DEPARTEMENT DES DEUX SEVRES

What DEPARTEMENT DES DEUX SEVRES does

The Département des Deux-Sèvres is a French local government authority (collectivité territoriale) operating as the second tier of local government for the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of western France. Administered by an elected Conseil Départemental led by President Coralie Dénoues and headquartered in Niort (Maison du Département, Mail Lucie Aubrac), the institution provides statutory public services to approximately 374,000 residents. Its mandate, defined by French law, spans social solidarity (APA elderly autonomy allocation, PCH disability compensation, ASE child protection, RSA welfare and insertion programs), departmental road infrastructure management (6,208 km of road network), public education (46 collèges), environmental protection, cultural development, and economic support to communes and intercommunalities.

The Department's service delivery architecture combines a physical territorial network (12 Maisons Départementales des Solidarités, technical road agencies, MDPH79 for disabilities) with a multi-platform digital ecosystem spanning official portail (deux-sevres.fr), specialized service portals (Inforoutes for traffic, Guide des aides for subsidies, TransScolaire for adapted school transport, Espace Emploi for recruitment, Marchés Publics for procurement), subsidiary cultural attractions (Zoodyssée wildlife park, Musée des Tumulus de Bougon prehistoric site, departmental archives and media library), and partner platforms (Tourisme Deux-Sèvres, Rando en Deux-Sèvres hiking portal, Annuaire des Spectacles, Terra Aventura geocaching app). The core digital platform is compliant with RGAA accessibility standards. Strategic assets include 6,208 km of protected rural paths under the PDIPR with 283 labeled hiking circuits spanning 4,550 km, 70 km of converted greenways on former railway lines, and two regional nature parks (Marais Poitevin, created 1979, re-labeled 2014; Gâtine Poitevine in development since 2015).

Operating as a public entity, the Department does not generate commercial revenue. Its funding derives from local taxation (taxe foncière property tax, taxe d'habitation housing tax, departmental share of income tax), state transfers, and EU structural funds (notably FEADER for rural and cycling infrastructure). It participates in cross-jurisdictional partnerships including the Syndicat Mixte du Marais Poitevin (3-department, 2-region syndicate), the ADEME Contrat Chaleur Renouvelable Territorial 2023-2026 (acting as single-window for the Fonds Chaleur), EU co-financed cycling routes V93 and V94, and a Banque des Territoires financing convention. Channel partners include local communes, EPCIs, and the ADEME program through which it administers subsidies via FDAC (Fonds Départemental d'Aides aux Communes) and CADS (Contrat Ambition Deux-Sèvres) programs.

Name

DEPARTEMENT DES DEUX SEVRES

Legal name

Département des Deux-Sèvres

Website

https://deux-sevres.fr

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

The Département des Deux-Sèvres is a French departmental government authority providing statutory public services to 374,000+ residents, including social welfare (elderly, disability, child protection, employment), departmental road infrastructure, college education, environmental protection, and cultural programs, funded through local taxation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (712190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Human Services & Benefits Administration (Welfare, Disability, Child & Family) (BPAIABAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

State/Provincial Environmental Protection & Natural Resources Administration (BPAIABAL), Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ), Permitting, Reservations & Visitor Information Services (Passes, Booking, Visitor Centers) (THAAAGAD)

Keywords

• Public administration services
• Social welfare programs
• Departmental road infrastructure
• Elderly care assistance
• Public education support

Headquarters

HQ city

Niort

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public taxation and fiscal revenue: Government department funded primarily through local taxation including property tax (taxe foncière), housing tax (taxe d'habitation), and departmental share of income tax. Additional funding from state transfers and EU structural funds.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Département des Deux-Sèvres is a French local government authority (collectivité territoriale) providing public services to 374,000+ residents. Core offerings include social welfare (elderly care via APA, disability support via PCH/MDPH79, child protection via ASE, employment assistance via RSA), maintenance of 6,208 km of departmental road network, management of 46 colleges, environmental protection through regional nature parks, and cultural development through attractions such as Zoodyssée wildlife park and Musée des Tumulus de Bougon.

Product overview

The Département des Deux-Sèvres operates as a French departmental government institution providing comprehensive public services through a multi-platform digital presence. Its core offerings include social services (elderly care, disability support, family/child services, employment assistance), infrastructure management (roads, colleges, environmental protection, water/sanitation), and cultural promotion. The digital ecosystem encompasses direct departmental platforms (Inforoutes for traffic, Guide des aides for subsidies, TransScolaire for adapted school transport, Espace Emploi for recruitment, Marchés Publics for procurement), subsidiary cultural attractions (Zoodyssée wildlife park, Musée des Tumulus de Bougon), and partner platforms (Tourisme Deux-Sèvres for tourism, Annuaire des Spectacles for performing arts, Rando en Deux-Sèvres for hiking, Archives départementales for historical records). The department also supports local agriculture through the 'Produit des Deux-Sèvres' brand and manages territorial development through CADS (Contrat Ambition Deux-Sèvres) funding programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Zoodyssée: Departmental zoo and animal park showcasing biodiversity
• Musée des Tumulus de Bougon
• Produit des Deux-Sèvres
• Terra Aventura (Tèrra Aventura)
• Annuaire des spectacles en Deux-Sèvres

Products and services

• Inforoutes / Infotravaux Real-time traffic information and road work updates for departmental roads, allowing citizens to check incidents, perturbations, traffic conditions, and planned works.
• Guide des aides Online guide cataloging all departmental aids and subsidies available to citizens, including application forms for financial assistance.
• TransScolaire (Transport adapté) Online portal for managing adapted school transport services for students with disabilities, including registration and MDPH transport authorization management.
• Espace Emploi Employment portal listing job openings, apprenticeship opportunities, and allowing spontaneous applications to the Department.
• Marchés Publics Procurement platform listing public tender opportunities and allowing suppliers to submit bids for departmental contracts.
• Zoodyssée Departmental wildlife park featuring diverse animal species, with new Odyssée Outre-Mer space dedicated to Guyanese biodiversity.
• Musée des Tumulus de Bougon Prehistoric museum site showcasing Neolithic burial mounds (tumuli) and archaeological artifacts.
• Tourisme Deux-Sèvres Official tourism portal for the department, providing information on attractions, accommodations, and activities.
• Annuaire des Spectacles Directory of professional performing arts spectacles available for booking by venues in Deux-Sèvres, featuring 307 different shows across music, theater, dance, and circus categories.
• Archives départementales Online archives portal providing access to digitized historical records, civil registry documents, and historical research materials.
• Rando en Deux-Sèvres Hiking portal with over 200 pedestrian, cycling, and equestrian itineraries, GPS tracks, and trail information.
• Assistant Maternel 79 Search portal for finding registered childcare providers (assistants maternels) in the department.

Quantifiable outcome

• 283 labeled hiking circuits representing 4,550 km of maintained trails open to the public
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ADEME (Agence de la Transition Écologique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Contrat Chaleur Renouvelable Territorial 2023-2026 (Fonds Chaleur). The Department acts as a single window providing access to ADEME's Fonds Chaleur for renewable heat production projects, facilitating technical advice, administrative procedures, and direct payment of subsidies to beneficiaries including public entities, associations, and businesses.
• Syndicat Mixte du Marais PoitevincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Department is a member of the joint syndicate managing the Regional Nature Park of Marais Poitevin, spanning 3 departments and 2 regions. Joint actions include environmental protection, water management, agricultural development support, and landscape preservation.
• PETR de Gâtine (Pôle d'Equilibre Territorial et Rural)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Department supports the PETR de Gâtine in developing the Gâtine Poitevine Regional Nature Park project, covering the bocage landscape territory in the central third of the department. Collaboration on environmental conservation, hedge networks, and wetland protection.
• Communes and EPCI (intercommunalities)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal government partners receiving departmental subsidies and technical support for road maintenance, hiking trail management, cultural projects, and local development initiatives. The Department provides FDAC (Fonds Départemental d'Aides aux Communes) and CADS (Contrat Ambition Deux-Sèvres) funding programs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Département de la Vendée: Neighboring Pays de la Loire département with identical statutory remit (APA, PCH, RSA, ASE, road network, collèges), strong tourism branding, and overlapping nature park structures, providing a like-for-like benchmark for departmental performance.
• Département du Maine-et-Loire: Neighboring département with the same departmental council mandate, comparable rural-urban mix, and similar social welfare, road infrastructure, and cultural programming responsibilities.
• Département de la Charente-Maritime: Adjacent coastal département in Nouvelle-Aquitaine with the same French departmental council responsibilities and a comparable mix of rural territory, social services, and nature/tourism assets, differing mainly in coastal vs inland profile.
• Département de la Vienne: Neighboring French département within Nouvelle-Aquitaine, sharing the same departmental council mandate (social services, roads, colleges, environment, culture) and a joint archives portal (archives-deux-sevres-vienne.fr), making it the most directly comparable peer.
• Département de la Sarthe: Neighboring Pays de la Loire département with identical statutory remit covering social action, road infrastructure, collèges, and cultural/environmental policy, and a similar demographic profile.
• Département des Côtes-d'Armor: French département with the same statutory social-solidarity, road, college, and cultural remit, providing a cross-regional benchmark for departmental service delivery in a comparable-sized rural territory.
• Département du Morbihan: French département with identical departmental council responsibilities and a similarly strong tourism and nature-asset portfolio (coastal rather than inland), useful as a benchmark for departmental-scale public service operations.
• Département de la Charente: Inland Nouvelle-Aquitaine département sharing the same departmental council responsibilities and joint regional EU funding streams (FEADER), with similar challenges around rurality and aging demographics.

Broad incumbents

• Conseil Régional de Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Regional authority that co-finances Deux-Sèvres infrastructure and tourism projects (e.g., V93/V94 cycle routes), operating at a broader territorial scale and overlapping on economic development, transport, and environmental policy.

Regional players

• Syndicat Mixte du Marais Poitevin: Joint syndicate managing the Marais Poitevin Regional Nature Park of which Deux-Sèvres is a member, making it a directly comparable environmental-administration peer across three departments and two regions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/departement79
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@departementdeuxsevres
• Facebookfacebook.com/DeuxSevres
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/departement-des-deux-sevres
• Instagraminstagram.com/departement79

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries5 records

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