarnais for environmental education.

Name

Communauté de Communes Centre Tarn

Legal name

Communauté de Communes Centre Tarn

Website

https://centretarn.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Communauté de Communes Centre Tarn is a French intercommunal public administrative structure (EPCI) serving 11 communes in the Tarn department, delivering delegated public services including water, sanitation, waste management, urban planning, France Services administrative assistance, childhood-youth programs, cultural services via the RIME library network, and environmental programs, funded by local taxation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

Keywords

• Public administration services
• Intercommunal municipal services
• Waste management services
• Municipal library network
• Urban planning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Réalmont

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Local Taxation: The communauté de communes is funded primarily through local taxes (fiscalité locale) including property tax (taxe foncière), residence tax (taxe d'habitation - now abolished), and the entreprise contribution to public property (CFE). This constitutes the main source of revenue for operating public services.

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Communauté de Communes Centre Tarn is a French intercommunal public administrative structure (EPCI à fiscalité propre) that delivers pooled public services across 11 communes in the Tarn department. It provides water and sanitation management, household waste collection and recycling, urban planning administration (including the online Guichet Unique portal), France Services administrative assistance, an intercommunal library network (RIME) with three médiathèques, childhood and youth services (childcare, leisure centres), environmental programs (Plan Climat, biodiversity, water conservation), cultural programming, and economic development support.

Product overview

Communauté de Communes Centre Tarn operates a comprehensive suite of digital and in-person public services for 11 communes in the Tarn department of France. The primary digital offering is the website portal (centretarn.fr) which serves as the central hub for accessing all community services. Core services include France Services (multi-service administrative assistance), an Urban Planning Online Portal for permits and declarations, and the Espace Famille for childcare registrations. Cultural offerings comprise the RIME library network with multiple locations and the Micro-Folie digital museum program. Environmental services include waste collection management, water conservation programs, and the Plan Climat territorial initiative. Youth services encompass childcare facilities, leisure centers, and family support programs. Additional digital services include the Intramuros mobile application for local events and geocaching trails for tourism. The organization also publishes the Points Communs magazine twice yearly.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• €60 aid for rainwater recovery systems for Centre Tarn residents
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Pôle Territorial de l'Albigeois et des Bastides (PTAB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentre Tarn participates in the PTAB, a larger territorial pole grouping 5 communautés de communes, for coordinated actions on economic development, environmental planning, and territorial projects. The Récup'eau program for water preservation is co-developed with PTAB and supported by the Agence de l'eau Adour-Garonne.
• TrifylcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrifyl is the waste treatment syndicate managing waste processing facilities, sorting center (Brugeria), and déchèteries on the Centre Tarn territory. Centre Tarn collaborates with Trifyl for waste characterization studies and awareness campaigns on recycling (sorting guidelines, composting, orange bags for bio-waste).
• Agence de l'eau Adour-GaronnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment water agency providing financial support for the Récup'eau program, including €60 subsidies for rainwater recovery systems and funding for water preservation workshops for Centre Tarn residents.
• Gendarmerie Nationale (Brigade de Réalmont)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPermanent police office at France Services Centre Tarn every Friday by appointment. Residents can file complaints, report incidents, obtain information, and enroll in Tranquility Operations (seniors, vacations, businesses).
• CPIE des Pays TarnaisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe CPIE (Centre Permanence d'Initiative Environnementale) partners with Centre Tarn for environmental education, water preservation workshops, biodiversity activities, and family nature events.
• CAUE du TarnminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe CAUE (Conseil d'Architecture, d'Urbanisme et de l'Environnement) provides free architectural and urban planning advice to Centre Tarn residents via monthly appointments at the community headquarters, helping with construction, rehabilitation, and extension projects.
• Département du TarncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Tarn department provides the numériquesconseillère (digital advisor) for free workshops and permanent digital support across Centre Tarn communes. Also supports the Contes en Balade festival and departmental library network.
• Rucher École de RéalmontminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal beekeeping school providing educational sessions on bees and biodiversity at the Café des Parents and family events, contributing to environmental awareness.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Région Occitanie: Regional authority referenced for the SRADDET (regional planning framework). Provides funding and strategic direction for environmental, cultural and mobility initiatives relevant to Centre Tarn's competences.
• Communauté d'Agglomération de l'Albigeois: Larger urban intercommunality that operates the SCoT (Schéma de Cohérence Territoriale) referenced by Centre Tarn. Overlaps on urban planning, waste and economic development but at a much larger scale and budget.
• Département du Tarn: Departmental authority providing overlapping cultural, social and digital services (numériquesconseillère, departmental library network, Contes en Balade festival). Acts as both partner and incumbent for shared-competency services.

Others

• ANCT (Agence Nationale de la Cohésion des Territoires): National agency that operates the France Services programme and provides engineering support to rural EPCIs. A key institutional partner and funder for Centre Tarn's one-stop service-hub model.
• Intramuros: SaaS company providing the Intramuros mobile application used by Centre Tarn and many other French municipalities for event promotion and local information. A technology enabler rather than a competitor.
• AIGA: Software vendor whose Espace Famille portal (espacefamille.aiga.fr) is used by Centre Tarn for childcare registrations and family-services payments. Technology enabler for the enfance-jeunesse service line.

Direct peers

• Communauté de Communes Carmausin-Ségalan: Another Tarn-department EPCI of comparable size and rural service profile. Useful for comparing digital service rollouts, library-network structures and waste-management partnership arrangements with Trifyl.
• Communauté de Communes Tarn-Agout: A neighbouring intercommunal structure in the Tarn department offering the same EPCI service portfolio (waste, water, urban planning, enfance-jeunesse, culture) to its communes. Closest functional equivalent for benchmarking service delivery and tax-base resilience.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/centretarn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centretarn

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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