What Vendée Numérique does

Vendée Numérique is a Groupement d'Intérêt Public (GIP) — a French public-interest grouping structure — created to deploy and operate the public fiber optic network across the Vendée department. Established in 2018 (with the firmographic year recorded as 2014 in some sources) and headquartered in La Roche-sur-Yon, the entity owns and manages a Réseau d'Initiative Publique (RIP) covering 236 communes and approximately 400,000 addresses, placing it among the five largest public fiber networks in France by address volume. The technology stack is Fiber-to-the-Home (FttH) for residential addresses and Fiber-to-the-Enterprise (FttE) for business and public sites, with 420 business activity zones and 1,000 public sites covered as of end-2021. Deployment is carried out by Altitude Infra through its subsidiary La Fibre 85, and the entity has developed the proprietary Greenpose civil-engineering method to bury fiber in environmentally sensitive Breton and Poitevin marshlands.

The business model is a publicly funded infrastructure model: Vendée Numérique does not charge end users and generates no commercial revenue. Capital and operating funding flows from the Vendée Department, the Pays de la Loire Region, the French government (Plan France Très Haut Débit, administered by ANCT, and BPI/Investir Avenir), and contributing local communities (EPCI). Commercial telecom operators — Bouygues Telecom, Free, Orange, SFR, NordNet — retail fiber subscriptions directly to consumers and businesses on top of the publicly owned passive infrastructure. OWF (Orange Wholesale France) and COVAGE (since January 2022) activate professional FttE connections. End-user connection fees are standardized at €150 TTC (often waived by operators as a promotion), and viabilisation studies are priced at €450-€650 TTC depending on whether the customer or Vendée Numérique manages the civil works.

The entity has effectively completed its primary mandate: by January 2024, 369,000+ of 400,000 addresses had fiber deployed (93-99% coverage), with 160,000+ households connected and the highest single-year deployment rate in France recorded in 2022 (140,000+ addresses made eligible). Strategic focus has shifted to (i) managing the ARCEP-coordinated phased shutdown of Orange's legacy copper (ADSL) network through 2030, (ii) executing a €15M+ Greenpose burial program across 374 km of aerial lines in marshland zones, and (iii) digital inclusion programs that produced 115,810 hours of professional integration (exceeding the 78,092-hour target). With only 14 employees and no commercial revenue, equity ownership, or venture financing structure, Vendée Numérique is a public-sector infrastructure entity and not an investable venture.

Name

Vendée Numérique

Legal name

Vendée Numérique (Groupement d'Intérêt Public)

Website

https://vendeenumerique.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vendée Numérique is a public-sector Groupement d'Intérêt Public (GIP) that deploys and owns an FttH/FttE fiber network across 236 communes in Vendée, France. Commercial telecom operators retail subscriptions on the publicly funded infrastructure to residential and business customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Telecommunications Infrastructure

NAICS

Wired Telecommunications Carriers (517111), Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) (51711)

SIC

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Operators (HDAIACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Network Engineering, Integration & Field Deployment Services (Design, Build, Test) (EUADAIAM)

Keywords

• Public fiber network
• Fiber-to-the-home deployment
• Telecom infrastructure services
• Public initiative broadband
• Digital inclusion programs

Headquarters

HQ city

La Roche-sur-Yon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Infrastructure Funding Model: Vendée Numérique is a Groupement d'Intérêt Public (GIP) — a public interest grouping — funded by the Vendée Department, the Pays de la Loire Region, the French government (Plan France THD / ANCT), Investir Avenir, and local communities. It does not charge end users for network access; revenue comes from public subsidies and co-financing of the deployment program.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Vendée Numérique is a Groupement d'Intérêt Public (GIP) that deploys, owns, and operates a public-initiative fiber optic network (Réseau d'Initiative Publique) covering 236 communes and 400,000 addresses across the Vendée department in France. The organization delivers wholesale Fiber-to-the-Home (FttH) for residential broadband and Fiber-to-the-Enterprise (FttE) for professional connectivity, sold exclusively to commercial operators who retail subscriptions to end customers. Supporting offerings include viabilisation studies for new builds, a daily-updated interactive eligibility map, an operator services portal, a digital inclusion program, and management of the ARCEP-aligned phased shutdown of the legacy copper network through 2030.

Product overview

Vendée Numérique operates as a public initiative network (RIP) deploying and managing fiber optic infrastructure across the Vendée department in France. The organization functions as a public interest grouping (GIP) overseeing 236 communes and 400,000 addresses. The product portfolio centers on two core connectivity services: FttH (Fiber to the Home) for residential broadband and FttE (Fiber to the Enterprise) for professional clients, both delivered over a publicly-owned fiber network with Altitude Infra as infrastructure operator. Supporting services include an interactive eligibility mapping tool updated daily, digital inclusion assistance, plot viabilization for new construction, network damage reporting, and a copper network shutdown management program. Commercial operators (ISPs) access the network through a dedicated operator services portal to manage customer connections and maintenance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 400,000 addresses covered (100% deployment on intervention perimeter)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• COVAGEcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2022COVAGE is a partner since January 2022 for activating professional fiber connections (FttE) for businesses and public sector entities on the Vendée Numérique network. It complements OWF (Orange Wholesale France) in expanding professional service offerings across the department.
• Altitude Infra (via La Fibre 85)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAltitude Infra, France's largest independent telecom infrastructure operator, is the market holder contracted to deploy the fiber network across Vendée Numérique's entire perimeter (400,000 addresses, 2021–2023). Its subsidiary La Fibre 85 performs the physical deployment. The partnership includes a professional integration clause, generating 115,810 hours of employment integration.
• Orange (Historical Infrastructure Operator)coreTechnology or IntegrationOrange owns and operates the legacy copper network being phased out by 2030. For certain viabilisation requests (La Roche-sur-Yon, Les Sables-d'Olonne, Mareuil-sur-Lay agglomerations), Orange remains the infrastructure operator. Vendée Numérique works with Orange for incident management on the copper network infrastructure.
• OWF (Orange Wholesale France)coreTechnology or IntegrationOWF (Orange Wholesale France) activates the fiber network for enterprises and public sector entities, providing high-quality FttE services with guaranteed bandwidth and professional SLAs across the Vendée Numérique network.
• Vendée DepartmentcoreOthersThe Vendée Departmental Council is the founding authority behind Vendée Numérique GIP, providing departmental financing and governance. The GIP was established to bring Très Haut Débit to all Vendéans.
• Pays de la Loire RegioncoreOthersCo-financier of the Vendée Numérique fiber deployment program as part of the regional digital development strategy. Listed as a key funding partner alongside the French government and Vendée Department.
• French Government (Plan France THD / ANCT)coreOthersNational government co-financier of the fiber deployment through the Plan France Très Haut Débit, administered by the Agence Nationale de la Cohésion des Territoires (ANCT). Provides public investment funding.
• BYON, PCE, SOGETREL, CIRCET, ENSIO, SPIE, SCOPELEC, ALLEZ, LA FIBRE 85 (Subcontractors)supportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMultiple subcontracting companies contributed to fiber deployment under Altitude Infra's management. These include BYON, PCE, SOGETREL, CIRCET, ENSIO, SPIE, SCOPELEC, ALLEZ, and LA FIBRE 85. Together they fulfilled the professional integration clause, exceeding 115,810 hours of insertion employment.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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