Les Petites Affiches des Pyrénées-Atlantiques - Pays Basque - Béarn

What Les Petites Affiches des Pyrénées-Atlantiques - Pays Basque - Béarn does

Les Petites Affiches des Pyrénées-Atlantiques - Pays Basque - Béarn is a Bayonne-based French weekly newspaper and legal notice publisher, officially designated (habilité) by the Prefecture of Pau to publish legal and judicial notices for the entire Pyrénées-Atlantiques department (arrondissements of Bayonne and Pau). Founded on August 12, 1925 by Noël Paul JOINAUD, the publication has operated continuously for nearly 100 years and is currently organized as a Société par Actions Simplifiée (SAS) under the ownership of Franck LERAT, who acquired the title on January 1, 2021. The company's core products are the weekly print and digital journal covering local economic, legal and administrative news in the Pays Basque and Béarn regions, and the LegalPlus-powered online portal (al.petitesaffiches64.com) that enables 24/7 submission, payment, and immediate attestation of legal notices across more than 20 categories.

The technology stack is modest: a TYPO3 CMS front-end, Google Analytics for audience measurement, and the LegalPlus SaaS platform from Ikône providing form-based notice composition, payment processing, and attestation issuance. An eight-person team supports in-person service at the Bayonne office, compliance review of submitted notices prior to publication, and editorial operations, with the digital portal handling routine notice submissions automatically. Beyond legal notices, the publication runs complementary revenue lines including a searchable archive of public procurement notices (over 24,000 records), judicial auction notices from the Tribunaux Judiciaires of Pau and Bayonne, and artisanal business transfer listings published in partnership with the Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat des Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

The business model combines regulated transaction fees (legal notice pricing is set by joint ministerial decree of the Ministry of Economy and Ministry of Culture) with a €25/year digital subscription and ancillary content streams. Distribution is multi-channel: in-person at the Bayonne headquarters, self-service via the LegalPlus portal, weekly print kiosk distribution, and a national correspondent network (Service Département Extérieur) that extends legal notice publication to all other French departments. Customer concentration is spread across local SMBs, legal professionals (notaries, lawyers, judicial commissioners), and recurring government and institutional publishers including the Préfecture, CCIs of Bayonne Pays Basque and Pau Béarn, and the Tribunal Judiciaire. The dominant structural asset is the regulatory habilitation itself, which restricts competitive entry to the department's mandatory legal notice market.

Name

Les Petites Affiches des Pyrénées-Atlantiques - Pays Basque - Béarn

Legal name

S.A.S Les Petites Affiches des Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Website

https://petitesaffiches64.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Les Petites Affiches des Pyrénées-Atlantiques is a Bayonne-based weekly newspaper and prefecture-designated legal notice publisher serving department 64 (Pays Basque and Béarn), offering a 24/7 LegalPlus online portal, €25/year digital subscription, procurement notices, and judicial auction listings for SMBs, legal professionals and local government entities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bayonne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal notice publication fees: Fees for publishing mandatory legal notices (company creations, modifications, dissolutions, transfer of registered office, etc.) in the designated legal journal. Pricing is regulated by a joint ministerial decree from the Ministry of Economy and Ministry of Culture.
2. Subscription revenue: Annual digital subscription at €25/year offering access to the weekly journal's content and archives. The publication covers local economic, legal, and administrative news relevant to businesses in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
3. Call for tender (appels d'offres) publication: Publication of public procurement notices from local and regional government entities, contributing to a database of over 24,454 tender notices searchable by type and keyword.
4. Public auction notices: Publication of judicial auction notices (ventes aux enchères publiques) from the Tribunal Judiciaire of Pau and Bayonne.
5. Artisanal business opportunity listings: Business transfer and acquisition opportunities published in partnership with the Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat des Pyrénées-Atlantiques, covering sectors across the Pays Basque and Béarn regions.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Les Petites Affiches 64 is an officially designated weekly legal notice publisher for the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, operating since 1925. It publishes mandatory legal announcements for company formations, modifications, dissolutions, and transfers of registered office in compliance with French commercial law. The company also publishes a weekly local newspaper covering economic, legal, and administrative news for the Pays Basque and Béarn regions, plus public procurement notices and judicial auction notices from local courts.

Product overview

Les Petites Affiches des Pyrénées-Atlantiques est un hebdomadaire local officiellement habilité par la préfecture pour publier les annonces légales et judiciaires du département 64. L'offre se compose du journal papier/numerique (52 numéros/an paraissant chaque mercredi) couvrant les actualités économiques, juridiques et locales du Pays Basque et du Béarn, et de la plateforme LegalPlus permettant la publication en ligne d'annonces légales 24h/24. Des services complémentaires incluent la synthèse des appels d'offres publics, les ventes aux enchères judiciaires, et les opportunités de cession artisanale.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Petites Affiches 64 (Print and Digital Weekly Journal) Weekly local newspaper (52 issues per year, published every Wednesday) covering local economic, legal, and administrative news for the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department (Pays Basque and Béarn). Provides print and digital access to news sections covering economy, enterprises, legal, local life, and daily life topics.
• LegalPlus Online Legal Notice Publishing Platform Online platform enabling 24/7 submission, payment, and publication of legal notices via pre-built guided form templates covering over 20 legal notice categories (SARL/EURL, SAS, SCI, SA constitutions, dissolutions, transfers of registered office, etc.). Provides compliance verification and immediate attestation of publication upon payment.
• Service Département Extérieur (National Legal Notice Publication Service) Service allowing clients to publish legal notices in any French department outside of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) via a national network of correspondent journals. Provides attestation of publication, supporting journals, and invoice upon publication.
• Annual Digital Subscription to Petites Affiches 64 Annual digital subscription at €25/year for metropolitan France, providing online access to the weekly journal (52 issues), legal notice archives, and email alerts with the latest notices and news.
• Synthèse des Appels d'Offres (Public Procurement Tender Summary) Weekly publication of public procurement notices (appels d'offres) from the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, covering supply, service, and works contracts for local authorities and public organizations, with a searchable database of over 24,454 tender notices.
• Ventes aux Enchères Publiques (Public Judicial Auction Notices) Publication of judicial auction notices (ventes aux enchères publiques) from the Tribunal Judiciaire of Pau and Bayonne, including information on attorneys, sale types, asset descriptions, and starting prices.
• Opportunités Artisanales à Céder (Artisanal Business Transfer Opportunities) Curated publication of artisanal business transfer and acquisition opportunities in partnership with the Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat des Pyrénées-Atlantiques, covering sectors across the Pays Basque and Béarn regions.

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Greffe du Tribunal de Commerce de BayonnecoreOthersListed as a key institutional partner and useful link on the Les Petites Affiches 64 website. The proximity of the company's Bayonne offices to the Greffe facilitates service for businesses needing legal notices validated by the commercial court registry.
• Greffe du Tribunal de Commerce de PaucoreOthersListed as a useful link and institutional partner. Serves as the commercial court registry for businesses in the Béarn arrondissement, where Les Petites Affiches 64 is habilitated to publish legal notices.
• Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Bayonne Pays BasquemajorOthersCCI Bayonne lists Les Petites Affiches 64 as a useful link for local businesses. The CCI also operates the Centre de Formalités des Entreprises (CFE) and is a nearby partner institution located in proximity to the company's offices.
• Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Pau BéarnmajorOthersCCI Pau Béarn is listed as a useful link, serving the Béarn region. The journal is habilitated for the Pau arrondissement and works with CCI-linked businesses for legal notice publication.
• Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat des Pyrénées-AtlantiquesmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe CMA64 partners with Les Petites Affiches 64 to publish artisanal business transfer opportunities (opportunités artisanales à céder) for businesses in both the Pays Basque and Béarn sectors. The journal presents a curated selection of these opportunities, and CMA specialists (Félix Colombani, Nathalie Martinez, Maïder Sicre) are the designated contacts referenced in the publication.
• Ordre des Avocats de Bayonne et PauminorOthersListed as a useful link for legal professionals. Both Bayonne and Pau bar associations are referenced as professional resources for attorneys who may need legal notice publication services.
• Chambre Interdépartementale des NotairesminorOthersListed as a useful link on the website, serving notaries in the Pau region who require legal notice publication for their clients' corporate transactions.
• Ordre des Experts-Comptables d'AquitaineminorOthersListed as a useful link, serving accounting professionals who advise businesses on corporate matters that may require legal notice publication.
• Bayonne MédiationminorOthersListed as a useful link for mediation and dispute resolution services in the Bayonne area.
• Ikône (Ikône Développement et Stratégie)coreTechnology or IntegrationIkône developed the LegalPlus platform, a SaaS solution powering the al.petitesaffiches64.com legal notice publishing portal. LegalPlus provides the form-based notice composition, payment processing, and attestation issuance infrastructure used by the journal.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Groupe EBRA: Multi-regional newspaper group operating paid regional dailies including Le Progrès, L'Est Républicain, Le Dauphiné Libéré, and Le Bien Public. Comparable business model of paid regional press focused on local news and legal/economic information across multiple French territories.
• Midi Libre: Montpellier-based regional newspaper group covering the Occitanie region. Operates a similar regional weekly paid press model with focus on local news, economy, and legal information for southern France, comparable to Les Petites Affiches 64's regional weekly format.
• Ouest-France: Largest regional daily newspaper in France covering western France. Operates a comparable regional paid-press business model focused on local news and information, though geographically distant from Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
• Sud Ouest: Bordeaux-based major regional daily newspaper covering southwest France including Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Overlaps with Les Petites Affiches 64 in providing local news and information to the same regional audience, but as a much larger general-interest outlet with a broader geographic footprint.
• La Dépêche du Midi: Toulouse-based regional newspaper group covering Occitanie. Operates a similar southwest France regional paid-press model covering local economic, legal, and political news, but at much larger scale and not specifically in Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

Emerging players

• LegalPlace: French online legal services platform offering legal notice publication alongside company formation, contracts, and other legal services. Competes directly with Les Petites Affiches 64 in the legal notice publishing space through a digital-first, multi-department model.

Regional players

• Actu.fr: Network of 80+ local paid weekly newspapers across France, operating a hyper-local paid press model highly comparable to Les Petites Affiches 64's weekly journal approach in Pyrénées-Atlantiques — though with multi-territory scale.

Direct peers

• La République des Pyrénées: Pau-based daily newspaper covering Pyrénées-Atlantiques with overlapping local news, economic, and legal information coverage. Operates in the same department and serves the same local business audience as Les Petites Affiches 64, but as a daily general-interest newspaper rather than a weekly legal notice journal.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses6 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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