France Villes & territoires Durables

What France Villes & territoires Durables does

France Villes & territoires Durables (FVD) is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 2019 through the convergence of the Institut pour la Ville Durable (IVD) and the Vivapolis state-initiated network. Headquartered at 22 rue Joubert in Paris with a 14-person team, FVD operates as a "do-tank" rather than a think-tank, aggregating, synthesizing, and disseminating tools, methods, solutions, and exemplary projects for sustainable and resilient urban transformation. Its governance is built on a balanced four-college model spanning local authorities, the French State and its operators, companies of all sizes, and urban experts/professional organizations. The association is co-presided by Virginie Carolo-Lutrot (Mayor of Port-Jérôme-sur-Seine) and Florian Bercault (Mayor of Laval), with Sébastien Maire serving as Délégué général since September 2020.

FVD's product portfolio centers on knowledge assets rather than proprietary technology. Core offerings include CAP Territoires Durables (a free decision-support platform for local authorities preparing the 2026-2032 mandate), La Boîte à outils (an open-access toolbox of training, référentiels, resources and specialized sites), a members-only replay platform with 32+ hours of training content, the Lundis de la résilience webinar series co-organized with Cerema and Banque des Territoires, and recurring deliverables (livrables) on topics such as old-building rehabilitation (Bâti ancien), priority neighborhood resilience (QPV), sobriety practices, and cultural contributions to ecological transitions (Galaxie Sapiens / Lombric TV, co-produced with POLAU). The annual Villes Durables en Actions (VDA) conference rotates across French territories and gathers 200+ professionals. A new podcast launched in May 2026 extends the association's reach into audio.

FVD's revenue model is membership-based, with a 2025 fee schedule (grille tarifaire 2025) governing tiers that are not publicly disclosed. Distribution is channeled through the open-access website francevilledurable.fr (and English-language sustainablecitybyfrance.org), membership channels, the rotating VDA event, recurring webinars, and territorial workshops. Strategic partners include AFL (signed June 2025), ANCT (Petites Villes de Demain program reaching 1,600 communes), Cerema, IdealCo, Comité 21, ADEME, ANRU, ANAH, Banque des Territoires, FNAU, and Business France. As a non-profit do-tank with no disclosed financial figures, the association functions as a coordination layer accelerating French territorial sustainable transitions rather than as a commercial enterprise.

Name

France Villes & territoires Durables

Legal name

France VILLE DURABLE

Website

https://francevilledurable.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

France Villes & territoires Durables is a French non-profit association acting as a multi-stakeholder do-tank, aggregating and disseminating sustainable urban transformation tools, methods and best practices to local authorities, state agencies, companies, and urban experts across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainable urban development association services

NAICS

Facilities Support Services (56121)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Product Sustainability & LCA/EPD (Eco-design, PCF) (EUAHAJAF)

Keywords

• Sustainable urban development
• Territorial resilience consulting
• Ecological transition advisory
• Local authority capacity building
• Multi-stakeholder association governance

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

France Villes & territoires Durables is a non-profit "do-tank" association (loi 1901) that aggregates, synthesizes, and disseminates tools, methods, solutions, and best practices to accelerate the sustainable and resilient transformation of French territories. Its core offerings are membership services plus knowledge products: the CAP Territoires Durables decision-support platform, the annual Villes Durables en Actions (VDA) conference, working groups, training cycles, a free toolbox, and operational deliverables (livrables) on topics such as building rehabilitation, sobriety in local authorities, QPV resilience, and cultural transitions.

Product overview

France Villes & territoires Durables is a non-profit association (association loi 1901) created in 2019, serving as a 'do-tank' focused on accelerating sustainable and resilient transformation of territories. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected products and services centered around four pillars: sobriété (sobriety), résilience (resilience), inclusion, and créativité (creativity). Core offerings include CAP Territoires Durables (a decision-making platform), the annual Villes Durables en Actions event, a comprehensive toolbox with training and resources, replay video platform, webinar series (Les Lundis de la Résilience), working groups and territorial workshops, and various deliverables/publications on topics like building rehabilitation and cultural contributions to ecological transition. The organization functions primarily as a knowledge aggregator and accelerator, connecting public and private stakeholders to share tools, methods, and successful examples.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Villes Durables en Actions (VDA): Annual flagship event bringing together professionals of sustainable cities in France
• CAP Territoires Durables
• Les Lundis de la résilience
• CAP vers des territoires durables
• Galaxie Sapiens

Products and services

• CAP Territoires Durables Free decision-support platform for local authorities to know (C - Connaître) local socio-ecological data, arbitrate and prioritize projects (A - Arbitrer), and plan (P - Planifier) local ecological transitions. Designed for the 2026-2032 municipal mandate.
• Boîte à outils (Toolbox) Open-access online resource hub providing training, referentials/norms/labels, resources and methodologies, and specialized sites for sustainable territories.
• Villes Durables en Actions (VDA) Annual flagship event bringing together local authorities, companies, State services, and urban experts for field visits, collaborative workshops, peer exchanges, and inspiration sessions. Rotates across French cities.
• Plateforme Replay Members-only video replay platform containing 32+ hours of training on sustainable city fundamentals, working group replays, and webinars.
• Formation Cycle 2026-2032: CAP vers des territoires durables Training program developed in partnership with IdealCo for public agents and decision-makers on knowing, arbitrating, and planning resilient policies for the 2026-2032 municipal mandate. Four 2-hour webinar sessions with replays hosted on IdealCo's platform and FVD's replay portal.
• Les Lundis de la Résilience Series of webinars on territorial resilience organized with the Ministry of Ecological Transition, Banque des Territoires, Cerema, ANRU, Aristot, and FVD, covering themes such as nature in cities, resilient planning, energy & carbon, international inspiration, and decision-support tools.
• Groupes de Travail (Working Groups) Professional multi-stakeholder working groups addressing specific themes in sustainable urban development, producing consensus-based recommendations and operational deliverables for territorial practitioners.
• Ateliers Territoriaux Territorial workshops for elected officials and general management teams designed to facilitate exchange and implementation of sustainable practices.
• La Carte des Réalisations Interactive map showcasing over 150 sustainable development projects and realizations across French territories, including Habiter la France de Demain demonstrators and other inspiring examples.
• Livrable Réhabilitation du Bâti Ancien Operational deliverable (livrable) with 11 main recommendations for the rehabilitation and requalification of old buildings, coordinated by FVD with contributions from ANAH, ANABF, Cerema, CNOA, and FNAU, and officially delivered to the DHUP in December 2024.
• Livrable Transformation et Résilience des QPV Consensus deliverable on transforming and building resilience in Priority Urban Policy Neighborhoods (QPV), co-coordinated with ANRU, ANCT, USH, Cerema, and ADEME.
• Galaxie Sapiens Seven-episode monthly cultural series exploring ecological bifurcations and the contributions of arts and cultures to new narratives, co-produced with POLAU and created by Charles Altorffer. Available in PDF, with print edition planned.
• Palmarès (Re) Habiter Awards program (palmarès) showcasing 12 exemplary sustainable renovation projects, exhibited at the Rencontres Nationales de l'Anah in November 2024, organized with ANAH.
• Boîte à outils Résilience Resilience toolbox developed with Cerema and Phoenix Conseil (Aristot), containing systematic and operational approaches for territorial resilience acceleration.
• Podcast France Villes & territoires Durables Audio podcast series exploring topics related to sustainable cities and territories, launched to reach professionals in an accessible format.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 150 sustainable city projects and realizations documented and publicly accessible via the FVD portal.
• +3 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AFNEG (Association Fédérative Nationale des Etudiant·e·s en Géographie)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 October 2025FVD and AFNEG signed a partnership agreement in October 2025. The collaboration aims to integrate student geography associations into local authority initiatives, create opportunities for joint event participation, and enable mutual visibility exchanges between the two structures.
• AFL (Agence France Locale)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2025FVD and AFL, the bank for local authorities, signed a partnership agreement in June 2025. The collaboration formalizes joint actions, mutualizes expertise, and aims to support local authorities and their ecosystems in the general interest — for more sustainable and resilient territories.
• Comité 21coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 November 2023FVD and the Comité 21 (French association for sustainable development, founded 1995) jointly published an investigation on 'sobriety practices within territorial authorities' in November 2023. The study analyzed the acceptability, impact, and potential of sobriety policies at the local level, identifying obstacles and levers for transformation.
• CeremacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 November 2023FVD and Cerema co-organized a resilience conference in November 2023 in Paris, bringing together ~60 professionals (mostly from local authorities) for a day of networking focused on territorial resilience. The two organizations also partner on the Lundis de la résilience webinar series and CAP Territoires Durables platform, and on working groups (e.g., bâti ancien).
• ANCT (Agence Nationale de la Cohésion des Territoires) — Petites Villes de DemaincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFVD partnered with ANCT for the Petites Villes de Demain program, delivering a comprehensive training module to all elected officials and project managers of the 1,600 communes enrolled in the program. The training covers ecological transition initiation, diagnostic methods, citizen participation, nature-based solutions, and sustainable architecture. Additional expert contributors include PUCA, VAL'HOR, and CNOA.
• IdealCocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFVD partnered with IdealCo to design and deliver the 'CAP vers des territoires durables' training cycle (4 sessions, October 2025 – January 2026), providing tools for public officials to understand, arbitrate, and plan resilient policies for the 2026–2032 municipal mandate. Replays are hosted on IdealCo's platform and FVD's replay portal.
• Phoenix Conseil (also Aristot in other sources)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPhoenix Conseil (also referenced as Aristot in resilience-related materials) co-designed the operational resilience toolbox with FVD and Cerema, contributing systemic and operational approaches for territorial resilience acceleration. The organization also co-organized the November 2023 resilience day in Paris.
• Communauté urbaine de DunkerquecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDunkerque is a historic member of FVD and the host of VDA 2026, marking FVD's 10th anniversary. Recognized for its pioneering ecological and social transition initiatives, Dunkerque provides an inspirational backdrop for the national event and is a key partner in its organization.
• Communauté d'Agglomération Pays Basque (CAPB) / BayonnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBayonne and the Communauté d'Agglomération Pays Basque hosted VDA 2025 (February 2025) with the theme 'Co-opérons! Pour des territoires vivants & résilients'. Over 200 participants engaged in field visits, workshops, and plenaries across the Basque territory.
• ADEME (Agence de la Transition Écologique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerADEME is a member of FVD's college of State operators and a partner in multiple working groups and initiatives, including the Lundis de la résilience series, CAP Territoires Durables, and the QPV resilience initiative.
• ANRU (Agence Nationale pour la Rénovation Urbaine)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANRU co-coordinated the FVD working group on priority neighborhood (QPV) resilience alongside FVD, ANCT, USH, Cerema, and ADEME. A consensus deliverable on transforming priority neighborhoods was presented at the Salon des Maires in November 2025, with ANRU's Director General Anne-Claire Mialot as a key speaker.
• Banque des TerritoirescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBanque des Territoires is a member and active partner in the Lundis de la résilience webinar series and CAP Territoires Durables initiative. As a key State financial institution for territorial development, it provides financing expertise and is embedded in FVD's multi-stakeholder working groups.
• USH (L'Union Sociale pour l'Habitat)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUSH (the social housing union) is a member of FVD and participated in the QPV resilience working group alongside ANRU, FVD, ANCT, Cerema, and ADEME, contributing expertise on social housing's role in sustainable and resilient neighborhood transformation.
• POLAU (Pôle Arts Urbanisme)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPOLAU served as Executive Producer for the Galaxie Sapiens / Lombric TV series — a 7-episode monthly cultural series exploring artistic and cultural contributions to ecological transitions. The series is co-produced by FVD and POLAU, with Charles Altorffer as author and urbanist.
• FNAU (Fédération Nationale des Agences d'Urbanisme)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFNAU is a member of FVD's expert college and participates in working groups including the bâti ancien rehabilitation working group. Brigitte Bariol-Mathais, Déléguée Générale of FNAU, is a featured speaker at VDA events.
• ANAH (Agence Nationale de l'Habitat)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANAH co-steered the working group on rehabilitation of old buildings alongside FVD, ANABF, and the Ministries of Culture and Ecological Transition. The resulting livrable was officially submitted to the DHUP in December 2024, with ANAH also partnering on the (Re)Habiter awards (12 laureates exhibited at the Rencontres Nationales de l'Anah, November 2024).
• EngieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngie is listed as a member of FVD (company college). As a major French energy group, Engie's participation brings energy transition and climate expertise to FVD's working groups and events.
• EDFminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEDF is listed as a member of FVD (company college). EDF contributes energy sector expertise and participates in FVD events and initiatives. Valérie Montanier from EDF's Direction Territoires et Action Régionale is a featured panelist at VDA 2025.
• Bouygues Construction / Bouygues Immobilier / Bouygues GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBouygues Construction, Bouygues Immobilier, and Bouygues Group are all listed as members of FVD (company college). Virginie Alonzi, Directrice de la Prospective at Bouygues Construction, serves as Co-Vice-President of FVD and is a recurring speaker and contributor to FVD's events and working groups.
• VinciminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVinci is listed as a member of FVD (company college), bringing infrastructure and construction expertise to the association's working groups. Camille Waintrop-Boyon, responsible for FVD's communications, previously worked in communication at Vinci Group.
• Groupe VYVminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGroupe VYV is listed as a member of FVD (company college). Stéphane Junique, President of Groupe VYV, participated as a panelist in the VDA 2025 table round on cooperation for living and resilient territories.
• CeremacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCerema (Centre d'études et d'expertise sur les risques, l'environnement, la mobilité et l'aménagement) is both a member (State operator college) and a core operational partner in multiple FVD initiatives: Lundis de la résilience, resilience toolbox co-development, CAP Territoires Durables, QPV working group, and bâti ancien working group.
• Ministère de la Transition Écologique (Ministry of Ecological Transition)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Ministry of Ecological Transition is a founding member (State college) and key institutional partner of FVD. It co-steered multiple working groups (bâti ancien, QPV resilience), and the DHUP (Direction de l'Habitat, de l'Urbanisme et des Paysages) officially received FVD's bâti ancien livrable in December 2024. Céline Bonhomme (DGALN) is Vice-President of FVD's State college.
• Business FranceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBusiness France is listed as a member of FVD (State college, operator). As France's export promotion agency, Business France contributes to international visibility and outreach for French sustainable city expertise.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cerema: French state agency for expertise on environmental, mobility, and urban planning risks. Cerema is both a FVD member and a core operational partner (co-organizing Lundis de la résilience, resilience toolbox, CAP Territoires Durables), making it a direct peer in delivering sustainability tools to local authorities.
• ORÉE: French multi-stakeholder association bringing together businesses, local authorities, and experts around environmental and circular economy issues. Comparable to FVD as a French sustainability-focused association with a multi-stakeholder governance model.
• POLAU (Pôle Arts & Urbanisme): French organization at the intersection of arts, urban planning, and territorial transition. A direct peer to FVD given the co-production of the Galaxie Sapiens cultural-transition content series and their shared focus on applied, cross-sector urban sustainability.
• France Nature Environnement: Federation of French environmental associations representing environmental protection NGOs. Comparable to FVD as a French multi-stakeholder federation operating in the sustainability space, though FNE is more advocacy-focused and represents environmental NGOs rather than the full public-private-expert mix.
• Comité 21: French non-profit association founded in 1995 that promotes sustainable development across public and private actors. It is a direct peer to FVD, and the two organizations are even formal partners, having jointly published the November 2023 sobriety survey on territorial authorities.
• Place Publique: French think tank and urban-policy platform dedicated to European city transitions. Comparable to FVD as a knowledge-aggregation platform that convenes public and private stakeholders around urban sustainability in France.
• La Fabrique de la Cité: Urban foresight think tank created and funded by VINCI, focused on European urban transitions. It is a direct peer to FVD as a French knowledge-aggregation platform convening public and private stakeholders on urban sustainability, and FVD's Camille Waintrop-Boyon previously worked there.
• FNAU (Fédération Nationale des Agences d'Urbanisme): Federation of French urban planning agencies providing expertise and resource aggregation to local authorities. Comparable to FVD as a national federation serving French local authorities with consolidated urban-sustainability expertise; FNAU is a FVD member and active participant in its working groups.

Broad incumbents

• C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group: International network of major cities collaborating on climate action. Comparable to FVD in convening cities around sustainability, but at a significantly larger global scale and focused more narrowly on climate than FVD's broader sustainability charter.
• ICLEI (Local Governments for Sustainability): Global network of local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development. Comparable to FVD as a membership-based convener for cities on sustainability, but operating at a much larger international scale with a similar toolkit/training/event model.

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Key highlights6 records

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