SYNDICAT MIXTE DU PAYS VALLEE DE LA SARTHE

What SYNDICAT MIXTE DU PAYS VALLEE DE LA SARTHE does

Syndicat Mixte du Pays Vallée de la Sarthe (DBA: Pays Vallée de la Sarthe) is a French public consortium of local authorities established in 2002 and headquartered in Malicorne-sur-Sarthe, Pays de la Loire. It is governed by elected officials from three communautés de communes — CDC Val de Sarthe, CDC Loué Brûlon Noyen, and CDC Pays Sabolien — and presided by Emmanuel Franco. The organization designs and implements territorial strategies including the PCAET (Plan Climat Air Energie Territorial), SCoT (Schéma de Cohérence Territoriale), and PAAT (Projet Agricole et Alimentaire Territorial), with quantitative 2030 targets of 16% energy-consumption reduction, 15.2% GHG-emission reduction, 147% renewable-energy production increase, and 18% carbon-storage capacity increase, and a 2050 ambition to become a Territoire à Énergie Positive.

The entity delivers free public services across climate, energy, housing, agriculture, and mobility. SARHA (launched April 2021) provides free housing energy-renovation counseling to residents via three weekly offices (Sablé, Loué, La Suze/Roëzé) and home visits. CEP (Conseil en Énergie Partagé, created 2012) delivers shared energy advisory to small municipalities, covering more than half of communes plus all three CDCs, with services including audits, consumption monitoring, and renewable-energy project support. PAAT coordinates agroecology, local food systems, and farm renewable-energy initiatives (e.g., methanization). The Plan Paysage & Transition Énergétique adds landscape-scale renewable-energy planning, while Festival Alimenterre, the Défi Foyers à Alimentation Positive, and Concerts en roues libres anchor citizen engagement.

Revenue mechanics are entirely public-sector: institutional funding flows from the French state, the Pays de la Loire regional council, the Sarthe departmental council, and EU LEADER programme grants. The current LEADER envelope for 2023-2027 is €1,339,976 across 10 action fiches, down from €2,307,693 in 2014-2022 (which financed 86 projects). A small technical team (~8 mission officers plus administrative staff, per inputs) executes the mandate; the entity discloses no commercial revenue, has no commercial product, and operates as a non-profit territorial development organization rather than a market enterprise.

Name

SYNDICAT MIXTE DU PAYS VALLEE DE LA SARTHE

Legal name

Pays Vallée de la Sarthe

Website

https://paysvalleedelasarthe.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Territorial Development Services

NAICS

Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Administrative and Support Services (561)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Licensing, Permitting & Regulatory Administration (Cross-sector) (BPAIABAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Environmental, Climate & Sustainability Standards & Reporting Cooperation (BPADANAI)

Keywords

• Territorial development services
• Climate action planning
• Energy advisory services
• Rural development funding
• Public local authority consortium

Headquarters

HQ city

Malicorne-sur-Sarthe

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Funding: Government subsidies and public funding from French state, regional council (Pays de la Loire), and departmental council (Sarthe)
2. European LEADER Programme: EU rural development funding programme with envelope of 1,339,976 EUR for 2023-2027 programming period

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pays Vallée de la Sarthe is a French Syndicat Mixte (public consortium of local authorities) that delivers free public advisory services for territorial development, climate action, and energy transition across the Vallée de la Sarthe territory. Its core offerings include the SARHA service guiding residents through housing renovation projects, the CEP shared energy advisory service for small municipalities, coordination of the EU LEADER rural development programme, and implementation of the PCAET climate and energy plan. The organization employs an 8-person technical team and is funded by the French state, the Sarthe department, the Pays de la Loire region, and the European Union.

Product overview

Pays Vallée de la Sarthe is a public territorial development organization (Syndicat Mixte) offering advisory and coordination services rather than a technology product. The main offerings include SARHA (housing renovation advisory for inhabitants), CEP (shared energy advisory for local authorities), and strategic planning tools (PCAET, SCoT, Plan Paysage). The organization also manages European LEADER funding programmes and coordinates territorial development across multiple communities of communes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LEADER: European rural development programme managed by Pays Vallée de la Sarthe, supporting local projects aligned with the PCAET strategic framework. LEADER 2023-2027: €1,339,976; LEADER 2014-2022: €2,307,693.
• SARHA
• CEP

Products and services

• SARHA (Service d'Accompagnement à la Rénovation de l'Habitat) Free public service that guides inhabitants of Pays Vallée de la Sarthe through their housing renovation projects (energy efficiency, autonomy, aging adaptations). Provides personalized counseling, home visits, and assistance with selecting contractors and navigating financial aid. Delivered through weekly offices in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, Loué, and La Suze/Roëzé.
• CEP (Conseil en Energie Partagé) Shared energy advisory service for local authorities (communes and communautés de communes) lacking full-time energy technicians. Provides energy audits, consumption monitoring, project assistance for energy renovations, and renewable energy development support. Deployed across more than half of communes and all 3 communautés de communes on the territory.
• PCAET (Plan Climat Air Energie Territorial) Operational tool for implementing local energy transition on the Vallée de la Sarthe territory. Sets quantified targets for energy consumption reduction, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, renewable energy production increase, and carbon storage capacity increase. Coordinated by Directrice / Responsable PCAET Céline Bihel and supported by the technical team.
• Plan Paysage & Transition Énergétique Landscape and energy transition plan that collectively defines desirable energy landscapes for the territory. Involves local stakeholders in identifying landscape and energy challenges, integrating landscape preservation with energy transition objectives such as renewable energy development.
• SCoT (Schéma de Cohérence Territoriale) Territorial coherence scheme defining the strategic framework for 20 years of public policies at the basin of life scale. Covers habitat, economy, transport, and land preservation for the Vallée de la Sarthe territory.
• LEADER Programme Management Management of the European LEADER rural development programme on behalf of the territory, including the 2023-2027 programme with a €1,339,976 envelope supporting 10 action sheets aligned with the PCAET. Covers communication, housing, transport, energy production, natural capital, food production, industry, and climate adaptation.
• PAAT (Projet Agricole et Alimentaire Territorial) Agricultural and food territorial project supporting local food systems development. Covers agroecology transition, farm renewable energy (methanization), local food production, and agricultural transition initiatives including Défi Foyers à Alimentation Positive and Festival Alimenterre.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduce energy consumption by 16% by 2030
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 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

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and moderate.

• CDC Val de SarthecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunauté de communes Val de Sarthe - partner in territorial development and climate action, one of three communities comprising the Pays Vallée de la Sarthe territory
• CDC Loué Brûlon NoyencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunauté de communes Loué Brûlon Noyen - partner in territorial development and climate action, one of three communities comprising the Pays Vallée de la Sarthe territory
• CDC Pays SaboliencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunauté de communes Pays Sabolien - partner in territorial development and climate action, one of three communities comprising the Pays Vallée de la Sarthe territory
• Département de la SarthecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSarthe department council - key institutional partner supporting territorial development initiatives
• Région Pays de la LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPays de la Loire regional council - key institutional partner supporting regional development and climate initiatives
• État françaiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench state - institutional partner and funder of territorial development and climate action programmes
• Réseau CARTEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunauté des Animateurs de Réseaux Tertiaire Energie - national network of energy advisors supported by Ademe and FNCCR
• AdememoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgence de la transition écologique - supports and animates the national CEP network
• FNCCRmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerFédération nationale des collectivités coopératives et de services - supports and animates the national CEP network
• Comité 21minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommittee 21 for ecological transition - Pays Vallée de la Sarthe joined as member in January 2024 to support regional GIEC activities
• GIEC Régional des Pays de la LoiremoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional IPCC - Pays Vallée de la Sarthe supports the regional climate change assessment work
• Cultivons le mieux mangerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation organizing Festival Alimenterre 2025 on the territory in partnership with PAAT
• GAB 72minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGroupement des Agriculteurs BIO 72 - partner in Défi Foyers à Alimentation Positive and agricultural transition initiatives
• Panier du Pays SabolienminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal food distribution network - partner in Festival Alimenterre 2025
• Alpha SabléminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal structure - partner in Festival Alimenterre 2025
• CEAS 72minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentre d'Etudes et d'Action Sociale 72 - partner in Festival Alimenterre 2025
• CIAP 72minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentre d'Initiatives pour l'Animation du Pays 72 - partner in Festival Alimenterre 2025
• EVS le Trait d'Union de Sablé-sur-SartheminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal animation structure - animates TABASCO team in Défi Foyers à Alimentation Positive
• EVS Alpha SabléminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal animation structure - co-animates TABASCO team in Défi Foyers à Alimentation Positive
• Casa FelizminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFabrique du mieux-être - animates HAPPY MEAL team in Défi Foyers à Alimentation Positive

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• ADEME (Agence de la transition écologique): National French ecological transition agency that supports and animates the CEP network that Pays Vallée de la Sarthe participates in. ADEME funds and sets policy for the territorial energy advisors Pays Vallée de la Sarthe deploys, making it the broad national incumbent shaping the same operating environment.
• FNCCR (Fédération nationale des collectivités coopératives et de services): Federation co-animating the national CEP network with ADEME and a direct partner of Pays Vallée de la Sarthe. FNCCR represents the member local authorities running shared energy advisory services nationally, providing the broader institutional framework in which the Syndicat Mixte operates.

Direct peers

• France Rénov': France's national public service for housing energy renovation, successor to the Espace Info Energie and FAIRE networks. SARHA is effectively a territorial branch of this same model, offering free renovation counseling to residents, making France Rénov' the most direct national peer.
• PETR du Pays de Retz: Pôle d'Equilibre Territorial et Rural delivering SCoT, PCAET-related coordination, and LEADER programme management in a Loire-Atlantique rural territory. Structurally analogous French territorial consortium doing the same multi-domain planning and EU programme administration.
• SOLIHA (Solidaires pour l'Habitat): National federation of associations supporting housing renovation for low-income and energy-vulnerable households. Operates an adjacent counseling and project-management model for residential energy works, competing for similar public funding streams and serving similar inhabitants.
• ALEC du Pays de Rennes: Agence Locale de l'Énergie et du Climat delivering shared energy advisory, housing renovation support, and climate planning at a comparable intercommunal scale. One of the most operationally similar ALEC structures to Pays Vallée de la Sarthe's combined CEP and SARHA offering.

Others

• ANPP (Association Nationale des Pôles d'équilibre des Territoires Ruraux): National association representing PETR structures across France, including those running LEADER programmes and PCAET coordination. Pays Vallée de la Sarthe is a member institution; ANPP provides the national peer ecosystem rather than directly competing for the same territory.

Regional players

• CAUE de la Sarthe (Conseil d'Architecture, d'Urbanisme et de l'Environnement): Departmental body advising on landscape, urban planning, and built environment within the same Sarthe territory. Overlaps with the Plan Paysage & Transition Energétique and broader land-use advisory scope of Pays Vallée de la Sarthe, particularly on energy landscape diagnostics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

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