Ville de Parthenay

What Ville de Parthenay does

Ville de Parthenay is the municipal government of the commune of Parthenay, located in the Deux-Sèvres department of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. The municipality serves approximately 10,000 residents with the full scope of local public services, including administrative procedures (civil registry, identity documents, urban planning), waste management, public safety and policing, schooling and youth services, social and health support, cultural programming, and sports and leisure facilities. Governance rests with a municipal council of 33 elected officials, with day-to-day administration staffed by approximately 44 employees based at the Hôtel de ville (2 rue de la Citadelle) and supported by satellite offices including the Pavillon citoyen service counter, the Service des sports, the Service participation citoyenne, and the Centre aquatique GâtinéO.

The municipality's primary technology surface is the parthenay.fr website, which functions as the central information and engagement portal for the commune. Behind it, the Portail Famille (portailfamille.cc-parthenay-gatine.fr) provides a transactional layer for online administrative procedures — civil-status requests, school pre-registration, leisure bookings, waste service requests, and tracking via a citizen account system ('Mon compte citoyen'). The 'Je participe' portal hosts participatory-democracy tooling including a participatory budget and the Children's Municipal Council. Marketing and citizen communications are delivered through Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, the in-progress email newsletter, and printed publications including the municipal magazine '&' (Esperluette) and community magazine 'Le 38'. No mobile app, no public API, and no AI/ML capabilities are disclosed.

Financially, Ville de Parthenay operates as a public-sector entity under French local government law with no shareholders, no funding rounds, and no parent company. Revenue is generated from local taxes (taxe foncière and other levies), fees for public services (waste collection, aquatic centre admissions, facility rentals), and intergovernmental transfers from the French state, the Deux-Sèvres department, and the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The municipality operates as the central city of the Communauté de communes Parthenay-Gâtine, sharing staff and infrastructure with that inter-municipal authority for waste, economic development, tourism, and cultural service delivery.

Name

Ville de Parthenay

Legal name

Ville de Parthenay

Website

https://parthenay.fr

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Public municipal government of Parthenay, France, delivering administrative, cultural, sports, social, and waste-management services to roughly 10,000 residents via the parthenay.fr portal, Portail Famille citizen platform, and physical service points in partnership with Communauté de communes Parthenay-Gâtine.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Other General Government Support (92119), Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined (92114), Other General Government Support (921190)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIACAA

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

SECONDARYBPAIACAI

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

SECONDARYBPAIACAE

Planning, Zoning, Permitting & Code Enforcement

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

SECONDARYBPAIACAM

Local Transportation, Parking & Mobility Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

Keywords

• Municipal public services
• Local government administration
• Citizen engagement portal
• Cultural and sports facilities
• Waste management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Parthenay

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Local taxation: The municipality funds its operations primarily through local taxes levied on residents and businesses within its jurisdiction, including property tax (taxe foncière) and other local levies collected by the municipal government.
2. Public service fees: Revenue generated from fees for public services such as waste collection, water and sanitation services, leisure facilities (aquatic centre), and administrative services.
3. State subsidies and intergovernmental transfers: The municipality receives operational and project-based funding from the French state, the Deux-Sèvres department, and the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Ville de Parthenay is a municipal government that delivers public administration services to its residents, including civil status procedures, family services, waste management, urban planning, mobility, and public safety. It operates cultural and recreational facilities (GâtinéO aquatic centre, sports complexes, museum, media library, cinema) and manages citizen engagement through participatory democracy tools. Services are funded by local taxation, public service fees, and intergovernmental subsidies.

Product overview

Ville de Parthenay operates a municipal government website serving as the official digital portal for the commune. The website provides citizen-facing administrative services through an integrated family portal (portailfamille), along with information about municipal sports facilities, cultural venues, and community services. The site functions as a unified platform connecting residents with municipal services, event information, administrative procedures, and community resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Parthenay-Gâtine: Inter-municipal community that encompasses Parthenay and surrounding communes, providing shared services including waste management, economic development, and cultural facilities.
• Parthenay, Cité des jeux
• Parthenay, Cité des arts
• GâtinéO

Products and services

• Municipal Administrative Services Core municipal administrative services for residents of Parthenay, including civil status (état-civil), national identity card and passport applications, census registration, election services, and lost/found object reporting. Available digitally through the Portail Famille and in-person at Hôtel de ville and Pavillon citoyen.
• Portail Famille (Family Portal) Online family portal enabling citizens of Parthenay-Gâtine to complete administrative procedures digitally, track requests, register for school, access waste collection calendars, and manage family-related municipal services including civil status, school registrations, and leisure centre bookings.
• GâtinéO Aquatic Centre Municipal aquatic centre featuring competitive and recreational pools, a splash pool, giant waterslide, and year-round aquatic activities and events for residents and visitors. Operated by the Communauté de communes Parthenay-Gâtine.
• Musée d'art et d'histoire Municipal museum of art and history featuring permanent collections, temporary exhibitions, educational programs, and cultural heritage preservation for residents and visitors.
• Médiathèque et Ludothèque Combined media library and toy/game library offering books, media resources, and recreational gaming materials to residents of Parthenay.
• Service des Sports (Sports Services) Municipal sports department managing sports facilities including Parc des sports L'Enjeu, Complexe Léo-Lagrange, and Complexe Les Grippeaux, supporting over 60 sports associations and 50+ sporting disciplines, and handling equipment bookings and event support.
• Parthenay Cité des Jeux (FLIP Festival) Festival Ludique International de Parthenay (FLIP) - an international games festival positioning Parthenay as a gaming destination, celebrating its 40th edition, with associated Cité des jeux branding.
• Cinéma Le Foyer Municipal cinema operated as Le Foyer, offering film screenings and cultural entertainment to residents of Parthenay.
• Service Participation Citoyenne (Citizens' Participation Service) Municipal service managing citizen participation, the Children's Municipal Council comprising 17 young elected members for the 2025-2026 term, and associative life. Located at Pavillon citoyen, 3 rue de la Citadelle.
• Waste Collection and Management Services Waste management services including waste sorting, collection schedules, déchèterie (recycling centre), composters, biodéchets collection points, glass container mapping via GIS, and battery recycling.
• Childhood, Schooling and Youth Services Municipal services covering early childhood (petite enfance), schools, daycare and extracurricular activities, school catering, secondary schools, school transport, leisure centres (mercredis and vacances), and youth services.
• Health, Social and Solidarity Services Municipal health and social services including healthcare offerings, social action, elderly services, home care, disability support, solidarity transport, communal health insurance (mutuelle communale), and Ville aidante Alzheimer programme.
• Mobility and Transport Services Municipal mobility services including city plans, PyBus and regional bus services, parking, carpooling, cycling infrastructure, solidarity transport, pedestrian zone experimentation, accessibility services, and school transport coordination.
• Public Safety and Prevention Services Municipal services including municipal police, prevention, parking enforcement, lost and found objects and animals, vacation watch (tranquilité vacances), neighbourhood watch (voisins vigilants), video-protection, ceremonies and official remises, and emergency numbers.
• Urban Planning and Development Services Municipal urban planning services covering work authorisations, signage, temporary public domain occupation, and tourism gîte declarations for residents and businesses.
• Green Spaces, Roads and Public Lighting Services Municipal services for parks and gardens, green and natural spaces, roads and cleanliness, and public lighting infrastructure.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Communauté de communes Parthenay-GâtinecoreOthersParthenay is the central city of the inter-municipal community 'Communauté de communes Parthenay-Gâtine', which manages shared services including waste collection, economic development, tourism, and cultural amenities across the territory. The municipality and the inter-communal body share staff, resources, and infrastructure.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ville de Thouars: Deux-Sèvres commune of similar population scale that delivers an analogous set of municipal functions including cultural venues, sports facilities, urban planning services, and citizen participation. Comparable because it shares the same departmental governance context (Deux-Sèvres), tax-base constraints, and reliance on intercommunal cooperation.
• Ville de Bressuire: Sub-prefecture of Deux-Sèvres serving a comparable mid-size population, also embedded in the rural Nouvelle-Aquitaine fabric. Operates the same municipal service portfolio (écoles, sports, culture, urbanisme, waste, citizen services) with a similar budget structure funded by local taxation and state transfers, making it the closest operational comparable to Ville de Parthenay.
• Commune de Cerizay: Small Deux-Sèvres commune operating a similar municipal service model within the same departmental ecosystem. Comparable as a peer of similar size and governance structure, sharing the same state/department funding dependencies and rural-Deux-Sèvres operating conditions.

Broad incumbents

• Ville de Niort: Préfecture of Deux-Sèvres and the dominant urban centre of the department, operating a much larger version of the same municipal mandate (urbanisme, culture, sports, waste, citizen services). Comparable because it anchors the same regional governance tier and competes with Parthenay for residents, visitors, and association/association funding in the same territory.
• Ville de Poitiers: Capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region operating a full-scope municipal mandate with cultural programming, sports facilities, urbanisme, and citizen engagement platforms at a much larger scale. Comparable as a regional incumbent that competes with Parthenay for cultural tourism, higher-education spillover, and intergovernmental funding allocations.
• Ville de La Rochelle: Nouvelle-Aquitaine coastal commune that combines municipal government operations with a strong tourism and cultural identity (similar to Parthenay's heritage + FLIP positioning). Comparable because it illustrates how a mid-size French commune can scale a heritage-and-event identity into a sustainable economic engine, relevant as a benchmark for Parthenay's tourism trajectory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCqJHxV7RIJAUKRLoqgD6DOA
• Facebookfacebook.com/VilleParthenayofficielle
• Instagraminstagram.com/villeparthenay/?hl=fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ville-de-parthenay

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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