Office de Tourisme Saint-Brevin

What Office de Tourisme Saint-Brevin does

Office de Tourisme Saint-Brevin is a public intercommunal tourism office (Office de Tourisme Intercommunal de Saint-Brevin) operating under the Communauté de Communes Sud Estuaire and managed by SPL Sud Estuaire & Littoral, with Maud BLANCHETIERE serving as Directrice of the parent SPL. The organization delivers official destination information, promotion, and visitor services for six communes in the Loire-Atlantique department of France — Corsept, Frossay, Paimboeuf, Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, Saint-Père-en-Retz, and Saint-Viaud — operating from three staffed tourist offices (two in Saint-Brevin-les-Pins and one in Paimboeuf) and the multilingual website saint-brevin.com, which is available in French, German, and English.

Its core product platform combines a content portal (events, accommodations, activities, heritage content including the Serpent d'Océan landmark), an online ticketing system (Billetterie en ligne), the Carnet de Voyage itinerary-planning tool, interactive mapping, live webcams, and an Espace Pro partner portal. The organization also directly operates the Cinéjade cinema, screening art-house films, children's programming, conferences, operas, and ballets. The registered destination brand identity "Saint-Brevin émotions brutes" positions the territory as an authentic coastal destination between the Loire River and the Atlantic, leveraging cycling routes (Loire à Vélo, Vélodyssée/EuroVelo 1) and family-friendly beach tourism.

The business model is predominantly publicly funded: as an intercommunal public service, the office derives the bulk of its operating budget from intercommunal/municipal tax funding through the Communauté de Communes Sud Estuaire and the Mairie de Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, rather than from visitor fees. Visitor-facing information services are free at point of use; commercial revenue, if any, is generated through ticketing commissions on events, shows, cruises, museum visits, and partner attractions such as Legendia Parc. The target customer segments — individual tourists and families, cyclotourists, culture and art enthusiasts, and water-sports practitioners — are served primarily through community-led destination marketing and direct-to-consumer channels across the Sud Estuaire territory.

Name

Office de Tourisme Saint-Brevin

Legal name

Office de Tourisme Intercommunal de Saint-Brevin

Website

https://saint-brevin.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Office de Tourisme Saint-Brevin is a publicly funded intercommunal tourism office serving six communes in the Loire-Atlantique Sud Estuaire territory, operating three staffed offices, a multilingual destination website with online ticketing and trip-planning tools, and the Cinéjade cinema, funded primarily by intercommunal taxes to deliver free visitor information and promotion services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tourism Information Services

NAICS

Convention and Visitors Bureaus (561591)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Tour/Activities/Attractions Reservation Systems (THALADAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Recreation & Activity Services (Hiking, Boating, Climbing, Fishing—Guided/Authorized) (THAAAGAF), Museum & Landmark Guided Tours (Skip-the-line/Docent-led) (THAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Destination tourism services
• Visitor information center
• Online ticketing platform
• Cycling tourism promotion
• Cultural event programming

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Brevin-les-Pins

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Tourism Services: As an intercommunal public tourism office, the organization operates as a government-funded public service providing free information, promotion, and booking facilitation services to visitors. Revenue is derived from municipal/intercommunal tax funding rather than direct service fees.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Office de Tourisme Saint-Brevin is a public intercommunal tourism office that provides free destination information, visitor services, and online ticketing for events, activities, and attractions across six communes in the Sud Estuaire territory of Loire-Atlantique, France. It operates three physical tourist offices, a multilingual website with booking capabilities, and promotes cycling tourism, cultural events, and coastal leisure activities.

Product overview

Office de Tourisme Saint-Brevin operates a unified tourism information platform (saint-brevin.com) serving the Sud Estuaire territory. The core offering consists of the main tourism portal providing comprehensive visitor information, combined with an online ticketing system (Billetterie en ligne) and a travel notebook feature (Carnet de voyage) for itinerary planning. Additional services include live webcams, the Cinéjade cinema, and promotion of partner attractions such as Legendia Parc. The platform aggregates information across six communes: Corsept, Frossay, Paimboeuf, Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, Saint-Père-en-Retz, and Saint-Viaud.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Saint-Brevin émotions brutes: Destination brand mark for Saint-Brevin promoting raw/emotional experiences between the Loire River and the Ocean.

Products and services

• Saint-Brevin.com Tourism Portal Main tourism information portal for Saint-Brevin Sud Estuaire, providing discovery content, accommodation listings, activity schedules, event agendas, online ticketing, and practical visitor information across six communes. Available in French, German, and English.
• Billetterie en ligne Online ticketing system for spectacles, visits, concerts, cruises, museum admissions, and activities offered by the Intercommunal Tourist Office or its partners.
• Cinéjade Cinema Cinema operated by the tourist office, offering film screenings including art-house films, children's cinema, conferences, operas, and ballets.
• Legendia Parc Promotion Promotion and ticketing for Legendia Parc, an animal park and nature attraction located in Frossay, offering annual pass options for visitors.
• Guided Visits & Museum Programs Organized guided visits and museum programs across the Sud Estuaire territory, with online ticketing available through the billetterie platform.

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

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered strategic, core, flagship and minor.

• ADN TourismestrategicGTM or Marketing PartnerNational network of French tourism organizations, providing coordination, resources, and best practices sharing for destination marketing and development.
• La VélodysséecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerEuroVelo 1 Atlantic coast cycling route running through the territory. Partnership for promoting the destination to cycling tourists and providing route information.
• Accueil VélocoreGTM or Marketing PartnerNational certification for bike-friendly accommodation and services. Partnership to certify and promote bike-friendly establishments along cycling routes.
• Loire à VélocoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLoire Valley cycling route connecting the source of the Loire to the Atlantic. Key partnership for promoting cycling tourism through the destination.
• Communauté de Communes Sud EstuaireflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntercommunal authority governing the territory. Primary funding source and governance body for the intercommunal tourism office.
• Loire-Atlantique DéveloppementstrategicGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional tourism development agency for Loire-Atlantique department, coordinating marketing and development initiatives across the region.
• En Pays de la LoirestrategicGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional tourism board for the Pays de la Loire region, promoting destinations within the larger regional tourism ecosystem.
• Offices de Tourisme de FrancestrategicGTM or Marketing PartnerNational federation of French tourist offices, providing networking, best practices, and collective marketing opportunities.
• Gîtes de FranceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational holiday accommodation network. Partnership for promoting and distributing certified gîte and vacation rental listings.
• Mairie de Saint-Brevin les PinsflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary municipality and founding partner of the intercommunal tourism office, providing local governance and funding support.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Office de Tourisme de La Baule: Iconic Atlantic coast resort OT in Loire-Atlantique, operating visitor information, event programming, and booking services for a beach/seaside destination. Closest geographically and structurally comparable French OT in terms of coastal positioning and intercommunal coordination.
• Office de Tourisme de Noirmoutier: French Atlantic island destination OT providing visitor information, events calendar, and accommodation services for a beach/cycling-focused destination. Directly comparable in scale, structure, and visitor segments to Saint-Brevin.
• GetYourGuide: Global activities and tours booking platform competing directly with Saint-Brevin's Billetterie en ligne for tours, cruises, museum tickets, and experiences bookings in the destination. Comparable on the activities commerce layer specifically.
• Office de Tourisme de Pornic: Nearby Loire-Atlantique coastal destination OT serving a similar Atlantic-coast town with beach, heritage, and cycling tourism offerings. Directly comparable as a small French local tourism office competing for the same Nantes-region visitor pool.
• Office de Tourisme de l'Île de Ré: Mature French coastal island OT running destination marketing, booking services, and event programming for a beach/cycling destination. Comparable in operating model and core audience, though larger in visitor scale and brand recognition.
• Viator (Tripadvisor Experiences): Major online marketplace for tours, attractions, and experiences, now part of Tripadvisor. Competes directly with the Saint-Brevin billetterie for activity bookings and tour distribution in coastal French destinations.

Broad incumbents

• Atout France: France's national tourism development agency, operating at a vastly larger scale across inbound marketing, quality schemes, and international promotion. Comparable as the apex body in the French public tourism system of which Saint-Brevin is a local node.
• Tripadvisor: Global destination discovery, review, and experiences booking platform. Operates at scale across the same destination-discovery and activities-booking surface area as Saint-Brevin's website and billetterie, serving as the dominant indirect channel competing for traveller attention.

Regional players

• Loire-Atlantique Développement: Regional tourism development agency for Loire-Atlantique, coordinating marketing and development initiatives across the department. Functions as a regional-level peer and the office's direct institutional counterpart at the département tier.
• Office de Tourisme de Nantes: Larger metropolitan tourism office located less than one hour from Saint-Brevin. Comparable operating structure but operates at a meaningfully larger scale, providing a regional anchor for visitor flows into surrounding destinations including Sud Estuaire.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/semselstbrevin
• Facebookfacebook.com/saint.brevin.tourisme
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/office-de-tourisme-saint-brevin
• Instagraminstagram.com/saint.brevin.tourisme

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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