Ploërmel Communauté

What Ploërmel Communauté does

Ploërmel Communauté is a French public intercommunal administrative structure (Établissement Public de Coopération Intercommunale, EPCI) headquartered in Ploërmel, Morbihan department, Brittany. Founded in 2017, it coordinates the pooled delivery of shared municipal services across 30 communes through approximately 97 staff. Its service portfolio spans waste management, mobility (the RIV Bus network), cultural programming (the seasonal Arth Maël series), sports facilities (swimming pools in Ploërmel and Mauron, the 250-hectare Lac au Duc leisure base), social action (via the wholly-owned CIAS subsidiary), habitat support, water and sanitation, GEMAPI flood management, economic development, and digital inclusion through Espaces Publics Numériques and four fixed France Services hubs supplemented by the mobile ICI Plo.Com bus serving 27 communes.

The organization's technology stack is built on a WordPress CMS-based public website (ploermelcommunaute.bzh) using HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript, managed by Créasit and hosted on OVH infrastructure. Specialized digital assets include the Berger-Levrault Portail Famille for family services, an online swimming-pool ticket booking system, an interactive territorial map, and the Cadastre Solaire — a solar potential assessment tool for rooftops co-developed with Morbihan Énergies. A unified network of 10 médiathèques managing ~87,000 documents was formalized by convention on December 18, 2025, staffed by 13 employees and 54 volunteers.

Funding flows exclusively from intercommunal local taxation (fiscalité intercommunale) and intergovernmental transfers — there is no commercial revenue model. Service recipients are the residents of the 30 communes, supplemented by local businesses and associations, families and youth accessing childcare and leisure centers, and rural/underserved populations reached via the mobile France Services bus. The institution is led by President Patrick LE DIFFON.

Name

Ploërmel Communauté

Legal name

PLOËRMEL COMMUNAUTÉ

Website

https://ploermelcommunaute.bzh

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Ploërmel Communauté is a French public intercommunal authority coordinating shared municipal services — waste management, mobility, culture, sports, social action, and digital inclusion — across 30 communes in Brittany's Morbihan department, serving local residents, families, businesses, and rural populations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Services

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Mixed-Use Community Association Management (BPAJAHAF)

Keywords

• Intercommunal public services
• Local government administration
• Waste management services
• Public transport network
• Community cultural facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Ploërmel

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ploërmel Communauté is a French intercommunal public administrative structure (EPCI) that coordinates and delivers shared public services across 30 municipalities in the Morbihan department of Brittany. Its core offerings include waste management, public transport (RIV Bus), cultural programming (Arth Maël seasonal series), a network of 10 médiathèques, sports facilities (swimming pools, the 250-hectare Lac au Duc leisure base), digital inclusion services (EPN), family services via the Portail Famille, France Services administrative assistance (including mobile bus), water and sanitation, social action through CIAS, and habitat/urban planning support.

Product overview

Ploërmel Communauté operates as an intercommunal local government authority managing 30 municipalities in Brittany, France. The organization provides a portfolio of public services including transit (RIV Bus), administrative support (France Services with mobile bus), digital access (EPN), cultural facilities (media library network of 10 libraries, cultural pole with art workshops and music school), sports infrastructure (swimming pools, leisure base, sports centers), environmental services (waste management, solar cadastral tool), and planning/housing services. The main digital presence is a WordPress-based website serving as the primary citizen interface, supplemented by specialized portals for family services and online ticket booking. The organization also operates community facilities including childcare centers, leisure facilities, and a multimodal transit hub.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• RIV Bus

Quantifiable outcome

• 44% reduction in energy consumption (-550 GWh) and 39% reduction in emissions targeted by 2050 under the PCAET
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Médiathèque Départementale du MorbihancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 December 2025The departmental media library of Morbihan collaborated with Ploërmel Communauté in developing the intercommunal médiathèques network, culminating in the formal convention signed on 18 December 2025 to create a unified network of 10 médiathèques with ~87,000 documents.
• Morbihan ÉnergiescoreTechnology or IntegrationPloërmel Communauté collaborated with Morbihan Énergies to develop and deploy the Solar Cadastre (Cadastre Solaire) online tool, enabling residents to assess solar installation potential on their rooftops. This initiative supports the PCAET objective of reducing energy consumption by 44% by 2050.
• CréasitcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCréasit, based at 86 rue de la Ville en Pierre, 44000 Nantes, designed and manages the ploermelcommunaute.bzh website, including hosting infrastructure managed on OVH servers. Créasit also conducted the RGAA accessibility audit revealing 86.6% compliance.
• BreizhGo (Région Bretagne)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBreizhGo, the regional public transport network of Brittany, operates bus lines that serve the Ploërmel Communauté territory via the Réhumpol multimodal exchange hub, complementing the community's own RIV Bus service.
• FlixBusminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFlixBus national coach services operate through the Réhumpol multimodal exchange hub, providing long-distance connectivity to complement local and regional transport.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Lorient Agglomération: Larger Morbihan-based agglomeration operating a more urban, broader portfolio of public services. A larger-scale incumbent in the same department that competes for regional funding, talent, and visibility.
• Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération: Largest Morbihan agglomeration, operating a comprehensive urban-and-rural service portfolio including transit (Korrigo), culture, and economic development. Represents the broad-incumbent scale ceiling against which Ploërmel Communauté positions itself.

Direct peers

• Pontivy Communauté: Intercommunal authority straddling Morbihan and Côtes-d'Armor with a comparable mix of small rural communes and shared public service responsibilities (waste, economic development, culture, sports). Operates under the same EPCI framework.
• Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique: Morbihan-based intercommunal authority combining coastal tourism, rural communes, and shared services (waste, transit, culture, habitat). Comparable EPCI operating model with a similarly broad service portfolio.
• Loudéac Communauté Bretagne Centre: Inland Brittany intercommunal authority centered on a similar agricultural/rural base, delivering waste, mobility, and cultural services. Directly comparable in geographic profile and population scale to Ploërmel Communauté.
• Quimperlé Communauté: Southern Finistère intercommunal authority operating a comparable portfolio of waste, mobility, cultural, and economic development services across a mix of small communes. Similar governance structure and population scale.
• Dinan Agglomération: Côtes-d'Armor intercommunal authority delivering a broad set of public services (transit, culture, waste, tourism) across a mix of rural and peri-urban communes. Comparable in EPCI structure and multi-service delivery model.
• Centre Morbihan Communauté: Neighboring intercommunal authority in the Morbihan department of Brittany, pooling a similar number of rural communes and delivering a comparable portfolio of waste, mobility, cultural, and social services. Closest functional analog in terms of scale, rural character, and service mix.
• Lamballe Terre et Mer: Brittany intercommunal authority with a comparable rural/agricultural base and similar service portfolio spanning culture, sports, waste, and economic development. Closely comparable in operating scale.
• Redon Agglomération: Cross-border Brittany/Pays de la Loire intercommunal authority delivering public services across a mix of small rural communes. Operates under the same EPCI framework with comparable functions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ploermelcommunaute

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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