Ville de Lons-le-Saunier

What Ville de Lons-le-Saunier does

Ville de Lons-le-Saunier is a French commune (public municipal government entity) located in Lons-le-Saunier, Jura department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, France. As a governmental entity under French administrative law, it delivers statutory public services to local residents and visitors including civil-status administration, urban planning, employment services, public-safety functions via the Police Municipale, social assistance through the Centre Communal d'Action Sociale (CCAS), and family/child services through Espace Familles and the Pôle petite enfance – enfance – scolaire. The municipality's product and service portfolio also extends into cultural and recreational infrastructure: the Musée des Beaux-Arts (founded 1817), the Musée d'Archéologie, and the Maison Rouget de Lisle; the Cinéma Médiathèque 4C, La Ludothèque, the Centre Nautique Aqua'Rel (aquatic center), Juraparc (zoological park), a municipal restaurant, and Campus Connecté (distance-learning). Seasonal and event programming ("L'Été sera Lons" summer festival, "All You Need Is Lons" events portal, NBA Magic Summer Camps partnership, Folies Douces, Guinguette au Parc) supplements year-round offerings.

The underlying technology stack is standard web-publishing infrastructure rather than proprietary technology: the official site lonslesaunier.fr is a content portal, with dedicated portals at allyouneedislons.fr (events aggregation) and ecla.portail-familles.app (family services), a Brevo-powered newsletter system, and a WordPress-hosted media layer. No public or partner-facing APIs or SDKs are documented. The municipality is GDPR/RGPD-compliant and has appointed a Data Protection Officer.

As a public entity, Ville de Lons-le-Saunier does not operate a commercial revenue model; finances flow through a municipal budget supported primarily by local taxation and intergovernmental transfers. Discretionary fee-based monetization covers museum admissions (€2.00 full / €1.00 reduced, with free admission for under-18, job seekers, disabled visitors, and on Wednesdays/first Sundays), guided tours (€4.00 adult / €3.00 group of 10+), workshops (€6.00 adult / €4.00 child), event tickets (€3–€30), and premium summer camps (€1,099–€1,199). Customer segments comprise local residents (primary), tourists and thermal-spa visitors, and local associations requiring municipal coordination.

Name

Ville de Lons-le-Saunier

Legal name

Ville de Lons-le-Saunier

Website

https://lonslesaunier.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

1817

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Ville de Lons-le-Saunier is a French municipal government entity providing public administration, cultural institutions, sports facilities, social services, and seasonal event programming to residents and tourists of Lons-le-Saunier, Jura, France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration / Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Convention and Visitors Bureaus (561591), Civic and Social Organizations (81341)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIACAI

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

Keywords

• Municipal administration services
• Public sector governance
• Cultural heritage museums
• Community recreation facilities
• Social action services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lons-le-Saunier

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ville de Lons-le-Saunier is a French municipal government entity that provides public administration, civil status, and urban planning services to residents, alongside a portfolio of cultural institutions (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Musée d'Archéologie, Maison Rouget de Lisle), sports and recreation facilities (Centre Nautique Aqua'Rel, Juraparc), social services (CCAS, Ludothèque, Espace Familles), public safety (Police Municipale), and tourism promotion under the 'Ville thermale' (spa town) branding. The central digital portal lonslesaunier.fr aggregates administrative procedures, news, events, and contact details for the commune.

Product overview

The municipal website of Lons-le-Saunier operates as a unified digital portal delivering administrative services, civic information, and cultural programming to residents. The core offering is the municipal administrative portal (lonslesaunier.fr), which integrates sub-products including the events discovery platform 'All You Need Is Lons' for cultural activities, and the 'Espace Familles' portal for family services. The city also operates a network of physical services and facilities—including museums, sports centers, cultural venues, and community services—all accessible through the central website. The portfolio functions as an integrated municipal service ecosystem rather than a standalone software product, with digital services supplementing the city's physical infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• L'Été sera Lons: Annual summer festival program featuring cultural events, performances, and entertainment activities throughout the city.
• All You Need Is Lons
• Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lons-le-Saunier
• Maison Rouget de Lisle
• Espace Familles

Products and services

• Municipal Administrative Portal (lonslesaunier.fr) Central online portal providing access to municipal services, administrative procedures, civil status services (état civil), online payments, and administrative contact information for the city of Lons-le-Saunier.
• All You Need Is Lons (allyouneedislons.fr) Event and activities discovery platform aggregating cultural events, outings, concerts, exhibitions, and local activities in Lons-le-Saunier for residents and visitors.
• Espace Familles (Family Portal) Online portal for families to manage registrations, reservations, and access municipal family services administered by ECLA.
• Campus Connecté Connected campus service providing access to distance learning and educational resources for learners in the Lons-le-Saunier area.
• Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lons-le-Saunier Fine arts museum founded in 1817, housing collections spanning archaeology, regional and national art, and contemporary works with permanent and temporary exhibitions. Admission: full rate €2.00, reduced rate €1.00, free for under 18 and on certain days.
• Musée d'Archéologie de Lons-le-Saunier Archaeology museum within the city's museum network, displaying archaeological heritage collections.
• Maison Rouget de Lisle Museum dedicated to composer Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle, featuring the donation of André Lançon.
• Centre Nautique Aqua'Rel Municipal swimming and aquatic center operated by ECLA Jura.
• Cinéma Médiathèque 4C Municipal cinema and media library offering film screenings and multimedia resources.
• La Ludothèque Municipal toy library providing games and play resources for children and families.
• Juraparc Zoological park featuring wildlife and nature attractions for visitors and residents.
• Centre Communal d'Action Sociale (CCAS) Community social action center providing social assistance and support services to residents of Lons-le-Saunier.
• Police Municipale Municipal police service providing local security and administrative police functions.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• CivicPlus: Provider of municipal website, content, and civic engagement software for local governments. Comparable as a vendor of the digital front-door and citizen portal capabilities the city delivers through lonslesaunier.fr and its sub-portals.
• Granicus: GovTech provider of digital communications, citizen engagement, and website platforms for government entities. Comparable as a technology enabler of the same multi-channel municipal communication and digital service stack Lons-le-Saunier operates.

Broad incumbents

• Compagnie des Alpes: Listed operator of leisure destinations (theme parks, ski resorts, museums) in France. Comparable as it manages museum and leisure assets and operates in the same tourism-and-culture revenue model that Lons-le-Saunier pursues through Juraparc, museums, and events.
• Ville de Dijon: Larger French commune operating a similar portfolio of municipal services, museums (Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon is a regional benchmark), cultural venues, and tourism programming. Comparable as a French municipal government with overlapping cultural and tourism mandate at greater scale.
• Réunion des Musées Nationaux et du Grand Palais (RMN-GP): French public cultural operator managing museum retail, exhibitions, and cultural programming. Comparable as a publicly-oriented cultural services provider whose museum exhibition, ticketing, and workshop operations mirror the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lons-le-Saunier.
• Atout France: France's national tourism development agency promoting French destinations and supporting local DMOs. Comparable in mission to the city's tourism promotion function via lons-jura.fr and 'All You Need Is Lons'.
• Ville de Besançon: Regional French commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté operating museums, cultural institutions, sports facilities, and tourism services. Comparable as a same-region municipal government with a more developed scale of cultural and event programming.

Direct peers

• ECLA (Espace Communautaire Lons Agglomération): Intercommunal authority operating several of the same facilities as Lons-le-Saunier (Centre Nautique Aqua'Rel, Cinéma Médiathèque 4C, water and sanitation services). Comparable as a public-sector operator of cultural, sport, and family services in the same geographic catchment.

Regional players

• Office de Tourisme Lons Jura (lons-jura.fr): The municipal tourism office directly linked to Ville de Lons-le-Saunier, promoting the same spa town, cultural assets (musée, Maison Rouget de Lisle), and event agenda. Most directly comparable as it operates within the same brand and destination ecosystem.
• Parc Zoologique de la Garenne: Smaller-scale zoological park in the wider Alpine/Jura region operating a similar family-tourism and ticketed leisure model to Juraparc. Comparable as a regional wildlife and family leisure attraction competing for the same visitor demographic.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/museelons
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ville-de-lons-le-saunier

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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