CIVIS EPCI

What CIVIS EPCI does

CIVIS EPCI (Communauté Intercommunale des Villes Solidaires du Sud) is a French public intercommunal cooperation establishment founded in 2017 and headquartered in Saint-Pierre, Réunion Island. It coordinates shared public services and territorial development across six member municipalities in southern Réunion — Saint-Pierre, Saint-Louis, L'Etang-Salé, Petite-Île, Cilaos, and Les Avirons — covering approximately 200,000 residents. Statutory delegated competencies include waste collection, water distribution, public transport (operated under the Alternéo brand), economic development, environmental protection, and integrated coastal management.

The institution runs a portfolio of public-facing services rather than a unified software product: an SMS-based waste-collection alert system, online collection calendars, school-transport registration via a dedicated portal, a public-procurement information desk, and a digital kiosk for publishing administrative acts. Operational units also include DUSR (coordinating higher-education access for 4,500+ students), PLIE (a local employment-insertion program for long-term job seekers), and Cit ésLab (a free business-creation support service for priority neighborhoods). Heritage and economic-development projects — notably the Pierrefonds factory rehabilitation (€500K Mission Patrimoine award), the €9.15M Centre Artisanal du Bois at La Rivière Saint-Louis, and the Archipel des Métiers d'Art at Cilaos (14 artisan boutiques) — sit alongside a coastal risk management strategy developed with BRGM and DEAL.

Revenue is derived from communal member contributions, European grants (FEDER, FEADER, FSE+), national programs (France Relance, Mission Patrimoine, Petites Villes de Demain), and service fees (transport, water). The organization employs 87 staff and is governed by a Community Council led by President David Lorion, Mayor of Saint-Pierre. Distribution is direct to citizens via municipal infrastructure and digital channels; partnerships with Région Réunion, AFD, EU, BRGM, COI, and university institutions are structural rather than commercial.

Name

CIVIS EPCI

Legal name

Communauté Intercommunale des Villes Solidaires du Sud

Website

https://civis.re

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CIVIS EPCI is a French public intercommunal authority coordinating shared public services — waste collection, water, transport, environment, and territorial development — across six municipalities in southern Réunion serving roughly 200,000 residents, funded by communal contributions and EU/national grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Pierre

HQ country

Réunion

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CIVIS EPCI is a French public intercommunal cooperation establishment (Établissement Public de Coopération Intercommunale) delivering coordinated public services across six municipalities in southern Réunion Island (Saint-Pierre, Saint-Louis, L'Etang-Salé, Petite-Île, Cilaos, Les Avirons). Its core offerings include waste collection management, water distribution, public transport (Alternéo network), environmental services, territorial planning, higher education support, employment insertion programs, and heritage/tourism development projects funded via EU and national programs.

Product overview

CIVIS EPCI is a public intercommunal structure serving 6 municipalities (Saint-Pierre, Saint-Louis, L'Etang-Salé, Petite-Île, Cilaos, Les Avirons) in southern Réunion Island. Rather than a unified software product, CIVIS operates as an administrative organization providing public services including waste collection management (with SMS alerts and online calendars), school transport coordination, administrative acts publication, public procurement information, social inclusion programs (PLIE, CitésLab), and environmental awareness campaigns. The organization is structured into multiple directional departments covering finance, administration, planning, environment, economy, and innovation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• School Transport Services (Transports Scolaires)

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,500+ students accessing higher education on territory in 2026
• +3 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Saint-Louis MunicipalitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 July 2026Partner in Centre Artisanal du Bois de la Rivière reconversion project, with David Lorion (CIVIS President) and Juliana M'Doihoma (Mayor of Saint-Louis) jointly presiding over foundation stone ceremony July 9, 2026.
• CitésLab Service PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 August 2025Collective of partners supporting CitésLab project amorçage service for residents of sensitive neighborhoods (Ravine des Cabris, Bois d'Olives, Gol, Saint-Louis center) in business creation activities.
• Commission de l'Océan Indien (COI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 July 2025CIVIS participates in RECOS project (Résilience des Zones Côtières de l'Océan Indien) funded by COI's Programme d'échanges d'expériences. The project focuses on coastal zone resilience through capitalization and dissemination of best practices in the Southwest Indian Ocean region. CIVIS hosted a delegation of 10 mayors from Madagascar coastal municipalities in June 2025 to share expertise on integrated coastal management.
• Business MauritiusminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 July 2025Private sector partner in the coastal risk management conference series, contributing to discussions on sustainable finance and climate adaptation in the Indian Ocean region.
• Mauritius Ministry of EnvironmentminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 July 2025Government partner in coastal risk management collaboration, working with CIVIS as expert resource for integrated coastal zone management (SLGITC) implementation and climate adaptation strategies.
• DEAL Réunion (Direction de l'Environnement, de l'Aménagement et du Logement)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 July 2025DEAL collaborates with CIVIS on coastal risk management strategies, BRGM diagnostic implementation, and coordinated approaches to climate adaptation. DEAL also facilitates international exchanges through the RECOS project.
• BRGM (Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières)coreTechnology or Integration · 3 July 2025BRGM conducted coastal diagnostic for CIVIS territory starting June 2021, providing scientific expertise on erosion and submersion risks that informed the SLGITC (Stratégie Locale de Gestion Intégrée du Trait de Côte) development.
• PLIE Partners (FSE+ Program)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025PLIE (Plan Local pour l'Insertion et l'Emploi) operates FSE+ 2021-2027 program across 6 CIVIS municipalities with pathway managers supporting long-term unemployed residents (12+ months).
• Saint-Pierre MunicipalitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2023Key municipal partner in higher education ecosystem development, collaborating with CIVIS DUSR to expand tertiary education offerings on the territory. Host municipality for community council meetings and major CIVIS facilities.
• Cilaos MunicipalitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 January 2017Co-developer of Archipel des Métiers d'Art project in Cilaos, hosting the crafts cluster in historic Ecole des Sœurs building. Joint investment in cultural tourism infrastructure.
• Chambre des Métiers et de l'Artisanat de La RéunioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 January 2017Partner in Archipel des Métiers d'Art initiative, bringing artisan network expertise and business support for the 14 boutiques and craft enterprises in the Cilaos cluster.
• Commissariat à l'Aménagement des HautscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 January 2017Partner in Archipel des Métiers d'Art, supporting mountain territory development through crafts and tourism diversification in the Hauts de Cilaos area.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Nantes Métropole: Nantes Métropole is a French métropole with analogous intercommunal competencies (urban transport, waste, economic development). Comparable in legal form and service scope, though operating in metropolitan France with significantly larger scale.
• Bordeaux Métropole: Bordeaux Métropole is a large French métropole intercommunal authority. Comparable as a metropolitan-scale EPCI managing waste, water, transport, and economic development under the same French public-law framework, though at materially greater scale than CIVIS.
• Toulon Provence Méditerranée: Toulon Provence Méditerranée is a southern French métropole intercommunal authority. Comparable in legal form and Mediterranean/coastal geographic context, with similar intercommunal responsibilities.
• Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole: Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole is another French métropole sharing CIVIS's intercommunal service model (TAM public transport, waste management, water). Directly comparable in legal structure and core service mix.

Direct peers

• CINOR (Communauté Intercommunale du Nord de La Réunion): CINOR is the intercommunal authority serving northern Réunion. Directly comparable as a Réunion EPCI with analogous public-service responsibilities, EU funding access, and territorial development mandate.
• CIREST (Communauté Intercommunale de l'Est de La Réunion): CIREST is the eastern Réunion intercommunal authority covering Saint-Benoît, Saint-André, and surrounding communes. Comparable as a fellow EPCI on Réunion with similar waste, transport, and economic development portfolios.
• TCO (Territoire de la Côte Ouest): TCO is another intercommunal authority (communauté d'agglomération) on Réunion Island, covering the western coast. Directly comparable as a same-status French EPCI operating in the same overseas territory with shared competencies in waste, transport, water, and economic development.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CIVIS-EPCI
• Facebookfacebook.com/CivisOfficiel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/civis-epci
• Instagraminstagram.com/civisofficiel

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Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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