Commune de Viviers

What Commune de Viviers does

Commune de Viviers is a French municipal government entity (collectivité territoriale) serving approximately 3,699 residents in the Ardèche méridionale region of southern France. Headed by Mayor Martine Mattei and governed by an elected council, the commune delivers a comprehensive suite of public services through its Hôtel de Ville (Town Hall at 2 avenue Pierre Mendès-France), Centre Communal d'Action Sociale (CCAS), Police Municipale, and a network of physical facilities including the Piscine Camille Muffat, Bibliothèque municipale, Port de Plaisance marina, Crèche Elise Baron, Belvédère de Châteauvieux, and the recently inaugurated Maison de Santé Pluriprofessionnelle Simone Veil. The commune holds formal heritage designations (Ville et Pays d'Art et d'Histoire, Site patrimonial remarquable, Petites villes de demain, Ville active & sportive) and operates as the historic capital of the Vivarais.

The municipality's core digital infrastructure consists of its official website (mairie-viviers.fr), which provides online administrative services including TIPI canteen payment, état civil procedures, an SMS alert system (PCS Alerte SMS), facility reservations, and material requests. There is no proprietary technology stack of note beyond these standard French e-government tools, and the website is maintained by third-party provider Clerc & Net. Major recent capital projects include the Maison de Santé (650 m², 14 healthcare professionals, inaugurated February 2024 after €950k of cross-tier public subsidies), the Résidence Barulas (20 multigenerational housing units, in partnership with Ardèche Habitat), and the Belvédère de Châteauvieux panoramic viewpoint.

Commune de Viviers is funded through three primary revenue streams: local taxation on residents and businesses, State/Regional/Departmental subsidies for infrastructure and public projects, and fees for public services (canteen, nursery, swimming pool, facility rentals) typically priced on a Quotient Familial income-based scale. Service delivery is direct-to-citizen, conducted in-person at Town Hall and CCAS, online through the digital portal, and via mobile outreach (PIMMS Bus multi-service point). As a public administrative body rather than a commercial enterprise, conventional investment metrics (ARR, burn rate, funding rounds, valuation) do not apply.

Name

Commune de Viviers

Legal name

Mairie de Viviers

Website

https://mairie-viviers.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Commune de Viviers is a French municipal government serving 3,699 residents in Ardèche, delivering public services — healthcare (Maison de Santé), childcare, social assistance via CCAS, security, and cultural programming — through its Town Hall, dedicated facilities, and digital portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Viviers

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Local taxation: Municipal revenue derived from local taxes on residents and businesses
2. State and regional subsidies: Government funding for infrastructure and public projects such as the Maison de Santé (State 500k€, Region 250k€, Department 200k€)
3. Public service fees: Fees for municipal services including canteen, nursery (crèche), swimming pool (Piscine Camille Muffat), and facility rentals

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Commune de Viviers is a French municipal government body that directly delivers core local public administration and resident-facing services including civil registry, local policing (Police Municipale), social action via the CCAS, a multi-professional health house (Maison de Santé Pluriprofessionnelle Simone Veil), a public swimming pool (Camille Muffat), municipal library, nursery (Crèche Élise Baron), marina (Port de Plaisance), cemetery/morgue, and senior home-care (SSIAD). It additionally leads territorial planning (SCoT) and acts as aménageur of the ZAC development zone, while participating in cooperative inter-communal structures (SIVOM, Viviers Communauté, PETR, UNCCAS).

Product overview

Commune de Viviers operates a comprehensive municipal services ecosystem delivered through its official website and physical facilities. The core offering is the Mairie Website Portal, which provides digital access to administrative services. Key municipal services include the Police Municipale for public safety, and the Centre Communal d'Action Sociale (CCAS) for social assistance. Healthcare infrastructure includes the Maison de Santé Pluriprofessionnelle Simone Veil. Cultural and sports facilities encompass the Piscine Municipale Camille Muffat, Crèche Elise Baron childcare center, Bibliothèque Municipale, and the Port de Plaisance marina. The municipality also hosts the annual Vivier(s) de BD comic book festival and manages public infrastructure including the Belvédère de Châteauvieux viewpoint and Résidence Barulas housing complex.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mairie (Town Hall) Administrative Services Core front-counter municipal administration including civil-registry operations, identity/title services, Conseil Municipal deliberations publication, online service-request forms (CERFA), and room-booking for residents.
• Police Municipale Local law-enforcement and public-safety service for the commune, including traffic/road policing, urban security, and a déployed vidéo-protection CCTV surveillance infrastructure.
• CCAS - Centre Communal d'Action Sociale Local social welfare body providing assistance, social action programs, and access-to-rights support for vulnerable residents of Viviers; affiliated to UNCCAS for cross-commune coordination.
• Maison de Santé Pluriprofessionnelle Simone Veil Multi-professional health house hosting medical, paramedical, and allied-health practices that provide primary-care access to residents within the commune.
• Piscine Municipale Camille Muffat Municipal swimming-pool facility offering public aquatic access, swim lessons, and recreational use to residents and visitors, with income-based pricing via Quotient Familial.
• Bibliothèque Municipale Public municipal library providing reading, lending, and media access for residents of Viviers and surrounding schools.
• Crèche Élise Baron Municipal early-childhood daycare providing nursery care for young children of working families in Viviers, with income-based pricing (Quotient Familial).
• Port de Plaisance Municipal marina providing berthing slips and boating infrastructure for resident boat owners and transiting recreational vessels along the Rhône.
• SSIAD (Service de Soins Infirmiers À Domicile) Home-based nursing and personal-care service delivering daily medical and personal-care assistance to elderly and dependent residents of Viviers in their homes.
• Morgue / Cimetière Communal Public mortuary (morgue) and communal cemetery services, including concession management and related funeral-support infrastructure.
• OPAH (Opération Programmée d'Amélioration de l'Habitat) Programmed housing-improvement operation offering home-owners technical and financial support for residential renovation works within the commune.
• Civil-Safety Alert Services (PCS/CMS/CSAB) Civil-safety alert and information service for residents, leveraging PCS text-broadcast and CSAB sound-alert systems to issue risk and emergency communications.

Quantifiable outcome

• 26 families served by childcare facility
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Santé VivierscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 February 2024Healthcare association concerned about health management in the city since 2018. Collaborated with the municipality on the Maison de Santé Simone Veil project to address medical desertification. Association of health professionals working to improve patient care access.
• Ardèche HabitatcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic housing office (Office Public de l'Habitat) partnered for the Résidence à Barulas project - 20 housing units for elderly and young households on 5393 m2 of land ceded by the commune.
• CIDFF de l'ArdècheminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily planning center (Centre d'Information sur les Droits des Femmes et des Familles) creating Réseau d'Accueil Citoyen (RAC) for emergency shelter of women victims of domestic violence in Ardèche.
• ADMRminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFederation of home help services (Aide à Domicile en Milieu Rural) providing home care, meal delivery, housekeeping, and support services to elderly and disabled residents. Permanence held every other Wednesday in Viviers.
• CC DRAGAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunauté de communes DRAGA managing waste collection (déchetterie) and Asian hornet (frelon asiatique) control program covering Viviers and surrounding municipalities.
• CLIGEETminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommission Locale d'Information des Grands Equipements Energétiques du Tricastin - Local information commission for nuclear facilities covering 22 communes within 10km radius of Tricastin nuclear site.
• CCAS de Caumont sur DuranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwinning/jumelage partnership since 2012 between CCAS social services for inter-municipal exchanges and shared best practices.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Office de Tourisme Intercommunal Rhône aux Gorges de l'Ardèche: Regional tourism office covering Viviers and the Rhône valley. Comparable as a tourism-promotion actor in the same geographic area, particularly relevant given Viviers' heritage designations and cruise-ship stop status.

Direct peers

• Commune de Mirmande: Drôme-side heritage village classified among 'Plus Beaux Villages de France' with roughly 600 inhabitants. Although smaller, it shares Viviers' heritage-driven tourism model, small population base, and reliance on cultural programming to drive economic activity.
• Commune de Bourg-Saint-Andéol: Neighboring commune in southern Ardèche with similar population (~7,000 inhabitants). Operates the same range of municipal services (CCAS, police municipale, cultural programming) and faces the same medical-desertification challenges, making it a direct functional peer.
• Communauté de communes DRAGA (CC DRAGA): Intercommunal structure providing waste services, déchèterie access and Asian hornet control across Viviers and surrounding municipalities. Functions as a peer-level public service provider in the same operating territory.
• Ardèche Habitat: Public housing office (OPH) partnered with Viviers on the Résidence Barulas project (20 multigenerational units). Directly comparable as a public-sector housing and care provider operating in the same rural Ardèche territory.
• Commune de Le Teil: Ardèche commune of ~8,800 inhabitants also facing rural depopulation and post-seismic rebuilding challenges. Comparable service portfolio (CCAS, public schools, sports/cultural facilities) and reliance on State/Region funding for capital projects.

Broad incumbents

• Commune de Montélimar: Larger sub-prefecture in Drôme (~40,000 inhabitants) and the regional economic hub referenced on Viviers' own website. Provides a benchmark for the next-tier municipal service offering that Viviers aspires to as it scales.

Others

• ADMR de l'Ardèche: Federation providing home care, meal delivery, and housekeeping services to elderly and disabled residents of Viviers. A social-services peer addressing the same elderly-care population served by Viviers' CCAS and health center.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/commune-de-viviers

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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