Communauté de Communes Coeur de Brenne

What Communauté de Communes Coeur de Brenne does

Communauté de Communes Coeur de Brenne is a French public intercommunal authority (Établissement public de coopération intercommunale, or EPCI) headquartered in Saint-Michel-en-Brenne, Centre-Val de Loire. Founded in 2001 and governed by elected officials from 11 member communes (Azay-le-Ferron, Lingé, Martizay, Mézières-en-Brenne, Migné, Obterre, Paulnay, Saint-Michel-en-Brenne, Sainte-Gemme, Saulnay, and Villiers) under President Sébastien Lalange, the entity delivers a portfolio of public services that includes early childhood care (crèche, leisure centers, youth reception), cultural programming (media libraries, open-air cinema), environmental management (waste collection, recycling, community déchetterie, bio-waste sorting), economic development (the AVIS business zone in Martizay, Brenne Box coworking and Fablab), digital inclusion (France Services hub, cyber-spaces, training workshops), mobility (electric vehicle car sharing), senior services (home meal delivery), and infrastructure (roads, social housing, bridge maintenance). The operational footprint extends to secondary sites in Mézières-en-Brenne and Azay-le-Ferron, with a small core staff of 6 supported by 15 CPIE Brenne-Berry environmental-education jobs and 65 jobs inside the AVIS business zone.

The underlying technology stack is conventional for a French local authority: a public-facing website (coeurdebrenne.fr), the IntraMuros mobile application for resident communications, RSS feeds, a coworking/Fablab space (Brenne Box), and physical service infrastructure including a community déchetterie. The most notable technical asset is a geothermal district heating network in Mézières-en-Brenne providing both winter heating and summer cooling to social housing while reducing environmental impact. The territory also benefits from — but does not directly operate — significant natural and cultural heritage assets including the 394-hectare Réserve Naturelle Nationale de Chérine (established 1985) and the 500-hectare Réserve zoologique de la Haute-Touche (1,300+ animals).

The revenue model is tax-based rather than transactional: the EPCI is funded primarily through local taxation including property taxes and economic contributions from businesses within the territory, supplemented by grants from national partners such as CAF (Caisse d'Allocations Familiales) and MSA (Mutualité Sociale Agricole) for specific social programs. Certain services (childcare, waste collection, cultural activities) may carry user fees set by the community council, though pricing is not publicly disclosed. The customer base is the distributed resident population of 11 communes and a small set of local businesses, with effectively no individual concentration risk and no commercial churn exposure; revenue predictability is driven by the stability of local tax receipts and intergovernmental transfers rather than market demand.

Name

Communauté de Communes Coeur de Brenne

Legal name

Communauté de Communes Coeur de Brenne

Website

https://coeurdebrenne.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Communauté de Communes Coeur de Brenne is a French public intercommunal authority (EPCI) serving 11 communes in the Brenne region of Indre, delivering childcare, waste management, cultural, digital-inclusion, mobility, and economic-development services funded by local taxation under President Sébastien Lalange.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Michel-en-Brenne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Taxation and local taxes: Public intercommunal structure funded primarily through local taxation including property taxes and economic contributions from businesses within the territory

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Communauté de Communes Coeur de Brenne is a French public intercommunal authority (EPCI) that delivers a portfolio of public services to the residents of 11 communes in the Brenne region of Indre. Its core offerings include early childhood care (crèche), youth services, environmental services (waste collection, recycling, déchetterie), digital inclusion through the Brenne Box coworking space and cyber-spaces, cultural services (mediatheques, open-air cinema), senior meal delivery, mobility solutions, and economic development support for local businesses. The organization is funded primarily through local taxation and operates with delegated authority from the member communes to deliver shared services across the territory.

Product overview

Communauté de Communes Coeur de Brenne is a French intercommunal public authority that provides a comprehensive suite of public services to residents across 11 communes in the Brenne region. The organization operates as a platform of interconnected services rather than a single product, encompassing digital services (Brenne Box coworking/Fablab, France Services administrative hub, digital training), childcare and youth services (crèche, leisure centers, schools, youth center), cultural offerings (open-air cinema, media libraries), environmental services (waste collection, recycling), mobility solutions (car sharing), and senior care (home meal delivery). The service portfolio is delivered through physical locations and digital platforms, with Brenne Box serving as the flagship digital innovation hub.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Brenne Box: Coworking space, digital services hub, and fablab providing innovation support for businesses and residents in the Cœur de Brenne territory.
• France Services

Products and services

• Brenne Box A coworking space and Fablab offering digital services, innovation support, and business incubation facilities in the heart of the Brenne nature reserve, designed for businesses, entrepreneurs, and residents.
• France Services Simplified administrative services hub providing assistance with government procedures and paperwork for residents of the Brenne territory.
• Petite Enfance (Crèche) Crèche services for children from 10 weeks to 5 years old, providing early childhood education and care across the Brenne territory.
• Accueils de Loisirs Sans Hébergement (ALSH) - L'Ilot Minots Leisure centers offering childcare and activities for children outside school hours, providing after-school care and holiday activities.
• Accueil Jeunes (Youth Center) Youth reception services providing activities and support for young people in the community.
• Repas à Domicile (Home Meal Delivery) Meal delivery service for seniors enabling them to receive nutritious meals at home.
• Environnement (Environmental Services) Environmental management services including waste collection, selective sorting, glass collection, community déchetterie, and organic waste sorting at source.
• Mobilité (Mobility Services) Transportation solutions for rural areas including car sharing with electric vehicles and other mobility options for residents.
• Le Numérique pour tous (Digital for All) Digital inclusion program offering cyber spaces for public internet access and digital training workshops for all ages, addressing the rural digital divide.
• Les Médiathèques (Media Libraries) Network of media libraries offering books, multimedia resources, and community spaces across the Brenne territory.
• Cinéma Plein Air (Open-Air Cinema) Annual open-air cinema event offering free outdoor movie screenings during summer months, in partnership with Passeurs d'Images.
• Enfance et Jeunesse (Child and Youth Services) Comprehensive child and youth services covering leisure centers, early childhood care (crèche), schools, and youth reception facilities across the territory.

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CPIE Brenne-BerrycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024Centre Permanent d'Initiative pour l'Environnement located in Azay-le-Ferron since 1979. Important local actor involved in environmental education, professional training, and sustainable development initiatives. Represents 15 jobs. Building rehabilitation project underway since September 2024 at former Boule d'Or location.
• Passeurs d'ImagescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization for outdoor cinema screenings (Cinéma en plein air) organized each summer at Saint-Michel-en-Brenne
• Radio DynamominorGTM or Marketing PartnerRadio partner for outdoor cinema events, animating live radio broadcasts during screenings

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Parc naturel régional de la Brenne: Regional natural park covering the Brenne territory that overlaps with Coeur de Brenne's geography. While not an intercommunal authority itself, PNR Brenne partners with the communauté on environmental education, conservation, and sustainable development initiatives that align with Coeur de Brenne's environmental service portfolio.

Direct peers

• Communauté de communes Touraine Vallée de l'Indre: Intercommunal authority in Indre-et-Loire along the Indre river valley. Same EPCI legal structure, similar rural/semi-rural service profile including waste management, family services, and economic development, making it a comparable peer for service delivery benchmarking in the same broader region.
• Communauté de communes Val de l'Indre - Brenne: Adjacent intercommunal authority sharing the Brenne regional identity. Operates as a same-category public EPCI providing comparable services to rural communes in the same Indre territory, with overlapping geographic and economic catchment.
• Communauté de communes Loches Sud Touraine: Intercommunal authority in neighboring Indre-et-Loire department, comparable in rurality and service mix. Operates the same EPCI structure under French public law, providing childcare, waste, mobility, and economic development services to member communes in the broader Centre-Val de Loire region.
• Communauté de communes du Pays d'Azay-le-Rideau: Intercommunal authority in Indre-et-Loire serving small rural communes. Operates under the same EPCI framework with a comparable service portfolio (childcare, waste, cultural, economic development), making it directly comparable in scale and function to Coeur de Brenne.
• Communauté de communes Brenne - Val de Creuse: Neighboring French intercommunal authority (communauté de communes) in the same Brenne area of Indre/Creuse. Provides the same category of public services to residents of rural communes with delegated authority for regional development, making it structurally and functionally comparable to Coeur de Brenne.
• Communauté de communes du Pays de George Sand: Another communauté de communes in the Indre department serving rural communes. Comparable in scale, governance structure, and service portfolio (childcare, waste, economic development, cultural activities), making it a direct functional peer for benchmarking service delivery and capital planning in rural Centre-Val de Loire.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/coeurdebrenne
• Facebookfacebook.com/coeurdebrenne
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coeur-de-brenne
• Instagraminstagram.com/coeurdebrenne

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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