Pays d'Iroise Communauté

What Pays d'Iroise Communauté does

Pays d'Iroise Communauté (Communauté de communes du Pays d'Iroise, or CCPI) is a French intercommunal public cooperation authority (Établissement public de coopération intercommunale, EPCI) created in 1992 to coordinate municipal services across 19 communes at the tip of the Finistère department in Brittany. Under the presidency of André Talarmin and governed by elected officials from its constituent municipalities, the authority employs 57 people at its headquarters in Lanrivoaré and provides statutory public services including waste collection and recycling, drinking water and sanitation (collective and non-collective), urban planning permits and PLUi-H, mobility infrastructure (cycling, carpooling, public transit, EV charging), employment services via the Maison de l'emploi, social cohesion programs across age groups and disabilities, cultural programming through the École de musique d'Iroise, and coastal management including nautical centers, port facilities, and bathing-water quality monitoring.

The authority's service-delivery backbone is a website-based digital platform (pays-iroise.bzh) built around Matomo privacy-first analytics (CNIL-exempt, France-hosted, 13-month retention), a GDPR-compliant cookie consent system, and an open data portal. The platform is supplemented by a restricted extranet for elected officials and municipal staff, cartographic portals, live coastal webcams, and accessibility features (enhanced contrast, dyslexia typography, adjustable spacing and text size). Resident engagement is sustained through a quarterly printed magazine (Hirwazh), a monthly community newsletter, and a dedicated biodiversity newsletter.

CCPI is financed through French local public-sector mechanisms — primarily local taxation (fiscalité locale) and intergovernmental grants — rather than commercial revenue. It has no funding rounds, no commercial pricing, no equity ownership, and is not a candidate for acquisition or going-private transactions. Key institutional partners include the Office Français de la Biodiversité (Atlas de la Biodiversité Intercommunal since 2023), the Office de tourisme Iroise Bretagne for heritage and tourism, and technology providers Matomo, La Jungle Design, and AlwaysData.

Name

Pays d'Iroise Communauté

Legal name

Communauté de communes du Pays d'Iroise

Website

https://pays-iroise.bzh

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Pays d'Iroise Communauté is a French intercommunal public authority coordinating municipal services — waste, water, mobility, urban planning, social, and cultural programs — for 19 communes in Finistère, Brittany, financed through local taxation rather than commercial revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lanrivoaré

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Communauté de communes du Pays d'Iroise is a French intercommunal public authority (EPCI) that coordinates and delivers municipal-level public services on behalf of 19 communes in Finistère, Brittany. Its core offerings include household waste collection and recycling, water and sanitation, urban planning and housing policy, public mobility and transport, employment support, social cohesion ("Vivre ensemble"), cultural programming and association support, and coastal/maritime heritage management. It also operates digital platforms (website, extranet, open data portal, cartographic portals) and communications (magazine Hirwazh, newsletters) to serve residents, businesses, and elected officials across the territory.

Product overview

Pays d'Iroise Communauté operates a multi-service public administration platform offering a broad portfolio of municipal and intercommunal services to its 19 member communes in Finistère, Brittany. The organization provides essential public services including waste management, water and sanitation, urban planning, mobility and transportation, employment services, social services, cultural programs, and coastal management. The digital presence includes the main public website, an extranet portal for elected officials and personnel, a community newsletter, a quarterly magazine (Hirwazh), open data access, and cartographic services. These services are structured as distinct administrative and digital offerings rather than a unified software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hirwazh: The community magazine published quarterly and distributed to residents. Magazine covering local news, environmental initiatives, and community events.
• Ecole de musique d'Iroise
• Centres nautiques

Products and services

• Waste Management Services (Gestion des déchets) Household waste collection, recycling, and waste-management services for residents of the 19 communes of Pays d'Iroise.
• Water and Sanitation Services (Eau et assainissement) Drinking water supply and sanitation services provided to residents and businesses of the 19 communes.
• Urban Planning and Housing Services (Urbanisme et habitat) Territorial planning, urban planning rules, and housing policy services for residents, businesses, and developers across the 19 communes.
• Mobility and Transport Services (Se déplacer) Public mobility and transport services for residents and visitors across the territoire.
• Employment Services (Emploi) Local employment support and labor market services for residents and local employers.
• Social Cohesion Services (Vivre ensemble) Social services and community cohesion programs for residents, including families, youth, and seniors.
• Cultural and Association Services (Culture et vie associative) Cultural programming, the Conservatoire (music school), and support for local associations serving residents of the territoire.
• Coastal and Maritime Services (Bord de mer) Coastal and maritime heritage management, including nautical centers, biodiversity programs (Natura 2000, biodiversity atlas), and coastal environmental policies.
• Tourism Services (Tourisme) Tourism promotion and visitor services for the territoire of Pays d'Iroise.
• Open Data Portal Public open data portal providing access to territorial data for residents, businesses, researchers, and developers.
• Public Cartographic Portals (Sig) Public geographic information system (GIS) and cartographic portals providing territorial maps and spatial data to residents and businesses.
• Magazine Hirwazh Print magazine published by the communauté to inform residents about local public services, projects, and territorial news.
• Newsletters (L'essentiel and élus newsletter) Email newsletters including a general public newsletter ("L'essentiel") and a dedicated newsletter for elected officials, providing regular updates on community activities and decisions.

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

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Office Français de la Biodiversité (OFB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Collaboration on the Atlas de la Biodiversité Intercommunal project since 2023. The project aims to improve knowledge of natural heritage, mobilize actors around identified challenges, and propose measures for nature preservation.
• Office de tourisme Iroise BretagnecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLinked tourism promotion partner for the Iroise territory, managing visitor information, lighthouse heritage sites, maritime heritage spaces, and cultural visits.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Morlaix Communauté: EPCI in northern Finistère delivering similar intercommunal services (waste, water, mobility, culture) to its member communes. Comparable to Pays d'Iroise Communauté as a peer EPCI in the same department with overlapping mandate.
• Quimper Bretagne Occidentale: Agglomeration community in southern Finistère delivering waste, water, mobility, and urban planning services across multiple communes. Comparable to Pays d'Iroise Communauté as a Finistère EPCI operating a similar multi-service municipal mandate.
• Lorient Agglomération: Metropolitan agglomeration in Morbihan, Brittany, providing intercommunal public services including mobility, waste, water, and economic development. Comparable to Pays d'Iroise Communauté as a Brittany EPCI with a similar multi-competence service structure.
• Quimperlé Communauté: Intercommunal authority straddling Finistère and Morbihan with similar waste, water, urban planning, and cultural service offerings. Comparable to Pays d'Iroise Communauté as a Brittany EPCI of similar scale and scope.
• Communauté de communes du Pays des Abers: Neighboring Finistère EPCI providing intercommunal services to ~13 communes in the Abers region. Comparable to Pays d'Iroise Communauté as a peer-sized rural/coastal EPCI in the same department with similar service portfolio.
• Communauté de communes du Pays Bigouden Sud: Coastal Finistère EPCI providing intercommunal public services to its member communes in the Bigouden region. Comparable to Pays d'Iroise Communauté as a peer coastal/rural EPCI in the same department with similar service portfolio.
• Brest Métropole: French métropole in Finistère providing public services (waste, water, mobility, urban planning) to ~210,000 residents across 8 communes. Comparable to Pays d'Iroise Communauté as a Finistère-based intercommunal authority with overlapping service mandate, though at materially larger scale.
• Concarneau Cornouaille Agglomération: Agglomeration in southern Finistère delivering intercommunal public services including waste, water, and economic development. Comparable to Pays d'Iroise Communauté as a peer Finistère EPCI with overlapping multi-communal mandate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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