Mairie de Saint Lary Soulan

What Mairie de Saint Lary Soulan does

Mairie de Saint-Lary-Soulan is the municipal government (commune) of Saint-Lary-Soulan, a Pyrenean resort town in the Hautes-Pyrénées department of southwestern France, serving approximately 839 permanent residents and a seasonal population amplified by roughly 4,500 second homes. As a public-law commune governed by Mayor André Mir and an elected municipal council, it administers standard local government functions through 29 staff, including administrative services (biometric passports, national identity cards, vehicle registration, civil status, urban planning permits via an online Guichet Unique portal), municipal police, waste collection, and public cultural and recreational facilities (Espace Lumière cinema, Maison du Patrimoine, Médiathèque, municipal swimming pool, Hospice du Rioumajou refuge on the Camino de Santiago, and a multidisciplinary health center with 27 healthcare professionals). Its territory spans 9,100 hectares across an 860m–3,092m altitude range, with 96.5% classified Natural Zone under the PLU, inside the Zone d'Adhésion du Parc National des Pyrénées and the Réserve naturelle du Néouvielle.

The commune operates and finances a comprehensive public services network either directly or through delegations and intercommunal partnerships. Water distribution is delegated to SUEZ under a public service delegation contract with smart metering (télérévève) deployed since January 2021 and achieving 82.7% network yield; sanitation is managed through the SIAHV syndicate; childcare services span four facilities (Crèche Les Marmottes, Halte-garderie and Centre de loisirs Le Petit Montagnard at Pla d'Adet, École maternelle) with approximately 113 places; ski infrastructure is operated by Altiservice across the 700-hectare, 100-km-piste domain at Pla d'Adet, Espiaube, and Vallon du Portet; thermal baths are operated by Valvital and serve ~2,800 curistes annually across rhumatology and voies respiratoires orientations. The commune has invested in digital infrastructure including fiber optic networks, 5G coverage, and the Illiwap citizen application for real-time municipal communications.

Revenue is sourced from local taxes (property tax, residence tax), a digitally collected tourism tax via saintlary.taxesejour.fr, water service fees, fee-based childcare priced on family quotient (with capped rates for out-of-department holiday-makers), administrative fees set by state decree, and state subsidies including the Dotation Globale de Fonctionnement plus intercommunal transfers from Communauté de communes Aure Louron. Recent strategic activity centers on housing supply (a ~50-unit senior residence and a 9-unit collaborative housing project with OPH 65 starting spring 2026), cultural facility expansion (Espace Lumière opening 2025), and continued environmental positioning (ibex reintroduction September 2024, third-flower Villes et Villages Fleuris bid 2025, zero-phyto policy since 2012).

Name

Mairie de Saint Lary Soulan

Legal name

Mairie de Saint Lary

Website

https://mairie-saint-lary.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mairie de Saint-Lary-Soulan is the municipal government of a Pyrenean ski and thermal resort commune in southwestern France, serving ~839 permanent residents and a large seasonal tourist population through 29 staff and partnerships with Altiservice, Valvital, and SUEZ.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF), Public Works Departments (Streets, Bridges, Stormwater, Fleet, Maintenance) (BPAIALAD)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Local public administration
• Childcare services
• Urban planning services
• Mountain tourism management

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Lary-Soulan

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Property and Local Taxes: Collection of local taxes including property tax (taxe foncière), residence tax, and other municipal levies as a French commune.
2. Tourism Tax (Taxe de Séjour): Digitally collected occupancy tax from tourists staying in accommodation within the commune, managed via dedicated platform saintlary.taxesejour.fr.
3. Water Service Fees: Drinking water distribution service managed under Delegation de Service Public to SUEZ, with consumption-based billing. Includes smart metering alerts.
4. Childcare Services (Pôle Enfance): Fee-based childcare services including crèche (3 months-5 years), halte-garderie (18 months-3 years), and centre de loisirs (3-12 years), with pricing based on family quotient (quotient familial).
5. Administrative Fees: Fees for administrative acts (demandes d'actes), biometric passports, national identity cards (CNI), and vehicle registration (carte grise).
6. State Subsidies and Intercommunal Transfers: Operational funding from the French state (Dotation Globale de Fonctionnement) and transfers from communauté de communes Aure Louron for delegated competencies.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Mairie de Saint Lary Soulan is the municipal government of a French Pyrenean commune, providing public administration services to approximately 839 permanent residents and seasonal visitors. Its core offerings include administrative procedures (identity documents, civil status, vehicle registration), childcare services (crèche, halte-garderie, centre de loisirs for ages 3 months to 12 years), municipal policing, urban planning, water distribution, sanitation, waste collection, and operation of cultural facilities including a cinema, heritage center, media library, and municipal swimming pool.

Product overview

Mairie de Saint Lary Soulan is a mountain municipality in the French Pyrenees offering a comprehensive range of public services to approximately 839 residents and seasonal visitors. The commune operates as a unified municipal administration providing direct citizen services including administrative paperwork (passports, identity cards, vehicle registration), childcare (crèches, childcare centers, maternal school), municipal police, urban planning, water and sanitation services, waste collection, and public facilities. The commune is also closely associated with key regional infrastructure including the ski resort (operated by Altiservice), thermal baths (operated by Valvital), and tourism services through the tourist office. Notable facilities include Maison du Patrimoine (heritage center), Médiathèque (media library), municipal cinema (Espace Lumière), and municipal swimming pool. Digital services include the Guichet Unique Urbanisme for online planning submissions and the Illiwap citizen application for community alerts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Administrative Services (Démarches administratives) Municipal administrative services including requests for official civil status documents (actes), biometric passports, national identity cards (CNI), and vehicle registration (carte grise), provided to residents and property owners of the commune.
• Pôle Enfance (Childcare Services) Network of childcare facilities including Crèche Les Marmottes (3 months-5 years, village), Halte-Garderie Le Petit Montagnard (18 months-3 years, Pla d'Adet station), Centre de Loisirs Le Petit Montagnard (3-12 years, station), Centre de Loisirs Les Marmottes (3-12 years, village), and École maternelle, serving families and seasonal holiday-makers.
• Police Municipale Municipal police services providing public safety, traffic enforcement, and local law enforcement within the commune of Saint-Lary-Soulan.
• Urban Planning Services Urban planning services including authorization requests for signs and advertisements (enseignes/préenseignes), zoning information, concessionnaires management, and information on local property taxes owed.
• Water Service (Service de l'eau) Municipal water distribution service operated under Délégation de Service Public with SUEZ, including smart water metering (télérélevé) with automatic leak detection and overconsumption alerts via toutsurmoneau.fr online accounts. Achieves 82.7% network performance yield.
• Sanitation Services (Services de l'assainissement) Wastewater and sanitation services managed through the Syndicat d'assainissement de la haute vallée d'Aure (SIAHV) for collective wastewater treatment in the upper Aure valley.
• Waste Collection (Déchetterie cantonale) Cantonale waste collection services including sorting, recycling, green waste collection through semi-buried containers, and access to the déchetterie for residents.
• Thermal Baths Station (Station thermale) Thermal spa operated by Valvital at Saint-Lary-Soulan, offering rheumatology and respiratory treatments, including the Sensoria Rio balneo-thermoludic space and Sensoria fitness facilities, serving approximately 2,800 curistes per year.
• Ski Resort (Station de ski) Ski resort at Saint-Lary operated by Altiservice with 700 hectares of skiable terrain across Pla d'Adet (1700m), Espiaube (1900m), and Vallon du Portet (2400m), featuring 100 km of pistes, cable car, chairlifts, and various winter activities including Bike Park.
• Guichet Unique Urbanisme Online Portal Online portal via geosphere.fr for submitting urban planning authorization requests digitally (CUa, CUb, DP, PC, PA, PD, AT forms), serving individuals and professionals planning construction or modification projects in the commune.
• Municipal Cinema (Espace Lumière) Municipal cinema serving as a cultural venue for the community, opened for business tourism in 2025 with recent rehabilitation.
• Maison du Patrimoine (Heritage Center) Heritage center with permanent and temporary exhibitions on Pyrenean culture, including a botanical garden with activities organized by the National Park, awarded the Tourisme & Handicap label in 2016 for universal accessibility.
• Médiathèque (Public Library) Public media library offering books, novels, documentaries, comics, DVDs, and audiobooks, with a special collection focused on the Pyrenees, serving residents and visitors.
• Municipal Swimming Pool (Piscine municipale) Heated outdoor municipal swimming pool with 25-meter basin, diving boards, learning pool, and wading area, open during July and August for residents and visitors.
• Hospice du Rioumajou (Pilgrim Shelter) Municipal refuge and gîte d'étape on the Camino de Santiago Way of St. James pilgrimage route in the Rioumajou valley, awarded the Esprit Parc National label for environmental commitment.
• Health Center (Maison de Santé) Multidisciplinary health facility housing 27 healthcare professionals including general practitioners, ophthalmologist, orthoptist, physiotherapists, nurses, dentist, psychologist, dietitian, and midwife, serving residents and visitors.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2800 thermal curistes served per year at the establishment
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AltiservicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAltiservice operates the Saint-Lary ski resort including the telecabin (téléphérique) and all mechanical lifts at Pla d'Adet, Espiaube, and Vallon du Portet (700ha domain, 100km pistes). The commune coordinates with Altiservice on ski area management, the Bike Park, and overall resort development. Altiservice suffered storm damage on 14 November 2024 requiring emergency restoration of lifts.
• Valvital (Station Thermale Saint-Lary-Soulan)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerValvital operates the Saint-Lary thermal baths facility (Sensoria Rio, Sensoria fitness) offering rhumatology and voies respiratoires treatments to ~2800 curistes annually. The commune has invested in supporting thermal tourism and the thermal establishment has benefited from recent capital investments regaining clientele post-COVID.
• SUEZ (Eau Potable)coreTechnology or IntegrationDelegation de Service Public contract with SUEZ for drinking water distribution. SUEZ installed smart metering (télérelève) across all commune water meters since January 2021, providing leak detection and overconsumption alerts. Achieved 82.7% network performance yield.
• Communauté de communes Aure LouroncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntercommunal structure of which Saint-Lary-Soulan is a member. Manages delegated competencies including the déchetterie, childcare centres (Crèche Les Marmottes, Centre de loisirs Les Marmottes), PLUi development, waste collection via semi-buried containers, and tourism promotion.
• Parc National des PyrénéescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe commune lies in the Zone d'Adhésion du Parc National des Pyrénées, with part of its territory in the Réserve naturelle du Néouvielle. The Parc co-manages Natura 2000 sites (Rioumajou-Moudang animated by the commune), provides animations at the Maison du Patrimoine garden, supports the Atlas de Biodiversité Intercommunal, and provides pastoralism transition support (zero-phyto since 2012).
• GIPE (Guichet d'Intégration Professionnelle pour l'Emploi saisonnier)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeasonal employment integration hub serving the Aure-Louron valleys. Operates France Services in the Saint-Lary mall (Mon-Thu 9h-12h, 14h-17h, Fri 14h-17h) and coordinates with the Mission Locale for youth employment support. Assists seasonal workers with housing and administrative procedures.
• Office de tourisme de Saint-Lary-SoulancoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMunicipal tourist office promoting the resort (ski, thermal, outdoor activities), managing the welcome of visitors, distributing fishing permits, and coordinating event programming. Linked at santlary.com. The commune funds and oversees the office as part of its tourism development mission.
• SIAHV (Syndicat d'Assainissement de la Haute Vallée d'Aure)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntercommunal sanitation syndicate managing collective wastewater treatment for the upper Aure valley, including Saint-Lary-Soulan. Information and services available at siahva.fr.
• OPH 65 (Office Public de l'Habitat des Hautes-Pyrénées)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic housing office collaborating with the commune on the creation of 9 rented housing units (project start spring 2026) and the senior residence project (~50 T1 bis/T2 units).
• RTE (Réseau de Transport d'Électricité)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRTE has been conducting electrical grid modernization works on the RD929 since September 2022 to improve the Neste valley power network. Works are carried out under alternating traffic management affecting the main valley road.
• Pays d'Art et d'Histoire des Vallées d'Aure et du LouronminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntercommunal heritage programme (patrimoine-aure-louron.fr) supported by the French Ministry of Culture and CAUE, covering the architectural and cultural heritage of the valleys. The Moulin Débat restoration was integrated into this label.
• CATVy - Label Famille PlusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily tourism certification programme. Saint-Lary-Soulan holds the Famille Plus label, providing daily entertainment and childcare-oriented activities for children, qualifying the resort for family-friendly tourism recognition.
• Département des Hautes-PyrénéescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe departmental council manages road infrastructure (RD929, RD123, col du Portet), deploys fibre optic via the departmental council as maître d'ouvrage, and provides ongoing information via InfoRoute 65. The council president signs road restriction orders for large vehicles.
• PETR du Pays des NestesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTerritorial tourism and development agency for the Nestes area, coordinating the Programme d'Actions de Prévention des Inondations (PAPI) which offers free flood vulnerability diagnostics to homeowners in the commune, with up to 80% state funding for recommended works.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mairie de Font-Romeu Odeillo-Via: Pyrenean commune (Pyrénées-Orientales) running a major ski resort plus summer tourism with municipal services, thermal heritage and protected natural environment. Direct Pyrenean peer to Saint-Lary-Soulan.
• Mairie de Tignes: French alpine ski commune delivering municipal services to a small permanent population but very large seasonal population via a high-altitude resort. Comparable structural profile to Saint-Lary-Soulan.
• Mairie de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: French alpine commune operating as a major ski and mountaineering destination with full municipal services, tourism tax and intercommunal structures. Closely comparable to Saint-Lary-Soulan as a mountain resort commune with year-round tourism economy.
• Mairie de Cauterets: Pyrenean spa-and-ski commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées offering thermal cures and ski domain with municipal administration. Closely comparable dual ski/thermal positioning to Saint-Lary-Soulan.
• Mairie de Val Thorens: High-altitude alpine commune running ski resort services through municipal administration with very small resident base. Comparable micro-commune ski resort structure.
• Mairie de Bagnères-de-Luchon: Pyrenean thermal-ski commune in Haute-Garonne with thermal baths and ski area, run by a small municipal team. Direct regional peer for thermal + mountain tourism.
• Mairie d'Ax-les-Thermes: Ariège Pyrenean commune centred on thermal tourism with a Bonascre ski area, run as a small municipal government. Comparable resort-and-thermal commune.

Others

• Communauté de communes Aure Louron: Intercommunal authority of which Saint-Lary-Soulan is a member, handling delegated competencies (déchetterie, PLUi, childcare coordination, waste collection). It is not a peer competitor but the most directly linked enabling/coordination partner for municipal operations.

Broad incumbents

• Mairie de Megève: Established Haute-Savoie alpine resort commune with premium ski positioning and full municipal services. Larger and higher-budget than Saint-Lary-Soulan but operates the same mountain commune business model.

Regional players

• Mairie d'Argelès-Gazost: Neighbouring Hautes-Pyrénées commune in the same department, providing municipal services, thermal heritage and proximity to the Pyrenean National Park. Regional peer sharing department-level administrative context.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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