Département de la Guadeloupe

What Département de la Guadeloupe does

The D\u00e9partement de la Guadeloupe (Conseil D\u00e9partemental de la Guadeloupe, DBA: D\u00e9partement Guadeloupe / CD971) is a French territorial collectivity (collectivit\u00e9 territoriale) established in 1946 when Guadeloupe became a French overseas d\u00e9partement d'outre-mer. Governed under the Code g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des collectivit\u00e9s territoriales and led since 2021 by President Guy Losbar, it exercises devolved powers over social welfare, the departmental road network, college infrastructure, departmental ports and airfields, water and environmental policy, cultural heritage, sports, and territorial development for the 375,700 inhabitants of Guadeloupe (INSEE 2021). Its mandate includes mandatory social minima such as the Revenu de Solidarit\u00e9 Active (RSA, \u20ac269M budget in 2016), senior and disability support, child protection, and employment insertion.

Core operational products include the citizen-facing digital portal mon.departementguadeloupe.fr (built on demarches-simplifiees.fr integration), the Plateforme Inclusion used by SPIE professionals for beneficiary tracking, the MOB'\u00eeles mobility platform (partnership with Pr\u00e9fecture and Solidarities SOS), the JOB971 employment portal, the Biblioth\u00e8que D\u00e9partementale and digital m\u00e9diath\u00e8que, departmental archives and museums, and the Programme D\u00e9partemental d'Insertion (PDI) 2022-2028. Service delivery combines physical offices (H\u00f4tel du D\u00e9partement in Basse-Terre, Agences Locales d'Insertion, Territoires d'Action Sociale) with digital channels and partner networks including P\u00f4le Emploi, CAF, Cap Emploi, Mission Locale, DEETS, and the Acad\u00e9mie de Guadeloupe. Website infrastructure is hosted by OVH and operated by DIGITOM in Baie Mahault.

The Department is funded almost entirely through national taxation, state compensation transfers (notably for RSA), and European Social Fund (FSE+) co-financing for insertion programmes (projects GUADOI1671 and GUADOI1740). Services to citizens are provided free of charge at point of use; there is no commercial pricing model. Strategic positioning is anchored to its statutory monopoly on assigned competencies, supplemented by partnerships (Op\u00e9ra national de Paris, SIG, Race for Water Foundation, CNL, CNSA) and active cultural/sports programming (WAL FEST, Cr\u00e9ations Hybrides, Partir en Livre, Grand Prix Cycliste, F\u00f2 an fanmi, An nou ay lop\u00e9ra, stArt, Ambassadeurs Jeunesse).

Name

Département de la Guadeloupe

Legal name

Conseil Départemental de la Guadeloupe

Website

https://cg971.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The D\u00e9partement de la Guadeloupe is a French territorial collectivity providing statutory public services \u2014 social welfare, RSA insertion, senior and disability support, roads, colleges, culture, and water policy \u2014 to the 375,700 inhabitants of Guadeloupe, led by President Guy Losbar and funded through national taxation and state transfers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration

NAICS

Other General Government Support (921190), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Integration & Inclusion Services (Housing, Education, Employment) (BPADAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Income Support & Cash Assistance Programs (BPAIAKAE)

Keywords

• Public administration
• Social welfare services
• Territorial governance
• Social insertion
• Public infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Basse Terre, Guadeloupe

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. National Tax Revenue: Government department funded primarily through national taxation and state transfers. The Department receives compensation from the French state for mandatory social expenditures including RSA (Revenu de Solidarité Active).
2. State Compensation for RSA: The French state compensates the Department for a portion of RSA expenditures. In 2016, RSA represented a budget of €269 million compensated at €186 million by the State, leaving €83 million at the Department's expense.
3. European Social Fund (FSE+): European funding for insertion and social inclusion programs. The Department manages FSE+ funded projects including GUADOI1671 (Ateliers chantiers d'insertion) and GUADOI1740 (insertion des publics éloignés de l'emploi).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

The Département de la Guadeloupe is a French territorial collectivity seated in Basse-Terre that delivers statutory public services to approximately 375,700 residents of the Guadeloupe archipelago. Its core offering encompasses the RSA (Revenu de Solidarité Active) minimum-income welfare program, employment insertion initiatives, departmental road and infrastructure management, cultural and educational programs, and targeted social assistance for seniors, people with disabilities, and youth.

Product overview

The Département de la Guadeloupe operates a comprehensive public service platform providing citizen-facing digital services and departmental programs. The core offering includes the online citizen portal 'Mon Département Guadeloupe' for administrative procedures, complemented by specialized services across social solidarity (RSA insertion, handicap, seniors), employment (JOB971, SPIE), mobility (MOB'Îles), culture (Bibliothèque Départementale with digital mediathèque, museums, archives), education, sports (Grand Prix Cycliste), and territorial development. Key programs include the Programme Départemental d'Insertion (PDI) 2022-2028, Tiers-Lieux coworking spaces, JADEN AN NOU school gardens, and Créations Hybrides artistic residencies. The Department functions as a traditional public government entity rather than a technology product company, with services delivered through a combination of physical locations, web portals, and partner platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bibliothèque Départementale de Guadeloupe: Departmental library service providing access to books, digital media, and cultural resources to the population of Guadeloupe.
• MOB'Îles
• Job971
• Programme Départemental d'Insertion (PDI) 2022-2028

Products and services

• RSA (Revenu de Solidarité Active)

Quantifiable outcome

• 95/100 professional equality index score (2024)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Opéra national de PariscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2026Partnership for the 2nd edition of 'An nou ay lopéra' opera event, bringing classical opera to heritage sites in Guadeloupe including Fort Delgrès and Fort Fleur d'épée.
• SIG (Société Immobilière de Guadeloupe)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 May 2026Partnership for WAL FEST 2026, an art urban festival where SIG collaborates with the Department and association WAL (Wad Al Lub) to transform the Raizet neighborhood into an open-air museum.
• Préfecture and Solidarities SOSminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2024Partnership for MOB'Îles platform to improve mobility access for Guadeloupe residents.
• Chambre des Métiers et de l'Artisanat (CMA) de GuadeloupeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 March 2024Convention 'Nouveau départ' signed for artisanat sector support and professional insertion of RSA beneficiaries in trades and crafts.
• Préfecture de GuadeloupecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2022Prefect Alexandre Rochatte co-signed the SPIE convention with President Guy Losbar for coordinated insertion and employment services.
• Race for Water FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2017Partnership to host the Race for Water catamaran in Guadeloupe, providing environmental education to students about ocean preservation, plastic pollution, and renewable energy.
• Direction de l'économie, de l'emploi, du travail et des solidarités (DEETS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey partner in the SPIE (Service Public de l'Insertion et de l'Emploi) for coordinating insertion policies and employment support services.
• Caisse d'Allocations Familiales (CAF) de GuadeloupecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in SPIE coordination for social welfare programs and family support services.
• Pôle EmploicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmployment service partner in SPIE for job seeker support and professional insertion programs.
• Mission Locale pour l'emploi et l'entreprenariatcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for youth employment and entrepreneurship support within SPIE framework.
• Cap EmploicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialized employment service for people with disabilities, partner in SPIE coordination.
• CNSA (Caisse Nationale de Solidarité pour l'Autonomie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational autonomy fund providing evaluation tools and methodology for prevention of loss of autonomy programs.
• Académie de la GuadeloupecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partnership for 'JADEN AN NOU' project to plant fruit trees and medicinal plants in every middle school of Guadeloupe.
• DIGITOMminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWebsite development company located at 938 bis rue Henri Becquerel, 97122 Baie Mahault.
• Réseau des bibliothèques et médiathèques de GuadeloupecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for 'Partir en Livre' literary festival through the Bibliothèque départementale and archipelago library network.
• Centre national du livre (CNL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational book center organizing 'Partir en Livre' with the Department, under Ministry of Culture impetus.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Conseil Départemental des Bouches-du-Rhône: Large French mainland department operating under the same departmental code but at much greater scale (~2M inhabitants). Comparable statutory mandate and RSA administration framework, useful as a benchmark for operational maturity and digital service delivery at scale.
• CAF de Guadeloupe: Partner agency administering family and social benefits in Guadeloupe, including joint coordination with the Department on RSA beneficiaries. Functions as a key operational counterpart within the same social welfare delivery ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Conseil Départemental de La Réunion: Another French overseas department with the same departmental competencies, including RSA administration, insertion programs, and infrastructure. Most structurally comparable peer given shared legal framework, demographic challenges, and social welfare obligations.
• Conseil Départemental de Mayotte: French overseas department with the same statutory mandate but operating under more acute social and demographic pressures. Highly comparable institutional structure with significant insertion and child-protection workloads.
• Conseil Départemental de la Martinique: Sister French overseas department in the Caribbean with the same statutory mandate (RSA, social welfare, roads, colleges). Directly comparable as both exercise devolved departmental powers under identical French legal frameworks and serve similar populations.
• Conseil Départemental de la Guyane: French overseas department exercising identical competencies over social welfare, road networks, and territorial development. Comparable scale and statutory framework, serving a territory facing similar insertion and demographic challenges.

Regional players

• Collectivité de Saint-Martin: French overseas collectivity in the Caribbean sharing geographic proximity and exercising devolved social and territorial responsibilities. Comparable on social welfare delivery, though with a different legal status (collectivité d'outre-mer rather than département).
• Conseil Régional de Martinique: Regional government of Martinique exercising devolved economic, educational, and planning competencies comparable to those of the Conseil Régional de Guadeloupe. Useful structural reference for the institutional counterpart relationship.
• Collectivité de Saint-Barthélemy: French overseas collectivity in the Caribbean exercising similar devolved social and territorial competencies. Comparable in governance model and proximity, though with a smaller population and different economic profile.

Broad incumbents

• Conseil Régional de Guadeloupe: Regional-level counterpart governing the same Guadeloupe territory with broader competencies (economic development, lycées, regional planning). Operates alongside the Department in a complementary institutional relationship on overlapping social and territorial issues.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/Departement_971
• YouTubeyoutube.com/cd971
• Facebookfacebook.com/CD971
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/departement-de-la-guadeloupe
• Instagraminstagram.com/departement_971
• TikToktiktok.com/@departement971

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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