What Communauté de communes Granville Terre & Mer does

Communaut\u00e9 de communes Granville Terre & Mer (GTM) is a French intercommunal public administration (EPCI) founded on January 3, 2014, serving 32 municipalities across a 42 km coastline in the Manche department of Normandy. Headquartered at 197 avenue des Vend\u00e9ens in Granville under President Nicolas Germain (elected July 15, 2020), GTM delivers a portfolio of public services including free urban and interurban public transport via the N\u00e9va bus network, the L'Hippocampe aquatic center, a network of 7 m\u00e9diath\u00e8ques (libraries), an intercommunal music school with 17 teachers and 500 enrolled students, 5 nautical bases, 14 covered multisport gymnasiums, 3 d\u00e9ch\u00e9teries for waste management, SPANC non-collective sanitation controls (€95-€250 per inspection), housing rehabilitation through the OPAH program, early childhood services via the Maison de la petite enfance, and economic development support across 19 activity zones totaling 250+ hectares.

The underlying technology stack is standard public-sector digital infrastructure: a TYPO3 CMS-based website (granville-terre-mer.fr) managed by digital agency CIMEOS with accessibility compliance (RGAA 3.0, WCAG A/AA), the Zenbus real-time bus tracking application, the Atoumod multi-modal itinerary calculator, and the AWS/agysoft electronic public procurement platform (mandatory for contracts above €40,000 HT since January 2020). Cloud hosting is provided by Kenua. Communication channels include the official website, a tri-annual printed and digital magazine "Terre & Mer le mag" (issue #34, May 2026), social media, and 5 Office de Tourisme Intercommunal branches.

Revenue is derived primarily from mandatory local taxation (taxe d'habitation, foncier b\u00e2ti) and intergovernmental transfers from the French state and Normandy region; specific figures are not publicly disclosed. Key strategic partners include Agence de l'Eau Seine-Normandie (providing 80% subsidies for sanitation rehabilitation), SOLIHA Normandie (guichet unique for OPAH), Anah (national housing agency), Veolia Eau (delegated SPANC inspection services), Nomad (regional mobility), and the SMAAAG (collective sanitation operator). Customer concentration is structurally low because the constituency is the entire resident population of the territory, with services priced at zero or near-zero across most categories and only SPANC fees representing direct user charges.

Name

Communauté de communes Granville Terre & Mer

Legal name

Communauté de communes Granville Terre et Mer

Website

https://granville-terre-mer.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Communaut\u00e9 de communes Granville Terre & Mer (Granville Terre & Mer Community of Communes)

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Services

NAICS

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71), Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings (56179)

SIC

Local & Suburban Transit & Interurban Hwy Passenger Trans (4100)

akta.pro primary industry

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI)

Keywords

• Intercommunal public services
• Waste management services
• Public transportation services
• Cultural facilities management
• Urban planning administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Granville, Normandie

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Taxation revenue: As a French intercommunal public administration (Établissement Public de Coopération Intercommunale), the community generates revenue primarily through local taxation (taxe d'habitation, foncier bâti, etc.) and intergovernmental transfers from the French state and Normandy region.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Communauté de communes Granville Terre & Mer is a French intercommunal public authority (EPCI) that delivers mandated local public services across its 32 member communes in Normandy. Its core offerings include household waste collection and 3 déchèteries, the Néva public bus network, a network of 7 médiathèques and an intercommunal music school, sports facilities (L'Hippocampe aquatic center, 14 gymnasiums, 5 nautical bases), early-childhood services (Maison de la petite enfance), housing renovation support (GTM Rénov'/OPAH), economic development (business incubator, activity zones), and territorial planning under the intercommunal Local Urbanism Plan (PLUi).

Product overview

Communauté de communes Granville Terre & Mer is a French intercommunal public administration serving 32 municipalities. It offers a portfolio of public services organized as separate programs rather than a unified product platform. Core services include the Néva bus network (urban and interurban transport), L'Hippocampe aquatic center, a network of 7 médiathèques (libraries), the Ecole intercommunale de musique (music school), 5 nautical bases for water sports, waste management services, housing renovation assistance (GTM Rénov'), early childhood care (Maison de la petite enfance), a business incubator, and intercommunal urban planning (PLUi). Services are accessed through the official website, physical locations, and a mobile agency that visits local markets. The organization also publishes a tri-annual magazine 'Terre & Mer, le mag' for community communication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• ~5,000 visitors attended opening weekend of L'Hippocampe aquatic center
• +4 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Agence de l'Eau Seine-NormandiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for non-collective sanitation (SPANC) rehabilitation program. Provides 80% subsidies for feasibility studies (capped) and 7,200€ for rehabilitation works. Since 2020, over 210 installations rehabilitated. GTM serves as financial relay between property owners and the agency.
• SOLIHA NormandiecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGuichet unique mandated by GTM to implement the OPAH (Opération Programmée d'Amélioration de l'Habitat). Provides housing improvement support to property owners and landlords. Contact: Valérie Goffinet
• Anah (Agence Nationale de l'Habitat)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational housing agency partnered with GTM for the OPAH program providing financial assistance for housing rehabilitation including energy efficiency improvements and accessibility modifications
• SMBCG (Syndicat Mixte des Bassins versants Côtiers Granvillais)minorOthersFormer EPCI dissolved in 2020 that managed water resources across 40 communes and 12 coastal rivers. Was partner in Life Marecan project for coastal water quality. GTM inherited certain environmental responsibilities after dissolution.
• Veolia Eau - Compagnie des Eaux et de l'OzoneminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDelegated service provider for SPANC (non-collective sanitation) inspection services, conducting diagnostic and control functions for individual sanitation installations
• AWS/agysoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationElectronic public procurement platform (agysoft.marches-publics.info) used for all GTM public contracts above 40,000€ HT. Mandatory for electronic bid submission since January 2020.
• Nomad (Regional mobility network)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional mobility network covering Normandy. GTM provides free school transport through Nomad for children in 31 communes (outside Granville). Nomad subscriptions enable free travel on regular lines 305, 307, 308 for extracurricular use.
• Benjamin DEALminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGraphic designer and art director based in Hérouville-Saint-Clair responsible for website visual design and graphic charter
• SMAAAG (Syndicat Mixte d'Assainissement de l'Agglomération Granvillaise)minorOthersMain operator for collective sanitation (tout-à-l'égout) on the territory, managing wastewater collection and treatment. GTM coordinates with SMAAAG on sanitation infrastructure.
• AgorastoreminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnline auction platform for selling surplus equipment and decommissioned materials from the community. Part of Webenchères service.
• GRAPE (Groupement Régional des Associations de Protection de l'Environnement)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional environmental association partnered for waste reduction initiatives and household composting promotion (Opération Foyers Témoins)

Scale indicators22 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Communauté de communes Coutances Mer et Bocage: Neighboring Manche communauté de communes with a near-identical service portfolio (médiathèques, transport, waste, tourism) across a similar number of communes; directly comparable on scale and coastal-bocage mix.
• Saint-Lô Agglo: Communauté d'agglomération in the same Manche department offering a comparable portfolio of intercommunal services (urban transport, waste, cultural and sports facilities) across ~31 communes; closely matched in geographic context and governance model.
• Communauté de communes Avranches Mont-Saint-Michel: Adjacent Manche communauté de communes serving communes around Avranches and Mont-Saint-Michel; comparable intercommunal service delivery, tourism focus, and Manche fiscal dynamics.
• Communauté d'agglomération du Cotentin: Manche-department intercommunal authority covering the Cherbourg peninsula with 129 communes; offers overlapping transport, waste, economic development, and cultural/sports infrastructure at a larger scale than GTM.

Others

• Intercommunalités de France: National federation representing French EPCIs (communautés de communes, agglomérations, métropoles); ecosystem/peer reference for governance frameworks, funding advocacy, and benchmarking against peer intercommunalities.
• Agence de l'Eau Seine-Normandie: Water agency funding GTM's sanitation (SPANC/ANC) and water-quality programs with up to 80% subsidies; relevant ecosystem participant and benchmark for French public-sector water-finance partnerships.

Emerging players

• Office de Tourisme du Cotentin: Tourism promotion body serving the Manche coastline with multiple tourist information points; directly comparable to GTM's 5 Office de Tourisme Intercommunal locations and overlapping coastal/leisure mandate.

Broad incumbents

• Région Normandie: Regional authority providing overlapping functions in regional transport (Nomad network, used by GTM for school transport), economic development, and cultural/sports support across all of Normandy.
• Conseil départemental de la Manche: Department-level authority with overlapping competencies in roads, social action, college education, and cultural heritage across the broader Manche territory that includes GTM's 32 communes.
• Caen la Mer (communauté urbaine): Urban communauté in Calvados (Normandy) delivering a broadly overlapping set of services (urban transport, waste, culture, sports, economic development) but at metropolitan scale; useful benchmark for what GTM's service bundle could look like at scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/communaut%C3%A9-de-communes-granville-terre-mer

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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