Commune de Sainte-Ode

What Commune de Sainte-Ode does

Commune de Sainte-Ode is a Belgian municipal government entity (local public administration) located in the province of Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium, serving residents across villages including Lavacherie, Tillet, Rechrival, and Sprimont. It delivers the full scope of legally mandated local public services: civil registry and population administration, urban planning, communal taxation, social welfare through the CPAS (Public Centre for Social Welfare), education via four communal schools with before/after-school care, a multi-communal sports center, cultural programming, tourism services, and agricultural support. The commune operates within inter-communal cooperation structures, including the Hall Relais Agricole Bastogne (a joint 550m² agricultural processing facility with five neighboring communes) and the jointly-controlled Agence de Développement Local (ADL) with Tenneville, the latter operational since May 1999 and subsidized by Service Public de Wallonie.

The commune's digital infrastructure is built on iMio's iA.SmartWeb platform (Plone 6), providing the official website, an E-guichet citizen portal for administrative procedures, a Compte citoyen for content contributions, communal newsletters, and the Valves électroniques system for publishing official deliberations. Authentication for staff is handled via iMio's OpenID Connect. The site is compliant with EU Directive 2016/2102 on web accessibility (audited by Anysurfer in September 2020 and Passe-muraille in December 2023) and GDPR (EU) 2016/679. Standard integrations include Google Analytics, YouTube, Facebook, OpenStreetMap, and Google Maps.

As a public-sector entity under Belgian law, the commune has no commercial revenue model; it is funded through communal taxes, governmental subsidies from the Walloon Region and federal state, and nominal service fees. Eight core employees staff the main municipal headquarters at Rue des Trois Ponts 46, with additional service points including a Hall Relais Agricole location in Bastogne. Ownership and governance rest with an elected municipal council and mayor; there is no parent company, no private equity involvement, and no applicable stock listing.

Name

Commune de Sainte-Ode

Legal name

Commune de Sainte-Ode

Website

https://sainte-ode.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Commune de Sainte-Ode is a Belgian municipal government in Wallonia's province of Luxembourg, delivering statutory local public services — administration, social welfare, education, sports, tourism, and agriculture — to its residents through digital portals and inter-communal partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAEAL

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

Keywords

• Municipal administration services
• Local government services
• Public social services
• Communal education services
• Public welfare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sainte-Ode

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Commune de Sainte-Ode is a Belgian municipal government entity providing local public services to residents of the Sainte-Ode commune in the province of Luxembourg, Wallonia. Its core offerings include municipal administration (population registry, civil status, urban planning, taxes), public social welfare through CPAS (social assistance, debt mediation, energy cell, home meals, social taxi), communal education via four primary schools, sports and cultural facilities, tourism services, and local economic development via the jointly-controlled ADL.

Product overview

Commune de Sainte-Ode operates a digital municipal service ecosystem built on iMio's iA.SmartWeb (Plone 6) platform. The core offering is the communal website (sainte-ode.be) which serves as the primary citizen interface, supported by the E-guichet (electronic citizen gateway) for administrative procedures and the Compte citoyen for content contributions. The commune provides digital services across 16+ administrative departments, CPAS social welfare services, a network of 4 communal schools, sports facilities, and tourism services. Key digital sub-brands include the Espace Public Numérique (digital inclusion), Hall Relais Agricole (agricultural development), and the Agence de Développement Local (local economic development).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Municipal Administrative Services Core municipal administrative services including population registry, civil status, urban planning, agriculture, energy coordination, environmental services, taxes, hall rentals, communal housing, human resources, construction works, and general administration for residents of Sainte-Ode.
• CPAS Social Welfare Services Public social welfare services provided by the Centre Public d'Action Sociale including first-line social service, employment insertion service, debt mediation, energy cell assistance, home meal delivery, social taxi, and legal consultations for residents in need.
• Communal School Network (Enseignement communal) Four communal primary schools — École de Lavacherie, École de Rechrival, École de Sprimont, and École de Tillet — providing nursery and primary education with before/after-school care services to children in the commune.
• Espace Public Numérique (Digital Public Space) Digital public space providing citizens with access to digital tools, training, and internet access to support digital inclusion in the commune.
• Multi-Communal Sports Center (Centre sportif pluricommunal) Multi-communal sports center serving the region with facilities for football, tennis, table tennis, cycling, and other sports activities, shared with neighboring municipalities.
• Hall Relais Agricole Bastogne Agricultural processing facility project jointly developed with six communes (Bastogne, Bertogne, Fauvillers, Sainte-Ode, Tenneville, Vaux-sur-Sûre) featuring a 550m² facility with meat cutting workshop, milk transformation space, and communal kitchen for local institutions. AFSCA-compliant and meeting Belgian and EU food safety standards.
• Agence de Développement Local (ADL) de Tenneville-Sainte-Ode Local development agency providing economic development support for tourism, agriculture, and SMEs across the Tenneville and Sainte-Ode territories. Operational since May 1999.
• Official Municipal Website (sainte-ode.be) Official municipal website providing citizens with access to administrative services, local government information, news, events, public consultations, and community resources. Built on iMio's iA.SmartWeb platform (Plone 6).
• E-guichet (Citizen Portal) Online citizen portal allowing residents to perform administrative procedures, manage citizen accounts, publish directory entries and events, and subscribe to the communal newsletter.
• Communal Crèche (Daycare) Communal daycare service providing childcare for young children in the commune, complemented by accredited childminders (accueillantes conventionnées) and early childhood services.
• Youth Services (Jeunesse) Youth services including a youth center (Maison des jeunes), youth movements, summer camps, after-school care, and recreational activities for children and young people in the commune.
• Senior Services Services for senior residents including senior community activities, support programs, and access to home meal delivery, social taxi, and medical transport services.
• Accueil Temps Libre (After-School Care) After-school care and extracurricular activities (Accueil Temps Libre, Extrascolaire, Plaines) for children of school-going age in the commune.
• Tourism Services (Syndicat d'initiative) Tourism promotion and information services through the Syndicat d'initiative, including promotion of hiking trails, the Bivouac du Golet, and local attractions in the Ourthe and Laval valleys.
• Event and Facility Rental Services Event management and harmonization of communal halls (salles communales) for rental to residents and organizations for events and gatherings.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AnysurferminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 23 September 2020Accessibility audit organization that audited iA.SmartWeb (Plone 4) in October 2020 to verify compliance with EU Directive 2016/2102 and WCAG accessibility standards.
• Service Public de WalloniecoreOthers · 1 May 1999Walloon Public Service provides subsidies to the Local Development Agency (ADL), which has been operational since May 1999, focusing on tourism, agriculture, and SME/local business development across Tenneville and Sainte-Ode.
• Commune of TennevillecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 1999Tenneville co-founded and co-subsidizes the Local Development Agency (ADL) with Sainte-Ode, jointly pursuing economic development strategies for both territories.
• iMiocoreTechnology or IntegrationiMio is the technology partner providing the iA.SmartWeb platform (Plone 6) for the municipal website. They handle technical maintenance, accessibility compliance (EU Directive 2016/2102), and provide training for municipal staff on content management and accessibility standards.
• Communes of Bastogne, Bertogne, Fauvillers, Tenneville, Vaux-sur-Sûre (Hall Relais Agricultural Consortium)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSix communes united to create a 550m² agricultural processing center at Bastogne train station site. Includes meat cutting and milk transformation facilities meeting AFSCA standards, plus a communal kitchen for local institutions (schools, retirement homes, childcare).
• Parc Naturel des Deux OurthesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the Nature Park of the Two Ourthes for environmental protection, nature conservation, and sustainable development initiatives in the region.
• Police Zone Centre ArdennecoreOthersSainte-Ode is part of the Centre Ardenne Police Zone, providing unified security and police services across multiple municipalities in the region.
• AFSCA/FAVV (Belgian Food Safety Authority)minorOthersRegulatory body overseeing food safety standards for the Hall Relais Agricole's meat cutting and milk transformation facilities, ensuring compliance with Belgian and EU food safety regulations.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Commune de Tenneville: Co-founder with Sainte-Ode of the Agence de Développement Local (ADL) since May 1999. Comparable small Walloon rural commune sharing economic-development strategy and joint subsidization structure.
• Commune de Bastogne: Direct neighbor and lead commune in the Hall Relais Agricole consortium with Sainte-Ode. Comparable Walloon commune of similar administrative scope (CPAS, schools, urban planning, social services) operating in the same province of Luxembourg.
• Commune de Vaux-sur-Sûre: Sixth member of the Hall Relais Agricole consortium with Sainte-Ode. Comparable Walloon rural commune sharing inter-communal agricultural development goals and provincial context.
• Commune de Fauvillers: Member commune of the Hall Relais Agricole consortium with Sainte-Ode. Comparable small Walloon rural commune operating under the same regional (Walloon) policy framework.
• Commune de Bertogne: Member commune of the six-commune Hall Relais Agricole consortium alongside Sainte-Ode. Comparable small rural Walloon commune with similar governance scale and service scope.

Regional players

• Commune de La Roche-en-Ardenne: Neighboring Walloon commune in the province of Luxembourg with a stronger tourism focus. Comparable in offering CPAS, schools, and municipal digital services, but operates at a larger scale and in a different sub-region.
• Commune de Nassogne: Neighboring Walloon rural commune with similar municipal service offerings (CPAS, schools, agriculture, tourism). Comparable scale and governance structure to Sainte-Ode but operating in a different sub-region of the province of Luxembourg.
• Commune de Houffalize: Adjacent Walloon commune in the province of Luxembourg with tourism-oriented services (hiking, cycling). Comparable rural administrative structure but with distinct tourism-driven positioning.

Others

• iMio: Public-sector digital services cooperative providing the iA.SmartWeb (Plone 6) platform that powers Sainte-Ode's website, citizen portal, and content management. Comparable as an enabling civic-tech provider for Walloon communes, though not a commune itself.
• Parc Naturel des Deux Ourthes: Regional nature park partner of Sainte-Ode for environmental protection and sustainable tourism. Comparable as a public-sector regional body serving the same rural Walloon territory, though with a nature-conservation rather than administrative mandate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CommuneDeSainteOde
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/commune-de-sainte-ode

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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