Observatoire de l'Economie et des Territoires

What Observatoire de l'Economie et des Territoires does

Observatoire de l'Economie et des Territoires (OET), doing business as Pilote OET, is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) headquartered in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, with a team of 11 employees. The organization produces territorial intelligence for the Centre-Val de Loire region, primarily serving departmental and regional governments, EPCIs, water agencies, chambers of commerce and trades, agricultural chambers, tourism agencies, and employment services. Its mandate centers on multi-thematic observation covering economy, demographics, environment, agriculture, tourism, water, energy, housing, and social data, with a primary geographic focus on Loir-et-Cher and expanding coverage of adjacent departments. Leadership is provided by President Jean-Luc Broutin, who also serves as Director of Publication.

The core technology platform is a web-based Geographic Information System (WebSIG) paired with interactive statistical atlases exposing more than 500 indicators, around 500 thematic maps, and approximately 950 territorial perimeters. Around this core, OET operates a portfolio of thematic observatories (Tourism, Water, Energy, Habitat & Land, Agriculture, Biodiversity & Climate, Economic Situation, Demography, Health, Social, Education) and supporting modules including elected officials and business directories, dashboards, open-data exports, territorial portraits, surveys, and an addressing tool for commune-level street naming and numbering. Hosting is provided by OVH in France under a documented GDPR compliance program including a Data Protection Officer.

The business model is a non-profit, membership and institutional funding model. Revenue is derived from membership fees and partnership conventions with public-sector institutions such as the Conseil Départemental de Loir-et-Cher, the Région Centre-Val de Loire, the Agence de l'Eau Loire-Bretagne, and various chambers and agencies. No public pricing is disclosed; services are delivered through direct institutional relationships and the Pilote OET web platform, with some specialized tools gated behind member authentication. There is no disclosed commercial revenue, no funding rounds, and no external investors.

Name

Observatoire de l'Economie et des Territoires

Legal name

Observatoire de l'Economie et des Territoires

Website

https://pilote-oet.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Observatoire de l'Economie et des Territoires is a French non-profit association based in Blois that produces multi-thematic territorial intelligence (GIS, statistical atlases, and sector observatories) for public-sector members across the Centre-Val de Loire region, funded through institutional partnerships and membership fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Blois

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Institutional Funding and Memberships: OET operates as a non-profit association (association loi 1901) funded primarily through institutional partnerships, government subsidies, and membership fees from territorial collectivities and public institutions. Revenue comes from government contracts, departmental councils, regional council funding, and partnership agreements with agencies like Agence de l'Eau Loire-Bretagne.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Observatoire de l'Economie et des Territoires provides territorial observation, statistical analysis and data services to public-sector stakeholders through its Pilote OET platform. Its core deliverables are a WebSIG GIS portal, interactive statistical atlases, open-data indicators, territorial dashboards, sector-specific observatories (tourism, water, energy, habitat, agriculture, biodiversity and climate, demographics, social, health, education, economic situation, activity zones), and directory and addressing tools, all sustained by long-term institutional partnerships in the Centre-Val de Loire region.

Product overview

Observatoire de l'Economie et des Territoires operates a unified platform (Pilote OET) that serves as a multi-module territorial intelligence ecosystem. The core offering centers on WebSIG (web-based GIS), interactive statistical atlases (500+ indicators), and a suite of thematic observatories (tourism, water, energy, habitat, agriculture, economic situation, biodiversity). These are supplemented by directory products (elected officials, businesses, activity zones), dashboards, open data indicators, territorial portraits, addressing tools, and surveys. Key thematic observatories — Observatoire du tourisme, Observatoire de l'Eau, Observatoire de l'énergie, Observatoire de l'habitat, Observatoire Agriculture, Conjoncture, and Observatoire Biodiversité & climat — each operate as specialized modules within the platform. The portfolio also includes specialized WebGIS applications such as the economic development WebSIG and the Mes Services 41 citizen portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• WebSIG Web-based Geographic Information System (GIS) providing online cartography tools and access to a shared geolocated data infrastructure covering urban planning, networks, economy, tourism, environment and public services for Loir-et-Cher and Indre-et-Loire territories, targeted at public administration stakeholders.
• Atlas statistiques interactifs Interactive statistical atlases offering 500+ socio-economic and thematic indicators visualised as maps, tables and graphs at multiple geographic scales (commune, EPCI, canton, zone d'emploi, region), used by public-sector stakeholders to analyse territorial dynamics.
• Annuaire des élus et des territoires du Loir-et-Cher Interactive directory of elected officials (with their mandates) and local authorities (with contact details), continuously updated in partnership with the Association des Maires de Loir-et-Cher, used by local public administrations and partners.
• Annuaire des entreprises du Loir-et-Cher Updated business directory searchable by sector, size, territory and other criteria, maintained in partnership with CCI Loir-et-Cher and CMA Centre-Val de Loire, targeted at public economic-development stakeholders.
• Annuaire des zones d'activités Directory of all activity zones in the Loir-et-Cher department with detailed plans, characteristics and listed companies, including printable fact sheets per zone, intended for economic-development use.
• Tableaux de bord Dashboards providing real-time statistical monitoring and analysis across domains including economic situation, employment, demographics, water, energy and tourism, designed for public-sector stakeholders.
• Indicateurs en open data Open-data platform providing access to key statistical indicators with downloadable data in multiple formats for public use and re-use.
• Portraits de territoire Custom territory profiles providing detailed statistical snapshots at various geographic scales (communes, EPCI, cantons) for public-sector stakeholders.
• Découpages Territorial geography atlases covering administrative, intercommunal and thematic territorial boundaries, including 74 thematic maps for Loir-et-Cher and 73 for Indre-et-Loire, used by public-sector analysts.
• Enquêtes Surveys conducted by the observatory, alone or in partnership, targeting socio-economic actors and the general public to gather detailed data on specific themes for partner public-sector organisations.
• Adressage Tool for managing civic addressing (street naming and house numbering), with accompanying support services for communes to comply with national addressing mandates.
• Observatoire du tourisme de Loir-et-Cher Tourism observatory providing seasonal trend surveys, annual tourism balance sheets, key statistics on accommodation, site attendance and visitor profiles, run in partnership with the Agence de Développement Touristique Val de Loire.
• Observatoire de l'Eau en Loir-et-Cher Water observatory covering drinking water supply, collective sanitation, aquatic environments and water quality, built within a convention with the Agence de l'Eau Loire-Bretagne.
• Observatoire de l'énergie Energy observatory aggregating all energy data at departmental and intercommunal scales including renewable energy production, consumption by sector, vehicle fleet and electric charging stations.
• Observatoire de l'habitat et du foncier Habitat and land observatory providing indicators on housing stock, social housing, land consumption, real-estate markets and housing access for fragile populations, run in partnership with communities and departments.
• Observatoire Agriculture Mutualised agriculture observatory tracking farm numbers, SAU, agricultural employment, organic farming and short distribution circuits across Loir-et-Cher.
• Conjoncture de Loir-et-Cher Economic situation observatory providing real-time charts and graphs tracking business activity, employment, job seekers and living conditions in Loir-et-Cher.
• Observatoire Biodiversité & climat Biodiversity and climate observatory tracking indicators on biodiversity, water, agriculture, forests and soil sealing, developed in partnership with the Conseil Départemental de Loir-et-Cher.
• Zones d'activités (observatory) Continuous inventory and monitoring of economic activity zones (ZAE) since 1995, including detailed plans, occupancy rates and company listings, run in partnership with local authorities.
• WebSIG Développement économique WebGIS application for querying and updating economic activity data (ZAE, businesses) and overlaying it with urban planning and network data, reserved for authorised economic developers.
• Mes Services 41 Public-facing service platform simplifying searches and administrative procedures for residents of Loir-et-Cher, aggregating information on local services and facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Near 500 thematic maps and 950 territorial perimeters documented
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, key and standard.

• Conseil Départemental de Loir-et-ChercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary institutional partner for multiple observatories including water observatory, biodiversity and climate observatory, and habitat observatory. Provides both funding and strategic direction for territorial observation activities.
• Région Centre-Val de LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government partner for economic observation and territorial analysis. Supports regional statistical and observation programs.
• Agence de Développement Touristique Val de Loire - Loir-et-ChercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrong partnership for tourism observatory operations. Jointly conducts tourism surveys and maintains tourism statistics for the department.
• Comité Régional du Tourisme Centre-Val de LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional tourism committee leading a vast partnership for tourism surveys across Centre-Val de Loire. Coordinates seasonal tourism trend surveys with departmental tourism agencies and OET.
• Agence de l'Eau Loire-BretagnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWater agency partner providing financing and technical collaboration for the water observatory in Loir-et-Cher. XIe programme funding support.
• Chambre d'agriculture de Loir-et-CherkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerNovember 2018 partnership convention for mutualized agricultural observation. Includes data exchange, shared indicators, and dashboard development for departmental agricultural monitoring.
• Direction départementale des territoires de Loir-et-Cher (DDT)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental territories directorate as partner in the November 2018 agricultural observation convention. Contributes to data treatment and exploitation at various geographic scales.
• Mutualité Sociale Agricole Berry-TourainekeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural social mutual as partner in the November 2018 agricultural observation convention. Provides agricultural employment and social data for the observatory.
• France Travail Centre-Val de LoirestandardTechnology or IntegrationEmployment service providing data for job seeker statistics and employment trends in the region.
• Université d'Orléans-ToursstandardStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for educational observation programs including student enrollment tracking and higher education guide development.
• Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Loir-et-CherstandardStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCI partner for business directory maintenance and economic observation data on Loir-et-Cher enterprises.
• Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat Centre-Val de LoirestandardStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtisan chamber partner for business registry data and artisanal enterprise observation.
• Association des Maires de Loir-et-CherkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal association partner for addressing initiatives and elected officials directory maintenance in the department.
• Val de Loire NumériquestandardStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital development consortium partner for addressing projects facilitating very high-speed broadband deployment in Indre-et-Loire and Loir-et-Cher.
• Agence Régionale de Santé Centre-Val de LoirestandardStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional health agency providing data for drinking water quality monitoring and health-related territorial indicators.
• Fédération de Pêche de Loir-et-CherstandardStrategic or Co-development PartnerFishing federation as partner for water observation including low water monitoring programs and aquatic environment protection.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• OpenDataSoft: French open data platform provider enabling organizations to publish and share open datasets. Comparable through its open data platform used by many local governments, somewhat overlapping with OET's open data indicators platform.
• Cerema: Public agency under the French Ministry of Ecological Transition providing expertise and data on risk, environment, mobility, and urban planning. Comparable as a public-sector territorial intelligence provider serving local governments with multi-thematic studies and data.
• Data Grand Est: Regional open data and data services platform for the Grand Est region. Comparable as a regional territorial data platform providing datasets, APIs, and dashboards to public stakeholders in a defined French region.
• Observatoire Régional de la Santé (ORS) network: Network of regional health observatories across France providing regional health statistics and analyses. Comparable structure: non-profit observatories providing sector-specific territorial intelligence to public authorities in a defined region.
• Agence d'Urbanisme de Tours (AUT): Regional urban planning agency providing territorial studies, urban analyses, and planning support for local governments in the Touraine area. Directly comparable in mission (territorial intelligence for public planning) and in geographic proximity to OET.

Broad incumbents

• ADEME: French agency for ecological transition producing environmental and energy data at regional and national levels. Comparable through environmental observatories and energy data products that overlap with OET's energy and biodiversity domains.
• IGN (Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière): France's national mapping agency providing authoritative geographic and forestry data. Comparable through ownership of national-scale geographic information infrastructure that competes with OET's regional WebSIG offerings.
• INSEE: France's national statistics institute producing official demographic, economic, and social statistics at granular territorial levels. Comparable as a producer of territorial statistical data and indicators for public administration, though at national rather than regional observatory scale.
• Banque des Territoires: Caisse des Dépôts subsidiary financing and supporting local development projects across France. Comparable as a national institution supporting territorial data initiatives and digital public services, including data infrastructure for local governments.

Others

• Esri France: French distributor of Esri's ArcGIS platform, the dominant GIS software used by French local governments. Comparable as an enabling GIS technology provider whose offerings underpin much of the geospatial ecosystem OET operates in.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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