Ville du Cres

What Ville du Cres does

Ville du Crès (Commune du Crès) is a French municipal government (collectivité territoriale) serving approximately 9,443 residents in Le Crès, Hérault department, within the Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole. Its functional mandate covers the full spectrum of local public services: early childhood provision (crèche, micro-crèche, MAM, relais petite enfance), schooling and périscolaire services for ages 3-11, the Cap'Jeunes youth facility and Adosphère activity hub for ages 12-18, sports infrastructure (an FFCO-labeled orientation course with 9 circuits, an AirFit-tied outdoor fitness area, skatepark, city stadium, and multi-site gymnasium/tennis facilities), cultural services (Médiathèque, Théâtre Agora ticketing), environmental and urban planning functions, and social solidarity via the CCAS (Centre Communal d'Action Sociale).

The operating model is built around three interconnected digital portals — Portail Famille, Portail Associations, and Portail Entreprises — running primarily on the Agoraplus platform and integrated with the Montpellier 3M metropolitan e-services portal. The website layers ReadSpeaker for accessibility, Google Translate for multilingual rendering, AddToAny for social sharing, and a Treedis virtual aerial tour. Physical service delivery is anchored at the Hôtel de Ville (Place Julien Quet) and the Cap'Jeunes youth center at the Lac Jean-Marie Rouché site. The 27-hectare Lac Jean-Marie Rouché — preserved through a 108-day citizen blockade in 1993-94 and renamed posthumously in 2021 — functions as the commune's primary recreational and identity asset.

Revenue mechanics are public-sector rather than commercial: funding flows from local taxes (property, housing, CFE), state and intercommunal transfers from Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, and granular user fees such as Cap'Jeunes activity pricing of €3-€30 per unit (with CAF subsidies for eligible families). The commune holds multiple state-issued labels — Commune Econome en Eau, Ville en poésie, Territoire bio engagé, Ville vivez bougez, Ville Label Pays d'Art et d'Histoire, and Ville Territoire engagé pour la nature — and partners with TaM for regional transport integration. Service scope is stable rather than scaling; the trajectory reflects municipal modernization (fiber rollout, SAGE participation, digital portal consolidation) rather than market expansion.

Name

Ville du Cres

Legal name

Ville du Crès

Website

https://lecres.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ville du Crès (Commune du Crès) is a French municipal government serving approximately 9,443 residents in Le Crès, Hérault, within the Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole. It delivers local public services — youth programs (Cap'Jeunes, Adosphère), sports and cultural facilities, family and social services via CCAS — funded through local taxes, intercommunal transfers, and unit-priced service fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local Education Authorities & Municipal Education Offices (EDADABAD), Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public administration
• Youth services
• Sports facilities
• Cultural services

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ville du Cres operates as the municipal government (collectivité territoriale) of the commune of Le Crès, delivering public administration services and operating municipal infrastructure for residents. Core offerings include early childhood services (crèche, micro-crèche, MAM), primary education support (scolarité, périscolaire, restauration scolaire), youth programming for ages 12-18 (Cap'Jeunes, Adosphère, Camps Ados), sports facilities (skatepark, fitness area, FFCO-labeled orientation course, multi-sport venues), cultural services (Médiathèque, Théâtre Agora ticketing), senior services via CCAS, urban planning and fiber optic deployment, and metropolitan e-services.

Product overview

The Ville du Crès operates a comprehensive digital services ecosystem centered around multiple interconnected portals and municipal service programs. The core digital infrastructure consists of the Agoraplus-based family portal for youth and school services, the association portal for local organizations, and the Montpellier 3M metropolitan e-services platform. These are complemented by physical service programs including Cap'Jeunes youth facilities, Adosphère activity hub, sports facilities (orientation course, fitness area, skate park, city stadium), and cultural services. The municipality integrates with regional transportation (TaM), waste management (Montpellier 3M), accessibility tools (ReadSpeaker), and offers various online administrative services through forms and portals. The sports facilities are notable for the orientation course at Lac Jean-Marie Rouché (FFCO-labeled) and the outdoor fitness area with AirFit app integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cap'Jeunes Municipal youth center for teenagers from 6ème to terminale offering leisure activities, sports, culture, and life skills during school holidays from 8h30 to 18h30. Activities priced individually from 3€ to 30€, with CAF subsidies available to eligible families.
• Adosphère Central hub for youth activities (ages 12-18) at the Lac Jean-Marie Rouché site, aggregating Cap'Jeunes programming, skate park, city stadium, orientation courses, and outdoor fitness areas under a single coordinated youth services offering.
• Camps Ados Summer camp programs for teenagers offering multi-day activities with potential CAF subsidies available to eligible families. Registration and pricing determined by municipal decision.
• Lieux Sportifs (Sports Facilities) Comprehensive municipal sports facilities including Gymnase Georges Brassens, Gymnase Jean Moulin, Halle de Sport, Salle Marceau Crespin, Salle La Bulle, Stade Jacques Robert, Stade Rolland Gamet, Boulodrome Roger Mouret, Boulodrome Stade Gamet, Foyer Rural Le Fougau, Tennis Arthur Ashe, City stade, Arènes (closed since 2020), Stadium, and Lac area amenities.
• Parcours d'Orientation

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole: The metropolitan authority that aggregates and partially delivers services (transport, waste, e-services) to Le Crès and 30 other communes. Provides the broader governing context and shared-service infrastructure that Le Crès operates within.

Direct peers

• Lattes: Larger neighboring commune within Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole with overlapping service offering (schools, sports infrastructure, youth centers, family portal, cultural events) and similar suburban Montpellier-adjacent positioning.
• Pérols: Nearby commune of comparable size (~9,000 residents) within Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, operating analogous youth, sports, cultural, and family services. Direct comparable on scale and metropolitan positioning.
• Vendargues: Adjacent Montpellier Métropole commune with directly comparable municipal service mix — youth programming, schools, sports facilities, family portal — serving a similar suburban demographic.
• Castelnau-le-Lez: Neighboring commune within Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole of comparable suburban profile. Operates the same suite of municipal services (youth, schools, sports, culture, family portals) for a similar demographic mix, making it the closest like-for-like peer.
• Jacou: Neighboring Montpellier Métropole commune with equivalent municipal service offering (schools, sports, youth, culture, family services) for a similar small-town suburban demographic profile.
• Baillargues: Nearby commune within Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole delivering the same municipal service portfolio (youth, schools, sports, culture, family portals) for a comparable resident population.
• Juvignac: Adjacent Montpellier Métropole commune offering comparable municipal services (écoles, périscolaire, youth programs, sports facilities) with similar resident demographic and tram/métropole integration.
• Clapiers: Small neighboring commune within Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole providing analogous municipal services including family/association portals, youth programming, and sports facilities — comparable on size and service mix.
• Saint-Jean-de-Védas: Adjacent Montpellier Métropole commune offering equivalent municipal service portfolio including Cap'Jeunes-equivalent youth programming, sports facilities, écoles, and family portals for a similar resident population.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/villelecres
• Facebookfacebook.com/lecresofficiel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ville-du-cres
• Instagraminstagram.com/lecresofficiel

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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