COMMUNAUTE DE COMMUNES TERRE DE CAMARGUE

What COMMUNAUTE DE COMMUNES TERRE DE CAMARGUE does

COMMUNAUTE DE COMMUNES TERRE DE CAMARGUE is a French Établissement Public de Coopération Intercommunale (EPCI) — a public intercommunal cooperation structure — founded in 1947 and headquartered in Aigues-Mortes, France. It exercises delegated authority from three member communes (Aigues-Mortes, Le Grau-du-Roi, Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze) over a defined portfolio of local public services: drinking water, wastewater, household waste collection, urban planning, tourism, maritime ports, public catering, libraries, employment support, social and seasonal-worker housing, and sustainable mobility.

Operationally the entity runs a 41-person staff and services approximately 31,000 water subscribers and ~5,000 annual boaters, with infrastructure assets including water networks, port facilities, a public swimming pool, libraries, and waste-management assets. Recent capital projects — notably the Tour Carbonrière pipeline bypass completed in June 2026 — demonstrate ongoing investment in network resilience. Service delivery combines in-house administration with delegated public-service contracts; in February 2026 a 12.5-year DSP was awarded to SUEZ for water and sanitation, formalizing the outsourced-operating partner for the core utility.

Revenue is public-sector in nature and not commercial: it is composed of user tariffs (water ~€4.30/m³), waste levies, port/mooring and tourism fees, property and business tax allocations, and intergovernmental transfers (dotations de l'État, regional and departmental subventions). Digital channels are nascent — the Aqua-Camargue online reservation platform launched in July 2026 and an experimental AI chatbot is deployed on the public website — but represent a small fraction of overall service delivery. The entity is governed by an elected council; Thierry Féline was elected President in April 2026.

Name

COMMUNAUTE DE COMMUNES TERRE DE CAMARGUE

Legal name

Communauté de communes Terre de Camargue

Website

https://terredecamargue.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

French public intercommunal authority (EPCI) serving the communes of Aigues-Mortes, Le Grau-du-Roi, and Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze with water, sanitation, waste, ports, catering, libraries, housing, mobility, and employment services for ~31,000 water subscribers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Public Services

NAICS

Marinas (71393), Marinas (713930), Community Food Services (62421), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Sanitary Services (4950), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Public Health (Food Safety, Water Quality, Sanitation) (BPAIAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Territorial/Island Health Departments (HLAJAAAE)

Keywords

• Intercommunal public services
• Water and sanitation
• Waste management services
• Collective school catering
• Maritime port operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Aigues-Mortes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Water and sanitation service fees: Water tariffs charged to approximately 31,000 subscribers on the territory. As of July 2026, the water price is 4.30 EUR TTC/m3 (up from 3.91 EUR), covering production, transport, treatment, and network maintenance costs. Revenue finances the 12.5-year delegation of service public contract with SUEZ and a program of at least 2 million EUR HT per year in water network works and 2 million EUR HT per year in sanitation works.
2. Public service user fees (Aqua-Camargue, ports, waste): Fees collected for use of intercommunal facilities: Aqua-Camargue swimming pool admissions and subscriptions, mooring fees at intercommunal maritime ports (Aigues-Mortes and Grau-du-Roi), waste collection services, and school catering (approximately 300 to 1,200 meals daily).
3. Property taxes and intergovernmental transfers: Funding from local taxation (property taxes, business taxes) and transfers from higher levels of government (state, region, department) to fund intercommunal competencies and infrastructure projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Communauté de communes Terre de Camargue is a public intercommunal authority that delivers essential municipal services across three communes in the Gard department of France, including drinking water and sanitation for approximately 31,000 subscribers, waste collection and recycling at three déchèteries, operation of an intercommunal swimming pool and wellness center (Aqua-Camargue), two maritime pleasure ports serving about 5,000 boaters annually, a central kitchen producing 300 to 1,200 meals daily for schools and home delivery, a network of médiathèques, employment and seasonal worker services, housing assistance, and sustainable mobility infrastructure.

Product overview

COMMUNAUTE DE COMMUNES TERRE DE CAMARGUE operates as an intercommunal public services organization serving three municipalities (Aigues-Mortes, Le Grau-du-Roi, and Saint-Laurent d'Aigouze) with a diverse portfolio of community services. The offering is organized as a multi-service platform comprising: Aqua-Camargue (intercommunal swimming pool with wellness facilities and online reservations), Gestion des déchets (waste collection and recycling infrastructure), Restauration collective (central kitchen producing 300-1,200 daily meals for schools and home delivery), Médiathèques (library network with cultural programs), Ports maritimes de plaisance (maritime ports serving ~5,000 boaters annually), Cycles de l'eau (drinking water and sanitation serving ~31,000 subscribers), Habitat & Logement (housing assistance and seasonal worker accommodation), Mobilité (electric shuttle and cycling infrastructure), Service Emploi (seasonal employment support and job matching), and Tourisme (territory promotion). The organization also provides an experimental AI chatbot assistant for website navigation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aqua-Camargue (Piscine intercommunale) Intercommunal swimming pool facility in Le Grau-du-Roi featuring three pools (sport, leisure, and wading), a wellness area (sauna, hammam, spa, solarium), and activities including swimming, aquagym, aquabike, and baby swimming classes. Targets residents and visitors of the Terre de Camargue territory.
• Gestion des déchets (Waste Management) Waste collection, recycling, composting programs, sorting instructions, and waste collection points across the territory including three déchèteries (household waste recycling centers) in Aigues-Mortes, Le Grau-du-Roi, and Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze plus a vegetation platform. Serves both individuals and professionals.
• Restauration collective (Collective Catering) Central kitchen service in Aigues-Mortes preparing meals for elementary schools, leisure centers, and home delivery recipients, producing 300 to 1,200 meals daily. Operates with a team of 10 cooks, 1 dietitian, and 1 administrative agent. Includes a Portage à Domicile (home delivery) service.
• Médiathèques (Libraries) Library services across three municipalities offering books, media, cultural events, and programs including the seasonal 'Un livre à la plage' beach library initiative. Targets residents and visitors of the territory.
• Ports maritimes de plaisance (Maritime Ports) Intercommunal maritime pleasure ports at Aigues-Mortes and Le Grau-du-Roi, accommodating approximately 5,000 pleasure boaters annually, offering mooring reservations and port services via online booking tools. Includes a secured bicycle stop at the Grau-du-Roi capitainerie.
• Cycles de l'eau (Water and Sanitation Services) Drinking water supply and sanitation services for approximately 31,000 subscribers, including connection work, network maintenance, and Gemapi (flood and marine submersion risk management). Operated under a 12.5-year delegation contract with SUEZ Eau France signed in early 2026. Water price is 4.30 EUR TTC/m3 as of July 2026, below the national average of 4.69 EUR TTC/m3.
• Habitat & Logement (Housing Services) Housing assistance programs including renovation subsidies, housing adaptation services, and seasonal worker housing support coordinated through a dedicated mission officer in partnership with Pays de l'Or agglomeration, Action Logement, and social landlords.
• Mobilité (Mobility Services) Transportation and mobility solutions including a 100% electric shuttle service in Le Grau-du-Roi, bicycle infrastructure (cycle paths, secured bicycle stops), and support for sustainable transportation in partnership with Cerema and the Fédération Française des Usagers de la Bicyclette.
• Service Emploi (Employment Services) Employment support including job listings, seasonal worker housing coordination, job dating events, and personalized job search assistance. Operates the Maison du Travail Saisonnier and the annual Forum Littoral de l'Emploi Saisonnier in partnership with France Travail Vauvert, Mission Locale Jeunes Petite Camargue, and UMIH30.
• Tourisme (Tourism Promotion) Territorial tourism promotion including cartoguides, eco-paddling routes, event programming, and port activities in the Camargue territory. Includes participation in the Salon International de l'Agriculture and promotion of local terroir including AOP Sable de Camargue wines.

Quantifiable outcome

• Water tariff of 4.30 EUR TTC/m3, below the national average of 4.69 EUR TTC/m3 as of July 2026
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, supporting and minor.

• France Travail VauvertcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026France Travail Vauvert partners with Terre de Camargue's employment service and the Mission Locale Jeunes to organize job datings, employment forums, and personalized support for job seekers. The partnership coordinates recruitment for seasonal positions and facilitates job matching between local employers and workers across the intercommunal territory.
• Mission Locale Jeunes Petite CamarguecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Mission Locale Jeunes Petite Camargue collaborates with Terre de Camargue's employment service and France Travail to support young people aged 16-25 in finding jobs and training opportunities, with a focus on seasonal employment in the tourism and hospitality sectors.
• Pays de l'OrmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Terre de Camargue and the Pays de l'Or agglomeration have joined forces to address the shared challenge of seasonal worker housing. The two intercommunal areas have hired a dedicated mission officer (Alexia Dolenski) to coordinate efforts, identify available housing stock, develop new accommodation solutions, and work with bailleurs sociaux (social landlords) and real estate professionals to create a sustainable seasonal housing pool.
• CeremasupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Cerema, the French public agency for territorial development and cohesion, partnered with Terre de Camargue to host a conference on cycling as a daily transportation mode (June 2026). Cerema provides technical expertise in sustainable mobility planning, climate adaptation, and territorial strategy through its 27 territorial offices across France.
• FUB (Fédération Française des Usagers de la Bicyclette)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026The FUB, a federation of 600 cycling associations representing 120,000 cyclists, co-presented a conference on daily cycling with Terre de Camargue and Cerema. FUB is known for launching the 'Coup de pouce vélo' (EUR 50 bicycle incentive) and advocating for the national Plan Vélo 2024.
• SUEZ Eau FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026SUEZ Eau France operates the water and sanitation services for Terre de Camargue under a 12.5-year delegation of service public (DSP) contract signed in early 2026, succeeding the previous contract. SUEZ conducts network diagnostics, performs infrastructure maintenance, and supports major projects such as the Tour Carbonnière water pipeline bypass. The new contract transfers the cost of raw water purchases from BRL directly to the intercommunal authority.
• BRL (Bas-Rhône Languedoc)coreOthers · 1 January 2026BRL is the regional water utility that produces and transports raw water to the Terre de Camargue territory before it is treated and distributed to consumers. Under the new SUEZ DSP contract, the cost of purchasing raw water from BRL is now borne directly by the intercommunal authority rather than by the previous delegataire.
• UMIH30 (Union des Métiers et des Industries de l'Hôtellerie - Gard)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerTerre de Camargue signed a convention with UMIH30 to strengthen the local economy, particularly the tourism and hospitality sector. UMIH30 represents and supports hotel, restaurant, and café professionals in the Gard department.
• Action LogementsupportingOthersAction Logement operates the Visale program, a free housing guarantee covering rent arrears and damage, which Terre de Camargue promotes to property owners as part of the seasonal worker housing initiative. This guarantees property owners secure income from seasonal rentals.
• State (Préfecture du Gard)coreOthersThe French state, through the Comités Locaux pour l'Emploi 30 and 34, co-finances and supports the seasonal worker housing mission in partnership with Terre de Camargue and Pays de l'Or, providing institutional backing for inter-territorial coordination.
• ANAH (Agence Nationale de l'Habitat)supportingOthersANAH provides financial aid for housing renovation and improvement, referenced in the 'Coup de pouce logement' program. Note: A fraud alert was issued by Terre de Camargue warning of individuals impersonating agents offering fake ANAH-linked commercial promotion services.
• Les Graulinades FestivalsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerTerre de Camargue partners with the annual Les Graulinades culinary festival (15th edition in 2026) to promote local fishing products, traditional cuisine, and territorial gastronomic heritage. The intercommunal central kitchen collaborates with local chefs and producers for special event menus.
• Enjolras FrèressupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnjolras Frères is a family-owned specialty food company based in Le Grau-du-Roi for over 50 years, producing artisanal fish-based dishes including brandade de morue (cod brandade) without additives. The intercommunal central kitchen sourced 15 kg of brandade from Enjolras Frères at a preferential price for the collective catering service during the Graulinades festival.
• Geoffrey Gamarra, Chef - Restaurant L'EstuaireminorOthersChef Geoffrey Gamarra of restaurant L'Estuaire au Grau-du-Roi, a signatory of the Graulinades Charter, collaborated with the intercommunal central kitchen to prepare a special menu featuring local fish (muget/grey mullet) for school canteens and home delivery recipients during the 2026 Graulinades festival.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Le Grand Narbonne: Coastal Occitanie agglomeration combining tourism, viticulture (AOP), maritime port activity and seasonal workforce dynamics — same territorial drivers and same EPCI service mix as Terre de Camargue.
• Hérault Méditerranée Agglomération: Littoral Hérault agglomeration with a similar tourism-and-viticulture economic profile and the same EPCI statutory competencies including water and waste; operates at near-comparable scale.
• Pays de l'Or Agglomération: Neighboring French EPCI in the Hérault/Occitanie littoral that shares the same intercommunal cooperative model and already co-operates with Terre de Camargue on seasonal worker housing via a joint mission officer — the closest functional and structural comparable.
• Sète Agglopôle Méditerranée: Mediterranean-littoral Occitanie agglomeration operating a maritime port, water/sanitation, waste, and tourism services — directly comparable coastal-territory service mix to Terre de Camargue.

Broad incumbents

• Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole: Larger Occitanie Métropole exercising the same intercommunal competencies (water, waste, transport, economic development, culture) at metropolitan scale; broader portfolio but directly comparable service lines and governance structure.
• Béziers Méditerranée Agglomération: Occitanie agglomeration with overlapping competencies in water, waste, transport, culture, and economic development — broader scope but similar governance and funding model (taxes + DSP contracts).
• Nîmes Métropole: Gard department Métropole with the same set of statutory EPCI competencies (water, sanitation, waste, transport, economic development) including delegated DSP models; useful peer for governance and infrastructure-investment benchmarking.

Regional players

• Carcassonne Agglo: Occitanie agglomeration exercising the same intercommunal competencies (water, sanitation, waste, economic development, culture); same governance model though more inland/tourism-historical rather than coastal.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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