COMMUNAUTE DE COMMUNES FIER ET USSES

What COMMUNAUTE DE COMMUNES FIER ET USSES does

Communauté de Communes Fier et Usses (CCFU) is a public intercommunal cooperation establishment (Établissement Public de Coopération Intercommunale, EPCI) that pools and delivers shared public services across 7 communes in Haute-Savoie, France: La Balme de Sillingy, Choisy, Lovagny, Mésigny, Nonglard, Sallenôves, and Sillingy. The organization operates under a 32-member community council with Henri CARELLI as President, supported by 8 Vice-Presidents and approximately 12 administrative staff. Its service portfolio covers water distribution and billing, household waste collection and recycling, school transportation, early childhood care (ages 3 months to 3 years), administrative assistance via France Services, habitat and housing programs, environmental protection, and economic development coordination.

CCFU's operational technology consists of a web-based public service portal (developed with Eolas and hosted on Orange Business Services' infrastructure), online administrative forms for water billing, school transport registration, waste reporting, and composter reservations, plus a citizen alert system. The technology stack is standard public-sector web infrastructure with no proprietary AI/ML components. Distribution is multi-channel: in-person at the Sillingy headquarters and France Services office in La Balme de Sillingy, online self-service portals, and the Alter'Alpa tourism portal integrated with the SITRA regional tourism database.

As a public entity, CCFU's revenue model relies on local taxation (taxe foncière, CFE), state and intergovernmental grants, and usage-based fees for water supply, waste collection, and school transport services. There is no private funding, ownership structure, or equity instruments. The organization's competitive position rests entirely on its legally mandated monopoly over delegated public services within its territory, with no private-sector competitors capable of displacing it.

Name

COMMUNAUTE DE COMMUNES FIER ET USSES

Legal name

Communauté de Communes Fier et Usses

Website

https://fier-et-usses.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CCFU is a French public intercommunal authority (EPCI) delivering shared public services — water, waste, school transport, childcare, and administrative assistance — across 7 communes in Haute-Savoie, funded by local taxation and government grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sillingy

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Local Taxation: Revenue from local taxes (taxe foncière, CFE, etc.) levied on businesses and property within the intercommunal territory.
2. Government Grants and Subsidies: State funding and intergovernmental transfers to support public service operations.
3. Water Service Fees: Billing for water supply services to households across 7 communes. Water meter management, connection, and consumption charges.
4. Waste Collection Fees: Charges for household waste collection and disposal services.
5. School Transport Fees: Fees for school transportation services organized by the CCFU for students.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Communauté de Communes Fier & Usses (CCFU) is a French intercommunal public authority (EPCI) that delivers shared local government services across 7 municipalities in Haute-Savoie. It provides water supply and billing, household waste collection and recycling, school transportation, early childhood care, administrative assistance through its France Services hub, housing support, environmental protection, economic development coordination, and tourism promotion via the Alter'Alpa brand.

Product overview

COMMUNAUTE DE COMMUNES FIER ET USSES (CCFU) is an intercommunal public authority managing shared services across 7 municipalities in Haute-Savoie, France. The organization operates as a multi-service platform providing essential public services including water distribution and billing, household waste collection and recycling, school transportation, early childhood care, administrative assistance via France Services, habitat and housing support, environmental protection, and economic development. The CCFU also operates Alter'Alpa Tourisme as its tourism promotion sub-brand for the territory. The portfolio includes both direct service delivery (water, waste, transport) and administrative coordination (housing, environment, economic development). Le Mag' serves as the community's quarterly digital publication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Alter'Alpa Tourisme: Tourism brand operated by CCFU for the Fier et Usses territory, promoting local tourism activities, accommodations, and attractions.
• France Services Fier et Usses
• SYR'USSES

Products and services

• Water Services (Service de l'eau)
• Waste Management (Gestion des déchets)
• School Transportation (Transports scolaires)
• Early Childhood Services (Petite enfance)
• France Services Fier et Usses
• Habitat and Housing Services
• Environmental Services
• Economic Development
• Alter'Alpa Tourisme
• Hydro-Economical Kit (Kit hydro-économe)

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SYR'USSEScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSYR'USSES (Syndicat des Rivières des Usses) partners with CCFU on river management, environmental protection, and water-related initiatives. Jointly organizes nature discovery events like 'Flânerie les pieds dans l'eau'.
• ADMR (Aide à Domicile en Milieu Rural)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerADMR provides home assistance services including housekeeping, meal delivery, disability support, and senior care. CCFU provides financial support to enable these services for residents.
• COVATEAMminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExternalized Data Protection Officer (DPO) designated since October 2021. Located at 31 Chemin du Vieux Chêne, Meylan.
• Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes RegioncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegion manages school transport registration platform and sets tariffs. CCFU organizes transport services for students on its territory.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Compagnie des Eaux de Paris: Municipal public water utility for the City of Paris. Operates water distribution at scale in a regulated public framework, useful as a benchmark for public water asset economics rather than a direct competitor to CCFU's territory.

Broad incumbents

• Grand Annecy: Much larger merged EPCI in Haute-Savoie covering Annecy and surrounding communes. Operates the same categories of services (water, waste, transport, environment) but at materially greater scale and budget.
• SEDIF (Syndicat des Eaux d'Île-de-France): Major French public water utility syndicat serving several million residents. Comparable in operating water distribution as a public, non-commercial structure, but at vastly greater scale than CCFU.
• Annemasse Agglo (Annemasse Agglomération): Neighbouring agglomeration EPCI in Haute-Savoie providing identical categories of public services. Comparable governance structure but operates in a more urbanised, cross-border (Swiss) context.
• Veolia Environnement: Global water and waste services operator that frequently contracts with EPCIs across France to deliver delegated services. Comparable activity set in water distribution and waste management, but operates as a private commercial group.
• SUEZ: French-headquartered water and waste management group active in delegated public services. Provides the same categories of water and waste services that CCFU delivers in-house to its communes.

Direct peers

• Communauté de Communes des Vallées de Thônes: Adjacent EPCI in Haute-Savoie providing the same portfolio of intercommunal services to rural communes. Same regulatory framework (EPCI), same revenue mix of taxes and state grants, same service categories.
• SILA (Syndicat Intercommunal du Lac d'Annecy): Intercommunal syndicat in Haute-Savoie focused on wastewater treatment and lake protection. CCFU explicitly cites SILA for wastewater information, indicating direct operational and territorial overlap on the water/waste side.
• Communauté de Communes Usses et Bornes: Neighbouring Haute-Savoie EPCI serving a similar set of small communes with comparable public service mandates (water, waste, school transport, early childhood). Directly comparable in scope, staff size, and funding model.

Emerging players

• SAUR: French water services company focused on delegated public water contracts with mid-sized local authorities. Comparable service profile to CCFU's in-house water operations and a potential outsourcing counterparty.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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