Club Ville Aménagement

What Club Ville Aménagement does

Club Ville Aménagement (CVA) is a French professional association founded in 1997 and headquartered at Tour Séquoia in La Défense. It brings together the country's urban developers (aménageurs) responsible for major urban operations, primarily public and semi-public entities such as SPL, EPA, and aménageurs publics. Its core purpose is to serve as the primary professional network and knowledge-exchange platform for French urban planning practitioners.

The association's product portfolio centers on recurring intellectual and convening assets rather than commercial offerings: the '5 à 7' conference cycle analyzing trends in urban society; the triennial 'Entretiens de l'aménagement' colloquium launched in 1999; thematic working groups on value creation, sustainable cities, digital cities, and inclusive cities; a scientific committee facilitating researcher-practitioner dialogue; and a publication line including books, reports, conference proceedings, videos, and podcasts. Distribution is largely France-only, delivered through physical events, the Club's website, LinkedIn, and YouTube, with institutional partners including Banque des Territoires and PUCA.

The business model is non-profit and member-funded: the organization generates revenue through membership contributions and event participation, with pricing not publicly disclosed. The Club operates with a lean team of approximately 9 employees and is governed by an elected president serving a three-year term; Florent Sainte Fare Garnot was elected in July 2025, succeeding Éric Bazard. No M&A, funding rounds, or commercial product distribution are part of the model.

Name

Club Ville Aménagement

Legal name

Club Ville Aménagement

Website

https://club-ville-amenagement.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Club Ville Aménagement is a French non-profit professional association founded in 1997 that brings together public and semi-public urban developers (aménageurs) responsible for major French urban operations, delivering conferences, a triennial colloquium, working groups, and publications.

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Headquarters

HQ city

La Défense

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Club Ville Aménagement is a French professional association that brings together public and semi-public urban developers (aménageurs) responsible for major urban operations across France. It organizes knowledge-sharing events including the "Les 5 à 7" conference cycle, the triennial "Entretiens de l'aménagement" colloquium, thematic working groups, and a scientific committee; and publishes books, reports, conference proceedings, videos, and podcasts on urban development topics.

Product overview

Club Ville Aménagement is a professional association bringing together French urban developers responsible for major urban operations. The organization offers a portfolio of knowledge-sharing products including Les 5 à 7 conference series, Les Entretiens de l'aménagement triennial colloquium, thematic publications (books, reports, proceedings), and working groups. The Club serves as a platform for professional exchange, research-practice dialogue, and the advancement of urban development practices in France.

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Brands

• Les 5 à 7: A conference series that analyzes trends evolving urban society, with events typically held at La Défense.
• Les Entretiens de l'aménagement

Products and services

• Les 5 à 7 Recurring conference cycle that analyzes trends shaping urban society, featuring expert discussions and debates on urban planning topics, with events typically held at La Défense.
• Les Entretiens de l'aménagement Triennial colloquium bringing together French urban development actors to exchange on the evolution of their professions, held every three years with partner organizations.
• Publications Books, reports, conference proceedings, videos and podcasts produced by the Club covering urban development themes such as housing, sustainable cities, and territorial repair.
• Groupe de travail thématiques Thematic working groups addressing specific urban development topics including value creation, sustainable cities, digital cities, and inclusive cities.
• Comité scientifique Scientific committee that facilitates dialogue between researchers and practitioners in urban development, including joint events with partners such as Banque des Territoires and Institut pour la recherche de la CDC.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Banque des TerritoirescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Banque des Territoires is shown as a partner logo on the Club's website. They collaborate on events such as the scientific committee meeting held at the Hub des Territoires in partnership with Banque des Territoires and Institut pour la recherche de la CDC.
• PUCA (Plan Urbanisme Architecture Construction)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPUCA logo appears as a partner on the Club's website. PUCA is a French government agency for urban planning, architecture, and construction research that collaborates with the Club on urban development initiatives.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• France Urbaine: Association representing France's large cities, métropoles, and urban agglomerations, convening elected officials and senior urban executives. Directly comparable as a French non-profit membership association focused on urban policy, with overlapping audiences among French urban development leaders.
• Société Française d'Urbanisme (SFU): French professional society of urban planners bringing together researchers, practitioners, and elected officials around urban planning practice. Comparable as a French membership organization in urban planning with similar knowledge-sharing, publication, and event activities, although with a more academically and planning-oriented orientation.
• Fédération Nationale des Agences d'Urbanisme (FNAU): French national federation of urban planning agencies (agences d'urbanisme), a closely parallel professional network whose members produce urban planning studies and strategies for French cities and métropoles. Highly comparable as another French non-profit convening body serving practitioners in the urban development value chain.
• Intercommunalités de France (AdCF): French association of intercommunal structures (communautés, métropoles), representing the public authorities that frequently commission aménageurs. Comparable as a French membership association operating in the urban governance space with overlapping stakeholder base and policy advocacy functions.
• Fédération des Entreprises Publiques Locales (FedEPL): French federation of local public enterprises (EPL), including SPLs and SEMs, which are the corporate vehicles used by many of Club Ville Aménagement's members to conduct urban development operations. Highly comparable as a French professional association representing the same institutional family (public developers) with parallel advocacy and networking functions.

Regional players

• European Council of Spatial Planners (ECTP-CEU): European-level professional association for spatial planners and urban development professionals across EU member states. Comparable as a higher-level membership body in the urban planning field with similar convening and knowledge-sharing objectives, though operating pan-European rather than nationally.

Broad incumbents

• Urban Land Institute (ULI): Global, established professional organization focused on responsible land use and real estate development, with research, events, and member networks across many geographies. Comparable as a much larger international incumbent offering overlapping knowledge-sharing, convening, and publishing activities for urban development practitioners, but operating at global rather than national scale.
• Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI): UK chartered professional body for town planners, offering membership, accreditation, research, and policy advocacy. Comparable as an established national membership organization for urban planning professionals with parallel knowledge dissemination and policy engagement functions, but serving a different national market.

Others

• PUCA (Plan Urbanisme Construction Architecture): French government research and planning agency under the Ministry of Ecological Transition, supporting research and policy work in urban planning, architecture, and construction. Already an explicit strategic partner of Club Ville Aménagement; included here as a public-sector research counterpart rather than a competing professional association, anchoring the Club's research-practice interface.
• Banque des Territoires: Direction of Caisse des Dépôts dedicated to territorial development, financing French urban and rural projects. Already an explicit strategic partner of Club Ville Aménagement; included here because it is a key institutional counterpart, not a competing membership organization, representing the financing side of the urban development ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/clubcva
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCZySQVO7c8M06gJbgTCDe7Q
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/club-ville-amenagement

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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