Commune déléguée de Pierrefitte-sur-Seine

What Commune déléguée de Pierrefitte-sur-Seine does

The Commune déléguée de Pierrefitte-sur-Seine is the delegated sub-commune of the Commune nouvelle de Saint-Denis, a merged French municipal entity created in 2016 by combining the former communes of Saint-Denis and Pierrefitte-sur-Seine. It functions as a public administrative authority (collectivité territoriale) providing statutory local public services to approximately 115,000 residents in the Seine-Saint-Denis department of Île-de-France. The commune is led by Mayor Bally Bagayoko and Maire délégué Farid Aïd, both elected on March 21, 2026. Operations are exercised both directly (mairie, urban planning, local taxation, elections, état civil) and through the Plaine Commune intercommunal structure, which delivers shared services including a 21-médiathèque network.

The service portfolio spans education (89 maternelle and élémentaire schools, Prim-ENT digital workspace, crèches for children 0–6), culture (médiathèques, école d'arts plastiques, conservatoire, Tsuvo Studio mobile music studio), sports (Centre Aquatique Olympique, École Municipale des Sports, sports complexes), social action (assistantes sociales, disability services, victim assistance), housing, and citizen participation (budget participatif, neighborhood councils, quarterly public consultations). Paris 2024 Olympic heritage is a defining infrastructure asset, with the Centre Aquatique Olympique hosting swimming, diving, and artistic swimming competitions and now operating as a public facility, and the 2026 European Swimming Championships scheduled as a major forthcoming international event.

The revenue model is non-commercial: funding flows from local taxes (taxe foncière, taxe d'habitation, cotisation foncière des entreprises), intergovernmental grants from Métropole du Grand Paris, Région Île-de-France, Département de Seine-Saint-Denis, and Solideo, plus participatory budgets and public-private partnerships. The technology stack is conventional public-sector digital infrastructure: the saintdenis.fr website, Beneylu School for Prim-ENT, the jeparticipe.saint-denis.fr e-participation platform, and the MéTIC digital media platform — with no proprietary or AI-based systems disclosed.

Name

Commune déléguée de Pierrefitte-sur-Seine

Legal name

Commune nouvelle de Saint-Denis

Website

https://saintdenis.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Commune déléguée de Pierrefitte-sur-Seine is the delegated sub-commune of the merged Commune nouvelle de Saint-Denis in Île-de-France, France, delivering statutory local public services — education, culture, sports, social action, and urban planning — to approximately 115,000 residents. It operates within the Plaine Commune intercommunal structure and leverages Paris 2024 Olympic heritage infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Other General Government Support (92119), Administration of Public Health Programs (92312)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ)

Keywords

• Municipal public services
• Local government administration
• Public library services
• Municipal sports facilities
• Early childhood education

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Denis

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal tax revenue: The commune generates revenue through local taxes including property tax (taxe foncière), residence tax (taxe d'habitation), and business tax (cotisation foncière des entreprises), supplemented by government grants and subsidies.

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Commune déléguée de Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, as part of the merged Commune nouvelle de Saint-Denis, is a French territorial collectivity that delivers municipal public services to its residents. Its core offerings span administrative procedures (état-civil, identity documents, elections, urban planning), early childhood and youth education, public libraries via the Plaine Commune médiathèques network, municipal sports programs and facilities (including the Olympic Aquatic Centre built for Paris 2024), social services, and citizen participation programs. Services are funded through municipal taxes and government grants and provided predominantly free at the point of use.

Product overview

Commune nouvelle de Saint-Denis operates as a municipal government providing public services and facilities to residents of Saint-Denis and Pierrefitte-sur-Seine. The city's offerings include major sports infrastructure (Centre Aquatique Olympique, sports complexes, dojos), a network of 21 médiathèques/libraries, educational programs through the École Municipale des Sports and Prim-ENT digital platform, and cultural initiatives like Tsuvo Studio mobile music studio. The municipality is developing a new central médiathèque scheduled for 2028.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Centre Aquatique Olympique (CAO) de Saint-Denis
• Réseau de Médiathèques de Plaine Commune

Quantifiable outcome

• 21 médiathèques with nearly 1 million documents and 50,000 new items per year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Fédération Française de Natation (FFN)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 July 2026Co-organizer of the 2026 European Swimming Championships at the Centre Aquatique Olympique. The FFN is partnering with European Aquatics and the Ville de Saint-Denis for this major international sporting event.
• European AquaticsmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 July 2026European governing body for aquatic sports co-organizing the 2026 European Swimming Championships with FFN and the Ville de Saint-Denis.
• Métropole du Grand ParismajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetropolitan authority supporting the European Swimming Championships and co-financing major infrastructure projects including the Centre Aquatique Olympique.
• Plaine CommunecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntercommunal structure encompassing Saint-Denis and Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, providing shared services including médiathèques network (21 libraries), parks, and community facilities.
• Région Île-de-FrancemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional council providing funding support for major events and infrastructure projects in Saint-Denis.
• Département de Seine-Saint-DenismajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental council supporting municipal projects and events in the territory.
• CDC habitatminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic housing organization partnering with Tsuvo studio for music outreach programs in Pierrefitte neighborhoods.
• SolideomajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic establishment responsible for delivering Olympic venues, funding legacy infrastructure including the Lucie-Bréard footbridge.
• Université Paris 8coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor university located in Saint-Denis since 1980, open to residents for library access and cultural programs.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ville de Lyon: Major French city operating municipal libraries, sports facilities, and cultural venues at a larger but comparable scale, providing a benchmark for the upper bound of what the Commune nouvelle de Saint-Denis could grow into.
• Ville de Marseille: Second-largest French city with vastly larger scope but analogous municipal structure, significant Olympic legacy assets, and similar cultural/médiathèque infrastructure networks across multiple arrondissements.

Direct peers

• Commune de Villeurbanne: Largest suburb of Lyon with comparable population size (~150,000), similar mix of cultural facilities (médiathèques, conservatoire, sports), and similar municipality-level service delivery model in a major French metropolitan area.
• Commune de Créteil: Préfecture of Val-de-Marne serving a comparable urban population with similar mix of social housing, public services, and cultural infrastructure delivery. Comparable in scale (~90,000-110,000 residents) and operating under the same French communal legal framework.
• Commune d'Aubervilliers: Neighboring commune in Seine-Saint-Denis sharing the same Plaine Commune intercommunal structure, similar demographic profile, and overlapping Olympic legacy infrastructure exposure. Both communes deal with comparable socioeconomic and fiscal dynamics within the same metropolitan governance framework.
• Commune de Montreuil: Large Seine-Saint-Denis commune with similar population profile, similarly focused on cultural and youth programs, and comparable governance challenges within the same département and metropolitan area.
• Commune de Nanterre: Préfecture of Hauts-de-Seine, comparable in population size and Grande Couronne proximity to Paris, with similar urban renewal and cultural infrastructure programs and Olympic-adjacent facilities (Paris La Défense Arena).
• Commune d'Ivry-sur-Seine: Adjacent inner-Paris suburb with comparable population size, similar social housing density, and overlapping cultural and sporting infrastructure programs under the Grand Paris metropolitan framework.

Others

• Plaine Commune (EPT): The intercommunal authority (Établissement Public Territorial) that manages shared services for Saint-Denis, Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, and seven other communes — including the 21-médiathèque network and parks. Functions as the governance counterparty that holds much of the operational capability the delegated commune leverages.
• Métropole du Grand Paris: Metropolitan authority overseeing 130+ communes in the Greater Paris area, providing co-financing for the Centre Aquatique Olympique and other major infrastructure that the commune benefits from. Acts as a higher-tier government partner and funding source.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/VilleSaintDenis
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCfoWH4MsN52twuQ_cZIpDTw
• Facebookfacebook.com/VilleSaintDenis
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mairie-de-pierreffitte
• Instagraminstagram.com/villesaintdenis
• TikToktiktok.com/@villesaintdenis

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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