SAFER PAYS DE LA LOIRE

Name

SAFER PAYS DE LA LOIRE

Legal name

Sociétés d'aménagement foncier et d'établissement rural des Pays de la Loire

Website

https://safer-pays-de-loire.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Land Management

NAICS

Farm Management Services (115116), Support Activities for Crop Production (11511)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Conservation & Protected Land Brokerage (Easements, Land Trust Sales) (BPAJADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Conservation Easements & Land Trust Services (AFAMAMAH), Regulatory Compliance, Permitting & Audit Readiness (Food Safety, Environmental, Labor) (AFACAJAE)

Keywords

• Agricultural land management
• Rural land transactions
• Farm installation support
• Land valuation services
• Environmental land preservation

Headquarters

HQ city

Le Mans, Pays de la Loire

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Land transaction and management fees: SAFER earns fees associated with land acquisition, sale, and management services. Fees may be tied to transaction values and are governed by official fee schedules (barèmes) published and accessible to the public. SAFER also generates revenue through land valuation services and portage foncier (land holding) arrangements for institutional and private clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SAFER Pays de la Loire is a public-interest non-profit organization that facilitates the acquisition, sale, rental, and valuation of agricultural and rural land across the five departments of the Pays de la Loire region. It supports young farmer installations via SAFIR grants, provides advisory services to local authorities on land use planning and territorial food projects (PAT), and conducts environmental land preservation initiatives including wetland protection and biodiversity conservation. Revenue is generated primarily through transaction-based fees and land valuation services governed by official published barèmes.

Product overview

SAFER Pays de la Loire operates as a regional land development organization managing agricultural and rural land transactions across the Pays de la Loire department. The organization provides a comprehensive platform combining an online property listings portal (Annonces SAFER), advisory services for local authorities, financial aid programs for young farmers (SAFIR), territorial food project support (PAT), environmental preservation initiatives, land evaluation services, and land financing/carrying services. The core offering centers on facilitating farm transmissions, supporting agricultural installations, and managing rural land use for collective benefit.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SAFIR: Dotation Jeunes Agriculteurs - financial aid program for young farmer installations
• PPAS

Products and services

• Annonces SAFER - Property Listings Portal Online portal providing listings of agricultural and rural properties for sale and rent across the Pays de la Loire region, including call-for-candidature listings and a project space for registered users. Used by farmers, local authorities, investors, and individuals to browse available land.
• Collectivités Services - Local Authority Services Land management and advisory services for local authorities, including free land assessments (bilan foncier), heritage inventories, environmental preservation strategies, and support for territorial food projects (PAT). Targeted at municipalities and local government bodies.
• SAFIR - Young Farmer Installation Aid SAFIR (Service d'Accompagnement à l'Installation et à la Formation des Ruralités) is a financial aid program supporting young farmers with installation subsidies and land acquisition assistance. Linked to the Dotation Jeunes Agriculteurs program.
• PAT - Projet Alimentaire Territorial Support Territorial food project support services that help local authorities develop local food systems, support farmer installations, and promote local agricultural production.
• Environmental Actions Program Environmental preservation initiatives including wetland protection, biodiversity conservation, water resource management, and natural risk prevention across the Pays de la Loire region. Coordinated with water agencies, LPO, WWF, and conservatories.
• Land Evaluation Services Agricultural land evaluation and appraisal services providing property valuations, market analysis, and pricing benchmarks (Prix des Terres) for farmers and landowners. Some services such as free land balance sheets (bilan foncier) are provided at no charge.
• Portage Foncier - Land Financing Service Land carrying/financing service where SAFER holds land on behalf of buyers, facilitating farm transmission and installation of new agricultural operators. Often arranged in partnership with banking institutions such as Crédit Mutuel.

Quantifiable outcome

• 582 hectares of wetlands secured in the marais de Mazerolles, an operation spanning multiple municipalities north of Nantes
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Atlantic'eaucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAtlantic'oeil is the water agency for the Pays de la Loire region. It partnered with SAFER in the marais de Mazerolles operation to contribute to water quality protection objectives through coordinated land management around the Erdre river basin.
• LPO (Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLPO, the bird protection league, co-received 515 hectares of land in the marais de Mazerolles conservation operation led by SAFER, serving as a key environmental conservation partner for biodiversity protection.
• WWF FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWWF France co-received 515 hectares of land in the marais de Mazerolles operation alongside LPO, partnering with SAFER on large-scale biodiversity conservation in the Nantes metropolitan area.
• Conservatoire d'Espaces Naturels Pays de la LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Conservatoire participated in the marais de Mazerolles operation as a conservation partner, contributing to the collective effort to secure and protect wetland ecosystems in coordination with SAFER.
• Espace Équestre de MazerollesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe equestrian center of Mazerolles was a partner in the land operation, with its terrain use needs secured as part of the broader environmental and land restructuring project.
• EvadeaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEvadea participated as a partner in the marais de Mazerolles environmental operation, contributing to the collective land management initiative coordinated by SAFER.
• Crédit Mutuel Volney BocagecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCrédit Mutuel Volney Bocage entered into a portage foncier (land holding) agreement with SAFER to support the installation of Donatien Cadeau, a young farmer in Noëllet, facilitating generational farm transfer through shared financial arrangement.
• FEVE (Fermes en Vie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFEVE partnered with SAFER to support the CULTIVE project at the Ferme du Mesnil in Montaigu, Vendée — an initiative creating a market gardening training center. FEVE and SAFER provided both land access and development support to the farmer operators.
• Chambre d'AgriculturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChambers of Agriculture across the region collaborate regularly with SAFER on farmer installation, transmission events, and PAT (Projet Alimentaire Territorial) initiatives, including joint conference organization during the Semaine de la Transmission.
• FNSafer (Fédération Nationale des Safer)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFNSafer is the national federation governing all regional SAFER organizations. SAFER Pays de la Loire operates under its umbrella and shares data, standards, and governance with the national federation, headquartered at 91 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SAFER Hauts-de-France: Regional SAFER entity serving Hauts-de-France with the same statutory role. Provides directly comparable land advisory and transaction services in a different agricultural region.
• SAFER Normandie: Regional SAFER entity serving Normandy, operating the identical public-interest land management model. Directly comparable in mission, services, and statutory framework to SAFER Pays de la Loire.
• SAFER Grand Est: Regional SAFER entity serving the Grand Est region, operating the same agricultural land transaction and advisory services model under the national SAFER federation.
• SAFER Bretagne: Regional SAFER entity serving Brittany under the same statutory mandate and business model as SAFER Pays de la Loire. Provides directly comparable land brokerage, farm installation, and environmental land management services to a different French region.
• SAFER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Regional SAFER entity for the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, executing the same mission around land transactions, farm installation, and environmental preservation. Directly comparable business model and statutory positioning.
• SAFER Centre-Val de Loire: Regional SAFER entity for Centre-Val de Loire, providing the same agricultural land brokerage, transmission, and environmental services as Pays de la Loire under the unified national SAFER framework.
• SAFER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: Regional SAFER entity for the PACA region, executing the identical statutory mandate for agricultural land management, farmer installation, and environmental protection in Mediterranean France.
• SAFER Occitanie: Regional SAFER entity serving Occitanie, delivering the same agricultural and rural land management services under the same Code rural framework as SAFER Pays de la Loire.
• SAFER Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Regional SAFER entity serving Nouvelle-Aquitaine, providing the same agricultural land transaction, farmer installation, and environmental services under the national SAFER framework. Among the largest regional SAFERs by geography.
• SAFER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: Regional SAFER entity serving Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, executing the same statutory land management mission and providing directly comparable services to a different French region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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