Mairie de Fontena-le-Comte

What Mairie de Fontena-le-Comte does

The Ville de Fontenay-le-Comte is a French municipal government (commune) located in the Vendée department of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, designated a subprefecture and "Ville d'Art et d'Histoire." It serves an estimated 13,000–14,000 residents, evidenced by 9,552 registered voters for the 2026 municipal elections, and delivers the full range of statutory local government services: civil registration, urban planning, public safety, social services, elections administration, and cultural programming. The administration operates through a 21-employee core team based at the Hôtel de Ville (4 quai Victor Hugo) with satellite facilities including the Espace culturel René Cassin-La Gare (500–4,500 capacity, the second-largest venue in Vendée), the 257-seat Italian-style Théâtre Municipal (1831), the Musée de Fontenay-le-Comte (1875), the Médiathèque Jim Dandurand, the 3-hectare Parc Baron Aventure, and youth/senior service centers.

Revenue is generated through three streams: local tax levies (property tax, business tax), administrative fees (identity documents, permits, civil status services), and transactional revenue from cultural venue ticket sales and rentals. The municipality supplements this with transfers from the French State and the Communauté de communes Pays de Fontenay-Vendée, particularly for the multi-year ANRU Moulins Liot urban renewal project (engaged 2016, expanded 2020). Service delivery combines a Joomla-based official website with Google Analytics, social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram), the quarterly Kiosque print publication, and a direct physical service network across the commune. Partnerships span the French State, SOS Femmes Vendée, the Communauté de communes, and sister municipalities (Mervent, Doix lès Fontaines), with website infrastructure hosted by SYNAPSE. No AI, public API, or proprietary software product exists; the technology footprint is conventional public-sector CMS and communication tooling.

Name

Mairie de Fontena-le-Comte

Legal name

Ville de Fontenay-le-Comte

Website

https://ville-fontenaylecomte.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

1789

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

French municipal government (commune and subprefecture) in Vendée serving approximately 13,000–14,000 residents with civil registration, urban planning, cultural programming, and social services, funded by local taxes, administrative fees, and state/inter-communal transfers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Other General Government Support (92119), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIACAA

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

SECONDARYBPAIACAB

City Clerk/Records, Elections & Civic Engagement

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

SECONDARYBPAIACAN

Economic Development & Business Licensing (Local)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

SECONDARYBPAIABAO

State/Provincial Licensing, Permitting & Regulatory Administration (Cross-sector)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/State/Provincial & Regional Government Administration

SECONDARYTHAHAAAE

Government & Municipal Event Venues

Travel & Hospitality/MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)/Conference & Convention Venues (Convention Centers, Civic Centers)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Civil registration services
• Public administration services
• Cultural venue management
• Urban planning administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Fontenay-le-Comte

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, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue: Funding through local taxes (property tax, business tax, etc.) and government subsidies
2. Administrative Fees: Fees collected for administrative services such as identity documents, urban planning permits, and civil status services
3. Cultural Venue Revenue: Ticket sales and rentals from the Espace culturel René Cassin and municipal theatre

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Mairie de Fontenay-le-Comte is the French municipal government (commune) of Fontenay-le-Comte in Vendée, providing local government services to residents. Core offerings include civil status administration (état civil), identity documents (ID cards, passports), urban planning permits, public safety information, and community services. The municipality also operates cultural and recreational facilities including the Espace culturel René Cassin congress center, the Théâtre Municipal, the Musée de Fontenay-le-Comte, the Médiathèque, and the Parc Baron Aventure adventure park.

Product overview

Mairie de Fontenay-le-Comte operates an official municipal portal (Site Officiel) alongside a network of cultural and recreational facilities. The primary digital product is the official website providing news, administrative services, event information, and online procedures. The municipality manages cultural venues including the Espace Culturel René Cassin-La Gare (a modular congress center for 500-4500 people), the Théâtre Municipal (257-seat Italian-style theater), the Musée de Fontenay-le-Comte (heritage museum), and the Médiathèque. Additional facilities include Parc Baron Aventure (tree-based adventure park), youth spaces, and a toy library. These services are offered as separate facilities and programs under the municipal administration rather than as a unified platform product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Espace Culturel René Cassin - La Gare Cultural and congress center built on the former train station site, accommodating 500 to 4500 people. Hosts concerts, opera, theater, dance, circus, and provides facilities for exhibitions, conferences, and events.
• Théâtre Municipal 19th-century Italian-style theater with 257 seats, recently restored, located in the historic center. Hosts plays and classical or acoustic music concerts.
• Musée de Fontenay-le-Comte Museum founded in 1875 in the former presbytery of Notre-Dame church, dedicated to preserving the heritage of South-Vendée. Houses archaeological collections (including Gallo-Roman glassware), ethnological collection, fine arts gallery, and local history exhibits.
• Médiathèque Jim Dandurand Public library with approximately 10,000 books published between 1500 and 1900, offering collection access and cultural programming.
• Parc Baron Aventure Adventure park in trees covering 3 hectares, featuring acrobatic courses, slides, rope nets, and play areas. Formerly known as Parcabout, accessible from age 3.
• Espace Jeunesse Youth center offering activities, programs, and services for young people including the Plages Éphémères summer program.
• Ludothèque Municipal toy library offering game and toy lending services for children and families.
• Services Municipaux en Ligne Online administrative services including civil status procedures, urban planning inquiries, election results, public procurement, and municipal hiring.

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• État (French State)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the French State for violence against women prevention programs, combining municipal resources with national government initiatives and funding
• SOS Femmes VendéecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal association partnership providing support services for women facing violence, operating in coordination with municipal and state resources
• Communauté de communes Pays de Fontenay-VendéecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInter-municipal cooperation for shared services including the ambitious ANRU urban renewal project for the Moulins Liot quarter, launched in 2016
• Communauté de communes du Pays de Fontenay-VendéemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the annual 'Ricochets en territoire' street arts festival, bringing together multiple municipalities in the region for cultural programming
• Ville de MerventminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister municipality partnership for joint cultural events including performances at Parc de la Mairie
• Ville de Doix lès FontainesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for community events including the Ricochets festival activities
• SYNAPSEcoreTechnology or IntegrationWebsite hosting provider for the official municipal website (www.fontenay-le-comte.fr), located at 125 boulevard Lefebvre, 75015 Paris

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mairie de Bressuire: Bressuire is a similarly sized sub-prefecture-level commune in Deux-Sèvres with a comparable service portfolio including cultural venues, urban renewal programs, and inter-municipal cooperation - a strong scale-matched peer for Fontenay-le-Comte.
• Mairie de Niort: Niort is the préfecture of Deux-Sèvres, an adjacent département in Nouvelle-Aquitaine with comparable cultural and administrative scope, providing a strong regional peer for benchmarking municipal service delivery and heritage positioning.
• Mairie de Cholet: Cholet is a similarly sized sous-préfecture in the neighboring Maine-et-Loire département of the Pays de la Loire region, offering a directly comparable combination of municipal services, cultural programming, and inter-municipal cooperation frameworks.
• Mairie de Luçon: Luçon is a smaller sous-préfecture in the same Vendée département, offering a directly comparable municipal government service profile across civil status, urban planning, and cultural programming at similar commune scale. Comparable administrative scope and population tier make it the closest functional peer.
• Mairie de Parthenay: Parthenay is a sous-préfecture in Deux-Sèvres at a similar commune scale to Fontenay-le-Comte, with comparable heritage and cultural programming emphases, making it a useful like-for-like benchmark for cultural-anchored municipal governance.

Broad incumbents

• Mairie de La Rochelle: La Rochelle is a larger coastal city and préfecture in the neighboring Charente-Maritime département with an established cultural and tourism profile, representing a broader incumbent peer that has scaled heritage positioning and event venue operations similar to Fontenay-le-Comte's ambitions.
• Mairie de La Roche-sur-Yon: La Roche-sur-Yon is the préfecture of the Vendée département, operating as a larger incumbent municipal government with a broader service portfolio, larger budget, and wider administrative authority than Fontenay-le-Comte while serving the same regional catchment.
• Mairie de Poitiers: Poitiers is the préfecture of the Vienne département in Nouvelle-Aquitaine and a larger-scale municipal government with extensive cultural assets (including heritage sites and museums), serving as a regional incumbent benchmark for sub-prefecture to préfecture transitions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/villefontenay
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@espaceculturelrenecassinla452
• Facebookfacebook.com/ville.fontenaylecomte
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mairie-de-fontena-le-comte

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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