Groupe des élu.e.s écologistes, fédéralistes et citoyens au conseil départemental d'Ille et Vilaine

What Groupe des élu.e.s écologistes, fédéralistes et citoyens au conseil départemental d'Ille et Vilaine does

The Groupe des élu·e·s écologistes, fédéralistes et citoyens (EFC) au Conseil départemental d'Ille-et-Vilaine is a political caucus of 8 elected councilors within the Ille-et-Vilaine Departmental Council in Brittany, France. The group was constituted in June 2021 following departmental elections and operates as part of the governing majority coalition alongside the Gauche, Socialiste et Citoyen group (18 seats) and Territoires Unis et Solidaires (4 seats). Its members are affiliated with Europe Écologie Les Verts (EELV) and the Union Démocratique Bretonne (UDB), and represent cantons concentrated in the Rennes metropolitan area. The group's substantive portfolio spans ecological transition, biodiversity protection, social solidarity, child protection, education (collèges), insertion programs for RSA beneficiaries, elderly autonomy, disability access, Breton language promotion, culture, and territorial development.

The group does not develop or sell commercial products. Its technology footprint is limited to the ecologie35.bzh WordPress-based website and standard social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Bluesky, and an email newsletter) used to publish policy positions, council session interventions, and external representation activities. GDPR compliance is documented via a published data protection charter. The group channels public money through departmental budget votes, including a €217 million child protection allocation in 2025, a €1.6 million RSA insertion allocation, and targeted subsidies to partner organizations (FACE, Cimade, Fondation Abbé Pierre, Bretagne Vivante, Théâtre National de Bretagne, etc.). Individual elected officials receive public indemnities, with UDB members contributing 30% and EELV members contributing 12–16.67% of their indemnities back to their respective parties.

Name

Groupe des élu.e.s écologistes, fédéralistes et citoyens au conseil départemental d'Ille et Vilaine

Legal name

Groupe des élu·e·s écologistes, fédéralistes et citoyen·ne·s au Conseil départementale d'Ille-et-Vilaine

Website

https://ecologie35.bzh

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Groupe EFC is a political caucus of 8 elected officials within the Ille-et-Vilaine Departmental Council in Brittany, France, affiliated with Europe Écologie Les Verts and the Union Démocratique Bretonne. It governs as part of the departmental majority, advocating ecological transition, social solidarity, and citizen participation for the department's 1 million+ residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Political Representation

NAICS

Political Organizations (81394), Civic and Social Organizations (81341)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAFAJ

Democracy, Voting Rights & Civic Participation Advocacy

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Civil Rights, Advocacy & Public Policy Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAGAL

Environmental Justice & Community Environmental Health

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Environmental & Conservation Organizations

Keywords

• Departmental council representation
• Ecological policy advocacy
• Social solidarity services
• Local government politics
• Citizen political engagement

Headquarters

HQ city

Rennes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public office compensation: Elected officials receive indemnities from the departmental council for their public service roles. The group does not generate commercial revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The group is a political caucus of 8 elected officials within the Departmental Council of Ille-et-Vilaine (Conseil Départemental d'Ille-et-Vilaine) in Brittany, France. It functions as part of the governing majority coalition, advocating for ecological transition, social solidarity, biodiversity preservation, cultural promotion of Breton languages, child protection, elderly care, RSA insertion programs, and democratic citizen participation through council sessions, permanent commissions, and external representations.

Product overview

This entity is a political group within the Departmental Council of Ille-et-Vilaine, France, not a commercial product company. The website (ecologie35.bzh) serves as an information and communication platform for elected officials, publishing political positions, session interventions, news about their advocacy work, and details about their representation in various external bodies. The group does not offer commercial products or services. Their activities center on ecological transition, social solidarity, cultural promotion, biodiversity protection, and territorial development policy within the departmental council.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Political Representation at Departmental Council Elected officials participate in council sessions and permanent commissions to represent citizens of Ille-et-Vilaine, vote on policy decisions, and advocate for ecological and social policies within the departmental assembly.
• External Representation in Public Bodies Elected officials represent the departmental assembly in external organizations including SDIS, ADT (Tourism Development Agency), Environment Observatory of Brittany, public hospital boards, college boards of administration, AFPE, and other public institutions.
• Public Policy Advocacy Advocacy for ecological transition, biodiversity protection, water management, responsible public procurement, responsible digital and AI policy, child protection, elderly care, RSA insertion, disability support, housing, and cultural policy at the departmental level.

Quantifiable outcome

• 217 million euros budget for child protection (2025)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fondation Agir Contre l'Exclusion (FACE) Ille-et-VilainecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Partnership for mobilization of employers in favor of employment for RSA beneficiaries. Includes network of committed companies, facilitation of immersion periods, mentoring actions, and support events. Subvention of 29,470 euros approved.
• Planning Familial d'Ille-et-VilainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRenewal of convention with Planning Familial for reproductive health services and family planning support.
• Arvorig FMminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBreton language radio station for public communication and interviews with elected officials.
• Bretagne VivantecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNaturalist associations for biodiversity preservation and scientific partnerships.
• Groupe d'étude des invertébréscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScientific partnerships for biodiversity studies and invertebrate research.
• Fondation Abbé PierreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing advocacy organization for homeless and housing-insecure populations.
• CimademinorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational association defending dignity and rights of refugees and migrants - 15,000 euros subsidy in 2023.
• Direction diocésaine de l'enseignement catholiquecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiocesan education partnership for private Catholic schools under departmental oversight.
• Théâtre National de BretagnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional cultural institution for education artistique et culturelle (EAC) convention and arts programming.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Bretagne Écologie: Regional green federation in Brittany that federates EELV and allied local green movements, including the EFC caucus's base in Ille-et-Vilaine. Operates in the same territory and supports the same candidate pool, making it a structural peer.
• Groupe écologiste – Conseil départemental du Nord: EELV-affiliated departmental group in Nord, one of France's largest departments, operating with similar ecological-plus-solidarity positioning. Provides peer comparison for a green caucus in a more urban and demographically diverse departmental council.
• Groupe écologiste – Conseil départemental de la Gironde: Analogous green departmental caucus in another major French department, pursuing a comparable ecological-and-social program inside a left-leaning governing coalition. Provides a structural comparison point on how EELV-affiliated departmental groups operate elsewhere.
• Groupe Europe Écologie Les Verts – Conseil régional de Bretagne: The EELV caucus at the Brittany Regional Council, operating in the same geography, under the same national party brand, and pursuing the same ecological-plus-solidarity platform at a higher tier of French sub-national government. Most directly comparable in mandate and brand.
• Union Démocratique Bretonne (UDB): Breton regionalist and ecological party that co-supplies elected officials to the EFC group (members contribute 30% of indemnities back to UDB). Most directly comparable party-level peer operating in the same territory with overlapping ecological platform.
• Groupe écologiste – Conseil départemental de l'Isère: EELV-aligned departmental caucus in Isère, comparable in mandate, party affiliation, and policy mix. Useful peer for benchmarking seat share, portfolio access, and policy outcomes for an ecological group inside a left-leaning departmental majority.

Broad incumbents

• Europe Écologie Les Verts (EELV): The national green party of which the EFC group's members are part. Operates one level above as a broader incumbent brand and organization supplying the candidates, funding, and ideological framework the Ille-et-Vilaine caucus deploys locally.
• Génération Écologie: French ecological political movement with a national footprint, overlapping ideological territory with the EFC group on environmental policy but operating independently of EELV. Serves as a thematic peer on ecological political positioning in France.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xbsky.app/profile/groupeefc35.bsky.social
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Groupe%C3%89cologique35
• Facebookfacebook.com/groupeEFCCD35
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/groupe-des-%C3%A9lu-e-s-%C3%A9cologistes-f%C3%A9d%C3%A9ralistes-et-citoyens-au-conseil-d%C3%A9partemental-d-ille-et-vilaine
• Instagraminstagram.com/groupeefc

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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