Mairie de Margencel

What Mairie de Margencel does

Mairie de Margencel is the municipal government (commune) of Margencel, a small Haute-Savoie commune in the Thonon Agglomération on the southern shore of Lake Léman. The commune provides the full statutory range of French local public services to its approximately 2,000 residents: civil-state administration, elections, urban planning, social action via the CCAS, schooling, culture, sports, environmental management, and public safety through a pluricommunal police force shared with three neighbouring communes.

The technical stack is minimal and non-proprietary: a WordPress-based public website built with Elementor, supplemented by an internal Nextcloud-style collaborative intranet (connect.mairie-margencel.fr), an online procedures portal co-developed with Thonon Agglomération (Mes démarches en ligne), and a Digital Public Space (EPN) opened in 2021. The library holds over 10,000 documents and the 300-person town hall serves as a community venue. No public APIs, mobile applications, or AI/ML capabilities are offered.

The operating model is funded primarily by local taxation — the communal property tax (taxe foncière, raised to 24.49% in 2023), the local outdoor advertising tax (TLPE), and an annual indemnity from the Canton of Geneva (€343,317 in 2023) tied to cross-border workers residing in the commune. Supplementary revenue comes from hall and equipment rentals (tables at €3, benches at €1.50) and intergovernmental transfers via Thonon Agglomération and departmental subsidies. Day-to-day operations are delivered by 5 permanent technical agents plus 1 seasonal worker, while major service lines (childcare, youth, transport, water, waste) are executed through intercommunal structures: SISAM for early-childhood and youth services, Thonon Agglomération for transit (STAR'T), waste, sanitation, and water.

Name

Mairie de Margencel

Legal name

Mairie de Margencel

Website

https://mairie-margencel.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mairie de Margencel is the elected municipal government of a ~2,000-resident Haute-Savoie commune, delivering statutory local public services (administration, social action, schooling, culture, environment, safety) funded mainly by property taxes and a Geneva cantonal cross-border compensation of €343,317 in 2023.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (9211)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ), Infrastructure, Housing & Community Development (BPAGABAL)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public administration
• Civic services
• Local government
• Community services

Headquarters

HQ city

Margencel

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Tax (Taxe Foncière): Municipal property tax collected from all Margencellois households. The communal rate increased from 23.49% to 24.49% in 2023, plus a 7.1% revaluation of cadastral rental values by the State.
2. Taxe Locale sur la Publicité Extérieure (TLPE): Tax on outdoor advertising supports including signs, pre-signs, and advertising devices visible from public roads.
3. Geneva Cantonal Cross-Border Compensation: Annual indemnity from Geneva Canton for Swiss/bilingual workers residing in the commune. In 2023, the Canton paid 343,317 euros, which helps finance public equipment and investments.
4. Facility and Equipment Rental: Rental revenue from the 300-person capacity town hall hall and rental of 30 wooden tables (220x80cm) and 60 benches to residents for private events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mairie de Margencel is the municipal government of the commune of Margencel in Haute-Savoie, France, providing administrative, social, educational, cultural, environmental, and public safety services to approximately 2,000 residents. Core offerings include civil state records, elections, urban planning, social housing, the public library, school services, the Salle des Fêtes hall rental, the Digital Public Space (EPN), and intercommunal services through SISAM and Thonon Agglomération. The municipality also manages community facilities including sports areas, a beach, communal gardens, and beekeeping installations.

Product overview

Mairie de Margencel operates a digital services ecosystem comprising its main municipal website portal, the 'Mes Démarches en Ligne' online administrative procedures platform, a public library service with online reservation capabilities, a Digital Public Space (EPN) for residents' digital literacy support, and an internal collaborative intranet for municipal document management. These services are primarily informational and administrative in nature, serving the approximately 2,000 residents of Margencel in Haute-Savoie, France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Geneva canton compensation of 343,317 € received in 2023 for cross-border workers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SISAM (Syndicat Intercommunal Sciez Anthy Margencel)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreated in 2007, SISAM manages intercommunal early childhood, childhood, and youth services for the three communes. Competences include the 63-berth daycare 'Les Coccinelles', youth services, and childcare facilities. Margencel representatives: M. Patrick BONDAZ, Mme JORDAN Dominique, Mme CHATELAIN Kathy as titular members.
• Association Léo LagrangecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelegated management of the intercommunal daycare 'Les Coccinelles' (63 berths for children 3 months to 4 years) to Association Léo Lagrange. The structure operates Monday-Friday 7h00-18h30 with regular or occasional reception.
• Association Bas Chablais et Jeunes (ABCJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelegated management of childcare and youth services including leisure center (3-17 years), youth center (10-17 years), and school catering. Also manages périscolaire services (before/after school care). The ABCJ and Foyer Culturel de Sciez merged from March 1, 2025.
• Association 'Un rêve d'abeilles'minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerManages the communal apiary of 4 Dadant hives with Buckfast bees installed in 2021. Provides educational animations to primary school children including classroom activities, honey tastings, and practical apiary visits. Children participate in honey harvesting and potting.
• Savoie-bibliominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDirection of public reading for Conseil Savoie Mont Blanc providing monthly shuttle of reserved documents to the municipal library based on reader requests through their website.
• Association 'Lire et Faire Lire 74'minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReading association created in 1999 by writer Alexandre Jardin, supported by 200 writers, present in all French departments. Run by Ligue de l'Enseignement and UNAF, provides volunteer readers to the municipal library.
• Relais Petite Enfance (RPE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMonthly visits to the library by the early childhood relay service to introduce books to toddlers. Parents and childminders welcome during permanence hours. Dedicated space for young children with specific facilities.
• Association Autisme Bassin LémaniqueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership creating a specific collection around autism with approximately 30 books. Association members have free access to all library books.
• Sauvegarde du Patrimoine et des Traditions de MargencelminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation supporting the commune in church restoration project (amount 178,000 euros). Joint fundraising with Fondation du Patrimoine for the Saint-Laurent church dating from the 15th century, with 15,000 euro collection goal.
• Thonon AgglomérationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntercommunal public establishment created January 1, 2017 grouping 25 communes. Mandatory competencies include economic development, spatial planning, social housing, city policy, aquatic environment management, waste collection/treatment, sanitation, and drinking water. Margencel representatives: M. Patrick BONDAZ, Mme JORDAN Dominique.
• SYANE (Syndicat d'Énergie des Alpes-Maritimes)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnergy syndicate providing support for energy renovation of public buildings through 'conseil énergie' convention. Delegated representative: M. Thierry MARTIN-COCHER.
• Syndicat de SauvetageminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWater rescue syndicate. Titular: Mme Corinne PLASSAT, Alternate: Mme Corinne THUILLIER.
• Comité des AllingesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntercommunal committee. Titular: M. Christian DETRAZ, Alternate: M. Marc POTEZ.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Mairie de Massongy: Fourth signatory of the 2021 pluricommunal police convention with Margencel. Comparable small commune with similar cross-border/Geneva commuter dynamics in the Chablais area.
• Mairie de Cervens: Small neighboring commune within Thonon Agglomération sharing similar size and the same intercommunal service ecosystem, useful as a size- and structure-matched comparator.
• Mairie d'Excenevex: Neighboring commune co-signatory of the pluricommunal police convention with Margencel, Sciez, and Massongy (2021). Similar small scale, lakeside location, and shared municipal services footprint.
• Mairie des Allinges: Neighboring commune in Haute-Savoie with comparable size and a titular committee relationship with Margencel ('Comité des Allinges'). Shares similar rural-lakeside profile and intercommunal orientation but does not co-deliver services with Margencel.
• Mairie d'Orcier: Small commune within Thonon Agglomération with a comparable resident base and reliance on the agglomeration's intercommunal competencies for waste, transport, and water management.
• Mairie de Perrignier: Adjacent commune in Haute-Savoie within Thonon Agglomération, sharing similar demographic scale, rural-lakeside profile, and reliance on intercommunal services.
• Mairie de Ballaison: Small commune in the Chablais area within Thonon Agglomération. Comparable rural commune profile with shared dependence on intercommunal services.

Direct peers

• Mairie de Sciez: Sister commune co-founding member of SISAM (Syndicat Intercommunal Sciez Anthy Margencel) for early childhood, childhood, and youth services. Directly comparable in scale, intercommunal integration model, and service portfolio (daycare, leisure center, school).
• Mairie d'Anthy-sur-Léman: Third co-founding commune of SISAM alongside Margencel and Sciez, sharing the same intercommunal childcare and youth syndicate structure. Comparable small lakeside commune profile on Lake Léman with cross-border workforce dynamics.

Broad incumbents

• Mairie de Thonon-les-Bains: Central commune and namesake of Thonon Agglomération, the EPCI grouping the 25 communes Margencel belongs to. Larger incumbent operating the same intercommunal competencies (waste, transport, water) and housing/urban planning functions, but at materially greater scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Subsidiaries5 records

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