COMMUNE DE PONT-SAINT-ESPRIT

What COMMUNE DE PONT-SAINT-ESPRIT does

COMMUNE DE PONT-SAINT-ESPRIT is a French municipal government (commune) located in Pont-Saint-Esprit in the Gard department of the Occitanie region in southern France, on the Rhône river. As a public administrative entity under the Code général des collectivités territoriales, it is governed by Mayor Roger CASTILLON and an elected municipal council, and serves the entire resident population with statutory local government services including civil status administration, urban planning, public safety (police municipale and Plan Communal de Sauvegarde), social services through the CCAS, education and childhood services (school canteen, périscolaire), cultural services (Ciné 102 cinema, municipal library), sports facilities (Piscine Municipale), environmental management (water, sanitation, Brigade Environnement), and local commerce support (night markets). It operates with a headcount of approximately 9 tracked administrative personnel on the website record, though the broader municipal workforce is substantially larger.

The commune's technology footprint is built on a WordPress CMS for the municipal website (pontsaintesprit.fr), supplemented by the CiteZen e-government portal (by e-citiz) for online administrative procedures and the Fast-enfance family portal for school and childcare reservations. Website hosting and technical maintenance are managed through the SIIG (Syndicat Intercommunal d'Informatique du Gard), with SICTIAM credited for site development and Julien LEROYER serving as webmaster. Communication channels include the official website, a quarterly municipal magazine (L'Echo de Pont), Facebook, public notices, and community events.

The revenue model is structured around three streams: local taxes (taxe foncière, taxe d'habitation, CFE) collected from residents and businesses; operational subsidies and financial transfers from the Gard department, Occitanie region, and national government for municipal services and infrastructure; and administrative fees and permits for documents, building permits, market licenses, and municipal services. Pricing for civic services such as cantine and périscolaire is income-scaled via quotient familial. The commune holds no equity funding, is not privately held, and operates as a public entity with no parent company or investor backing.

Name

COMMUNE DE PONT-SAINT-ESPRIT

Legal name

COMMUNE DE PONT-SAINT-ESPRIT

Website

https://pontsaintesprit.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

COMMUNE DE PONT-SAINT-ESPRIT is a French municipal government serving residents of Pont-Saint-Esprit in the Gard department, delivering statutory local services including civil status, urban planning, social services, education, culture, and public safety through a WordPress website and CiteZen e-government portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Administration of Public Health Programs (92312), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIACAA

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

SECONDARYBPAIACAB

City Clerk/Records, Elections & Civic Engagement

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

SECONDARYBPAIACAK

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

SECONDARYEDADABAD

Local Education Authorities & Municipal Education Offices

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/School Districts, Local Education Authorities & Boards

Keywords

• Municipal administration
• Public services
• Civic administration
• Local governance
• E-government services

Headquarters

HQ city

Pont-Saint-Esprit

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Local Taxes (Impôts locaux): Commune generates revenue through local taxes including property taxes (taxe foncière, taxe d'habitation) and business taxes ( CFE ) collected from residents and businesses within the municipality.
2. State Subsidies and Transfers: The commune receives operational subsidies and financial transfers from the Gard department, Occitanie region, and national government for various municipal services and infrastructure projects.
3. Administrative Fees and Permits: Revenue generated from issuing administrative documents, building permits, market licenses, and various municipal service fees charged to citizens and businesses.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

COMMUNE DE PONT-SAINT-ESPRIT is a French municipal government that delivers essential local public services to its residents and businesses, including administrative procedures (civil status documents, permits, certificates), urban planning, environmental management (water, sanitation, Brigade Environnement), public safety (municipal police, emergency plans, Télé Alerte system), social services through the CCAS, education and childcare (school canteen, extracurricular activities via Fast-enfance portal), cultural services (Ciné 102 cinema, municipal library), sports facilities (Piscine Municipale), and democratic participation mechanisms. Services are delivered via in-person counters at the Mairie, the CiteZen online portal, and field outreach services.

Product overview

COMMUNE DE PONT-SAINT-ESPRIT is a French municipal government offering a range of public services to its citizens. The municipality provides digital administrative services through an online citizen portal (CiteZen) for procedures such as permit applications and administrative requests. Additional public services include urban planning, environmental management (water and sanitation), public safety (municipal police and civil protection plans), education and childcare (school canteen and extracurricular activities), culture (cinema, library, guided tours), sports facilities (municipal swimming pool), social solidarity services (CCAS), and commerce support (night market). The municipality also maintains public information tools including a municipal magazine (L'Echo de Pont), event calendars, and a directory of local associations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Citezen: Online portal for citizen administrative procedures and digital services provided by the commune
• Ciné 102
• Le CCAS (Centre Communal d'Action Sociale)
• Bibliothèque municipale
• Piscine Municipale

Products and services

• CiteZen Online citizen portal enabling residents to complete administrative procedures digitally, including permit applications and requests to the mayor.
• Portail Famille (Fast-enfance) Online portal for managing family services including school canteen reservations, after-school care, and extracurricular activity bookings for residents' children.
• Ciné 102 Municipal cinema service offering film screenings to residents and visitors of Pont-Saint-Esprit.
• Bibliothèque municipale Municipal library providing book lending, reading services, and cultural programming to residents.
• Piscine Municipale Municipal swimming pool offering aquatic activities, swimming lessons, and recreational access to residents.
• L'Echo de Pont Quarterly municipal magazine providing news and information about municipal activities, decisions, events, and services, distributed to residents.
• Plan Communal de Sauvegarde (PCS) Municipal emergency response plan for managing natural and technological risks including flooding and other major incidents affecting the commune.
• Télé Alerte CEDRALIS Automated telephone alert system for broadcasting emergency messages to residents during crisis situations, provided through the Gard Rhodanien agglomeration.
• CCAS (Centre Communal d'Action Sociale) Municipal social action center providing solidarity services, social assistance, and support programs to residents in need.
• Relais Emploi Municipal employment center providing employment assistance, job-seeking support, and workforce reintegration services to residents.

Quantifiable outcome

• Public access to 50+ municipal services via online portal
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Communauté d'Agglomération du Gard RhodaniencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe commune is a member of the Gard Rhodanien Agglomeration community, which provides shared services including waste management, economic development, and the CEDRALIS emergency alert system (Télé Alerte). The agglomeration coordinates regional development and provides infrastructure services across member communes.
• Département du GardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Gard department provides departmental subsidies, social services coordination, road infrastructure support, and various public service programs. The commune receives departmental funding for local projects and participates in departmental initiatives.
• Région OccitaniecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Occitanie region provides regional development funding, economic support programs, cultural initiatives, and educational subsidies. The commune benefits from regional investments in local infrastructure and development projects.
• Préfecture du GardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe prefecture represents the national government in the Gard department, overseeing state services, security coordination, and administrative supervision of communes. Provides emergency response support and regulatory oversight.
• SIIG (Syndicat Intercommunal d'Informatique du Gard)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe SIIG is the intercommunal IT union that provides IT infrastructure, technical support, and digital services to member communes. Manages hosting and technical maintenance for the municipal website.
• Destination Provence OccitanieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional tourism promotion organization promoting Pont-Saint-Esprit and the Gard Rhodanien area as a tourism destination. Provides marketing support and visitor information services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• e-citiz: Vendor of the CiteZen e-government platform used by Pont-Saint-Esprit for online citizen procedures. Relevant as the technology/ecosystem partner whose roadmap directly shapes the commune's digital-service capabilities.
• SICTIAM: Public-sector IT integrator cited as a website-development partner of the commune. Comparable as a service-provider peer in the Gard/Occitanie public-sector technology ecosystem that supports multiple communes of similar profile.

Direct peers

• Commune de Bagnols-sur-Cèze: Neighboring commune in the Gard department, also part of the Gard Rhodanien agglomeration. Directly comparable as a small southern-French municipal government offering the same basket of administrative, cultural, and social services to a similar-sized population.
• Commune de Laudun-l'Ardoise: Gard commune within the Gard Rhodanien agglomeration offering the same municipal service mix (administrative, social, educational, cultural) to a similarly sized population. Direct administrative peer within the same intercommunal cooperation framework.
• Commune de Bourg-Saint-Andéol: Rhône-valley commune adjacent to Pont-Saint-Esprit with similar rural-southern-French municipal profile, comparable service portfolio (CCAS, schools, cultural facilities), and shared exposure to Rhône flood risk — a structurally close functional peer.

Regional players

• Ville d'Avignon: Larger neighboring municipal government on the Rhône axis with overlapping administrative and cultural-tourism functions. Useful broader peer for understanding how a mid-sized commune in the same corridor scales cultural and tourism services.
• Commune d'Orange: Larger Vaucluse commune on the Rhône axis serving as a regional center near Pont-Saint-Esprit. Comparable as a municipal government in the same corridor with similar cultural-tourism positioning, though materially larger in budget and headcount.
• Ville de Nîmes: Préfecture of the Gard department. Larger broad-incumbent municipal government in the same region providing the same category of public services (urban planning, CCAS, schools, culture, public safety), useful for benchmarking scaling of municipal services in the same departmental ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/commune-de-pont-saint-esprit

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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