Communauté de Communes Convergence Garonne

What Communauté de Communes Convergence Garonne does

Communauté de Communes Convergence Garonne is a French public intercommunal cooperation structure (Établissement Public de Coopération Intercommunale, or EPCI) established in 2017 and headquartered in Podensac, Gironde, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It serves approximately 36,000 residents across 27 member communes in the Sud-Gironde area along the Garonne river, delivering delegated public services including early childhood care (5 crèches/multiaccueils, Relais Petite Enfance), youth services, a network of 7 intercommunal libraries plus a médiathèque, sports facilities (Gymnase Jean-Marie Pietrzak), cultural affairs, economic development, tourism, urban planning, environmental management (Plan Climat Air Énergie Territorial, GEMAPI, sensitive natural spaces), and citizen support via the France Services single-access point. The organization is led by President Jocelyn Doré and governed by a community council.

Its core technology footprint is a standard, accessible web platform (HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript) hosted by Gironde Numérique, designed by agency Inovagora, with RGAA 4.1.2 accessibility at 88% conformity and RGPD compliance using French-hosted Matomo analytics. Digital products include the main portal (convergence-garonne.fr), the Espace Citoyen registration platform, an online library catalog, and a business directory. The entity funds operations through local taxation (taxe foncière, Cotisation Foncière des Entreprises), government and regional subsidies, and minor service fees (childcare, meal delivery, facility rentals). Effective January 1, 2025, waste management competence was transferred to SEMOCTOM and Sictom Sud Gironde, narrowing the operational scope. The operating model is direct-to-citizen service delivery through physical locations, online portals, and community facilities, with no commercial pricing model — services are funded collectively rather than via market transactions.

Name

Communauté de Communes Convergence Garonne

Legal name

Convergence Garonne

Website

https://convergence-garonne.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Communauté de Communes Convergence Garonne is a French public intercommunal authority (EPCI) serving approximately 36,000 residents across 27 communes in Sud-Gironde, delivering centralized public services including childcare, libraries, sports, tourism, environmental management, and administrative support through local taxation and government funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Public Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (712190), Civic and Social Organizations (81341)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Cross-District Consortia & Shared Services Authorities (EDADABAN)

Keywords

• Intercommunal public services
• Local government administration
• Childcare and youth services
• Environmental management
• Community libraries

Headquarters

HQ city

Podensac

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Local Taxation: Funded primarily through local taxes (taxe foncière, Cotisation Foncière des Entreprises) collected from residents and businesses within the 27 communes.
2. Government Subsidies and Grants: Receives operational subsidies and project-specific grants from the French government, regional council, and departmental council for various public service initiatives.
3. Service Fees: Minor revenue from fees for certain services such as childcare (crèches), meal delivery (portage de repas), and facility rentals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Communauté de Communes Convergence Garonne is a French public intercommunal structure (EPCI) that delivers consolidated local public services across 27 communes in the Gironde department. Its core offerings span early childhood care (crèches, multi-accueils), youth services, intercommunal libraries and médiathèque, sports facilities, tourism (Office de Tourisme, La Grande Traversée, Laromet natural space), economic development (business zones and enterprise directory), environmental management (Plan Climat, GEMAPI, sensitive natural spaces, SPANC), urban planning, and a France Services one-stop administrative support center.

Product overview

Communauté de Communes Convergence Garonne operates a citizen services portal (www.convergence-garonne.fr) as its primary digital product, providing access to administrative services across 27 communes. The platform functions as a unified gateway to community services including the Espace Citoyen for leisure registrations, intercommunal library catalog (Médiathèque), and business directory. Service portfolio covers Enfance et Jeunesse (childcare/crèches), France Services (administrative support), Environment (GEMAPI, natural spaces), Tourism (La Grande Traversée trails, Laromet outdoor activities), Economic Development, Culture, and Sports. Key digital touchpoints include espace-citoyens.net for citizen registrations and mediatheque.convergence-garonne.fr for library services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Enfance et Jeunesse Services (Childcare and Youth Services)
• France Services Cadillac (Citizen Administrative Support)
• Environmental Services
• Tourism Services
• Intercommunal Library Network (Médiathèque et Bibliothèques)
• Sports Facilities and Activities
• Economic Development Services
• Urban Planning and Habitat Services
• Portage de Repas à Domicile (Home Meal Delivery)
• Citizen Services Portal (Website and Espace Citoyen)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture et de Paysage, TalencecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Architecture and landscape students enriched the Garonne revitalization project with sketch proposals. Projects were transferred to Arc-en-Rêve center in Bordeaux for the 'Nouvelles Saisons' exhibition.
• Université Bordeaux Montaigne (Institut d'Aménagement, de Tourisme et d'Urbanisme)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership for territorial revitalization project in partnership with universities and Pays et Quartier de Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Students in urbanism worked on revitalization of the territory and climate change, focusing on 'opening town centers towards the Garonne'. Students in architecture and landscape proposed sketches; nearly 150 models were exhibited under the halle of Cadillac-sur-Garonne in June 2025.
• École de Gestion et de Protection de la Nature (EGPN) BordeauxcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Environmental students collaborated on territorial diagnostic oriented towards the Garonne river, developing environmental advice booklets and orientation recommendations for linking town centers with the river.
• Pays et Quartier de Nouvelle-AquitainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Garonne linear revitalization project. Produced video documentation of the project and supports the co-construction of territorial valorization initiatives.
• SMABVO (Syndicat Mixte d'Aménagement du Bassin Versant de l'Oeuille)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Laromet renaturation project. The communauté de communes has committed alongside SMABVO to the project goal: 'Bring a sustainable future to the Laromet site by removing the dam to renaturate the river and all its annexes.'
• Sictom Sud GirondecoreOthersWaste management authority responsible for Sainte-Croix-du-Mont commune. Residents must contact Sictom for waste-related procedures. Located at 5 Rue Marcel Paul, 33210 Langon.
• SEMOCTOMcoreOthersWaste management authority responsible for all other 26 communes of Convergence Garonne territory. Located at 9 Rte de l'Allégret, 33670 Saint-Léon.
• CAP 33 (Compétence Artistique et Patrimoniale)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for La Grande Traversée event series, including canoe descent activities on the Ciron river.
• Gironde NumériquecoreTechnology or IntegrationWeb hosting provider for the Convergence Garonne website. Gironde Numérique is the departmental digital services consortium.
• InovagoracoreTechnology or IntegrationWebsite design and development agency. Also conducted accessibility audit (RGAA 4.1.2) revealing 88% conformity.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Bordeaux Métropole: The large metropolitan EPCI in the same Gironde/Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, exercising broader delegated competencies (urban transport, economic development, environmental policy) over 28 member communes. It is comparable because it operates the same French EPCI legal framework and overlapping competence set as Convergence Garonne, but at substantially greater scale.

Direct peers

• Communauté de Communes du Bazadais: Neighboring EPCI in southern Gironde operating under the same Code Général des Collectivités Territoriales with a comparable set of intercommunal competencies. Directly comparable in size, rural/semi-rural territory profile, and service portfolio delivered to member communes.
• Communauté de Communes de Montesquieu: Gironde-based EPCI operating under the same French legal framework and offering an overlapping portfolio of intercommunal services to its member communes. Directly comparable in legal structure, service breadth, and citizen-service delivery model.
• Communauté d'Agglomération du Libournais (La Cali): Intercommunal authority in the same Nouvelle-Aquitaine region serving a comparable rural/peri-urban territory across multiple communes. Directly comparable as a French EPCI delivering the same portfolio of delegated services (childcare, environment, economic development, culture) to a similar population profile.
• Communauté de Communes du Sud Gironde: Adjacent EPCI in Gironde serving a cluster of small communes with the same delegated competencies framework. Directly comparable as a same-region, same-size intercommunal structure delivering similar childcare, environmental, tourism, and economic development services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@cdcconvergence
• Facebookfacebook.com/convergencegaronne
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/convergence-garonne
• Instagraminstagram.com/convergencegaronne

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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