Communauté de Communes du Val d'Essonne

What Communauté de Communes du Val d'Essonne does

Communauté de Communes du Val d'Essonne (CCVE) is a French public intercommunal cooperation structure (EPCI) established in 2002 that serves 21 communes in the Essonne department, with a resident population of approximately 50,000. The entity delivers a statutory bundle of public administrative competencies spanning waste management, public transportation, urban planning, home-help services (SAAD), employment support, and a France Services space that centralizes access to national administrative procedures for residents. Patrick IMBERT is listed as Director of Publication, a legal website-publication role rather than a chief-executive title.

The CCVE operates a conventional public-sector web platform developed with kienso, providing residents with news, event listings, a business directory, an associations directory, a job listings portal, and a newsletter distribution channel. The technology stack is off-the-shelf public-administration web infrastructure with no proprietary components, no AI/ML features, and no integrations beyond standard links to national partners (France Travail, MSA). The platform functions as a communication and service-discovery layer rather than a transactional service delivery system.

Revenue is generated through French local taxation — taxe d'habitation, taxe foncière, and contribution économique territoriale — supplemented by state allocations and user fees for specific services such as SAAD. The entity does not operate a commercial pricing model; it is a tax-funded public administration whose "customers" are, by legal design, the residents and businesses of its 21 member communes. The CCVE employs 48 staff, and its strategic positioning is bounded by statutory transfers of competence rather than market competition.

Name

Communauté de Communes du Val d'Essonne

Legal name

Communauté de Communes du Val d'Essonne

Website

https://valessonne.fr

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Communauté de Communes du Val d'Essonne is a French public intercommunal structure serving 21 communes (~50,000 residents) in Essonne, providing waste management, transportation, urban planning, home help, employment services, and France Services via a 48-person team funded by local taxes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ballancourt-sur-Essonne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Communauté de Communes du Val d'Essonne (CCVE) is a public intercommunal administrative structure that delivers shared local-government services to 21 communes in the Essonne department, France. Its core offerings include household waste collection and recycling centers, public transportation, urban planning administration, home help services for elderly and disabled residents, employment assistance, local economic development, and a France Services point operated in partnership with France Travail and MSA.

Product overview

Communauté de Communes du Val d'Essonne is a French inter-municipal community providing public administrative services to 21 communes in the Essonne department. Rather than a unified software product, it offers a portfolio of public services including waste management, adaptive transportation, urban planning, home help services for seniors, employment assistance, and a France Services point for access to public administration. The organization also maintains digital portals for business and association directories, municipal information, job listings, publications, and an events calendar for the territory.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Household waste collection and recycling Curbside collection of household waste and operation of recycling drop-off centers for residents of the 21 communes. Service is funded through local taxes and provided to all residents of the catchment area.
• Public transportation Community-level public transportation services connecting the 21 communes and supporting resident mobility within the Essonne catchment area.
• Urban planning administration Community-level administration of urban planning, including planning permissions and land-use strategy for the 21 member communes.
• Home help services Home-based assistance services for elderly, disabled, and dependent residents of the 21 communes, supporting independent living.
• Employment services Local employment assistance and labor-market coordination, including partnership with France Travail for job-seeker support and training services.
• Local economic development Programs and initiatives to support local economic activity, business creation, and tourism in the 21 communes.
• France Services point One-stop public-service point offering administrative assistance to residents via partnerships with France Travail (employment) and MSA (social agriculture mutual). Helps residents access national public services locally.
• Local business directory (Commerces de proximité) Online directory of local shops and businesses within the 21 communes, providing visibility for local commerce on the valessonne.fr portal.
• Local media channel (Télé Val d'Essonne) Local media channel providing community news, information, and communications programming for residents and the 21 communes.
• Cultural and social action programs Community cultural, social, and community-life programs delivered to residents of the 21 communes.
• Youth and family services Youth and family-oriented public services delivered at the community level across the 21 communes.
• Tourism and heritage promotion Tourism and heritage promotion programs fostering the visibility and attractiveness of the 21 communes.
• Public infrastructure investment (€3.7M 2025 plan) Capital investment program for community infrastructure across the 21 communes, with a €3.7 million allocation in 2025.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• France TravailcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2015France Travail (formerly Pole Emploi) is a signatory of the France Services structure at CCVE. A dedicated France Travail representative answers inquiries directly about job seeker dossiers at the EFS. Three France Travail agencies cover the Val d'Essonne sector: Brétigny (for Leudeville/St Vrain/Vert le Grand), Etampes (for Orveau/d'Huison Longueville/Vayres sur Essonne), and Corbeil-Essonnes (for the other 15 communes).
• MSA (Mutualité Sociale Agricole)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMSA provides services through the France Services space at CCVE, offering agricultural social protection services to farmers and rural residents in the territory.
• kiensominorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDigital agency responsible for website creation and development (agence web kienso.fr)

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Communauté d'Agglomération Grand Paris Sud: Grand Paris Sud is a neighboring intercommunal structure (EPCI) in the Essonne department that delivers comparable shared municipal services (waste, transport, urban planning, home help) across multiple communes. CCVE is materially comparable as a peer EPCI operating in the same department.
• UNA (Union Nationale de l'Aide, des Soins et des Services aux Domiciles): UNA is a French federation representing home-help and care service providers, with operational affiliates delivering SAAD-style services. Comparable to CCVE's Aide à Domicile function in mission and beneficiary profile.
• Communauté de Communes Cœur d'Essonne: Cœur d'Essonne is another communauté de communes operating in the Essonne department, providing shared public services across member communes. It is a direct comparable as a neighboring EPCI in the same department.
• ADMR (Aide à Domicile en Milieu Rural): ADMR is a major French federation of associations providing home-help services (aide à domicile) to elderly and dependent persons in rural areas. CCVE's SAAD service (Aide à Domicile) for residents aged 60+ is directly comparable in service offering and target population.

Others

• Capgemini (Public Sector): Capgemini has a dedicated public-sector practice delivering digital government platforms, citizen portals, and administrative-system modernization for French local authorities. Comparable to CCVE's digital-portal and e-government service line as an enabling technology provider.
• France Services (national network): France Services is the national public-service access network operated under state authority, of which CCVE's Espace France Services (open since September 2015) is one local site. Comparable as the umbrella network defining CCVE's service-tier role.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Environmental Services: Veolia is a global environmental-services company with substantial French municipal waste-collection operations. It provides comparable service capabilities to CCVE's waste management function, though as a large private-sector operator.
• SUEZ: SUEZ is a major operator of municipal waste management and environmental services in France. CCVE's Déchets Ménagers waste-management competence is materially comparable as a service-delivery function, though SUEZ operates at vastly larger scale and as a private incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CCValEssonne
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ccvalessonne

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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