What Val de Garonne Agglomération does

Val de Garonne Agglomération (VGA) is a French communauté d'agglomération—a public intercommunal cooperation establishment (EPCI) under French law—serving 61,773 residents across 43 communes over 657 km² in the Lot-et-Garonne department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Founded on 31 December 1993 under the name Communauté de communes du Marmandais, it was successively renamed in 1996 and 2011, absorbed the former communauté de communes Trec et Gupie in 2012, and has comprised its current 43 communes since 2013. It is governed by a Conseil d'Agglomération of 78 titular delegates and 37 alternates drawn from the communes, with a Bureau of 15 vice-presidents led since 16 April 2026 by President Joël Hocquelet (also Mayor of Marmande). The organization employs 420 public agents across functions including thermicien, conducteur d'engin de voirie, maître-nageur sauveteur, and chargé de mission environnement.

VGA delivers the legally mandated compétences of a communauté d'agglomération: waste collection (with the new TEOMi incentive tax and 7 déchèteries), water and sanitation (delegated to operators including SAUR, VEOLIA, AGUR, and the public Régie EAU 47), public and school transport (Evalys bus network, 51 school-bus lines serving ~2,000 students, Véloval e-bike rental, Val de Garonne Covoit' carpooling via Karos), childcare and family services (co-financed with CAF, Département, MSA), housing and renovation support (with partners ADIL 47, ANAH, Soliha), as well as economic development, tourism, environmental transition, and the Fermes de Garonne agricultural network serving 961 local farms. Operational technology is standard public-administration infrastructure, including the Portail Citoyen (portailcitoyen.eu) for online démarches and RFID chips on waste bins that record each collection for TEOMi billing—no proprietary software or AI/ML stack is described.

VGA is financed primarily through local taxation (TEOMi and fiscalité locale), with a consolidated 2026 primitif budget of €77.3M (€56.2M operating, €21.1M investment, no tax increase), making it a stable tax-funded public authority rather than a commercial enterprise. Its scale and breadth of service—unusual even among communautés d'agglomération because of the full waste-to-childcare-to-mobility portfolio—combined with statutory monopoly over its territory, constitute its core structural position; competitive dynamics are governed by inter-budgetary politics, delegated-operator contracts, and co-funding partnerships with the Région, Département, CAF, and PETR rather than market share.

Name

Val de Garonne Agglomération

Legal name

Val de Garonne Agglomération

Website

https://valdegaronne.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Val de Garonne Agglomération is a French communauté d'agglomération serving 61,773 residents across 43 communes in Lot-et-Garonne. It delivers mandated public services—waste, water, transport, childcare, housing, and economic development—funded by a €77.3M annual budget from local taxation and partner co-funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Marmande

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Taxe d'Enlèvement des Ordures Ménagères incitative (TEOMi): The primary revenue stream for waste management is the TEOMi, a property tax based on both fixed rates and the number of waste bin collections (usage-based). Implemented since 2025, this incentivizes waste reduction.
2. Fiscalité locale (Local taxation): Budget 2026 of €77.3 million is financed through local taxation. No tax increase was applied in 2026. The budget includes a €21.1 million investment program.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Val de Garonne Agglomération is a communauté d'agglomération (intercommunal public authority) providing direct public services to residents across 43 communes in Lot-et-Garonne, France. Services delivered include waste collection and recycling (with TEOMi usage-based taxation), public transport (bus, school transport, e-bike rental, carpooling), water and sanitation management, childcare and family services, housing and urban planning support, and leisure facilities (Aquaval aquatic center).

Product overview

Val de Garonne Agglomération is a communauté d'agglomération (intercommunity authority) serving 43 communes with approximately 62,000 inhabitants in Lot-et-Garonne, France. Rather than a unified tech product, it provides a portfolio of public services including: shared mobility services (Véloval bike rental, Val de Garonne Covoit' carpooling, Evalys bus network), environmental services (waste collection with TEOMi incentive taxation, water and sanitation management), family services (childcare, crèches, leisure centers), leisure facilities (Aquaval aquatic center, summer swimming pools), housing and energy transition support, agricultural development (Fermes de Garonne network, agricultural incubator), and digital government services through the Portail Citoyen. These services operate independently rather than as an integrated platform, with each service accessible through dedicated web pages, physical offices, or the citizen portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Waste Collection and Management Services Waste collection services including gray bin (household waste) and yellow bin (recyclable packaging) collection, household waste tax with incentive (TEOMi), and management of 7 déchèteries (recycling centers) for residents across 43 communes.
• Evalys - Public Bus Network

Quantifiable outcome

• 92/100 gender equality index score (2024)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SAURcoreOthersSAUR is the delegated operator for water supply and sanitation services in several communes of the territory. Handles billing, subscriptions, leak reporting, and network maintenance. Contact for water supply: 05 81 31 85 04.
• VEOLIAcoreOthersVEOLIA is the delegated operator for water supply and sanitation in several communes. Handles billing, subscriptions, leak reporting, and network maintenance across multiple communes.
• AGURcoreOthersAGUR is the delegated operator for wastewater (assainissement collectif) services in several communes including Beaupuy, Clairac, Gontaud-de-Nogaret, and Marmande. Handles network maintenance and overflow reporting.
• Régie d'exploitation EAU 47coreOthersRégie d'exploitation EAU 47 is the public operator (in-house) for water and sanitation services in several communes. Handles connections, billing, and network operations for Calonges, Caumont-sur-Garonne, Fourques-sur-Garonne, Le Mas d'Agenais, Montpouillan, Sainte-Bazeille, and others.
• Syndicat Eau 47coreOthersSyndicat Eau 47 manages water supply across several communes of the territory. Contact: 05 53 68 44 00. Provides water service for Agmé, Beaupuy, Calonges, Caubon-Saint-Sauveur, Caumont-sur-Garonne, Gontaud-de-Nogaret, Laffite-sur-Lot, Lagruère, Lagupie, Le Mas d'Agenais.
• Syndicat des Eaux Garonne GascognecoreOthersWater syndicate managing supply in several communes: Cocumont, Couthures-sur-Garonne, Gaujac, Marcellus, Montpouillan. Contact: 05 53 94 32 50.
• SIAEPA Bassane Dropt et GaronnecoreOthersWater syndicate managing supply for Jusix commune. Contact: 05 56 71 83 94. Handles subscriptions, billing, leaks, and connections.
• Le RelaiscoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Le Relais (subsidiary of Emmaüs) for textile recycling. 61 collection points (bornes) across the territory in addition to déchèteries. Textiles, linens, and shoes collected for reuse and recycling.
• ADIL 47 (Agence Départementale d'Information sur le Logement)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with ADIL 47 for housing information. ADIL provides free weekly legal, financial, and technical housing advice sessions in Marmande and Tonneins to support residents in housing projects.
• Soliha Nouvelle-Aquitaine / SolincitécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwo approved intermediaries for intermédiation locative (IML) on the territory, facilitating conventionnement of housing for vulnerable tenants. Both have agréement to operate on the territory.
• Karos (carpooling app)coreTechnology or IntegrationVal de Garonne Covoit' operated via Karos application. Drivers are paid and passengers receive subsidized rates. The Agglo finances the difference. Integration with Evalys transport network.
• Evalys (public transport network)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEvalys is the public transport network brand for the territory. Bus services, and Véloval e-bike rental offers subscriber discounts for Evalys annual subscribers. Committee of Mobility Partners established.
• PETR Val de Garonne Guyenne Gascogne (Pôle territorial)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Agglo is a member of the PETR Val de Garonne Guyenne Gascogne, a territorial structure grouping 3 communautés de communes (Coteaux et Landes de Gascogne, Pays de Lauzun, Pays de Duras) and Val de Garonne Agglomération: 107 communes, 90,888+ inhabitants. Manages SCOT, European funds, and contractual policies.
• Mission Locale Moyenne GaronnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission Locale provides guidance for young people (16-25) on employment, training, housing, health, and mobility. Present in Marmande and Tonneins. Key partner for youth employment and integration.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• SAUR: SAUR is a major private water and wastewater operator in France and an existing delegated operator on VGA's territory. It executes the same water-supply and assainissement collectif missions that VGA owns under its compétences, making it the most operationally comparable private peer.
• Veolia: Veolia is the largest private operator of water and wastewater services in France and is itself one of VGA's delegated service partners. It is the natural commercial counterpart for outsourced municipal water/sanitation operations and shares the same client base of communautés d'agglomération.
• SUEZ: SUEZ is a large private environmental-services operator that delivers water, waste-collection, and recycling services to French local authorities under DSP contracts. It is the most direct private-sector counterpart for the operational side of VGA's water and waste services, particularly relevant given the Agglo's delegated contracts with similar operators.

Broad incumbents

• Toulouse Métropole: Toulouse Métropole is a much larger metropolitan authority in nearby Occitanie, sharing the same communauté d'agglomération legal form and executing the same waste, transport, and economic-development mandates. Acts as an aspirational incumbent benchmark for service breadth and digital infrastructure.
• Bordeaux Métropole: Bordeaux Métropole is the much larger metropolitan authority covering 28 communes around Bordeaux in the same Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It shares the same communauté d'agglomération legal form, executes the same compétences (transport, waste, water, housing, economic development) but at a vastly larger scale, making it the natural incumbent benchmark.

Direct peers

• Grand Angoulême: Grand Angoulême is a communauté d'agglomération of comparable size (~140,000 inhabitants, 38 communes) in Charente, also in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It executes the same waste, transport, water, and economic-development competences, making it a strong direct comparable for VGA's service mix and budget scale.
• Grand Périgueux: Grand Périgueux is a communauté d'agglomération of similar scale (~103,000 inhabitants, 43 communes) in neighbouring Dordogne. It shares VGA's rural/semi-rural character, intercommunal road-management mandate, and waste/water competences, making it a high-relevance peer.
• Grand Dax Agglomération: Grand Dax is a communauté d'agglomération of very similar size in the Landes department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, providing the same public-service portfolio to a comparable rural/suburban population. Closely aligned in territory size, demographics, and competency scope.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@valdegaronneagglomeration?feature=shared
• Facebookfacebook.com/valdegaronneagglo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/val-de-garonne-agglom%C3%A9ration
• Instagraminstagram.com/valdegaronneagglo/?hl=fr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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