Ville de Saint-Martin-d'Hères

What Ville de Saint-Martin-d'Hères does

Saint-Martin-d'Hères is a French commune (municipality) of approximately 38,000 inhabitants located in the Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, within the Grenoble Alpes Métropole. As a collectivité territoriale, it functions as a local public government entity delivering a comprehensive portfolio of municipal services — administrative procedures (civil status, identity documents, elections), early childhood through youth education support, social solidarity and financial assistance, healthcare (sexual health center, nursing care, home healthcare), senior services, sports and cultural programming, urban planning, environmental management, and municipal policing. The municipality operates a central town hall, five decentralized neighborhood houses (Maisons de quartier: Fernand Texier, Gabriel Péri, Louis Aragon, Paul Bert, Romain Rolland), a local solidarity service office, and digital channels including an Espace Citoyen online portal for 24/7 administrative procedures and payments plus a dedicated cultural portal. Service delivery is supported by 223 municipal employees, internal social services arm CCAS, and partnerships with the Département de l'Isère, Grenoble Alpes Métropole, Université Grenoble Alpes, Pôle Emploi, Mission Locale, Apase, and community associations.

The underlying technology stack is administrative and transactional rather than product-oriented: the Espace Citoyen portal, online payment platform, bornes numériques (self-service digital terminals with assisted computer access), and a culture portal constitute the digital estate. No APIs, SDKs, integrations, or proprietary technology platforms are disclosed. The business model is non-commercial and tax-funded: revenue derives from local taxes including taxe d'habitation and TEOM (waste collection tax), administrative fees for services, and financial transfers from the French state and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Optional financial assistance programs (€60 TEOM aid, €60 moving aid for new residents, €80 CSS aid for residents aged 50+) reflect redistributive rather than revenue-generating mechanics. The municipality holds a statutory monopoly on local public services within its territorial boundaries and is governed by an elected municipal council with no parent company, subsidiaries beyond internal operating units, or external ownership structure.

Name

Ville de Saint-Martin-d'Hères

Legal name

Ville de Saint-Martin-d'Hères

Website

https://saintmartindheres.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Saint-Martin-d'Hères is a French municipality of approximately 38,000 residents delivering comprehensive local public services — administration, education, healthcare, social solidarity, sports, culture, and urban planning — through a town hall, five neighborhood houses, and an online citizen portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Public Services

NAICS

Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331), Community Housing Services (62422), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ), Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI)

Keywords

• Municipal public services
• Administrative procedures
• Social assistance programs
• Early childhood education
• Urban planning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Martin-d'Hères

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 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 Taxes and Fees: The municipality generates revenue through local taxes including property tax (taxe d'habitation), waste collection tax (TEOM), and various administrative fees for services.
2. State and Regional Subsidies: Financial transfers from the French state and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region for municipal services and infrastructure projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ville de Saint-Martin-d'Hères is a French commune that delivers local public services to approximately 38,000 residents. Its core offering comprises administrative services (civil status, identity documents, elections, online payments), education and childcare services (early childhood 0-3, childhood périscolaire, youth services), social solidarity programs (CCAS financial aid, RSA support, senior services, neighborhood houses), municipal healthcare (sexual health center, nursing care center, SSIAD home care), sports and cultural facilities (municipal swimming pool, sports activities, cultural portal), urban planning and environmental services, and municipal police for public safety.

Product overview

Ville de Saint-Martin-d'Hères is a French municipal government offering a comprehensive portfolio of civic services rather than a technology product. The service portfolio includes administrative services (identity documents, civil status), education (early childhood, childhood, youth programs), healthcare (sexual health center, nursing care, home healthcare), sports (activities, facilities, municipal swimming pool), social solidarity (neighborhood houses, financial assistance, senior services), environmental services (climate, biodiversity), and urban planning. The municipality operates five neighborhood community centers (Maisons de quartier) distributed across the city, providing local citizen services and activities. Digital services include online payment, a citizen portal (Espace Citoyen), and a cultural portal. This is a public administration entity, not a technology company, and does not offer commercial products or technology platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Administrative Services

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Grenoble Alpes Métropole (La Métro)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSaint-Martin-d'Hères is a member commune of Grenoble Alpes Métropole, which provides metropolitan-level services including waste management (déchets), water services (eau), public transport, and metropolitan development competencies.
• CCAS (Centre Communal d'Action Sociale)coreOthersCommunal Center for Social Action - the primary municipal entity responsible for social services, financial assistance programs, and social support to vulnerable populations.
• Service Local de SolidaritécoreOthersLocal Solidarity Service located at 10 rue du Dr Fayollat, providing social accompaniment and social worker appointments for residents.
• Département de l'IsèrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental council partnership for RSA beneficiary accompaniment and social-health-insertion pathways, within conventions for allocataire support.
• Mission LocaleminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal employment mission for youth providing employment assistance and guidance services for young people in the municipality.
• Pôle EmploiminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational employment service with local office providing job search assistance and employment services to residents.
• Apase (Prévention Spécialisée)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialized prevention service housed at Maison de quartier Paul Bert, providing individual and family support for youth aged 11-21.
• Université Grenoble AlpesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the University of Grenoble Alpes campus, which is located within Saint-Martin-d'Hères, serving the student population.
• L'Enfant de Paul Bert (Association)minorOthersLocal association based at Maison de quartier Paul Bert providing family and children's activities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Ville d'Échirolles: Neighboring commune within the Grenoble Alpes Métropole, similar population scale and suburban profile, offering directly comparable municipal services (social, educational, cultural, sports) to residents.
• Ville de Meylan: Affluent suburban commune within the Grenoble Alpes Métropole operating a comparable municipal service stack (education, social, recreation, urban planning) for a similarly sized resident population.
• Ville de Seyssinet-Pariset: Direct neighbor within the Grenoble Alpes Métropole with comparable population and identical municipal mandate, providing a closely substitutable set of local public services.
• Ville de Fontaine: Adjacent commune within the Grenoble Alpes Métropole with comparable size and service portfolio, providing directly substitutable municipal functions across social, educational, and recreational domains.

Regional players

• Ville d'Annecy: Mid-sized Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes commune operating a comparable multi-domain municipal service portfolio with similar attention to neighborhood-scale delivery and social cohesion programs.
• Ville de Chambéry: Larger regional préfecture also in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, providing municipal services at greater scale but with a highly similar portfolio (social, education, culture, sports, urban planning) for a comparable resident base.
• Ville de Vienne: Isère-based commune with similar scale and demographic profile, providing the same comprehensive slate of municipal services to its residents.
• Ville de Voiron: Isère department commune of similar character and scale, operating a comparable municipal service architecture within the same departmental and regional framework.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC_14EKqbD3DFv8C1KW7b2Qw
• Facebookfacebook.com/VilleDeSaintMartindHeres
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ville-de-saint-martin-d-h%C3%A8res
• Instagraminstagram.com/villedesmh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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