Communauté de communes Grand Orb

What Communauté de communes Grand Orb does

Communauté de communes Grand Orb is a French intercommunal public authority (Établissement Public de Coopération Intercommunale, EPCI) created in 2014, headquartered in Bédarieux, Hérault, in the Occitanie region. It serves roughly 21,000 inhabitants distributed across 24 communes situated within the Parc Naturel Régional du Haut-Languedoc, providing shared public services that exceed the capacity of any individual member municipality. Core service areas include early childhood support (Relais Petite Enfance des Hauts-Cantons), youth leisure (ALSH leisure centers, GO Pass summer program at €20, MAJIC Pass at €15 per school year), cultural programming via the MAJIC center at Château Baldy (including the Micro-Folie digital museum and a music school), seasonal leisure at the Base de loisirs de La Prade aquatic park, urban planning (Plan Local d'Urbanisme Intercommunal), waste management, and sustainable development under the Plan Climat framework. The organization also supports the local economy through the VivreEnGrandOrb.fr platform launched in 2021, which showcases more than 180 local businesses and offers Chèque Kdo Local and Le Grand Kdo gift vouchers.

Grand Orb does not operate a commercial revenue model. It is a public territorial collectivity governed by French administrative law, with elected leadership (President Pierre Mathieu) and a small administrative team of around 40 employees. Its funding base consists of fiscal transfers from member communes, allocations from the Département de l'Hérault and Région Occitanie, and program-specific grants from partners such as CAF de l'Hérault, DRAC Occitanie, and Education Nationale. Service delivery is executed through a combination of physical offices (administrative headquarters, MAJIC cultural center), itinerant outreach (Relais Petite Enfance), digital channels (grandorb.fr, VivreEnGrandOrb.fr, social media), and co-managed facilities with neighboring public bodies. Technology plays a supporting informational role rather than a differentiating one — there is no proprietary AI, software stack, or monetizable IP; the technical footprint is a content website, a directory platform, and standard communication tools.

Name

Communauté de communes Grand Orb

Legal name

Communauté de communes Grand Orb

Website

https://grandorb.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Communauté de communes Grand Orb is a French intercommunal public authority serving 21,000 inhabitants across 24 communes in Hérault, delivering shared public services in childcare, youth, culture, leisure, urban planning, waste management, and local economic development, funded through fiscal transfers and grants rather than commercial revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bédarieux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Marketing or Sales

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Communauté de communes Grand Orb is a French intercommunal public collectivity that delivers shared public services on behalf of its 24 member communes across roughly 21,000 inhabitants in the Hérault department. Its offerings span youth and cultural programs (MAJIC center, GO Pass, MAJIC Pass, ALSH leisure centers), early-childhood services (Relais Petite Enfance), tourism and thermal-spa promotion, local economic development through the VivreEnGrandOrb.fr business showcase, urban planning (PLUi), waste management, and sustainable development programs (Plan Climat).

Product overview

Communauté de communes Grand Orb operates as a intercommunal public authority managing 24 communes with approximately 21,000 inhabitants in the PNR du Haut-Languedoc region of Hérault, France. Its product portfolio consists of a unified digital portal (grandorb.fr) complemented by specialized service platforms and facilities. The core offering includes VivreEnGrandOrb.fr for local commerce promotion, MAJIC cultural/youth center with Micro-Folie technology, GO Pass and MAJIC Pass youth programs, Relais Petite Enfance early childhood services, Base de loisirs aquatic park, ALSH leisure centers, and artistic education programming. The organization functions as a local government authority rather than a technology company, providing public services rather than software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VivreEnGrandOrb.fr: An online platform created by Grand Orb in 2021 to showcase and promote local businesses and commerce. The platform presents over 180 local enterprises and shops, featuring categories including food, fashion, restaurants, home decor, wellness, crafts, technology, culture, sports, and children's services. The platform also promotes local consumption through initiatives like 'Le Chèque Kdo Local' and 'Le Grand Kdo' gift vouchers.
• MAJIC (Maison de la Jeunesse, de l'Information et de la Culture)
• Base de loisirs de La Prade

Products and services

• GO Pass
• MAJIC Pass
• Relais Petite Enfance (RPE) des Hauts-Cantons
• Accueil de Loisirs Sans Hébergement (ALSH)
• MAJIC (Espace Culture et Jeunesse)
• Base de loisirs de La Prade
• VivreEnGrandOrb.fr
• Enrichir l'Éducation Artistique et Culturelle Program
• Business Support Services (Aides aux entreprises)
• Waste Management and déchèterie Services
• Plan Climat – Climate and Sustainable Development Aid Schemes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CAF de l'HéraultcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with CAF de l'Hérault for the Relais Petite Enfance service, providing childcare information and support services for families.
• Département de l'HéraultcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Department of Hérault for the Relais Petite Enfance and various social services.
• Communauté de communes du Haut-LanguedoccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for shared management of the Relais Petite Enfance des Hauts-Cantons service across both territories.
• DRAC OccitaniecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional cultural authority supporting cultural programming including Micro-Folie and arts education initiatives.
• Education NationalecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConventionnement with Education Nationale since 2021 for artistic and cultural education programs in schools.
• MAJIC (Espace Culture et Jeunesse)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural and youth space at Château Baldy in Bédarieux, housing Micro-Folie, arts workshops, and digital creation tools.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Département de l'Hérault: Departmental authority providing funding and strategic coordination for Grand Orb's cultural, social, and territorial development programs; oversees broader departmental policies that shape Grand Orb's operating environment.
• Région Occitanie: Regional government providing financial support and strategic direction for Grand Orb's cultural and territorial development initiatives; coordinates regional policies across multiple departments including Herault.
• Parc Naturel Régional du Haut-Languedoc: Regional park authority governing the protected territory in which Grand Orb operates; coordinates environmental protection, sustainable development, and tourism initiatives that directly overlap with Grand Orb's competencies.

Regional players

• Communauté de communes Vallée de l'Hérault: Herault intercommunal entity with comparable competencies in cultural programming, youth services, and economic development support for member communes — direct structural analog within the same department.
• Communauté de communes Lodévois et Larzac: Neighboring intercommunal structure in the Herault department coordinating similar public services across rural communes with comparable geographic and demographic profile to Grand Orb.
• Communauté d'agglomération de Béziers Méditerranée: Larger intercommunal authority in the Herault department operating similar urban planning, economic development, tourism, and cultural functions across the nearby Béziers urban basin — comparable service portfolio at greater scale.

Direct peers

• Communauté de communes du Haut-Languedoc: Adjacent intercommunal public structure with which Grand Orb co-manages the Relais Petite Enfance des Hauts-Cantons service; operates as a similar French EPCI delivering comparable public services to rural communes in the same region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/grandorb
• Instagraminstagram.com/cc_grandorb/?hl=fr
• Pinterestpinterest.fr/grandorb34
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/communaut%C3%A9-de-communes-grand-orb

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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