Régions de France

What Régions de France does

Régions de France is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901) founded in 1998 that serves as the umbrella body for the 18 metropolitan and overseas regions and territorial collectivities of France. Headquartered at 1 quai de Grenelle in Paris and led by President Carole Delga and Delegate President Renaud Muselier, the association coordinates regional policy positions, facilitates inter-regional cooperation, and advocates for regional interests before the French national government and European institutions. Its core activities are structured around thematic commissions covering agriculture, economy, education, transport, health, environment, culture, Europe, and international affairs, supported by an Observatoire des Politiques Régionales that publishes research and policy studies including the annual "Chiffres-clés des Régions" co-published with Banque des Territoires.

The organization's products and services are informational and coordinative rather than commercial technology offerings. They include Régions Magazine (a quarterly publication running for nearly 40 years with print, digital, and social channels), annual activity reports, thematic studies (recently spanning biodiversity, health, and collective catering), an interactive regional map, and an annual congress bringing together regional presidents. The digital platform is built on a standard web-based association infrastructure — regions-france.org — used for communication, news distribution, publication archive access, and event coordination. Distribution is multi-channel across web, print magazine, newsletter ("La Lettre des Régions"), LinkedIn, X, Facebook, YouTube, and direct member engagement through commissions and working groups.

Régions de France operates on a member-funded subscription model with no commercial pricing. The 18 French regions and territorial collectivities (including overseas territories Martinique, Réunion, Guyane, Mayotte, and Guadeloupe) provide the association's budget through member contributions. The organization is governed by its member regional presidents and has no parent company, external investors, or subsidiaries. Its ecosystem of strategic partners includes financial institutions (Banque des Territoires, European Investment Bank, Caisse d'Épargne, Crédit Mutuel), energy and infrastructure operators (EDF, Engie, Enedis, GRDF, RTE, SNCF Réseau, SNCF Voyageurs, SNCF Gares et Connexions, RATP, Keolis, Transdev, Suez, Veolia, Orange, SFR, La Poste), procurement bodies (UGAP), and institutional counterparts (Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires Étrangères), supporting initiatives spanning mobility, energy transition, digital infrastructure, training, housing, and territorial finance.

Name

Régions de France

Legal name

Régions de France

Website

https://regions-france.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Régions de France is a non-profit association founded in 1998 that represents all 18 French metropolitan and overseas regions. It coordinates regional policy positions, advocates for regional interests before national and European institutions, and publishes research and the quarterly Régions Magazine, funded by member contributions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Member Contributions: Funding from the 18 French regions and territorial collectivities that comprise the association's membership.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Régions de France is a non-profit association (association loi 1901) that represents the 18 French metropolitan and overseas regions and territorial collectivities. It coordinates regional policy positions, facilitates inter-regional cooperation through thematic commissions (agriculture, economy, education, transport, health, environment, culture, Europe/international), and advocates for regional interests before national government and EU institutions. It also publishes the quarterly Régions Magazine and annual statistical reports on regional policy.

Product overview

Régions de France is a national association representing 18 French metropolitan and overseas regions. The organization does not offer commercial technology products; rather, it provides public information services including Régions Magazine (a quarterly publication), annual activity reports, thematic studies (health, biodiversity, collective catering, fisheries), and the annual 'Chiffres-clés' statistical publication. The association also coordinates 18 thematic commissions covering regional policy areas such as agriculture, culture, economy, education, transport, and environmental transition. The primary digital presence is an information portal featuring an interactive regional map, news feed, publications archive, and event calendar. Core offerings are publications, events (including the annual congress), and organizational coordination among French regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Régions Magazine: Quarterly media magazine dedicated to regional policy news, initiatives and innovations across French territories

Products and services

• Régions Magazine Quarterly media publication entirely dedicated to regional news, policy developments, and innovations across French territories, published in print and digital formats for regional officials, policy makers, and citizens interested in regional affairs.
• Chiffres-clés des Régions (Key Figures of the Regions) Annual statistical publication co-published with Banque des Territoires, presenting key data on the 18 French regions including financial information and regional policy metrics.
• Congrès annuel (Annual Congress) Annual national congress bringing together regional presidents and stakeholders to discuss regional policies and priorities, serving as a key institutional event for the association.
• Thematic Commissions and Working Groups Organizational program including commissions on agriculture, culture, economy, education, environment, transport, health, Europe and international affairs, with delegated sub-commissions for specialized topics, providing a structured framework for inter-regional policy cooperation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 172 million euros invested by regions in state labels (2024)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered moderate, minor and core.

• Dirigeantes et TerritoiresmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Partnership for professional equality and parity initiatives, formalized in June 2026 to advance gender equality in regional leadership positions.
• Action LogementminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in the organization's partner network supporting housing and employment initiatives.
• AFPAminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner supporting professional training and employment initiatives.
• AlstomminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in mobility and transport infrastructure initiatives.
• Caisse d'ÉpargneminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in regional savings and financial initiatives.
• Crédit MutuelminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in regional banking and financial services initiatives.
• EDFminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in energy transition and regional development initiatives.
• EnedisminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in electricity distribution and energy transition initiatives.
• EngieminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in energy transition and climate initiatives.
• GRDFminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in gas distribution and energy transition.
• KeolisminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in public transport and mobility solutions.
• La PosteminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in postal services and territorial presence initiatives.
• Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires ÉtrangèrescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerKey institutional partner for international cooperation and European affairs.
• MNFPCTminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in territorial public finance initiatives.
• MNTminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in public territorial civil servant insurance and social protection.
• Groupe RATPminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in public transport and mobility in the Paris region.
• RTEminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in electricity transmission and energy transition.
• SNCF Gares et ConnexionsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in railway station management and connectivity.
• SNCF RéseauminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in railway infrastructure development.
• SNCF VoyageursminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in passenger rail services.
• SuezminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in water management and environmental services.
• TransdevminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in public transport and mobility solutions.
• UGAPcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCentral purchasing body for public procurement supporting regional purchasing initiatives.
• UPminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in purchasing and procurement efficiency initiatives.
• VeoliaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in environmental services and resource management.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Assembly of European Regions (AER): The largest independent network of regions in Europe, with regional government members from across the continent. AER parallels Régions de France's regional representation and EU advocacy role at a transnational level.
• Association des Maires de France (AMF): The principal association representing French mayors and municipal governments. AMF is the municipal-tier analogue of Régions de France, with comparable lobbying, advocacy, and member coordination functions before national and EU institutions.
• Intercommunalités de France: Association of French inter-municipal cooperation structures (intercommunalités). Like Régions de France, it represents local authorities at a given tier, coordinates policy positions, and engages in joint advocacy with national government.
• France Urbaine: Association representing large French cities and metropolises (intercommunalités, métropoles). It plays a coordination and advocacy role structurally identical to Régions de France but at the urban/intercommunal level, often co-advocating on shared competencies (transport, economic development, ecological transition).
• Assemblée des Départements de France (ADF): The national association representing French departments (counties), operating as a direct tier-peer to Régions de France. ADF and Régions de France coordinate overlapping policy competencies (social action, education infrastructure, transport) and frequently engage jointly with national government and EU bodies.
• Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR): Network of European coastal and maritime regions. Régions de France represents French overseas and maritime regions that are members; the CPMR is a relevant peer for the maritime and overseas-territorial coordination aspects of Régions de France.

Broad incumbents

• Bundesrat (Germany): The constitutional body through which Germany's 16 Länder (states) participate in federal legislation and administration. While a formal constitutional chamber rather than an association, it is the closest international structural peer to Régions de France in terms of representing sub-national governments at the federal level.
• Conseil des Communes et Régions d'Europe (CEMR) / Council of European Municipalities and Regions: The pan-European umbrella association representing local and regional governments. Régions de France is a national affiliate of CEMR, which provides a comparable coordination, advocacy, and representation function but at the EU-27 scale, including direct engagement with the European Commission and Parliament.

Regional players

• Association des Régions de Belgique (Brulocalis / Association des Régions wallonne et flamande): Belgian regional/local authority associations that perform a structurally identical role to Régions de France but in a different national context. Useful as a comparable governance and representation model across borders.

Others

• Cités Unies France: French association supporting international cooperation by local authorities. Adjacent peer to Régions de France given overlapping international-affairs coordination, particularly for overseas territorial collectivities and inter-regional cooperation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Regionsdefrance
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@regionsdefrance
• Facebookfacebook.com/RegionsdeFranceRdF
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/association-des-regions-de-france

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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