QUATREMILLE

What QUATREMILLE does

Quatremille is a Belgian non-profit (ASBL) founded in 2016 in Herstal, operating a citizen multimedia platform dedicated to arts and culture in the Liège province (postal codes starting with 4). The platform provides a comprehensive cultural agenda, editorial chronicles, event coverage, interviews, and weekly video capsules, all produced by a network of over 200 volunteer chroniclers and 9 professional staff. The core product is a free-to-access website (quatremille.be) augmented by a printed magazine, social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, SoundCloud, and Spotify, and a location-based 'Around Me' event discovery feature.

Quatremille operates a social economy model: all services are free to end users, with revenue drawn from donations and public support, reinvested 100% into the mission. The platform's value proposition centres on equitable visibility for cultural actors — artists, event organizers, ASBLs, museums, and venues — many of whom are small or alternative and lack independent promotional tools. The platform serves two primary segments: cultural actors seeking promotion, and citizens or tourists seeking comprehensive, neutral cultural information.

Since 2019, Quatremille has been the founding node of the 'Mille Network', a consortium of four regional cultural platforms covering Wallonia: Quatremille (Liège), Cinqmille (Namur, 2019), Sixmille (Charleroi, 2021), and Septmille (Mons, 2021). Each sister platform is operated by a local Comptoir des Ressources Créatives (CRC) under mutual partnership agreements. In 2022, the network consolidated onto a unified digital platform to serve all of Wallonia. Named cultural partners include Uhoda Jazz à Liège, La Boverie Museum, Musée de la Vie wallonne, and Centre Culturel de Seraing. The underlying technology is a standard web platform with no proprietary AI, mobile app, or API infrastructure documented.

Name

QUATREMILLE

Legal name

Quatremille

Website

https://quatremille.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Quatremille is a Belgian non-profit citizen multimedia platform founded in 2016 that provides free cultural agenda, editorial chronicles, and event coverage for the Liège province, supported by 200+ volunteer chroniclers and part of the four-region Mille Network covering all of Wallonia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Media Platform

NAICS

Broadcasting and Content Providers (516)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Indigenous, Ethnic & Folk Arts/Heritage Organizations (BPAGAHAI)

Keywords

• Cultural agenda
• Citizen journalism
• Community media
• Event listing platform
• Arts coverage

Headquarters

HQ city

Liège

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Support: Based on social economy principles, Quatremille operates as a non-profit. They rely on donations from supporters and funding to maintain free services. Revenue is reinvested 100% into the social mission of the platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Quatremille is a non-profit citizen multimedia cultural platform providing a free, comprehensive cultural agenda and editorial chronicles covering arts and culture events across the Liège region of Belgium. The platform aggregates event listings, volunteer-written reviews, interviews, and weekly video capsules to give equitable visibility to cultural actors. It is part of the broader Mille Network, which unites similar regional platforms covering all of Wallonia.

Product overview

Quatremille is a citizen multimedia cultural platform dedicated to arts and culture in the Liège region, operating as part of the 'Mille Network' alongside Cinqmille (Namur), Sixmille (Charleroi), and Septmille (Mons). The platform operates as a unified digital ecosystem with multiple complementary offerings: the core Quatremille.be website featuring a comprehensive cultural agenda and editorial chronicles; the broader Mille Network platform connecting all four regional sites; plus supplementary services including weekly video capsules, a location-based 'Around Me' feature, and volunteer chronicler programs. The platform is built on social economy principles with the goal of providing free, accessible tools for cultural visibility. The organization's key metrics include 200+ citizen volunteers, 500+ supported projects, and 7,000+ catalogued events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Quatremille.be Website A comprehensive digital cultural platform covering arts and culture events in the Liège region (postal codes starting with 4), featuring an exhaustive cultural agenda and editorial chronicles written by volunteer reviewers. Targeted at citizens, tourists, artists, and cultural organizations seeking free cultural information and visibility.
• The Mille Network A network of four cultural multimedia platforms covering different areas of Wallonia: Quatremille (Liège), Cinqmille (Namur), Sixmille (Charleroi), and Septmille (Mons), all sharing common values of cultural equity and operating on a mutual digital platform.
• Cinqmille Cultural multimedia platform covering Namur province (postal codes starting with 5), featuring a printed magazine (5,000 copies), web TV, interactive agenda, and chronic content.
• Sixmille Cultural multimedia platform covering the Charleroi region in Wallonia, providing cultural event listings, chronicles, and event promotion for local cultural actors.
• Septmille Cultural multimedia platform covering Hainaut occidental (postal codes starting with 7), with focus on video content including weekly capsules showcasing weekend events.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 7,000 cultural events listed on the platform
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Comptoir des Ressources Créatives (CRC) de NamurcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRC Namur launched Cinqmille in 2019, covering Namur city center initially and expanding to the entire province (postal codes starting with 5). They also developed a WebTV during the Covid period. Both platforms share common values of cultural equity and mutual support.
• Comptoir des Ressources Créatives (CRC) de CharleroicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRC Charleroi developed Sixmille platform covering the Charleroi region, following the same model and values as Quatremille for equitable cultural visibility.
• Comptoir des Ressources Créatives (CRC) de MonscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRC Mons developed Septmille platform focused on video content with weekly capsules highlighting weekend events and covering Hainaut occidental (postal codes starting with 7).

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Time Out: Global cultural and events listings platform producing city guides, editorial reviews, and curated cultural calendars. Directly comparable to Quatremille's model of pairing a cultural agenda with editorial chronicles, but at a global scale and as a commercial media business.
• The Culture Trip: Editorial-driven cultural discovery platform producing articles, guides, and curated local experiences. Matches Quatremille's editorial chronicle format and cultural visibility mission, though operating at global scale with a commercial model.
• Resident Advisor: Global music and cultural events platform with editorial coverage, listings, and community-driven content. Comparable to Quatremille's community-of-chroniclers model and editorial calendar approach, though focused on electronic/cultural music globally.
• Sortir à Paris: French-language cultural and events listings site covering Paris and major French cities with a free editorial agenda and event discovery tools. Closely matches Quatremille's positioning as a regional French-language cultural listing platform with editorial content.
• What's On In: Local events listing platform covering cultural activities, concerts, and exhibitions in multiple cities. Directly comparable to Quatremille's interactive cultural agenda and free access to local event discovery.

Broad incumbents

• RTBF (Culture section): Belgian French-speaking public broadcaster with extensive cultural news, event coverage, and editorial content in Wallonia and Brussels. Direct overlap with Quatremille's cultural coverage mission within the same linguistic and geographic territory.
• La Libre Belgique: Major Belgian French-speaking newspaper with dedicated cultural coverage including events, exhibitions, and reviews. Comparable editorial output to Quatremille's chronicles but as part of a much broader general-interest news operation.
• Atlas Obscura: Large-scale cultural discovery platform covering unique places, events, and experiences worldwide. Operates in the same cultural-discovery and editorial-coverage space as Quatremille but as a global commercial player with a much broader scope.

Regional players

• Visit Wallonia: Official regional tourism body promoting cultural events, attractions, and experiences across Wallonia. Overlaps with Quatremille's cultural event coverage and visibility role within the same region, serving a similar tourist/citizen audience.

Others

• Eventbrite: Global event ticketing and discovery platform. While a different business model (transactional), it serves overlapping cultural actors and event organizers in Wallonia and represents both a partnership opportunity and a structural competitive exposure for Quatremille.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/quatremilleLG
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/QuatremilleMagazine
• Facebookfacebook.com/quatremille
• Instagraminstagram.com/quatremillemagazine/?hl=fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/quatremille

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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