Préfecture de l'Orne

What Préfecture de l'Orne does

Préfecture de l'Orne is a French departmental state administrative entity operating under the authority of the Ministry of the Interior (Ministère de l'Intérieur), serving as the official representative of the French State in the Orne department. Its primary functions include civil documentation services (identity cards, passports, driving licenses, vehicle registration), coordination of public safety and emergency services, territorial development oversight, and regulatory control of local government acts. The entity serves three customer segments: individual citizens of the Orne department (primary), local government bodies requiring prefecture oversight, and local businesses requiring administrative authorizations.

The operational footprint spans the main prefecture headquarters in Alençon (39 rue Saint-Blaise), two sub-prefectures in Argentan and Mortagne-au-Perche, the Cité Administrative complex housing multiple state services, departmental archives, and the UDAP (Unitary Departmental Architecture and Heritage Office). Service delivery combines physical offices (by appointment), an online administrative portal for digital procedures, and the France Services network providing assisted digital access points. The technology stack is standard government IT infrastructure including appointment scheduling via the national rdv-prefecture.interieur.gouv.fr platform, document submission through contacts-demarches.interieur.gouv.fr, and web analytics via AT Internet.

The business model is non-commercial: services are provided free of charge to citizens and funded entirely through national and local taxation via the French state budget. The entity coordinates 13 departmental directorates covering security (DDPN, Gendarmerie, SDIS), education (DSDEN), employment (DDETSPP), territorial planning (DDT, DREAL), public finances (DDFiP), health (ARS), military affairs (DMD), veterans (ONaCVG), architecture/heritage (UDAP), and public archives. Marketing and communications occur through the official website (orne.gouv.fr), social media (@Prefet61 on X/Facebook/Instagram/LinkedIn), press releases, and a periodic newsletter (Lettre des services de l'État dans l'Orne).

Name

Préfecture de l'Orne

Legal name

Préfecture de l'Orne

Website

https://orne.gouv.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Préfecture de l'Orne is a French departmental state administrative entity under the Ministry of the Interior, delivering civil documentation, security coordination, and territorial administration services to citizens, local governments, and businesses in the Orne department via physical offices, sub-prefectures, and online portals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration / Government Administrative Services

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Other General Government Support (921190)

SIC

Services-Business Services, Nec (7389)

akta.pro primary industry

Immigration, Citizenship & Border Administration (Civil) (BPAIAAAN)

Keywords

• Public administration services
• Civil documentation
• Government regulatory oversight
• Administrative title issuance
• Territorial state coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Alençon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Administration Services: Government-funded public administration services. Funded through national and local taxation rather than direct user fees. Services include civil documentation, security, territorial management, and regulatory oversight for the Orne department.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Préfecture de l'Orne delivers State administrative services to citizens, local governments, and businesses within the Orne department of France. Its core offering includes civil documentation issuance (identity cards, passports, driving licenses, vehicle registration), foreign nationals integration and immigration services, regulatory oversight of local collectivities and businesses, and security coordination across departmental police, gendarmerie, fire and rescue, and military delegates. Services are delivered through in-person appointments at the Alençon headquarters and two sub-prefectures, online portals, and France Services digital assistance points.

Product overview

The Préfecture de l'Orne operates a unified government administrative services platform offering both digital and physical citizen services. The core offering consists of administrative title services (vehicle registration, driving licenses, identity documents), foreign nationals services, and an online appointment booking system. Physical service delivery is supported through Digital Spaces (Espaces Numériques) providing computer access for citizens without internet. The platform also publishes official departmental communications including the quarterly newsletter (Lettre des services de l'État), security reports, administrative acts records, and territorial atlases. Services are delivered across four physical locations: the main prefecture in Alençon, sub-prefectures in Argentan and Mortagne-au-Perche, and the Cité Administrative complex.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Administrative Title Services Online and in-person services for obtaining administrative titles including vehicle registration (carte grise), driving licenses (permis de conduire), identity cards (carte d'identité), and passports for citizens of the Orne department.
• Foreign Nationals Services Services for foreign nationals including residence permit applications, biometric data collection appointments, and document delivery through the Bureau de l'Intégration et de l'Immigration in Alençon.
• Online Appointment Booking Digital service enabling citizens to schedule appointments for various prefecture services including visa applications, driving license medical examinations, and vehicle registration matters via the national rdv-prefecture.interieur.gouv.fr platform.
• Digital Spaces and Numerical Reception Point (Mon point numérique) Physical spaces equipped with computers, scanners, and printers where citizens without internet access or computer skills can perform administrative procedures with staff assistance. Located at Cité Administrative in Alençon and across various municipalities.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Direction Départementale des Territoires (DDT)coreOthersState territorial directorate handling land planning, agriculture, environment, and housing matters. Present at multiple locations (Alençon, Argentan, Mortagne-au-Perche, Flers).
• Direction Départementale de l'Emploi, du Travail, des Solidarités et de la Protection des Populations (DDETSPP)coreOthersDepartmental directorate for employment, labor, social solidarity, and population protection.
• Direction Régionale de l'Environnement, de l'Aménagement et du Logement (DREAL)coreOthersRegional environmental and planning directorate, with bi-departmental unit for Eure-Orne.
• Direction Départementale des Finances Publiques (DDFiP)coreOthersDepartmental public finances directorate handling tax collection and public accounting.
• Direction des Services Départementaux de l'Education Nationale (DSDEN)coreOthersDepartmental education services managing schools and educational establishments.
• Direction Départementale de la Police Nationale (DDPN)coreOthersDepartmental police covering three security zones: Alençon, Flers, and Argentan. Operating 24/7.
• Groupement de GendarmeriecoreOthersDepartmental military police grouping with three companies covering different territories.
• Service Départemental d'Incendie et de Secours (SDIS)coreOthersFire and rescue services for the department.
• Délégation Militaire Départementale (DMD)coreOthersDepartmental military delegation coordinating military affairs.
• Agence Régionale de Santé (ARS)coreOthersRegional health agency with departmental delegation for health policy.
• Office National des Combattants et Victimes de Guerre (ONaCVG)supportingOthersNational office for war veterans and war victims, with local service in Orne.
• Unité Départementale de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine (UDAP)coreOthersDepartmental architecture and heritage unit for conservation and building oversight.
• France ServicescoreOthersNational network of digital assistance points providing administrative help to citizens within 30 minutes of their homes.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Préfecture de l'Eure: Departmental prefecture serving Eure, also in Normandy and sharing the regional DREAL Normandie unit referenced in the Orne data. Directly comparable mission and service catalog.
• Préfecture du Calvados: Neighboring departmental prefecture in Normandy offering identical civil documentation, immigration, and territorial administration services to citizens of Calvados. Most directly comparable in scope, service mix, and reporting line to the Ministry of the Interior.
• Préfecture de la Manche: Another Normandy departmental prefecture delivering the same set of state administrative services, with similar rural demographic profile and partnership network of departmental directorates.
• Préfecture de la Sarthe: Neighboring Pays de la Loire departmental prefecture providing identical civil documentation, security coordination, and territorial administration services to Sarthe residents.
• Préfecture de la Mayenne: Rural departmental prefecture comparable in scale, service mix, and digital maturity to Orne. Useful benchmark for departmental-level e-government performance.

Broad incumbents

• ANTS (Agence Nationale des Titres Sécurisés): National agency handling production and dispatch of secure identity documents (CNI, passports, driving licenses, carte grise). The central production counterpart to the prefecture's front-office intake role.
• FranceConnect: National digital identity broker that underpins authentication for the prefecture's online services, including driving licenses and vehicle registration. Provides the shared identity infrastructure the prefecture relies on.
• Service-public.fr: National government portal operated under the Prime Minister's services providing standardized administrative information and online procedures across all prefectures. Acts as the upstream digital layer that prefectural sites like Orne feed into.
• Préfecture de Police de Paris: Larger and more specialized prefecture with extended police powers covering Paris and surrounding departments. Comparable in legal authority for civil documentation and security but operating at a much larger scale and complexity.

Regional players

• Conseil départemental de l'Orne: Local government body operating at the same departmental level for Orne, handling social action, education, and roads. Closely coordinated with the prefecture on territorial policy but functionally separate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Prefet61
• Facebookfacebook.com/prefetdelorne
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/prefet61
• Instagraminstagram.com/prefet61

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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