What mairie de Mende does

Mairie de Mende (Ville de Mende) is the municipal government of the commune of Mende, prefecture of the Lozère department in southern France (Occitanie region). It administers the full scope of local public services for residents and visitors: civil registration, elections, urban planning, education (seven public primary schools plus free primary transport), culture (Musée du Gévaudan, Médiathèque Lamartine, Théâtre de Mende, Cinéma Le Trianon), municipal transport (MAX Mende mobilités with three dedicated secondary-school lines SCO1–SCO3 and free primary circuits), senior care (Résidence Autonomie Piencourt), and community engagement (budget participatif, neighborhood councils, neighborhood visits).

Its core technology platform is the digital municipal services ecosystem at mende.fr, comprising the Portail Familles online school pre-registration system (mende.portail-familles.app), the RDV360 appointment booking integration, PayFIP government payment portal, Allo Mende citizen-issue reporting, Google Maps-integrated transport route planning, and a participatory-budgeting platform. Citizen engagement is reinforced through a municipal magazine, Facebook presence, email outreach via service-specific addresses, and direct press relations.

The revenue model is a public-sector operating budget funded primarily by the local property tax (taxe foncière on built properties, set at 52.10% for 2026 after a 1-point reduction), supplemented by user fees (e.g., €15/year for secondary-school transport subscriptions, parking, facility rentals), cultural and tourism receipts (museum admissions, theater, cinema, Savonnerie tours, botanical walks), and intergovernmental transfers. The operating model blends physical infrastructure (14+ municipal halls, the Hôtel de Ville, dedicated service offices) with multi-channel digital distribution and partnerships with the Cœur de Lozère communauté de communes, Office de Tourisme Mende Cœur de Lozère, and channel partners such as Les Voyages Boulet for transport subscription sales.

Name

mairie de Mende

Legal name

Mairie de Mende

Website

https://mende.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mairie de Mende is the municipal government of Mende, a commune in Lozère, France, administering local public services — education, transport (MAX Mende mobilités), culture, urban planning, and senior care — for residents and visitors through the mende.fr digital platform and physical municipal offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined (92114), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Municipal Finance, Treasury, Budget & Procurement (BPAIACAC), Public Works Departments (Streets, Bridges, Stormwater, Fleet, Maintenance) (BPAIALAD), Local Education Authorities & Municipal Education Offices (EDADABAD), Street & Public Space Litter Collection (Municipal Cleaning) (BPALAAAE), City/Municipal Public Health Departments (HLAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public administration
• Civic services
• Urban transportation
• Public education

Headquarters

HQ city

Mende

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Tax (Taxe Foncière): Local property tax on built properties, main source of municipal revenue. Rate reduced from 53.10% to 52.10% in 2026
2. Service Fees: Fees for various municipal services including school transport (15€ per year), parking, facility rentals, and administrative services
3. Event and Cultural Services: Revenue from cultural events, museum admissions, swimming pool, theater, and tourism services

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Mairie de Mende delivers municipal public services to residents and visitors of the commune of Mende in Lozère, France. Core offerings include administrative procedures (civil status, elections, urban planning permits), public education across 7 municipal schools, school and urban transport via the MAX network, cultural programming at the Musée du Gévaudan, theater, cinema, and media library, and citizen engagement through participatory budgeting and the Allo Mende reporting system.

Product overview

The Ville de Mende operates a comprehensive municipal services platform offering administrative, educational, cultural, and transportation services to its citizens. The digital presence includes an official website with integrated services such as the Portail Familles for school registrations, MAX Mende mobilités for urban and school transportation, cultural venues (Musée du Gévaudan, Médiathèque Lamartine, Théâtre de Mende, Cinéma Le Trianon), the Campus Connecté for remote higher education, and an administrative services portal for civil status, urban planning, and citizen reporting. The municipality integrates with third-party platforms including Google Analytics for traffic measurement, YouTube for video content, PayFIP for government payments, and Google Maps for transportation route planning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MAX, Mende mobilités Urban transport and school transportation service providing bus services and dedicated school bus lines (SCO1, SCO2, SCO3) for students, available to residents and students of Mende.
• School Registration Services Online pre-registration system for schools using the Portail Familles platform, with in-person appointment scheduling for document verification by parents of students in Mende.
• Primary School Transport Free school transport service for primary school students (maternelle and élémentaire) with four circuit routes and onboard attendants, serving families in Mende.
• Secondary School Transport Paid school transportation service for middle and high school students (collégiens and lycéens) with three dedicated lines (SCO1, SCO2, SCO3) at €15 per year.
• Musée du Gévaudan Regional museum showcasing the history of Gévaudan and the famous Beast of Gévaudan legend, with temporary exhibitions and cultural events for visitors and residents.
• Médiathèque Lamartine Public media library offering book lending, digital resources, exhibitions, and cultural events for residents of Mende.
• Théâtre de Mende Municipal theater offering performing arts productions, concerts, and cultural performances for residents and visitors.
• Cinéma Le Trianon Municipal cinema offering film screenings with a school film program, operating 4 screens with a new reception hall.
• Campus Connecté Remote higher education center allowing students to follow university courses with local support and tutoring. Two sites in Mende and Florac.
• Administrative Services Portal Online portal for administrative procedures including civil status, identity cards, passports, elections, urban planning permits, and more for residents of Mende.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced property tax rate from 53.10% to 52.10% for 2026
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Coopérative de la Forêt Privée Lozérienne et GardoiseminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partnership for La Forêt de Demain carbon offset project. Provides forestry expertise for tree planting and forest renewal on intercommunal territory.
• ASO (Amaury Sport Organisation)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2022ASO, Tour de France organizer, provides draisiennes (balance bikes) to cities along race routes under 'l'avenir à vélo' program. Mende received three draisiennes per school and one per daycare as a 2022 Tour stage host.
• Cœur de Lozère (Communauté de Communes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntercommunal partner for shared services including family portal, waste management, economic development, and associative life. Municipality references coeurdelozere.fr for numerous shared services.
• Office de Tourisme Mende Cœur de LozèrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTourism promotion partnership for visitor services, event organization, and heritage site visits. Joint website www.mende-coeur-lozere.fr and physical presence at Place du Foirail.
• Les Voyages BouletminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal transport operator authorized to sell MAX transport subscriptions. Located at 1 route du Chapitre, 48000 Mende. Contact: 04 66 65 19 88.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mairie de Tulle: Prefecture of Corrèze, another small rural Massif Central commune of similar population scale. Offers the same combination of education, transport, heritage tourism, and senior services, and faces comparable demographic and budgetary pressures.
• Mairie de Privas: Prefecture of Ardèche, a small sub-prefecture-size commune in southern France with comparable municipal-service footprint (schools, culture, transport, urban planning). Operates under similar departmental-prefecture constraints.
• Mairie de Guéret: Prefecture of Creuse, a small rural commune with population, geography, and service portfolio highly analogous to Mende (sparse population, heritage assets, school transport). Useful as a near-clone benchmark for service cost and revenue structure.
• Mairie de Bourg-en-Bresse: Prefecture of Ain, a comparable French commune offering the same comprehensive municipal services with larger scale. Provides a benchmark for how a similar administrative model performs at moderate scale.
• Mairie de Digne-les-Bains: Prefecture of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, a small rural prefecture commune running an analogous municipal portfolio with strong seasonality and tourism dependence. Useful comparable for climate/seasonality and rural service delivery.
• Mairie d'Aurillac: Prefecture of Cantal, a similarly-sized rural French commune in the Massif Central providing the same portfolio of municipal services (schools, transport, culture, tourism). Comparable on demographic profile, administrative scope, and reliance on EU/intercommunal co-financing.
• Mairie de Cahors: Prefecture of Lot, a southwestern French commune close to Mende in geography and service scope, including heritage tourism, schools, and intercommunality coordination. Comparable on fiscal structure and demographic challenges.
• Mairie de Gap: Prefecture of Hautes-Alpes, a similarly-sized prefecture commune operating schools, transport, cultural venues, tourism, and senior services in a comparable rural/mountainous setting with seasonality exposure.

Broad incumbents

• Mairie de Montpellier: Larger Occitanie-region metropolis that operates the full municipal services stack Mende offers—education, transit, culture, urban planning—at metropolitan scale. Serves as the regional benchmark and incumbent reference point for service model and digital practice.

Others

• Communauté de communes Cœur de Lozère: Intercommunal cooperation structure housing shared services including waste management, family portal, and the Piscine Marceau-Crespin. Functions as Mende's primary mutual partner (Them-to-Us and Us-to-Them) for pooled service delivery; relevant as the platform through which Mende scales services beyond municipal borders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mairie-de-mende

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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