Département de la Drôme

What Département de la Drôme does

The Département de la Drôme is a French territorial collectivity (collectivité territoriale) established in 1790, headquartered at the Hôtel du Département in Valence, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It provides statutory public services to a resident population of 517,700 across 364 communes and 19 cantons covering 6,530 km² of territory ranging from Mediterranean lowlands to Alpine peaks. Its core service portfolio encompasses maintenance of a 4,216 km departmental road network (supported by 350 winter maintenance agents and a €70M annual road budget), operation of 47 middle schools, social welfare services (child protection, disability support via the Maison Départementale de l'Autonomie, elder care), economic development across 133 activity zones, and cultural heritage management including the musée départementale de la Résistance du Vercors and a network of departmental médiathèques.

The department operates four wholly-owned subsidiaries: Drôme Aménagement Habitat (social housing), the departmental Resistance museum, the departmental library network (Les médiathèques départementales), and Drôme Laboratoire Départemental (laboratory services). Its digital infrastructure centers on a WordPress-based citizen portal (ladrome.fr) with modular service sections (Mon Département, Mon Quotidien, Mes Démarches en Ligne) and specialized portals including Inforoutes Drôme (real-time traffic), Drôme TV, Drôme Infos, and Espace Collectivités for municipal partners. Technology integrations include Matomo analytics, Google Analytics, Wordfence security, and Complianz cookie consent management. A 2024-2027 digital accessibility action plan addresses RGAA 4.1.2 non-conformity (39.34% criteria compliance per Boscop audit).

As a public territorial collectivity, the department's revenue model is entirely non-commercial, funded through public taxation, intergovernmental transfers from the French State (co-financing infrastructure such as the €18M State contribution to the Carrefour des Couleures project), and Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes partnerships. Leadership is provided by Président du Conseil départemental Franck Soulignac, with William Rabain as Directeur de la Communication externe and Clémentine Fayol as Directrice des achats, du juridique et des affaires générales. Major ongoing strategic projects include the Pont du Tram restoration (€2.14M, reopening September 2026), the Carrefour des Couleures Phase 2 (€28M), and the ViaRhôna passerelle (€5.5M), reflecting a capital investment posture focused on mobility infrastructure and intergovernmental co-financing.

Name

Département de la Drôme

Legal name

Département de la Drôme

Website

https://ladrome.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

1790

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

The Département de la Drôme is a French territorial collectivity headquartered in Valence that delivers statutory public services—including road infrastructure, middle school education, social welfare, and economic development—to 517,700 residents across 364 communes and 19 cantons in southeastern France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Valence

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Funding: Government funding through taxation and intergovernmental transfers to provide public services to citizens including road infrastructure, education, social services, and economic development.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Département de la Drôme is a French public territorial collectivity providing statutory public services to 517,700 residents across 364 communes. Its core offerings encompass departmental road infrastructure management (4,216 km network), middle school education, social welfare services (child protection, disability support, elder care), economic development support, cultural heritage preservation, environmental protection, and tourism promotion.

Product overview

The Département de la Drôme operates a comprehensive citizen portal (ladrome.fr) serving as the primary digital interface between the department and its residents. The offering is organized as a unified platform with multiple interconnected service modules: Mon Département provides governance and institutional information; Mon Quotidien delivers citizen-facing services across transport, education, social services, health, culture, environment, and sports; Mes Démarches enables online administrative procedures; and specialized portals like Inforoutes (traffic information), Drôme TV (video content), and the tourism portal provide targeted services. The platform also serves municipalities through the dedicated Espace Collectivités module and maintains cultural assets including a network of departmental libraries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Citizen Portal (ladrome.fr)
• Online Administrative Procedures (Mes Démarches en Ligne)
• Inforoutes Drôme
• Drôme TV
• Drôme Infos
• Departmental Libraries Network (Médiathèques départementales)
• Tourism Portal (La Drôme Tourisme)
• Espace Collectivités
• Middle School Education Services
• Social Welfare Services (Drôme Solidarités)
• Road Infrastructure Management
• Drôme Aménagement Habitat
• Drôme Laboratoire Départemental
• Musée départemental de la Résistance du Vercors

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• État (French Government)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe French State co-finances major infrastructure projects including the Pont du Tram restoration (€2.14M total project) and contributes to the ViaRhôna passerelle project (€1.3M contribution). The State also provides funding through the Fonds d'accélération de la transition écologique (€657,180 for tunnel safety works).
• Région Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe regional council co-finances major projects including the Pont du Tram restoration (€2.14M total project) and the ViaRhôna passerelle project (€2M contribution). The region also supports ecological transition initiatives.
• Ville de Bourg-lès-ValencemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe municipality partnered with the department on the ViaRhôna passerelle project (€1.7M municipal contribution of €5.5M total project). The project integrates the official ViaRhôna cycling route.
• DREAL Auvergne-Rhône-AlpescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Direction Régionale de l'Environnement, de l'Aménagement et du Logement represents the State and co-finances large infrastructure projects including the Carrefour des Couleures (€18M from State out of €28M Phase 2).
• Département de l'ArdèchecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-border cooperation on shared infrastructure including the Pont Mistral cycling improvements (€80,000 contribution) and the Pont de Charmes-sur-Rhône project. Joint maintenance of connected road networks.
• Valence Romans MobilitéscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe metropolitan transport authority partnered on Pont Mistral cycling improvements (€252,000 contribution) and develops the Cycleo intercommunal cycling scheme. Joint planning of mobility infrastructure.
• Ville de ValencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partnership on Pont Mistral cycling infrastructure (€57,000 contribution) and coordination on mobility projects within the Valence urban area.
• Chambre d'Agriculture de la DrômecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural chamber collaborates with the department on organic farming development, supporting the department's position as France's leading organic farming department. Joint organization of Tech & Bio salon.
• Communauté de communes du Royans-VercorsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal intercommunality partnered on the Pont du Tram restoration project, which will be retrocessed to the communes of Saint-Jean-en-Royans and Saint-Laurent-en-Royans upon completion.
• Région Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional support for wildlife collision prevention experiments using reflective posts on RD133 and RD541, in partnership with the Fédération départementale des chasseurs de la Drôme.
• Fédération départementale des chasseurs de la DrômeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on road safety experiments to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions through reflective posts, combining hunter expertise with road infrastructure improvements.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Département de la Loire: Neighboring department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes with similar mid-sized city (Saint-Étienne) surrounded by rural and mountainous territory. Comparable departmental competency profile and inter-government funding model.
• Département du Vaucluse: Adjacent Provençal department sharing similar agriculture-tourism economy (organic farming, gastronomy, heritage tourism). Direct peer in service portfolio, rural demographic profile, and inter-jurisdictional partnerships within the PACA/Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes axis.
• Département du Gard: Mid-sized southern French department with similar agricultural diversity, heritage tourism, and Mediterranean-to-rural geography profile. Comparable in scale (≈740K residents) and operational complexity for departmental service delivery.
• Département de la Haute-Savoie: Alpine neighboring department with similar high-altitude infrastructure burden, tourism-dependent economy, and road network management challenges. Provides a comparable model for departmental service delivery in mountainous terrain.
• Département de l'Ain: Neighboring department within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region with similar mid-scale population and rural-urban mix. Comparable scope of departmental competencies and exposure to regional co-financing dynamics.
• Département des Hautes-Alpes: Alpine peer with comparable high-elevation road maintenance burden and winter viability operations. Most analogous for mountain-terrain service delivery, tourism seasonality, and dispersed commune service economics.
• Département de l'Isère: Neighboring department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes with comparable service mandate (roads, collèges, social, environment). Similar population scale (~1.25M) and active partnership through the regional ecosystem; most directly comparable in terms of territorial diversity (urban Grenoble to Alpine massifs).
• Département de l'Ardèche: Neighboring French departmental collectivity sharing the Drôme river basin and engaged in cross-border infrastructure cooperation (Pont Mistral cycling, Pont de Charmes-sur-Rhône). Direct functional peer for departmental services — roads, social, education, economic development.

Broad incumbents

• Conseil Régional d'Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Regional authority overseeing and co-financing Drôme's projects (Pont du Tram, ViaRhôna, ecological transition). Functions as both upstream funding partner and broader-scale peer providing overlapping competencies (transport, education, economic development) at a larger territorial scale.
• Métropole de Lyon: Urban intercommunal authority exercising departmental-level competencies within the Lyon metropolitan area. Different legal form (métropole) but functionally analogous for social, road, and economic competencies in the same regional ecosystem; serves as a model for service modernization at scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ladromeledepartement
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/departementdeladrome
• Instagraminstagram.com/la_drome_le_departement

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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