L'ART ET LA MATIERE PAYSAGISTE

Name

L'ART ET LA MATIERE PAYSAGISTE

Legal name

L'Art et la Matière Paysagiste

Website

https://paysagiste-lartetlamatiere.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

L'Art et la Matiere Paysagiste is a privately held French landscaping firm in Fontaine-le-Comte serving Poitiers-area homeowners, businesses, and municipalities with end-to-end 3D design, construction, and maintenance of terrasses, fencing, driveways, gardens, and corporate patios.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Services

NAICS

Landscaping Services (561730), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Landscape Design (HSAIABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Patio Construction & Paver Installation (HSAIACAA), Seating Walls, Planter Walls & Raised Beds (Hardscape) (HSAIACAL), Landscape Construction Project Management & General Contracting (HSAIABAK), Pergola, Arbor & Trellis Installation/Repair (HSAIAJAG)

Keywords

• Landscape design services
• Garden maintenance
• Outdoor construction
• Terrace installation
• Fencing solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Fontaine-le-Comte

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Landscaping and Garden Maintenance Services: Project-based professional services for landscape design, construction, and maintenance including terrasses, allées, clôtures, portails, massifs, and plantings. Pricing through quotes/estimates. Includes credit d'impôt eligible services for individuals.
2. Credit d'Impôt Services: Home maintenance services eligible for 50% French tax credit under Services à la Personne scheme. Includes garden maintenance, hedge trimming, terrace cleaning, and other exterior care services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

L'Art et la Matière Paysagiste is a full-service landscape company that designs, builds, and maintains outdoor spaces for residential and commercial clients in the Poitiers region of France. Services span 3D landscape design, custom terraces (wood, grès cérame, stone), pathways, fencing and gates, flower beds, vegetable gardens, shading solutions, corporate patios, and year-round garden maintenance including ecological cleaning. The company delivers projects with in-house teams of designers, masons, carpenters, and gardeners, with maintenance services eligible for the French 50% crédit d'impôt.

Product overview

L'Art et la Matière Paysagiste is a landscaping company offering a comprehensive range of outdoor design and maintenance services for residential and commercial clients in Poitiers and surrounding areas. The company's core offerings include custom terrace design and installation (wooden, grès cérame, stone), pathway and driveway construction, fencing and gates, 3D landscape design, flower bed creation, custom vegetable gardens, shading solutions (pergolas, shade sails), mechanical weeding, ecological terrace cleaning, rainwater harvesting systems, draining pavers, and year-round garden maintenance services. The company also provides specialized corporate patio design and urban greening solutions. Services are delivered through an integrated team of designers, landscapers, masons, carpenters, and gardeners, with many maintenance services eligible for French tax credits (crédit d'impôt services à la personne).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Terrasses (Terraces) Design and installation of custom outdoor terraces including wooden terraces (Thermopin, Kebony, Accoya, composite), grès cérame tiles, and stone/natural stone options for residential clients.
• Allées & Accès (Paths & Access) Creation of driveways, pathways, and access ways using stabilized gravel with alveolar plates, exposed concrete, porous concrete, and draining pavers.
• Clôtures & Portails (Fences & Gates) Installation of aluminum and composite fences, with options for solid, decorative, and creative designs including horizontal/vertical orientations and patterns; 100% French manufacturing.
• Conception Paysagère 3D (3D Landscape Design) Custom landscape design services using 3D visualization technology, from concept to reality, covering gardens, terraces, fences, and plantings.
• Massifs (Flower Beds) Design and creation of decorative flower beds with regional plant species, perennials, shrubs, and trees including oak, chestnut, and fastigiate oak.
• Carré Potager (Vegetable Garden) Custom-built vegetable gardens using oak sleepers, with customizable dimensions, drainage protection, and soil-compost filling.
• Solutions d'Ombrage (Shading Solutions) Installation of pergolas, shade sails, and tree planting for natural shade, providing outdoor comfort and thermal regulation.
• Entretien & Maintenance (Garden Maintenance) Year-round garden maintenance including hedge trimming, mowing, flower bed care, pruning, leaf collection, and ecological terrace cleaning using brush methods. Eligible for 50% crédit d'impôt under Services à la Personne.
• Désherbage Mécanique (Mechanical Weeding) Chemical-free weed removal using mechanical tools and brush methods, preserving soil and biodiversity while maintaining clean pathways.
• Collecte d'Eau de Pluie (Rainwater Harvesting) Rainwater collection solutions including underground and above-ground tanks, and oyas (terracotta irrigation pots) for sustainable garden watering.
• Pavés Drainants (Draining Pavers) Eco-friendly draining paver solutions including porous concrete slabs and lava stone pavers for effective stormwater management.
• Béton Désactivé (Exposed Concrete) Decorative exposed concrete surfaces for driveways and parking areas, combining aesthetics with long-term durability.
• Patio d'Entreprise (Corporate Patio) Design and installation of corporate outdoor spaces including planted terraces and complete landscape projects for businesses.
• Nettoyage Terrasse Écologique (Ecological Terrace Cleaning) Mechanical brush cleaning service that removes moss, weeds, and stains without high pressure or chemicals, preserving surfaces and joints.

Quantifiable outcome

• 200+ landscaping projects completed in 2023
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Les Clés du JardinminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLes Clés du Jardin is the first network in France dedicated to garden maintenance. L'Art et la Matière is a member, providing standardized service offerings and network benefits for garden maintenance services.
• Services à la Personne (SAP)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerNational French government service enabling 50% tax credit on qualifying home services. L'Art et la Matière's maintenance services qualify, providing significant customer savings and marketing advantage.
• URSSAF - Avance ImmédiatecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerURSSAF's immediate advance service allows customers to receive their tax credit and social aid instantly at payment time. L'Art et la Matière offers this option to reduce customer upfront costs.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• O2 Jardin: O2 Jardin is the gardening arm of the O2 home services franchise, providing recurring garden maintenance, hedge trimming and small landscaping to French households. Directly comparable on the Services à la Personne tax-credit eligible maintenance segment.
• Stéphane Paysage: Stéphane Paysage is a French landscaping professional network offering design, installation and maintenance of gardens, terraces, and outdoor amenities. Closely matched in offering mix and target client profile to L'Art et la Matière.
• Faure Paysage: Faure Paysage is a French regional landscaping company offering design, construction and maintenance of outdoor spaces for private and public clients. Comparable mid-sized full-service operator serving a similar mix of residential and corporate customers.
• Gautier Paysage: Gautier Paysage is a well-established French landscaping firm offering landscape design, earthworks, hardscaping and maintenance for residential and commercial clients. Comparable multi-trade regional operator with similar full-service value proposition.
• Les Clés du Jardin: Les Clés du Jardin is the first French network dedicated to garden maintenance, of which L'Art et la Matière is already a member. Directly comparable provider of recurring garden upkeep services eligible for the crédit d'impôt.
• Daniel Moquet (Signe Vos Allées): Daniel Moquet runs the leading French franchise network specialized in residential landscaping (alleys, driveways, terraces, fencing, pool surrounds). Their network of independent landscapers competes head-to-head with L'Art et la Matière for individual homeowner projects in surrounding departments.

Emerging players

• Binette et Compagnie: Binette et Compagnie is a French gardening services brand focused on residential maintenance and small landscaping. Comparable on the recurring upkeep segment and target persona (individual homeowners), though narrower in scope (maintenance-led rather than full design-build).

Broad incumbents

• Idverde: Idverde is Europe's largest landscape services company operating across multiple countries including France. It provides a much broader portfolio (design, build, maintenance, urban greening, sport turf) than L'Art et la Matière, but competes for the same municipal, commercial and residential contracts in the same French regions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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