TOPONYMY

What TOPONYMY does

TOPONYMY is a French hybrid agency combining strategic urbanism and landscape architecture, established on 1 January 2023 through the merger of Woodstock Paysage (landscape and uses) and Atelier Atu (strategic urbanism). The firm employs approximately 30 multidisciplinary professionals — referred to as 'Toponymystes' — spanning urbanists, landscape architects, cartographers, engineers, architects, lawyers, graphic designers, and project directors. It is headquartered in Toulouse (16 Chemin de Niboul, 31200) with additional offices in Mamoudzou (Mayotte) and La Réunion, and has executed projects internationally in Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Morocco, China, the USA, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The agency's core offering is professional services across four pillars: (1) urban planning including PLUi (Plan Local d'Urbanisme intercommunal) and PLU (Plan Local d'Urbanisme) elaboration and revision; (2) landscape architecture for public spaces, parks, and natural sites with explicit integration of biodiversity, stormwater management, and ecological transitions; (3) pre-operational studies and territorial diagnostics, including post-crisis economic assessments; and (4) maîtrise d'œuvre (urban and landscape project management) from design through construction supervision. A secondary revenue stream is partial rental of the Toulouse headquarters to other businesses. The methodological backbone is a 'co-construction' framework in which stakeholders, communities, and elected officials are embedded into the design process — positioned as the firm's principal differentiator versus conventional urban planning consultancies.

TOPONYMY's revenue model is project-based fees paid through French public procurement processes (concours and framework agreements), supplemented by direct mandates. The primary customer segment is French public-sector entities — intercommunalités, municipal authorities, departmental and regional councils, and government agencies such as OPPIDEA, AADTM, and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A secondary segment comprises private developers (e.g., Sporting Promotion, Angelotti Immobilier, DOMOFRANCE) and educational institutions (e.g., Université Toulouse Capitole). Project values range widely — from approximately €240K for residential landscaping work to €77.5M overall on ZAC Andromède — with Toponymy's fee representing a minority share of total project economics. The firm holds no external institutional investors and operates as an independent SARL with €2,000 registered capital, fully owned and directed by co-founders Adrien (Pukrop) and Maxime.

Name

TOPONYMY

Legal name

TOPONYMY

Website

https://toponymy.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Toponymy is a French hybrid agency at the intersection of strategic urbanism and landscape architecture, formed in 2023 from the merger of Woodstock Paysage and Atelier Atu. It serves primarily French public-sector clients — municipalities, intercommunalités, and government agencies — through co-construction-based planning, landscape design, and project management.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Land Subdivision (23721)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Urban planning services
• Landscape architecture
• Territorial development
• Regulatory planning studies
• Participatory design

Headquarters

HQ city

Toulouse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Urban planning and landscape architecture services: Toponymy generates revenue through fees for professional services including pre-operational studies, urban planning (PLUi, PLU), landscape architecture, and construction supervision. Revenue is project-based and typically won through public procurement tendering processes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Toponymy is a hybrid urban planning and landscape architecture agency that delivers strategic and regulatory urban planning (PLUi/PLU elaboration and revision), landscape architecture and master planning, pre-operational diagnostic studies, and full project management (maîtrise d'œuvre) for territorial development. Its services are designed for French public-sector clients (municipalities, intercommunalities, departmental and regional councils, government agencies) and select private developers, applying a participatory co-construction methodology from diagnostic through construction supervision.

Product overview

TOPONYMY is a hybrid urban planning and landscape architecture agency created in January 2023 through the merger of Woodstock Paysage and Atelier Atu. The agency offers a comprehensive suite of services including urban planning (PLUi/PLU elaboration and revision), landscape architecture, pre-operational studies, and project management (maîtrise d'œuvre). Their approach is characterized by co-construction with territories, integrating stakeholders from inception through implementation. The agency also rents portions of its Toulouse headquarters as office spaces.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Urban Planning Services
• Landscape Architecture
• Pre-operational Studies
• Maîtrise d'Œuvre Urbaine et Paysagère
• Patrimonial and Heritage Preservation
• Urban Project Management
• Office Space Rental (Toulouse)

Quantifiable outcome

• Met 108 economic operators during post-cyclone diagnostic study in Mayotte
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• Woodstock PaysagecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Woodstock Paysage, specialized in landscape and usages, was one of two founding entities that merged to create Toponymy on January 1, 2023. Together with Atelier Atu, they formed a new-generation agency at the service of territorial transitions.
• Atelier AtucoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Atelier Atu, expert in strategic urbanism, was one of two founding entities that merged to create Toponymy on January 1, 2023. Together with Woodstock Paysage, they formed a new-generation agency at the service of territorial transitions.
• DigitaniestrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigitanie is a SCOP developing digital services enabling inclusion of people far from employment. They accompanied Toponymy in data processing phases of urbanism projects, integrating a strong social dimension. This partnership links urban planning with social cohesion by involving people distant from employment in participatory projects.
• SGEVTstrategicTechnology or IntegrationSGEVT specializes in processing precise data on local dynamics. Their data was used and valorized in Toponymy's diagnostics for various projects. Projects subsequently provide new field feedback, creating a virtuous loop where convinced communities then engage SGEVT for monitoring and evaluation.
• AADTM (Agence d'Attractivité et de Développement Touristique de Mayotte)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerAADTM commissioned Toponymy to conduct a post-cyclonic economic and territorial diagnostic following Cyclone Chido in Mayotte. Toponymy met 108 economic operators over approximately one month in February 2025 to assess damage and identify barriers to recovery.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Agence TER: French landscape architecture and urban planning agency headquartered in Paris, with offices in multiple cities. Directly comparable as a hybrid landscape/urbanism practice serving French public-sector clients on territorial and eco-district projects.
• Urbicus: French urban planning consultancy specializing in regulatory planning (PLU/PLUi), territorial diagnostics, and sustainable development strategies. Direct comparable for the urban planning half of Toponymy's hybrid offering.
• Hager Partner: Swiss-based landscape architecture and urban design firm with international project reach. Comparable in combining landscape architecture with strategic urbanism for public-sector clients on territorial and sustainable development projects.
• Ilex paysage-urbanisme: French landscape architecture and urban planning firm operating across metropolitan and overseas France. Comparable hybrid positioning, particularly relevant for projects in French overseas territories and ecological transitions.
• Atelier Jacqueline Osty & associés: Renowned French landscape architecture studio working on major public parks, urban renewal, and territorial projects across France. Comparable hybrid of urbanism and landscape design with similar public-sector client base and project scale.
• Atelier Roland Schweitzer: French landscape architecture and urban planning agency with strong public-sector focus on sustainable city and territorial transitions. Highly comparable in discipline mix, methodology emphasis, and client segment overlap with Toponymy.

Broad incumbents

• KCAP: International architecture and urban planning firm with strong portfolio in European territorial and waterfront development. Comparable in urbanism and master-planning focus but with broader international reach and multi-disciplinary scale.
• SWA Group: Large global landscape architecture and urban design firm with extensive public-sector project portfolio. Comparable in core discipline and project types, but materially larger scale and broader geographic footprint than Toponymy.
• Artelia: Major French engineering and project management group with substantial urban planning, landscape, and territorial development practices. Overlaps with Toponymy on public-sector urbanism and ZAC project delivery but operates at materially larger scale as part of a multi-disciplinary engineering portfolio.

Regional players

• Domani Landschaften: German landscape architecture and urban design firm with comparable hybrid practice serving public-sector clients. Direct disciplinary match but primarily German market, with limited French market overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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