CITERES UMR 7324 CNRS-Université de Tours

What CITERES UMR 7324 CNRS-Université de Tours does

CITERES UMR 7324 (CItés, TERritoires, Environnement et Sociétés) is a publicly funded French academic research laboratory jointly operated by the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) and the Université de Tours, with secondary supervision from INSA Centre-Val de Loire and INRAP. Founded in 2004 and hosted at the MSH Val de Loire in Tours, the unit conducts interdisciplinary research on the spatial and territorial dynamics of societies, combining anthropology, archaeology, urban planning, ecology, geography, history, political science, and sociology. Research is organized into four teams: CoST (Construction Sociale et politique des espaces, des normes et des Trajectoires), EMAM (Monde arabe et Méditerranée), DATE (Dynamique et Action Territoriales et Environnementales), and LAT (Laboratoire Archéologie et Territoires).

The unit's concrete outputs consist of three scholarly journals — Les Cahiers de CoST, Les Cahiers d'EMAM, and Les Petits Cahiers d'Anatole — and one open-source software product, the SPARTAAS R package for archaeological-statistical chronological analysis (developed under the ARCTOOLS project with CNRS Innovation funding). CITERES does not operate as a commercial entity: it has no pricing model, no stock listing, and no customer roster. Its revenue mechanics consist of institutional block funding from CNRS and Université de Tours, supplemented by competitive grants from European Commission, RIA, ARD Région Centre-Val de Loire, and CNRS Innovation. Dissemination is event-driven, through international colloquia, seminars, conference organization, and open-access publishing. The unit is currently facing a proposed 'désumérisation' — potential withdrawal of CNRS as tutelle — which has triggered internal motions and a public petition.

Name

CITERES UMR 7324 CNRS-Université de Tours

Legal name

UMR CItés, TERritoires, Environnement et Sociétés (UMR 7324 CITERES)

Website

https://citeres.univ-tours.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CITERES UMR 7324 is a French public research laboratory jointly operated by CNRS and Université de Tours, conducting interdisciplinary research on spatial and territorial dynamics through four teams (CoST, EMAM, DATE, LAT) and producing academic journals and open-source statistical tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Research Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Research Collaboration & Joint Labs (International Partnerships) (EDAIABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Academic & Scholarly Journals Publishing (Peer-Reviewed) (MPAJABAC), Interdisciplinary & Multidisciplinary Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAI), Scholarly Societies & Conference Proceedings Publishing (MPAJABAK)

Keywords

• Academic research laboratory
• Spatial dynamics research
• Territorial studies
• Archaeological statistics software
• Interdisciplinary social sciences

Headquarters

HQ city

Tours

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public Research Funding: Government-funded research unit supervised by CNRS (Institut des sciences humaines et sociales - INSHS, and Institut écologie et environnement - INEE) and Université de Tours, with INSA Centre-Val de Loire as secondary partner.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CITERES UMR 7324 is a French joint research unit (Unité Mixte de Recherche) jointly operated by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and the Université de Tours. The laboratory conducts interdisciplinary research on the spatial and territorial dynamics of societies, integrating approaches from archaeology, geography, sociology, and economics. It produces peer-reviewed academic publications and develops open-source research software used by the scholarly community.

Product overview

CITERES UMR 7324 is a French academic research laboratory jointly operated by CNRS and Université de Tours, not a commercial product company. Its 'offerings' consist of academic publications (three peer-reviewed journals: Les Cahiers de CoST, Les Cahiers d'EMAM, and Les Petits Cahiers d'Anatole) and an open-source statistical software package (SPARTAAS for R). The laboratory is organized into four research teams (COST, EMAM, DATE, LAT) pursuing interdisciplinary research on spatial and territorial dynamics of societies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Les Cahiers de CoST Peer-reviewed academic journal published by the CITERES laboratory, focused on research outputs from the laboratory's research teams and collaborators. Distributed to the academic community.
• Les Cahiers d'EMAM Academic journal published by the Équipe Monde Arabe et Méditerranée research team within CITERES, focused on studies of the Arab and Mediterranean worlds.
• Les Petits Cahiers d'Anatole Academic publication series associated with the CITERES laboratory, providing an outlet for shorter research contributions and field reports.
• SPARTAAS R Package Open-source R software package for statistical analysis of spatial data in archaeology, developed by researchers at CITERES. Distributed to archaeologists and quantitative researchers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple international research projects funded by European Commission, RIA, ARD, and national agencies

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

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No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and international.

• Université de TourscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary supervising institution (tutelle principale) alongside CNRS. Provides institutional framework and research infrastructure for the UMR 7324 CITERES laboratory.
• CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary supervising institution affiliated with INSHS (Institut des sciences humaines et sociales) and INEE (Institut écologie et environnement). Core funding and institutional support.
• INSA Centre-Val de LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupervising institution (tutelle) providing institutional support and research collaboration.
• INRAP (Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecondary supervising institution (tutelle secondaire) for preventive archaeological research collaboration.
• MSH Val de Loire (Maison des Sciences de l'Homme)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner hosting the CITERES laboratory at MSH Val de Loire site. Provides shared research infrastructure and collaborative environment.
• CIESASinternationalStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in study day on environmental citizenship in Metropolitan Zone of Mexico City (8 October 2025), organized with CITERES and CEMCA.
• CEMCAinternationalStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in study day on environmental citizenship in Metropolitan Zone of Mexico City (8 October 2025), organized with CITERES and CIESAS with IUF support.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Ecole française de Rome: French public research institution conducting archaeology, history, and social sciences around the Mediterranean — comparable to CITERES's EMAM team's Mediterranean territorial research focus.
• MSH Val de Loire (Maison des Sciences de l'Homme): Hosts CITERES and other Tours-based SHS research units. Strong overlap in interdisciplinary social-science scope and serves as the operational platform comparable to MSH partner networks elsewhere in France.

Direct peers

• UMR ESO (CNRS-Université de Caen): ESO studies "Spaces and Societies" with a similar West-European interdisciplinary approach combining geography, sociology, and planning. Direct counterpart to CITERES's territorial dynamics research.
• UMR AusoniUS (CNRS-Université Bordeaux Montaigne): Comparable CNRS UMR integrating archaeology with historical and territorial analysis — directly aligned with CITERES's LAT team's archaeological-statistical research and SPARTAAS development.
• UMR Ladyss (CNRS-Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne): Ladyss focuses on social dynamics of spatial recomposition, environmental issues, and heritage — closely overlapping CITERES's DATE and CoST team agendas within the CNRS INSHS perimeter.
• UMR ThéMA (CNRS-Université de Franche-Comté): ThéMA is a CNRS UMR studying territorial dynamics, urban morphology, and risk, combining geography, archaeology, and planning — directly parallel to CITERES's interdisciplinary mix.
• UMR PASSAGES (CNRS-Université Bordeaux Montaigne): CNRS joint research unit also focused on the political and social construction of space and territorial dynamics. Highly comparable to CITERES in mission, multi-disciplinary social-science framing, and UMR structure.

Broad incumbents

• INRAP (Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives): National preventive archaeology institute that is itself a secondary tutelle of CITERES. Shares the French archaeological research mission and collaborates with LAT team on preventive archaeology projects.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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