Mairie de Francheville

What Mairie de Francheville does

Mairie de Francheville is the municipal government (commune) of Francheville, located in the Metropolis of Lyon (Rhône department, France), serving a population of approximately 14,000 residents. The commune delivers the full spectrum of local public services mandated under French law: civil-registry administration, urban planning, education (school meals across three canteens, periscolaire), early childhood (0-3 years), youth services (11+), senior care (Résidence Autonomie Chantegrillet, EHPAD Gareizin, a béguinage opened in 2020), cultural programming, environmental stewardship (Atlas de la Biodiversité Communale), economic development, and citizen security. The commune employs approximately 81 staff across these functions.

The operating infrastructure blends a physical town hall at 1 rue du Robert with a digital service stack centered on the mairie-francheville69.fr website and the Espace Familles online portal (hosted on espace-citoyens.net) for family administrative tasks, childcare enrollment, and school meal payments. Cultural delivery is anchored at three sites: the L'IRIS performing arts venue (inaugurated 2018), the Fort du Bruissin heritage site (rehabilitated 2008 on a 10-hectare wooded site), and the Médiathèque. Communications are distributed through Franch'mag (quarterly magazine), Franch'Infos (bimonthly newsletter, via Calameo), and social channels. Event ticketing is handled via embedded Weezevent widgets.

The commune is funded through a mix of municipal taxation (taxe foncière, cotisation foncière des entreprises), state subsidies, and fees for administrative services, school meals, childcare, and venue rentals — i.e., a public-finance revenue model rather than a commercial one. Service delivery operates through direct citizen engagement (physical reception, online self-serve portal, municipal events), with go-to-market essentially being universal service provision to residents. Strategic partnerships include twin-town relationships with Hanau-Steinheim, Germany (since 1972) and Loano, Italy (since 1998), plus operational alliances with CCI Lyon, CMA Rhône, Grand Lyon Métropole, Région Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, Passerelle pour l'Emploi, and Mission Locale des Monts d'Or for economic and employment support.

Name

Mairie de Francheville

Legal name

Mairie de Francheville

Website

https://mairie-francheville69.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Mairie de Francheville is the municipal government of Francheville, a commune of approximately 14,000 residents in the Lyon Metropolis (Rhône, France), delivering administrative, educational, cultural, social, environmental, and economic development services through a hybrid physical town hall and digital portal infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Economic Development & Business Licensing (Local) (BPAIACAN), Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF), Government & Municipal Event Venues (THAHAAAE), Civic Education & Community Engagement (Voting, Local Government) (EDAAAFAC)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public administration
• Citizen services
• Local government
• Municipal administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Francheville

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue: Property taxes (taxe foncière), local business tax (cotisation foncière des entreprises), and other local taxes collected from residents and businesses
2. Municipal Service Fees: Fees for administrative services (certificates, permits), school meals, childcare, senior care facilities, venue rentals, and other municipal services

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Mairie de Francheville is the municipal government (commune) of Francheville in the Rhône department of France, delivering public administration, education, childcare, school meals, senior services, cultural programming, urban planning, environmental stewardship, and economic development support to approximately 14,000 residents. The municipality operates physical town hall services, the Espace Familles online portal, three school canteens, the L'IRIS cultural venue, the Fort du Bruissin heritage site, the municipal library, and the Parc AquaVert aquatic center.

Product overview

The municipal website of Francheville functions as a unified digital services portal through which the municipality delivers administrative, cultural, educational, environmental, and economic services to its residents. The offering is organized as a platform of interconnected sub-portals and services rather than a single product. Core citizen services are delivered through the Espace Familles portal (for family administrative tasks including childcare, school meals, and payments) and the Annuaire commercial directory (for locating local businesses). Cultural life is organized around three key venues: the L'IRIS performing arts venue (which hosts the annual cultural season), the Fort du Bruissin heritage event site, and the Médiathèque (municipal library). Environmental stewardship is supported through the Atlas de la Biodiversité Communale. The municipality publishes its communications via Franch'mag (bimonthly magazine) and Franch'Infos (newsletter). School meal services are operated across three facilities. An online business network connects local enterprises and artisans.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Espace Familles Online portal enabling parents to manage childcare enrollments, school meal registrations, extracurricular activities, and online payments for municipal family services.
• Médiathèque de Francheville Municipal library offering physical media collections, digital resources, and cultural programming including events, concerts, and reading activities for the public.
• L'IRIS Main performing arts and cultural events venue operated by the municipality, hosting the annual cultural season with theatre, music, comedy, and family shows.
• Fort du Bruissin Historical 19th-century fortification rehabilitated into a multi-use event and discovery site covering 10 hectares of wooded grounds, offering nature walks, heritage education, and private event rental with 2 event halls.
• Parc AquaVert Municipal aquatic center and public park featuring a 25m swimming pool, learning pool with slide, aquagym and aquabike classes, children's birthday parties, and outdoor park space.
• La Restauration Scolaire Municipal school meal service operating across three dining facilities (Restaurant du Bourg, Restaurant du Châter, Restaurant de Bel Air) serving primary school students.
• Réseau des entreprises et artisans de Francheville Municipal business networking initiative connecting local professionals, artisans, traders, and entrepreneurs to foster collaboration, local synergies, and economic development on the Francheville territory.
• Annuaire des commerçants, artisans et services de proximité

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Loano (Italy)coreOthers · 1 January 1998Twin town partnership established in 1998, signed by mayors Francesco Genere and René Lambert. Loano is a coastal town on the Ligurian Ponente coast, 34km from Savona and 100km from Nice, with 12,034 inhabitants. The partnership was initiated by Italian-origin Francheville citizens seeking ties with their country of origin.
• Hanau-Steinheim (Germany)coreOthers · 1 January 1972Twin town partnership founded in 1972 by Dr. Vacheron for Francheville and M.F. Jung for Steinheim. Steinheim (now integrated into Hanau) is a commercial and industrial city in the Main region near Frankfurt with 88,637 inhabitants. The partnership includes exchanges between families, youth groups, and musical groups (Excelsa d'Hanau-Steinheim and Francheville Jazz Orchestra).
• Passerelle pour l'EmploicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmployment support association offering personalized job search assistance, CV writing, interview preparation. Weekly Wednesday morning sessions at Centre Social Michel Pache. Provides job offers from partner companies and MMI'e.
• Mission Locale des Monts d'Or et des Monts du LyonnaiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth employment support service based in Tassin-La-Demi-Lune for 16-25 year olds not in school. Provides career guidance, training, mobility support, and 'garantie jeunes' program for precarious youth.
• Chambre des Commerce et de l'Industrie (CCI) LyoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChamber of commerce providing business support, training, networking, and communication assistance for merchants and entrepreneurs.
• Chambre des Métiers et d'Artisanat du Rhône (CMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtisan chamber providing business development support, apprenticeship coordination, business transmission, and training services.
• Grand Lyon MétropolecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetropolitan authority with economic development mandates, including ESS support and ecological transition. Developer: Benjamin Bianchi, economic developer for Val d'Yzeron.
• Région Auvergne Rhône-AlpescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional authority supporting entrepreneurs in economy, associations, rural development, and research. Offers 'Région Commerce et Artisanat - Création' program for business creation and financing.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mairie de Chaponost: Smaller suburban commune in the Métropole de Lyon, west of Francheville. Direct peer in the same western Lyon corridor with similar demographic, commercial, and service delivery characteristics, including semi-rural/heritage elements.
• Mairie de Tassin-la-Demi-Lune: Neighboring commune in the Métropole de Lyon with similar population size and suburban profile. Directly comparable as a same-tier local municipal government delivering equivalent services (administration, schools, cultural programming, urban planning) to a comparable resident base.
• Mairie de Caluire-et-Cuire: Larger but structurally similar commune in the Métropole de Lyon. Comparable in service breadth (culture, education, social services, urban planning) and offers a useful scale-up reference for what Francheville's service portfolio could look like at a higher resident count.
• Mairie de Saint-Genis-Laval: Commune of comparable profile in the Lyon metropolitan area, delivering the same municipal service mix (schools, cultural venues, CCAS, urban planning). Useful for benchmarking tax rates, service fees, and cultural programming economics.
• Mairie d'Écully: West Lyon suburban commune of similar size and socio-economic profile to Francheville. Comparable mix of residential, commercial, and heritage assets; operates the same suite of municipal services under the same French commune framework.
• Mairie de Brignais: Commune of similar population size in the southern Lyon metropolitan area. Operates the same local government model (tax-funded services, school canteens, cultural programming, CCAS) and is a relevant benchmark for service economics and operating budget structure.
• Mairie de Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon: Adjacent commune of comparable size in the western Lyon metropolis. Operates the same model of municipal services (schools, culture, senior services, urban planning) with a similar tax base composition, making it one of the most direct comparables for benchmarking service delivery and budget.
• Mairie d'Oullins: Similar-sized Lyon-area commune with comparable service portfolio and demographic profile. Operates municipal cultural venues, school services, and senior facilities with the same local tax and fee structure, providing a close operational benchmark.

Others

• Grand Lyon Métropole: Metropolitan authority that has absorbed key competencies (economic development, urban planning, transport) from Francheville. Not a direct peer but a key ecosystem participant and funder; the relationship determines which services Francheville can deliver directly versus through metropolitan-level programs.

Broad incumbents

• Ville de Lyon: The central city of the Métropole de Lyon and a much larger municipal government. Not a direct competitor but provides the broader-incumbent reference: same regulatory framework, larger budget, deeper programming, and the metropolitan anchor whose policy decisions shape Francheville's operating environment.

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mairie-de-francheville

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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