Commune de Nendaz

What Commune de Nendaz does

Commune de Nendaz is a Swiss municipal government entity established in 1848, administering public services to a population of over 7,000 residents distributed across 15 villages in the canton of Valais. As a public administration body, it delivers standard municipal services including waste management, infrastructure maintenance (schools, roads, civil works), civil registry administration, local zoning and building permits, and primary education. The organization operates with a staff of 42 employees and is structured as a typical Swiss commune under cantonal and federal oversight from the Canton of Valais.

The commune has invested in digital public services, including an official website with a virtual counter (guichet virtuel) for online administrative procedures, a geographic information system (GIS) for spatial data, SMS-based citizen alert systems, and an electronic newsletter. The underlying technology infrastructure uses mainstream web technologies hosted by Infomaniak, with third-party services such as Google Analytics, Google Maps, and reCAPTCHA integrated for site functionality. The organization holds ISO 9001 (quality management) and ISO 14001 (environmental management) certifications, indicating formal quality and sustainability frameworks. Operations are supported by partnerships with EcoBois Recyclage SA (wood waste recovery), the inter-communal school network CMS Sion-Hérens-Conthey, and Nendaz Tourisme (tourism promotion).

Revenue is generated through a public-sector fiscal model rather than commercial sales. Income streams include direct municipal taxes on residents and businesses, user fees for specific services (waste management, building permits, civil registry), a tourism-related tax levied on overnight stays, and intergovernmental transfers from the Canton of Valais. The commune also engages in selective real estate transactions (such as apartment and studio sales from its property portfolio) and administers subsidy programs for eco-mobility (e-bike/VTT) and summer youth employment. Detailed financial data is not publicly disclosed at the commune level in Valais.

Name

Commune de Nendaz

Legal name

Administration communale de Nendaz

Website

https://nendaz.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Commune de Nendaz is a Swiss municipal government entity in Valais, providing public administration services to over 7,000 residents across 15 villages. It operates with 42 employees, funded through municipal taxes, user fees, tourism levies, and canton-level transfers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

Keywords

• Municipal administration
• Public services
• Waste management
• Civil administration
• Community governance

Headquarters

HQ city

Basse-Nendaz

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal taxes and fees: As a Swiss municipality, the Commune de Nendaz generates revenue through various taxes and fees including property taxes, waste management fees (taxe au sac), and tourism taxes. The commune also receives funding from the canton of Valais.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Commune de Nendaz is the municipal government entity of Nendaz in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, providing public administrative services to more than 7,000 residents across 15 villages. Its core services include population registry, cadastre, construction permits, taxation, fiscal services, waste management under the polluter-pays principle (taxe au sac), education and youth services, social and health coordination, public safety, and tourism support within the 4 Vallées ski domain. Services are delivered in person at the Basse-Nendaz administrative headquarters and online through the Guichet Virtuel portal.

Product overview

The official Commune de Nendaz website functions as a comprehensive municipal services platform. The core product is the Site Officiel providing unified access to commune information, news, and administrative services. Key integrated modules include the Guichet Virtuel for online administrative procedures (cadastre, construction permits, taxation), the Cartographie SIT for geographic information, Nendaz Panorama for visual tourism, the Service SMS for emergency alerts, newsletter subscription services, a Salle reservations system for facility booking, the Inforoute road information service, and a comprehensive Gestion des Déchets waste management portal. The platform also incorporates third-party integrations for analytics (Google Analytics), mapping (Google Maps), and marketing communications (Infomaniak newsletter).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Waste Management Service (Gestion des Déchets) Municipal waste collection and recycling service for residents, self-financed through a base fee and per-bag tax (taxe au sac) following the polluter-pays principle. Harmogenized across 58 French-speaking Valais municipalities since 2018.
• Guichet Virtuel (Virtual Administrative Counter) Online portal enabling residents and businesses to submit administrative procedures for agriculture, cadastre, commerce permits, construction authorization, taxation, population office matters, event organization, hall reservations, and public works requests.
• Réservation des Salles (Hall Reservation Service) Online booking system for communal halls and facilities including sports halls, meeting rooms, event spaces, and equipment rental, available to residents, associations, and event organizers.
• Cartographie SIT (GIS Mapping Service) Geographic information system (GIS) mapping tool providing territorial cartography of the commune, including cadastral and planning data, accessible to the public at nendaz.cartovision.ch.
• SMS Alert Service (Service SMS) Free SMS notification service for residents providing alerts on extraordinary situations such as evacuations, water pollution, and natural risks, with approximately one test SMS per month.
• Inforoute (Road Information Service) Road closure and traffic information service delivering updates on route conditions and roadwork closures in the Nendaz region to residents and visitors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Household waste reduced by 50% from 280 kg to 142 kg per person since introduction of bag tax in 2017 to 2023

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• EcoBois Recyclage SAcoreOthersPartner waste sorting and recycling center located in Vétroz zone industrielle (Route du Rhône 14, 1963 Vétroz). Households can deposit recyclable waste there. The commune covers up to 1 tonne per year per household. Special waste up to 25 kg per visit accepted.
• Centre médico-social (CMS) Sion-Hérens-ContheycoreOthersSocial and health services provided through the regional center, offering home care services, social assistance, and nursing services for commune residents.
• Nendaz TourismecoreOthersTourism office managing visitor information, promoting the destination, and supporting tourism-related activities in the resort.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Commune de Monthey: Valais commune of comparable size operating the same municipal administration, waste management, social services and education functions under the same cantonal framework as Nendaz.
• Commune de Zermatt: High-altitude alpine commune whose service-delivery, waste, and tourism-tax models are directly comparable to Nendaz's mountain-resort operating environment.
• Commune de Martigny: Larger Valais commune providing the same municipal service portfolio; useful as a same-region scale-up benchmark for Nendaz's potential service expansion.
• Commune de Conthey: Neighbouring Valais commune sharing the Centre médico-social (CMS) Sion-Hérens-Conthey partner and offering the same bouquet of administrative, waste, and social services to a similar resident population.
• Commune de Lens: Valais commune neighbouring Crans-Montana with comparable administrative scale and a tourism-services mix that overlaps with Nendaz's offerings.
• Commune de Fully: Valais commune of similar population size providing administrative services, waste sorting and tourism support under the same cantonal law regime.
• Commune de Val de Bagnes: Verbier-area Valais commune combining dispersed villages with an international ski resort — a near-analogue of Nendaz's blend of rural villages and resort activity.
• Commune de Crans-Montana: Alpine resort commune in Valais whose dual resident-and-tourist economy (skiing, second homes, events) most closely mirrors Nendaz's 4 Vallées positioning.
• Commune de Savièse: Mid-sized Valais commune with a comparable mix of villages, agricultural and residential populations, and delivery of municipal services and waste management.

Broad incumbents

• Canton du Valais: Cantonal authority overseeing Nendaz and the other Valais communes, setting tax and waste-policy frameworks and providing fiscal transfers that shape Nendaz's operating model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CommunedeNendaz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/commune-de-nendaz
• Instagraminstagram.com/Nendaz_officiel

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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