Commune de St-Maurice

What Commune de St-Maurice does

The Commune de Saint-Maurice is a Swiss municipal government entity serving approximately 4,600 inhabitants in the town of Saint-Maurice in the canton of Valais. It administers local public services including education (operating a college and a higher education institution), social services, waste management, energy and mobility infrastructure, sports and cultural facilities, and tourism support, and positions itself as the gateway to the Valais and Chablais regions. The municipality holds two sustainability credentials: the Valais Excellence label and the Cité de l'énergie (Energy City) certification from the Swiss Energy Agency.

The commune operates an 18-person administrative team from its headquarters at Chemin de la Tuilerie 3 in Saint-Maurice and delivers services both in-person at municipal offices and digitally through its Guichet Virtuel (virtual counter) portal, which provides online access to population registration, foreign residents services, taxation, and tourism/culture/sports functions. Communication with residents occurs via the official municipal website, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and the Agaune Info municipal journal published three times per year. Its technology footprint is modest and entirely dependent on commodity third-party tools, with no proprietary platform, no disclosed AI/ML capability, and no custom integrations beyond Google Tag Manager for analytics and Google Recaptcha for form security.

Revenue is derived primarily from municipal taxes and cantonal/federal transfers, with supplementary fee income from a diversified facility rental portfolio — including the Aula de la Tuilerie (195 capacity), Caveau des Vignerons (20 capacity), Salle de la Corniche (120 capacity), Salle commune de la Tuilerie (100 capacity), Couvert du Bois-Noir (150 capacity, seasonal), and Abris PC civil protection shelter — alongside administrative service charges. As a government entity under Swiss cantonal authority, the commune has no external shareholders, no venture or private equity ownership, and operates as a public-sector administrative unit.

Name

Commune de St-Maurice

Legal name

Commune de Saint-Maurice

Website

https://st-maurice.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Municipal government entity serving 4,600 inhabitants of Saint-Maurice in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, providing administrative services, education, infrastructure, cultural facilities, and venue rentals through an 18-person team and a Guichet Virtuel digital portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Government & Municipal Event Venues (THAHAAAE)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public administration
• Civil protection shelters
• Community event venues
• Waste management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Maurice

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue: Funding from local taxes and cantonal/federal transfers to operate municipal services and infrastructure

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Commune de Saint-Maurice is a Swiss municipal government entity that delivers local public administration services to its approximately 4,600 residents, including population registration, taxation, education, social services, waste management, mobility, security, cultural and sports facilities, and tourism support. It supplements these services with a digital Guichet Virtuel portal for online administrative procedures, a tri-annual Agaune Info municipal journal, and a portfolio of rentable event venues (Aula de la Tuilerie, Caveau des Vignerons, Salle de la Corniche, Salle commune de la Tuilerie, Couvert du Bois-Noir, and Abris PC shelters).

Product overview

The Commune de Saint-Maurice offers a digital service portfolio centered on its Guichet Virtuel (virtual administrative counter) portal, providing online access to municipal services including population registration, taxation, and tourism facilities. Physical offerings include the Agaune Info municipal journal published three times yearly. The municipality also operates multiple rental venues: the Aula de la Tuilerie for large events (195 capacity), the Caveau des Vignerons for small gatherings (20 capacity), the Salle de la Corniche for alpine events (120 capacity), the Salle commune de la Tuilerie for assemblies (100 capacity), the Couvert du Bois-Noir for outdoor events (150 capacity, seasonal), and Abris PC for group overnight stays (100 capacity).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Guichet Virtuel (Virtual Administrative Counter) Online portal providing residents with access to municipal administrative services including control of inhabitants, foreign residents bureau, finance and tax services, and tourism/culture/sports/manifestations services.
• Agaune Info (Municipal Journal) Tri-annual municipal journal informing residents about local news, events, and administrative updates.
• Aula de la Tuilerie Event venue with capacity for 195 people (120 in cabaret, 160 in dining configuration), featuring a stage and options including beamer, piano, microphones, and smart podium. Located in the Tuilerie building. Rental starts at CHF 250 with additional equipment fees.
• Caveau des Vignerons Assembly and aperitif venue with capacity for 20 people, featuring a kitchenette, suitable for small gatherings and events. Priced at CHF 100-200 for residents and CHF 150-200 for non-residents.
• Salle de la Corniche Alpine assembly, aperitif and dining venue at Mex location with capacity for 120 people (80 seated), featuring equipped kitchen, cold room, tables, chairs, tableware, and outdoor lawn space. Priced at CHF 100-350 depending on options.
• Salle commune de la Tuilerie Assembly, aperitif and dining hall with capacity for 100 people, located in the Tuilerie area. Priced at CHF 150 for residents and CHF 250 for non-residents with a CHF 150 deposit.
• Couvert du Bois-Noir Covered outdoor event space with capacity for 150 people, available from April to mid-November, managed by the Bourgeoisie of Saint-Maurice with reservations handled by Saint-Maurice Tourisme. Priced at CHF 200 for residents and CHF 300 for non-residents, plus CHF 100-150 per additional consecutive day.
• Abris PC (Civil Protection Shelters) Civil protection shelter available for group overnight stays with capacity for 100 people, featuring dormitories, showers, and non-equipped kitchen. Priced at CHF 12 per person per night plus a CHF 150 deposit.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Commune de Monthey: Valais municipal authority offering comparable citizen services, venues, and community programs. Directly comparable in administrative structure and canton-level regulatory environment, with a larger industrial/economic base.
• Commune de Nendaz: Valais alpine commune with a similar tourism-sports-service mix and overlapping venue rental model (seasonal couvert/venues). Closely comparable in geography-driven seasonality and scale.
• Commune de Bagnes: Valais alpine commune combining heritage tourism, sports venues, and event infrastructure. Direct comparable for the tourism/venue rental revenue model and seasonal operating dynamics.
• Commune de Martigny: Another Valais commune providing full municipal services (administration, culture, sports, education, tourism) to its residents. Comparable in governance model, service breadth, and alpine canton context, though larger in population.
• Commune de Conthey: Valais commune providing similar municipal services with comparable population scale. Functions under the same cantonal framework, making operational and fiscal benchmarks highly relevant.
• Commune de Fully: Neighbouring Valais commune of similar scale with comparable service mandate (administration, schools, sports, culture, agriculture-tourism mix). Useful size and geographic benchmark for Saint-Maurice.

Broad incumbents

• Commune de Sion: Capital of Canton Valais and a substantially larger municipal government. Comparable in governance model but operates at greater scale across administrative, cultural, and economic-promotion functions relevant to benchmarking Saint-Maurice's regional positioning.
• Commune de Sierre: Larger Valais municipal authority with a wider economic, educational, and cultural portfolio. Serves as a broader incumbent reference point for service depth, venue strategy, and education infrastructure comparable to Saint-Maurice's collège and haute école.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/100002137910439
• Instagraminstagram.com/saintmauricetourisme
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/commune-de-saint-maurice

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

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