Préfet de la Moselle

What Préfet de la Moselle does

The Préfet de la Moselle is a French government administrative entity representing the State in the Moselle department, headquartered at 9 place de la Préfecture in Metz and operating under the authority of the Ministère de l'Intérieur. Founded in 1806, the Préfecture employs 83 staff and provides centralized access to public administration for citizens, businesses, local collectivities, foreign nationals, and associations across the department. Its functional mandate spans legal control of local government acts, civil security coordination, administrative police functions, issuance of identity and travel documents, vehicle registration, driving license oversight, integration support, and coordination of national policy at the local level.

Core services are delivered through a multi-channel architecture combining four physical locations (the main Préfecture in Metz and sub-prefectures in Forbach, Thionville, and Sarreguemines) with digital services hosted via the DSFR (Système de Design des Services Réglementaires) standard government design system and the national Démarches simplifiées platform. Core digital products include online portals for carte grise (vehicle registration via SIV), permis de conduire, carte d'identité, and passport applications. Beyond document issuance, the Préfecture runs thematic programs including France 2030 investment deployment in Grand Est, the MILDECA anti-addiction call for projects, the Journée nationale de la résilience, integration grants for foreign nationals, and the Services Publics + quality framework with 8 public service commitments.

The business model is entirely non-commercial: services are publicly funded through government taxation and provided free or at statutory fees set by national regulation. There is no pricing model, no revenue stream, and no customer acquisition motion in the commercial sense. Distribution is via government channels (official website, X, Facebook, LinkedIn, email newsletter "La Lettre de l'État", and press releases), and the entity operates as a regulatory monopoly with no competing providers of prefectural functions within the department.

Name

Préfet de la Moselle

Legal name

Préfecture de la Moselle (Les services de l'État en Moselle)

Website

https://moselle.gouv.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Préfet de la Moselle is a French state administrative entity headquartered in Metz that provides centralized government services — identity documents, vehicle registration, driving licenses, civil security coordination, and local oversight — to citizens, businesses, and local collectivities across the Moselle department.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration Services

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615), Other General Government Support (921190)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Licensing, Permitting & Regulatory Administration (Cross-sector) (BPAIABAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Licensing & Permitting Authorities (General) (BPAIAOAB), Permitting, Validation & Credential Programs (Permits, Passes, Validations) (BPABAKAL), Regulatory Compliance, Licensing & Enforcement (Public Health) (HLAJAMAE)

Keywords

• Public administration services
• Administrative document processing
• Civil security coordination
• Regulatory oversight services
• Government identity documents

Headquarters

HQ city

Metz

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government administrative services: Public services funded by government taxation. No commercial revenue model. Services such as document processing (ID cards, passports, driving licenses, vehicle registration) are provided free or at statutory fees set by national regulations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Préfet de la Moselle delivers French State administrative services in the Moselle department, including identity documents (carte d'identité, passeport), vehicle registration (carte grise), driver's licenses (permis de conduire), and procedures for foreign nationals. It also exercises legal control over local collectivities, coordinates civil security and public safety, manages grant programs for associations and integration projects, and oversees the local implementation of national policies such as France 2030 and national resilience initiatives.

Product overview

Préfet de la Moselle operates a comprehensive government administrative portal providing digital services for citizens, businesses, and associations in the Moselle department. The core offering consists of online administrative procedures including carte grise (vehicle registration), driver's license, national identity card, and passport services. The platform also serves as an information hub featuring news (Actu'Moselle magazine), publications, and thematic sections covering state actions in areas such as security, employment, environment, and education. Specialized services include grant programs for integration projects, drug addiction prevention initiatives (MILDECA), and national resilience day projects. The site operates under the Services Publics + quality framework with 8 service commitments and coordinates France 2030 investment plan deployment in the Grand Est region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Carte grise (Vehicle Registration) Online service for vehicle registration and title transfers, part of the SIV (Système d'Immatriculation des Véhicules) national system. Available to vehicle owners and buyers in the Moselle department.
• Permis de conduire (Driver's License) Online service for driver's license-related procedures and information, including applications, renewals, and suspensions. Available to residents of the Moselle department.
• Carte d'identité (National Identity Card) Online service for national identity card applications and renewals. Available to citizens residing in the Moselle department.
• Passeport (Passport) Online service for passport applications and renewals. Available to citizens residing in the Moselle department.
• MILDECA Appel à projets départemental Annual departmental call for projects to combat drug addiction and trafficking. Available to associations and local authorities in Moselle for addiction prevention programs.
• Appel à projets 'Intégration et accès à la nationalité française' Grant program for integration projects supporting foreign nationals in obtaining French nationality, focusing on French language learning and employment integration. Available to associations and organizations working with foreign nationals in Moselle.
• Solidarité avec l'Ukraine Information portal supporting Ukrainian refugees in France, providing resources for housing, healthcare, French language learning, and financial assistance. Available to Ukrainian nationals arriving in Moselle.
• Services Publics + Quality service commitment program with 8 engagements for public services to be closer, simpler, and more efficient, including accessibility, responsiveness, and environmental considerations. Available to all users of public services in Moselle.
• Lettre de l'État (Newsletter) Email newsletter subscription service providing regular updates on State services and news in Moselle. Available to citizens and stakeholders of the department.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,935 suspensions of driving licenses in 2024 for traffic violations (alcohol, speeding, drugs)
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MILDECA (Mission Interministérielle de Lutte contre les Drogues et les Conduites Addictives)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 March 2026Interministerial mission coordinating anti-drug policies. Annual call for projects launched by prefecture targeting associations and local authorities for addiction prevention programs
• ADEME (Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Énergie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner for France 2030 investment plan deployment in Grand Est, focusing on ecological transition and environmental technologies
• Banque des TerritoirescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFinancial and investment partner for regional development projects under France 2030 plan
• GrandEst.ARS (Agence Régionale de Santé Grand Est)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional health agency, co-funder of addiction prevention projects and public health initiatives
• DREETS Grand Est (Direction Régionale de l'Économie, de l'Emploi, du Travail et des Solidarités)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional directorate coordinating employment, economy, and social solidarity policies in Grand Est
• Conseil Régional Grand EstcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional council as key stakeholder in France 2030 deployment and regional development coordination
• Chambre des métiers et de l'artisanat MoselleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChamber of trades supporting apprenticeship and vocational training coordination in Moselle
• Mission locale MoselleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth employment mission organizing apprenticeship events and career guidance for young people

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Préfecture de la Marne: French departmental prefecture serving Marne (Châlons-en-Champagne). Same departmental prefecture mandate in another Grand Est department, with comparable portfolio of licensing, public safety, and interministerial program deployment.
• Préfecture de la Meurthe-et-Moselle: French departmental prefecture serving Meurthe-et-Moselle (Nancy). Adjacent Grand Est department executing the same prefectural mandate — licensing, security coordination, legal control of local authorities — under the same Ministry of the Interior.
• Préfecture du Haut-Rhin: French departmental prefecture serving Haut-Rhin (Colmar). Sister prefecture in the Grand Est region offering the same departmental administrative services, identity/v driving license processing, and security coordination role.
• Préfecture de Région Grand Est: Regional prefecture authority for Grand Est, headquartered in Strasbourg. Oversees coordination across the 9 departmental prefectures including Moselle, with overlapping responsibilities for regional development (France 2030) and resilience policy.
• Préfecture du Bas-Rhin: French departmental prefecture serving the Bas-Rhin (Strasbourg) department. Performs the identical statutory functions in a neighbouring Grand Est department, sharing the same ministerial oversight and digital platform architecture.

Regional players

• Conseil Départemental de la Moselle: Elected departmental council for Moselle. Operates within the same geographic territory as the prefecture with complementary social, housing, and road infrastructure responsibilities, frequently co-funding programs (e.g., addiction prevention with ARS).
• Conseil Régional Grand Est: Elected regional government body for Grand Est. Strategic partner of the Préfecture on France 2030 deployment, operating regional development and ecological transition programs in the same 9-department territory.

Broad incumbents

• Ministère de l'Intérieur: Parent ministry of the Préfecture de la Moselle. Sets national policy and funding for all departmental prefectures, owns the SGAMI Est hosting infrastructure, and defines the statutory framework for prefectural authority and DPD/RGPD coordination.
• Service-public.fr: National French government portal aggregating administrative procedure information across all agencies. Provides the top-of-funnel layer that directs citizens to departmental prefectures like Moselle for execution of licensing and document services.
• Agence Nationale des Titres Sécurisés (ANTS): National French agency operating the secure document systems (SIV for vehicle registration, permis de conduire, CNI, passeport) that the Préfecture de la Moselle administers at the local level. Owns the underlying national platforms that the prefecture's digital services integrate with.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Prefet57
• Facebookfacebook.com/Prefetmoselle
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pr%C3%A9fet-de-la-moselle

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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