What ACCD'OM does

ACCD'OM (Association des Communes et Collectivités d'Outre-Mer), founded in 1991 and headquartered in Paris, is a non-profit association governed by the French law of July 1, 1901, that represents French overseas communes and territorial collectivities across 12 territories spanning the Atlantic, Indian Ocean, and Pacific basins. The association serves as the unified political voice for overseas territories at national and European levels, with 130+ member collectivities including communes, intercommunalities (EPCI), departments, regions, and provinces. Its core offerings include an annual congress (since 1992, with the 2025 edition attracting 280 elected officials), the annual OutreMag magazine, the 'Échos d'Outre-Mer' drawing competition for CM1 students, a daily press review, webinars and colloquia, a resource center, a collaborative blog ('La Parole aux Territoires'), and a directory of elected officials (Trombinoscope). The association reports that over 80% of its congress motions are taken into account by national authorities, signaling substantive policy influence.

The business model is structured around per-capita membership dues: communes pay €0.25/inhabitant/year, intercommunal groupings pay €0.10/inhabitant/year, with double membership receiving a 50% abatement. Annual fees are subject to a €300 minimum and a €15,000 maximum per collectivity across all types. Associate members (syndicates, associations, SEMs) pay a flat €1,500/year. The organization is governed by a rotating presidency across three geographic zones (Pacific, Indian Ocean, Atlantic) every two years, ensuring balanced representation. A small professional staff of 6 employees operates from Paris, supported by elected officials in governance roles, with leadership transitioning in 2026 to Joseph Kaiha (Mayor of Ua Pou, French Polynesia) as President and Laetitia Malet as Déléguée générale. The organization has no technology products, no proprietary AI/ML capabilities, and no external investors, operating instead as a member-funded institutional advocacy body with strategic partnerships across French government ministries, finance institutions (Banque des Territoires, AFL, AFD), and national associations of elected officials (AMF, France Urbaine).

Name

ACCD'OM

Legal name

Association des Communes et Collectivités d'Outre-Mer

Website

https://france-accdom.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ACCD'OM (Association des Communes et Collectivités d'Outre-Mer) is a non-profit association founded in 1991 that represents 130+ French overseas communes and territorial collectivities across 12 territories in three ocean basins, advocating for their interests at national and European levels through annual congresses, publications, training, and parliamentary engagement.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: Annual membership fees paid by communes, intercommunalities, and territorial collectivities. Fees are calculated per capita: 0.25 €/inhabitant for communes, 0.10 €/inhabitant for syndicates and community groupings (with 0.05 €/inhabitant for the tranche above 60,000 inhabitants). Double membership (commune + group) receives a 50% abatement. Minimum 300 €/year, maximum 15,000 €/year across all types of collectivities. Associate members (syndicates, associations, SEMs) pay a flat fee of 1,500 €/year.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ACCD'OM is a non-profit association under the French law of 1901 that represents, supports, and advocates for French overseas communes and territorial collectivities. It delivers this through membership services, an annual congress, training colloquia and webinars, publications (annual magazine, daily press review, blog), a resource center, and a member directory.

Product overview

ACCD'OM is an association representing French overseas communes and territories, offering a unified platform of services focused on networking, advocacy, and support for ultramarine territories. The core offerings include an annual congress (since 1992), the Échos d'Outre-Mer drawing competition for students, the Outremag annual magazine, webinars and colloquia on territorial topics, a digital resource center with publications and guides, daily press review services, a collaborative blog (La Parole aux Territoires), and a directory of elected officials (Trombinoscope). These services work together to unite overseas territories, amplify their voices at national level, and provide practical tools for local governance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Congress

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 80% of ACCD'OM motions adopted at congresses have been taken into account by national authorities.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministère des Outre-MercoreOthersThe French Ministry of Overseas is a key institutional partner. ACCD'OM works closely with the ministry on policy matters affecting overseas territories, including organizing joint events such as the first Health Colloquium in June 2023.
• ANCT (Agence Nationale de la Cohésion des Territoires)coreOthersANCT supports ACCD'OM's work through access to its tools and resources for local collectivities, including digital tools, urban planning platforms, and technical assistance programs.
• Banque des TerritoirescoreOthersBanque des Territoires is a key financial and technical partner, providing resources on topics such as school building renovation, ecological transition, and local finance. ACCD'OM collaborates with them on publications and webinars.
• AFL (Agence France Locale)coreOthersAFL is a key financial partner supporting ACCD'OM's webinars series in 2025, including sessions on rebuilding Mayotte, AFL accompaniment for overseas projects, and financial health of collectivities.
• AMF (Association des Maires de France)coreOthersAMF is an institutional member by charter and partner of ACCD'OM. The organizations coordinate on advocacy and share platforms such as the joint AMF/ACCD'OM study on Octroi de Mer reform and price formation.
• AFD (Agence Française de Développement)coreOthersAFD supports ACCD'OM's congresses and events, including presenting on regional cooperation, financing ecological transition, and international cooperation projects. Featured as partner since at least 2010.
• Erasmus+ France and Karib HorizonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint webinar series on international mobility and youth volunteering, helping overseas young people and collectivities access European programs.
• France VolontairesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on the webinar series addressing international volunteering as an opportunity for young people and collectivities in overseas territories.
• Sites et Cités Remarquables de FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint webinar on heritage and territorial development for overseas collectivities.
• EduRenovminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerACCD'OM participated in a 6-month working group with EduRenov and a dozen expert partners to produce a manual on renovating vs. rebuilding school buildings in overseas territories.
• TotalEnergiesminorOthersCorporate sponsor of ACCD'OM events and congresses, supporting the association's activities.
• SUEZminorOthersCorporate partner presenting at congresses on waste management and environmental topics relevant to overseas territories.
• CiteominorOthersPartner on circular economy and waste management topics, providing expertise for overseas territories.
• Outremers360°coreGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner providing daily news content for ACCD'OM's daily press review, covering overseas news across all territories by ocean.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Association des Départements de France (ADF): National association of French departmental councils. A comparable peer to ACCD'OM as a membership association for a tier of French territorial collectivities that are among ACCD'OM's primary members (Conseils Départementaux such as Guadeloupe), with shared advocacy on fiscal and policy issues.
• Association des Petites Villes de France (APVF): Association representing France's small and medium-sized towns. Directly comparable to ACCD'OM as a membership-based municipal association that advocates for a specific tier of communes, including small overseas communes that are core ACCD'OM members.
• Association des Maires de France (AMF): France's primary association of mayors across all municipalities. AMF is a direct peer of ACCD'OM because both are membership-based municipal associations that advocate for local collectivities; AMF even holds an institutional charter membership seat in ACCD'OM and they jointly publish studies (Octroi de Mer reform).
• France Urbaine: Association representing France's major metropolitan, agglomeration, and urban collectivities. Directly comparable as a peer of ACCD'OM in being a French local-government advocacy association serving large/intercommunal structures, overlapping on the urban overseas collectivities within ACCD'OM's membership base.
• Intercommunalités de France: National association of French intercommunal structures (EPCI). Directly comparable to ACCD'OM as a peer membership organization that specifically represents the EPCI/intercommunal structures that form a primary member segment of ACCD'OM, sharing the same policy and advocacy channels.
• Association Française du Conseil des Communes et Régions d'Europe (AFCCRE): French section of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions. Comparable peer to ACCD'OM as a membership association representing French local and regional authorities, particularly relevant on European-level advocacy that ACCD'OM also pursues from its Paris headquarters.
• Association des Régions de France (ARF): National association of French regional councils. Directly comparable as an advocacy and representation body for an upper tier of French territorial collectivities that are also represented within ACCD'OM's base, sharing the parliamentary advocacy and partnership channels.

Emerging players

• Fédération des élus des Entreprises Publiques Locales (FedEPL): Federation of elected officials of French local public enterprises (SEMs, SPLs). Comparable as a peer membership organization engaging the same French territorial collectivities on specific local economic development themes that intersect with ACCD'OM's economic development content for overseas territories.

Regional players

• ANEM (Association Nationale des Élus des Montagnes): Association of mountain-territory elected officials. Relevant comparable peer to ACCD'OM in being a thematic membership association for French local officials facing specific geographic-territorial constraints, mirroring ACCD'OM's structure of organizing around shared geographic specificities (here overseas rather than mountainous).

Broad incumbents

• Cités Unies France (CUF): French national chapter of United Cities and Local Governments focused on international cooperation of local authorities. Comparable peer to ACCD'OM in representing French collectivities externally (especially with partners like AFD), with overlap on overseas territories' international cooperation themes covered in ACCD'OM's webinars.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

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