Mairie Saint Jean de Luz

What Mairie Saint Jean de Luz does

Mairie Saint-Jean-de-Luz (Donibane Lohizune) is the municipal government (collectivité territoriale) of a French Basque coastal commune of approximately 15,000-16,000 inhabitants in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The entity delivers the standard portfolio of French municipal services — civil registry, urban planning, public order, waste collection, mobility, family and senior services — through physical counters at the Hôtel de Ville (Place Louis XIV), the France Services network, and an online Espace-citoyens portal. It funds operations through a mix of local taxation (taxe foncière, taxe d'habitation), state transfers including DSIL investment subsidies, service fees (parking via PayByPhone, cultural venue tickets via Notre Billetterie, music-school tuition), and public-procurement activity.

Beyond core administration, the municipality operates a sizeable cultural infrastructure: the Centre culturel Peyuco Duhart houses the 500-1,000 seat Tanka performance venue (approximately 30 live shows per year co-organized with the Scène nationale du Sud-Aquitain), the École municipale de musique René Lahetjuzan (200+ students, 15 professors, 432 m² of teaching space plus 530 m² for theater/dance/singing), and the Musée numérique Micro-Folie at Villa Ducontenia, a digital museum offering VR (360°) immersive experiences from 12 national cultural founding institutions. Supporting amenities include the Médiathèque (part of the Rhune library network), La Rotonde exhibition hall, the coastal Jardin botanique littoral, and a 150+ piece municipal art collection that includes works by Ramiro Arrue. The technology layer is built on a WordPress CMS with the Espace-citoyens citizen portal, an Open Data initiative, an interactive map, PayByPhone parking, and Notre Billetterie ticketing, with an accessibility status described as "partiellement conforme."

The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer across all citizen-facing services. Distribution spans town-hall counters, dedicated cultural facilities (Peyuco Duhart, Tanka box office, Micro-Folie, Médiathèque, Tourist Office on Boulevard Victor Hugo), the digital citizen portal, and community events. Marketing reaches residents and visitors via the saintjeandeluz.fr website, Facebook and YouTube channels, email newsletters, the quarterly Berriak printed magazine, and recurring festivals (Fêtes de la Saint-Jean, Festival Andalou, Le Printemps de Ducontenia, L'Artha). Pricing is highly subsidized across the cultural portfolio — Micro-Folie entry is free, music-school fees range from €90 to €390 per year tiered by residency and course type — reflecting a public-service rather than commercial monetization logic.

Name

Mairie Saint Jean de Luz

Legal name

Mairie de Saint-Jean-de-Luz

Website

https://saintjeandeluz.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Mairie Saint-Jean-de-Luz is the municipal government of a French Basque coastal commune serving 15,000-16,000 residents through administrative services, urban planning, and a cultural portfolio that includes the Tanka performing-arts venue, the Micro-Folie digital museum, a municipal music school, and a coastal botanical garden.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI), Cultural Heritage Institutions (Archives, Historic Houses, Monuments Foundations) (THAJADAI), Government & Municipal Event Venues (THAHAAAE)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public administration
• Cultural venue management
• Citizen services portal
• Local tax administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Jean-de-Luz

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Local Taxation: Municipal revenue from local taxes including property tax (taxe foncière), residence tax (taxe d'habitation), and other local levies
2. State Subsidies and Grants: National government transfers and specific subsidies for investment projects (DSIL dotation de soutien à l'investissement local)
3. Service Fees: Fees for services including parking (PayByPhone), cultural venues, and administrative services
4. Public Markets: Public procurement and municipal markets

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Mairie Saint Jean de Luz provides municipal governance and a wide range of public services to the 15,000–16,000 residents and visitors of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, including civil registry, urban planning, cultural programming (Tanka venue, music school, Micro-Folie digital museum), heritage preservation, public safety, tourism promotion, environmental stewardship, and online citizen services through the Espace-citoyens portal.

Product overview

Mairie Saint Jean de Luz operates as a municipal government offering a broad portfolio of public services organized into cultural, administrative, and civic categories. The cultural infrastructure centers on the Centre culturel Peyuco Duhart, which houses the Tanka performance venue (up to 1,000 capacity) and the École municipale de musique René Lahetjuzan (200+ students). The municipality also operates the Musée numérique Micro-Folie (digital museum with VR capabilities), La Rotonde exhibition hall, and participates in the Rhune library network. Heritage preservation includes 150+ artworks and the 14th-century Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste. The digital services portfolio includes a citizen portal, Open Data initiative, interactive mapping, and PayByPhone parking payments. Live performance programming (Tanka) is co-organized with the Scène nationale du Sud-Aquitain. Cultural heritage initiatives are conducted in partnership with Institut Culturel Basque.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tanka Venue Main performing arts venue of Saint-Jean-de-Luz within the Centre culturel Peyuco Duhart. A modular hall accommodating up to 500 seated or 1,000 standing guests, hosting approximately 30 live performances annually including theater, music, dance, and storytelling.
• Centre culturel Peyuco Duhart
• École municipale de musique René Lahetjuzan
• Musée numérique Micro-Folie
• La Rotonde Exhibition Hall
• Le Printemps de Ducontenia
• L'Artha
• Médiathèque (Public Library)
• Citizen Portal (Portail citoyen)
• Open Data Portal
• Interactive Map (Carte interactive)
• PayByPhone Parking

Quantifiable outcome

• 30 live performances per year at Tanka venue
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Institut Culturel Basque (ICB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConvention de partenariat signed with Institut Culturel Basque. ICB confirmed as pole-ressources and referent for Basque culture. City solicits the institute for cultural expertise in implementing events carried by municipal and associative structures. Priority axes: Basque literature, visual arts and cinema, live performance, and heritage.
• Scène nationale du Sud-AquitaincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organization of cultural programming at Tanka venue. Approximately 30 live performances per year co-organized by the city's culture commission and this national stage scene.
• Fondation du patrimoineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrgan restoration fundraising partnership for Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste. Subscription open to individuals and businesses with tax deductions and contreparties.
• Getxo (Sister City)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwin town partnership with Getxo (Basque Country, Spain). Logo Bizi Ezazu displayed on partner cities section.
• Bakersfield (Sister City)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational sister city partnership with Bakersfield, California. Exchange program between municipalities.
• Ministère de la CulturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMicro-Folie project carried by Ministry of Culture and coordinated by La Villette. Part of national network of 205 cultural partner establishments.
• La VillettecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordination of Micro-Folie digital museum project. 12 national cultural founding institutions including Centre Pompidou, Louvre, Musée d'Orsay, Versailles.
• Préfecture de la Région Nouvelle-AquitaineminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDSIL (Dotation de soutien à l'investissement local) funding for Micro-Folie project. 64% subsidy (30,400€) of total 47,300€ budget.
• CCR Ravel du Pays basqueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural cooperation for music education events including Basque culture day at Auditorium Henri Grenet Bayonne.
• Conseil départementale des Pyrénées-AtlantiquesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint support for renovation of Maison Lohobiague (Maison Louis XIV), a private historic monument building.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mairie de Bayonne: Larger Basque Country city in the same department, operating comparable municipal services including the Auditorium Henri Grenet referenced in CCR Ravel cooperation. Direct peer for cultural programming scale and inter-municipal cultural cooperation models.
• Mairie de Biarritz: Neighbouring Basque-coast commune of comparable scale with a similarly tourism-driven municipal profile, equivalent cultural programming (city museum, casino venues, festival programming) and shared Pyrénées-Atlantiques administrative context. The most directly comparable peer for benchmarking citizen-services delivery, cultural investment and tourism-leveraged budgets.
• Mairie d'Hendaye: Basque-coastal commune at the Spain-France border with comparable municipal tourism exposure, coastal cultural programming and similar budget scale. Directly comparable for tourism seasonality impact and cultural venue utilisation.
• Mairie de Ciboure: Immediately adjacent Basque-coast commune sharing Saint-Jean-de-Luz's bay, with similar population scale and tourism/Basque-heritage positioning. Useful peer for joint-services and intercommunality benchmarking.

Broad incumbents

• Mairie de La Rochelle: Larger Atlantic-coastal city with a more developed cultural venue portfolio (La Coursive scene nationale) and a citizen-services portal. Acts as a broader incumbent reference for municipal digital services and cultural venue scale.

Regional players

• Mairie de Royan: Atlantic-coastal Charente-Maritime commune with comparable tourism-driven municipal services, cultural programming and citizen-portal infrastructure. Useful peer for benchmarking seaside-commune cultural investment.
• Mairie d'Anglet: Adjacent Pyrénées-Atlantiques coastal commune with a larger population and similar Basque-coast cultural profile. Useful peer for benchmarking digitised citizen services (online portal, Open Data) and senior services programmes.
• Mairie de Capbreton: Atlantic-coastal Landes commune with similar tourism profile (beach resort) and municipal cultural offering. Regional peer for comparing cultural venue economics and tourist-driven municipal revenue models.
• Mairie d'Hossegor: Small Atlantic-coastal commune known for surf tourism with a comparable municipal service portfolio aimed at seasonal residents and visitors. Comparable scale and tourism-dependence profile.
• Mairie d'Arcachon: Mid-sized Atlantic-coastal resort commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine with a strong municipal cultural offering (Casino, seasonal exhibitions) and similar tourism-driven budget structure. Useful peer for seasonal programming economics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC0mGPyVQ68Q1CscPjTuO3fQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/Ville-de-Saint-Jean-de-Luz-388132411246466
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mairie-saint-jean-de-luz

Compliance1 record

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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