Commune de Saint-Gingolph France

What Commune de Saint-Gingolph France does

Commune de Saint-Gingolph France is a French municipal government (commune) located in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, occupying the French side of the Franco-Swiss border on the southern shore of Lake Geneva. It functions as the primary local administrative authority for its resident population, delivering mandated public services including civil registry (état civil), urban planning, waste management (delegated to CCPEVA), family and social welfare coordination (via partnerships with CAF and MSA), early childhood and primary education, and municipal infrastructure maintenance.

The commune's operational technology is modest: a WordPress-based public-facing information website (st-gingolph.com), an online administrative procedures portal ("Démarches en ligne"), and standard public-sector back-office tooling. Staffing is small, reported at approximately 11 personnel, and includes administrative, technical, and ATSEM roles actively recruited as of 2026. The entity's service architecture also extends cross-border through a joint Franco-Swiss association ("Saint-Gingolph Promotion Événements," established 2017-04) that coordinates tourism, events, and shared infrastructure with the Swiss counterpart commune.

The business model is that of a French local government: revenue is not market-generated but funded through a combination of local taxation (property taxes, residence taxes), state transfers (dotation globale de fonctionnement), intercommunal contributions from CCPEVA, and fees for specific municipal services. There is no commercial product, pricing model, or go-to-market motion in the conventional sense; "customers" are residents within the jurisdictional boundary, and service delivery is universal and non-rivalrous within that boundary.

Name

Commune de Saint-Gingolph France

Legal name

Commune de Saint-Gingolph

Website

https://st-gingolph.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Commune de Saint-Gingolph France is a French municipal government in Haute-Savoie providing local administrative, civil registry, education, waste, and social-welfare services to its residents and coordinating Franco-Swiss cross-border tourism through a joint association with the Swiss commune.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Municipal Administration

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public administration
• Civil registry services
• Primary public education
• Community hall rentals

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Gingolph

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Taxation and local taxes: As a French municipality, Saint-Gingolph collects local taxes (taxe d'habitation, taxe foncière, CFE) from residents and businesses to fund public services and infrastructure.
2. Rental income from communal facilities: Revenue generated from renting communal rooms and spaces including the Espace.s Horizons Lémaniques, Carnotzet, Salle du Conseil Municipal, and Salle Blanchard to residents and external parties for events, meetings, and gatherings.
3. Service fees and administrative charges: Fees collected for various municipal services including administrative procedures, event permits, and commercial activity authorizations.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Commune de Saint-Gingolph France is a French municipal government entity providing public administrative services, civil registry functions, primary education, childcare, cultural services, community facility rentals, waste management, and water services to residents and businesses within its territorial jurisdiction. The commune also coordinates cross-border community functions with its Swiss sister commune through the joint entity Saint-Gingolph Promotion Événements.

Product overview

Commune de Saint-Gingolph operates a unified municipal services platform offering digital administrative procedures alongside physical community services. The online presence comprises administrative portals for civil status, citizenship, and association management; cultural services including the public library and community halls; educational facilities comprising the primary school, nursery, and children's leisure center; economic development through local commerce directories and tourism promotion via Saint-Gingolph Promotion Événements; and utility services including water management portal. These services collectively serve the Franco-Swiss border community's administrative, educational, cultural, and economic needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Saint-Gingolph Promotion Événements: Joint Franco-Swiss tourism promotion entity established on 1 April 2017, jointly managed by the French and Swiss communes of Saint-Gingolph to promote the cross-border destination.

Products and services

• Communal Administrative Services (Démarches en ligne) Online administrative services enabling residents to complete civil status procedures, citizenship matters, event announcements, and association subsidy requests digitally.
• Bibliothèque "Il était une fois" (Public Library) Public library service providing book lending, online reservations via bib.rero.ch, and scheduled opening hours for community access to reading materials across the Franco-Swiss population.
• Saint-Gingolph Promotion Événements Franco-Swiss tourism promotion entity handling destination marketing, event organization, and tourist accommodation listings for the Saint-Gingolph area, jointly managed by the French and Swiss communes.
• Commerce Local Portal (Local Commerce Directory) Local commerce directory listing businesses, artisans, cafes, and restaurants, along with information about a weekly Saturday market (8h00-12h00) and seasonal markets.
• Salles Communales (Community Halls) Rental venues including Espace.s Horizons Lémaniques (with professional kitchen and stage), Carnotzet (for 20 people), Salle du Conseil Municipal, and Salle Blanchard for events and gatherings.
• Accueil de loisirs "Bosco & Compagnie" (Children's Leisure Center) Children's leisure center offering Wednesday activities and vacation programs for school-age children, with pedagogical projects and CAF partnership for subsidized rates.
• Crèche "Les Petits Salés" (Nursery) Nursery/creche facility located at 1 chemin de l'Abreuvoir, open 07h00-18h30, operated by Optit'mome 74, providing childcare services.
• École Publique André Zénoni (Public Primary School) Public primary school at 2 rue du 23 juillet 1944, with online parent platform, périscolaire services, and enrollment processing for children entering at age 3.
• Eau Portal (Water Services) Online water utility management portal accessible via https://portail.eau.cc-peva.fr/ for water service inquiries and payments.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Saint-Gingolph Promotion ÉvénementscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2017Joint Franco-Swiss entity established on April 1, 2017, unifying tourism promotion for both French and Swiss Saint-Gingolph communes. One representative from each commune sits on the committee. Tourism promotion initiatives are delegated to this entity while investment projects remain with each commune.
• Commune de Saint-Gingolph (Suisse)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwin commune across the border in Switzerland. The two communes share the Saint-Gingolph Promotion Événements entity for unified tourism promotion and coordinate on cross-border matters including the Bibliothèque 'Il était une fois' library serving both populations.
• Communauté de communes Pays d'Evian Vallée d'Abondance (CCPEVA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInter-municipal structure to which Saint-Gingolph belongs. CCPEVA organizes and funds school transportation and the 'Carte Déclic'. The commune coordinates with CCPEVA for various regional services including waste management (SYANE) and economic development.
• CAF (Caisse d'Allocations Familiales)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily allowances fund that provides financial support to the commune's childcare and leisure services (Accueil de loisirs Bosco & Compagnie), contributing to family participation costs.
• DéclalocminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial platform for declaring tourist accommodations (Meublés de tourisme) in France, referenced by the commune for hosting providers seeking to declare their rental properties.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Commune de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: Flagship mountain tourism commune in Haute-Savoie. Comparable as a tourism-dependent French alpine commune delivering diverse municipal services and operating under a cross-border/international visitor economy.
• Commune de Morzine: Alpine tourism commune in Haute-Savoie known for ski tourism and seasonal visitors. Comparable as a small Haute-Savoie commune with a tourism-driven economy and similar scale municipal service portfolio.
• Commune de Saint-Julien-en-Genevois: Cross-border commune south of Geneva serving as a hub for the Genevois Haute-Savoie intercommunality. Comparable as a French municipal center whose tax base depends heavily on cross-border commuters to Geneva.
• Commune de Thonon-les-Bains: Capital city of the CCPEVA intercommunale to which Saint-Gingolph belongs. Comparable as a lakeside Haute-Savoie commune sharing CCPEVA services, urban planning coordination, and tourism positioning on Lake Geneva.
• Commune de Divonne-les-Bains: Cross-border spa commune near Geneva, in the Pays de Gex. Comparable as a Franco-Swiss border commune with a tourism/spa economic base and a commuter population working in Geneva.
• Commune de Saint-Gingolph (CH): The Swiss twin commune sharing the Saint-Gingolph name and lake location. Directly comparable as a cross-border municipal partner operating the joint Saint-Gingolph Promotion Événements tourism entity since April 2017.
• Commune d'Évian-les-Bains: Neighboring spa town on Lake Geneva and fellow CCPEVA member. Comparable as a lakeside tourism-oriented commune delivering municipal services and managing lake-front public amenities in Haute-Savoie.
• Commune de Ferney-Voltaire: Cross-border commune immediately adjacent to Geneva. Comparable as a French municipality whose economy and population are structurally tied to Geneva cross-border workers (frontaliers), the same demographic pillar as Saint-Gingolph.
• Commune de Publier: Direct neighbor of Saint-Gingolph and fellow CCPEVA member. Comparable as a lakeside Haute-Savoie commune sharing CCPEVA coordination, urban planning, and tourism development responsibilities in the Évian-Saint-Gingolph corridor.

Broad incumbents

• Commune d'Annemasse: Larger urban commune directly bordering Geneva. Comparable as a French Haute-Savoie municipality in the Geneva cross-border orbit, but at a substantially larger scale with broader administrative functions.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/saint-gingolph-france

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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