Mairie de Vars

What Mairie de Vars does

Mairie de Vars is the municipal government of the commune of Vars, located in the Charente department of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. It serves a population of 2,112 inhabitants across a 2,746-hectare territory, situated on the second ring of the Angoulême urban area near the Charente river and N10 national road. The municipality delivers public services directly to residents through three primary channels: a physical town hall (33 rue Principale, open Monday–Friday 9h00–12h00 / 13h30–17h30), a France Services single-window hub (25B rue de la Gare, opened November 2021) consolidating access to nine national partner agencies, and an online portal at mairie-vars16.fr.

The underlying technology stack is centered on the LOCALE0 (Groupe La Poste / DOCAPOSTE) platform, which provides the website, hosting, and the Compte Citoyen citizen account system. Authentication leverages France Connect, the French state digital identity broker. The online portal integrates with Service-public.fr for procedural workflows spanning identity documents, civil status requests, urban planning permits, electoral registration, and fiscal stamp purchases. Google Analytics is used for traffic measurement, and the site is GDPR-compliant with CNIL declarations. The municipality operates within a broader intercommunal structure, Cœur de Charente, and partners with Calitom for waste management.

Funding flows primarily from local taxation (taxe foncière, taxe d'habitation, contribution foncière des entreprises), state subsidies and dotations, and communal fees; services are provided free at point of use to residents. The commune is governed by a 19-member municipal council led by Mayor Jean-Marc de Lustrac, with 5 deputy mayors and a 5-employee administrative staff. In October 2024 the commune announced participation in a 'commune nouvelle' restructuring with neighboring La Boixe municipalities, signaling an upcoming governance consolidation.

Name

Mairie de Vars

Legal name

Mairie de Vars

Website

https://mairie-vars16.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mairie de Vars is the municipal government of the commune of Vars (Charente, France), serving 2,112 inhabitants through a town hall, a France Services hub, and an online portal delivering civil status, urban planning, social, and cultural services funded by local taxation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512), Administration of Housing Programs (92511)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Education Authorities & Municipal Education Offices (EDADABAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Land Administration & Cadastral Services (Public Land Records, Parcel Management) (BPAIANAH)

Keywords

• Municipal administration services
• Civil status services
• Local government
• Administrative procedures
• Public sector services

Headquarters

HQ city

Vars

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue: Government funded through local taxes including property tax (taxe foncière), residence tax (taxe d'habitation), and business tax (cotisation foncière des entreprises). Additional funding from state subsidies and communal fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mairie de Vars is the municipal government of the commune of Vars in Charente, France. It delivers local public administrative services to residents, including civil status records, identity documents, urban planning applications, electoral registration, school and childcare services, social action through the CCAS, cultural and sports facilities, and waste management. It also operates the France Services hub providing single-window access to nine state partner agencies, and an online citizen portal (Compte Citoyen) for teleservices.

Product overview

The Mairie de Vars operates a municipal website serving as a unified digital platform for administrative services. The core offering consists of the citizen account system (Compte Citoyen) managed by the Localeo platform, which provides access to online administrative procedures (teleservices) and the France Services hub. The France Services program offers a single-access point to nine government partner agencies for procedures related to health, housing, employment, family, retirement, childhood, law, and justice. Supporting services include civil status documentation, identity documents, urban planning applications, electoral services, and cultural offerings such as the municipal newsletter (Le Petit Varsois) and digital library (Médiathèque). The site also provides event calendars, community association directories, and municipal publications through its multimedia section.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• France Services Hub Unified service hub providing citizens access to nine government partner agencies (DGFIP, Interior Ministry, Justice, La Poste, Pôle Emploi, CAF, CPAM, Assurance Retraite, MSA, URSSAF) for daily administrative procedures covering health, housing, employment, family, retirement, childhood, legal, and justice matters.
• Compte Citoyen (Citizen Account) Personalized citizen portal for managing administrative requests, tracking request status, accessing digital services, and maintaining personal data preferences with consent management.
• Services en ligne (Online Teleservices) Online administrative procedures portal allowing citizens to complete civil registration tasks, identity document requests, electoral registration, and urban planning applications through the Service-public.fr platform.
• France Services Multi-Service Center Physical multi-service center at 25B rue de la Gare providing in-person access to nine state partner services including taxes, justice, employment, health, and social services.
• Médiathèque (Municipal Library) Municipal digital library and media lending service available at the physical library location and through the associated website, providing cultural and informational resources to residents.
• Le Petit Varsois (Municipal Bulletin) Quarterly printed municipal newsletter publication providing news and updates about local affairs, available in PDF format on the website.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• French State (9 Partners)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 November 2021France Services provides citizen access to 9 state services: DGFIP (taxes), Interior Ministry, Justice, La Poste, Pole Emploi, CAF, CPAM, Assurance Retraite, MSA, URSSAF. The center enables citizens to complete administrative procedures locally without traveling to larger cities.
• Cœur de Charente (Communauté de Communes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntercommunal structure managing shared municipal services. The mayor Jean-Marc de Lustrac serves as 2nd Vice-President responsible for housing. La Boixe municipalities including Vars collaborate on community services.
• CalitomminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental waste management and prevention coordination. Manages the 'J'agis pour réduire' (100kg waste reduction challenge) program for Charente households.
• LOCALE0 (Groupe La Poste)coreTechnology or IntegrationWebsite platform technical provider and hosting. DOCAPOSTE LOCALEO delivers the Citizen Relationship Management solution including Compte Citoyen for online administrative procedures.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Service-public.fr: National French government portal integrated with Mairie de Vars' teleservices for identity documents, civil status, urban planning, and electoral procedures. Comparable as the central platform through which the commune channels national administrative services.
• LOCALE0 (Groupe La Poste / DOCAPOSTE): Technology platform provider hosting the Compte Citoyen citizen account system and teleservices infrastructure for Mairie de Vars. Comparable as the SaaS/digital infrastructure layer that underpins the commune's online administrative procedures.
• France Connect: French national digital identity broker used for authentication on the Mairie de Vars citizen portal. Comparable as the identity and authentication layer that enables the commune's digital services interoperability.
• Calitom: Departmental waste management and prevention coordinator for Charente with which Mairie de Vars partners on the 'J'agis pour réduire' 100kg challenge. Comparable as the operational arm for a service the mairie is responsible for delivering to residents.
• Communauté de Communes Cœur de Charente: Intercommunal authority in which Mairie de Vars is a core member, coordinating shared services across member communes including housing (where Mayor de Lustrac serves as VP) and community facilities. Comparable as the next-tier administrative body that bundles and coordinates the kind of services Vars delivers locally.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MairieVars
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mairie-de-vars

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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