Ville de Longwy

What Ville de Longwy does

Ville de Longwy is a French public municipality (commune) located in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department of the Grand Est region, at the tri-border of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Established by charter in 1276, the city expanded during the 19th and 20th centuries alongside its iron and steel industry, reaching roughly 25,000 inhabitants before post-industrial decline stabilized its population at approximately 15,000 residents today. The municipality administers a wide portfolio of public services including civil records (birth, marriage, death certificates), education, urban planning, sports facilities (including an intercommunal swimming pool and multiple gymnasiums), cultural programming (the Musée des Émaux et Faïences and the annual Nuits de Longwy festival), and social services through the CCAS. It also operates, via subsidiaries and intercommunal structures, public bus transit (Transports du Grand Longwy, TGL) and the Vertuose electric bike sharing network across 10 stations.

The municipality runs a digital service platform comprising online administrative procedures (Démarches en ligne), an online payment portal, a trilingual website (French, English, German), the Longwy Ma Ville mobile app, and a dedicated Maison du Projet digital platform for the Coeur de Ville urban renewal initiative. Approximately 82 municipal employees deliver services across a town hall at 4 Avenue de la Grande Duchesse Charlotte, the Centre Technique Municipal in the Petit Breuil zone, and several satellite offices. The city's revenue is sourced from local taxation, government transfers, and service fees — no commercial pricing model applies, though the Vertuose subscription (€10/month or €40/year) and municipal sports facility fees represent modest user-charge components. As headquarters of the 12-city Réseau des Villes Fortifiées de la Grande Région, Longwy occupies a unique cross-border institutional role in heritage tourism, anchored by its 2008 UNESCO World Heritage status for the Vauban fortifications.

Name

Ville de Longwy

Legal name

Ville de Longwy

Website

https://mairie-longwy.fr

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Ville de Longwy is a French public municipality in the Grand Est region administering civic services for ~15,000 residents, including civil records, urban planning, sports facilities, cultural programming, and cross-border mobility, anchored by its UNESCO-listed Vauban fortifications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services / Public Administration

NAICS

Executive Offices (921110), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219)

SIC

Local & Suburban Transit & Interurban Hwy Passenger Trans (4100), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI), City Squares, Old Towns & Landmark Districts (THAJACAJ), City Clerk/Records, Elections & Civic Engagement (BPAIACAB), Municipal Tax & Revenue Administration (Local) (BPAIACAD)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Civil records administration
• Public transportation services
• Cultural heritage management
• Urban planning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Longwy

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue: The city generates revenue through local taxes and municipal service fees to fund public services including infrastructure, education, culture, sports, and urban development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ville de Longwy is a municipal government entity providing public administration services to approximately 15,000 residents. Its core offerings include online administrative procedures (civil records, documents), municipal fee payments, public transportation management, sports and cultural facility operations, urban planning services, and citizen participation platforms. The city also delivers heritage tourism services through its UNESCO-listed Vauban fortifications, the Musée des Émaux et Faïences, and an annual music festival (Nuits de Longwy).

Product overview

Ville de Longwy is a municipal government offering a unified digital platform for civic services and information. The core offering consists of online administrative services including civil act requests (birth, marriage, death certificates), online payments for municipal fees, and a mobile application. The municipality operates sports facilities (swimming pool, gymnasiums, sports halls), manages public transportation services, and runs cultural venues including the Musée des Émaux et Faïences. The city also provides citizen participation programs, urban renewal initiatives, and mobility services including an electric bike sharing network (Vertuose). Annual events such as the Nuits de Longwy festival complement the service portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Démarches en ligne (Online Administrative Procedures) Online portal allowing citizens to complete various municipal requests digitally, including civil acts requests and administrative filings.
• Paiement en ligne (Online Payment Platform) Digital platform for paying municipal fees including canteen meals and other city services.
• Actes de naissance (Birth Certificates) Online service for requesting birth certificates through form-based data collection.
• Actes de mariage (Marriage Certificates) Online service for requesting marriage certificates.
• Actes de décès (Death Certificates) Online service for requesting death certificates.
• Piscine Intercommunale (Intercommunal Swimming Pool) Aquatic center with 8-lane 25m sports basin, learning pool, leisure basin, outdoor 50m pool, spa, and wellness facilities serving the greater Longwy community.
• Salles et Gymnases (Sports Halls and Gymnasiums) Various sports halls and gymnasiums including Salle Omnisports Léon Bassompierre, Salle Gérard de Kanel, and Gymnase Voltaire, available for sports activities.
• Musée des Émaux et Faïences (Museum of Enamels and Earthenware) Museum showcasing the prestigious creations of Longwy's enamel and earthenware manufactures, with collections spanning from 1798 to the present.
• Vertuose - Vélos électriques (Electric Bike Sharing Network) Electric bike sharing network with 10 stations across the city, offering monthly (€10) or annual (€40) subscription with 30 minutes free usage per trip and €0.05/minute thereafter.
• Transports du Grand Longwy (TGL) Public Bus Network Public bus network serving member communes of S.M.I.T.R.A.L., with multiple lines (A, B, C, D, E, SN) covering Longwy and surrounding areas, with a commercial agency at Longwy train station.
• Permis de Louer (Rental Permit System) Rental permit system requiring landlords to obtain authorization before renting properties in designated areas to combat substandard housing.
• Maison du Projet (Project House) Virtual project house gathering all information related to the Coeur de Ville urban renewal project, allowing citizens to follow progress in real-time.
• Nuits de Longwy (Annual Music and Cultural Festival) Annual music and cultural festival featuring diverse artists across multiple venues in Longwy-Bas and Longwy-Haut.

Quantifiable outcome

• 162 inhabitants participated in citizen consultation for Playground redesign
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Council of Europe - Cultural Routes ProgrammecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2016The Network of Fortified Cities received official recognition as a European Cultural Itinerary from the Council of Europe's Cultural Routes Programme. This certification recognizes cultural tourism value and facilitates cross-border cooperation among fortified cities.
• Réseau des Villes Fortifiées de la Grande Région (Network of Fortified Cities of the Greater Region)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 November 2007Association of 12 fortified cities across the Greater Region (Lorraine, Saarland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Luxembourg, and Wallonia) created to preserve and promote fortified heritage. The network obtained the European Cultural Itinerary label from the Council of Europe in October 2016. Longwy serves as the headquarters of the association. Members include Bitche, Homburg, Longwy, Luxembourg, Marsal, Montmédy, Rodemack, Saarlouis, Sierck-les-Bains, Simserhof, Thionville, and Toul.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ville de Besançon: UNESCO-listed Vauban citadel holder and prefecture of Doubs. Comparable as a French city whose Vauban fortifications drive a heritage-tourism identity, though operating at a larger scale than Longwy.
• Ville de Briançon: Another Vauban Major Site inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2008. Comparable as a small French fortified city (~12K residents) that has pivoted from military to heritage and winter tourism, making it the closest functional analog to Longwy.
• Ville de Neuf-Brisach: A Vauban UNESCO World Heritage fortified town (~2K residents) on the German border. Comparable to Longwy as a small fortified commune leveraging Vauban heritage for tourism and cross-border positioning.
• Ville de Montmédy: Member of the Fortified Cities Network of the Greater Region. Comparable to Longwy as a small fortified town in the Meuse department that depends on Vauban-era heritage for its tourism proposition.
• Ville de Thionville: Member of the Réseau des Villes Fortifiées headquartered in Longwy, also in the Greater Region. Comparable as a fortified northern Lorraine/Meurthe-et-Moselle municipality pursuing heritage-driven urban renewal and cross-border frontalier dynamics.
• Ville de Bitche: Member of the Fortified Cities Network. Comparable as a small Moselle fortified town sharing the same cross-border heritage positioning and network-membership dynamics as Longwy.

Broad incumbents

• Ville de Metz: Pre-capital of the Grand Est region and broader incumbent municipal authority in Lorraine. Comparable as a larger municipal government operating in the same regional economy and competing with Longwy for tourism, retail, and investment flows.

Regional players

• Ville de Luxembourg: Capital municipality of Luxembourg directly across the border from Longwy. Comparable because it is the primary destination for Longwy's frontalier workforce and shapes the cross-border labor and real-estate dynamics the municipality depends on.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/VilledeLongwy
• Facebookfacebook.com/Ville-De-Longwy-1479293548806125
• Instagraminstagram.com/villedelongwy/?hl=fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ville-longwy

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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