Etablissement Public Foncier de Haute-Savoie

What Etablissement Public Foncier de Haute-Savoie does

Établissement Public Foncier de Haute-Savoie (EPF 74) is a French public land establishment created in 2003, headquartered in Allonzier-la-Caille and operating across the Haute-Savoie department under the legal status of an établissement public local à caractère industriel et commercial (EPIC). Its core function is land portage: EPF 74 acquires property on behalf of member municipalities and intercommunalités (EPCI), holds it for periods typically ranging from 4 to 25 years, and transfers it back at original acquisition cost plus administrative fees and interest. The mandate, structured under the current fifth Land Intervention Program (PPI5 2024-2028), spans five intervention themes: affordable housing (minimum 30% social housing or 50% in BRS frameworks), quality of life and proximity services, resource protection (water, agricultural, forest, biodiversity), preservation of existing economic fabric, and diversified economic development. Delivery runs through sector-based chargés de missions foncières who engage directly with communes and EPCI, supported by Plans d'Actions Foncières and a structured intervention request process.

The organization's proprietary technology asset is MCMA (Mieux Connaitre pour Mieux Agir), a free web-based cartographic and land intelligence platform targeted at EPCI and communes. MCMA delivers five integrated functions: a cartographic viewer, a Parcel Identity Card (Carte d'identité parcellaire), transaction knowledge built on the DVF (Demande de Valeurs Foncières) database covering five years of sales, Land Reserves (Gisements fonciers) analysis of parcel mutability and urbanization potential, and Land Traceability tracking public-action outcomes on affordable housing production. The organization also operates a wholly-owned subsidiary, La Foncière, which handles real estate and property operations adjacent to the core portage activity.

EPF 74 is funded by a hybrid of recurring membership contributions from communes and EPCI and transaction-based fees on land portage. Its customer base is exclusively public-sector: communes, intercommunalités, and departmental authorities in Haute-Savoie. It holds delegated preemption rights from the Prefect that allow it to act on behalf of municipalities failing to meet housing targets. The organization is led by Directrice Catherine Minot and currently employs approximately 21 people. As a public entity, EPF 74 does not have traditional equity ownership, venture backing, or a parent company, and is not subject to PE/VC/M&A transaction dynamics in the conventional sense.

Name

Etablissement Public Foncier de Haute-Savoie

Legal name

Établissement Public Foncier de Haute-Savoie

Website

https://epf74.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EPF 74 is a French public land establishment (EPIC) headquartered in Haute-Savoie that acquires, holds, and resells property to communes and intercommunalités at cost plus fees, and operates the free MCMA cartographic land intelligence platform for municipal land strategy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Land Management Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Master-Planned Community & POA Management (BPAJAHAD)

Keywords

• Public land management
• Land portage services
• Cartographic land intelligence
• Municipal land acquisition
• Urban planning support

Headquarters

HQ city

Allonzier-la-Caille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Land Portage Services: EPF 74 acquires land/property on behalf of municipalities, holds it temporarily (typically 4-25 years), then transfers to municipality at original acquisition cost plus administrative fees and interest. Revenue derived from fees on portage transactions.
2. Membership Contributions: Public establishment funded by contributions from member municipalities (communes) and intercommunalités (EPCI) in Haute-Savoie

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

EPF 74 is a French public land establishment that acquires, holds, and transfers land on behalf of municipalities and intercommunalities in Haute-Savoie for public-interest projects. It provides land portage services (typically over 4-25 years), negotiation, council and assistance, property management, and the MCMA web-based cartographic tool that supplies parcel-level land intelligence to support strategic land planning and affordable housing production.

Product overview

EPF 74 is a public land establishment offering a unified portfolio of land management and urban planning services for Haute-Savoie municipalities. The core offerings include the MCMA (Mieux Connaitre pour Mieux Agir) web-based cartographic and land analysis tool with five main functions (parcel viewer, identity cards, transaction knowledge, land deposits, and traceability), supplemented by property intervention and portage services for acquisitions. The organization also operates through its subsidiary La Foncière for real estate operations. The PPI5 2024-2028 framework guides intervention requests across housing, quality of life, economic development, and environmental protection themes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MCMA: Mieux Connaitre pour Mieux Agir - A free operational tool for intercommunalities and communes to assist in defining and implementing land strategies, providing cartographic data, parcel identification, property transaction knowledge, land potential assessment, and land traceability

Products and services

• MCMA (Mieux Connaitre pour Mieux Agir) A free web-based cartographic and land analysis tool providing parcel-level data through five main functions: cartographic viewer, parcel identity cards, transaction knowledge using DVF data, land deposit identification, and land traceability for public land monitoring. Targeted at intercommunalities (EPCI) and communes in Haute-Savoie.
• Intervention Services (Portages) Property acquisition and portage services for municipalities, including preemptive rights exercises, amicable acquisitions, and property portfolio management across Haute-Savoie territory. Properties are held for typically 4-25 years before transfer at original cost plus administrative fees and interest.
• La Foncière A wholly-owned subsidiary entity of EPF 74 focused on real estate operations and property management, operating as part of the organization's broader land management ecosystem.
• Land Negotiation Services Negotiation services on behalf of member municipalities for land acquisition, including amicable negotiations and preemption exercises.
• Council and Assistance (Conseil et Assistance) Advisory and assistance services to municipalities and intercommunalities for developing land strategies, including Plans d'Actions Foncières (Land Action Plans), SCoT, PLH, and PLUI implementation support.
• Property Portfolio Management (Gestion de patrimoine) Management of property assets held in portage, including temporary holding, maintenance, and eventual transfer to municipalities at original cost plus fees and interest.

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fonciers-en-débatcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Association that brings together diverse actors working on land issues. Co-organized the 2024 colloquium 'Pour une nouvelle utopie foncière' with EPF 74, bringing together professionals, elected officials, operators, and researchers to discuss land policy renewal.
• EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPF 74 maintains a dedicated YouTube channel '@MCMA-EPFL' for tutorials and webinars on the MCMA tool. Nature of relationship unclear but suggests knowledge sharing or tool development collaboration.
• Grand AnnecycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor intercommunalité partner for economic zone reconquest projects, including Vovray zone in Annecy and transport infrastructure (TCSPI). Multiple joint land acquisition projects ongoing.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Établissement Public Foncier de Bretagne: Regional EPF in Brittany with the same institutional structure and land portage services. Comparable in serving territorial planning and affordable housing objectives across multiple municipalities.
• Établissement Public Foncier Nouvelle-Aquitaine (EPFNA): Largest regional EPF by geography, covering Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Identical legal structure and service portfolio — land acquisition, portage, transfer, and advisory support for public-interest projects.
• Établissement Public Foncier d'Île-de-France (EPFIF): Largest French EPF, serving the Île-de-France region. Same legal structure (établissement public foncier), same land portage model, and same target customer base (communes and EPCIs). Directly comparable business model and mandate.
• Établissement Public Foncier de PACA: EPF serving the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Operates under identical French public establishment framework, providing land portage and advisory services to municipalities for affordable housing and economic development.
• Établissement Public Foncier de Vendée: Department-level EPF in Vendée with the same intervention model: land acquisition, portage, and transfer to communes and EPCIs. Closely comparable in scale and mandate structure to EPF 74.
• Établissement Public Foncier de Lorraine (EPFL): EPF serving the Lorraine region in eastern France. Same public land establishment legal status, same portage-and-transfer value proposition, and same target customer segments (communes, EPCIs).
• Établissement Public Foncier de Normandie: EPF for Normandy region operating the same land portage model. Same procurement patterns, same client base (local governments), and same revenue model (fees + member contributions).

Broad incumbents

• SAFER (Sociétés d'Aménagement Foncier et d'Établissement Rural): National network of land agencies focused on agricultural land and rural development. Similar land intermediation role but distinct mission (agricultural preservation vs. urban/community development) and different regulatory framework.
• Caisse des Dépôts — Direction des Fonds d'Épargne: French public financial institution that funds public-interest real estate and infrastructure. Indirectly comparable as a financier of public land and housing policy, though operating at a much larger scale and broader mandate.
• Établissement Public d'Aménagement (EPA) — e.g., EPA Paris-Saclay: Public development agencies operating at a larger scale with full urban development mandates (planning, infrastructure, construction). Broader scope than EPF 74 but overlapping role in public land mobilization and urban planning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCO-V2EBWUjaGXKRVMiJaFEA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/epf74

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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