Ville de Jacou

What Ville de Jacou does

Ville de Jacou is a French commune (municipal government) located in the Hérault department of the Occitanie region in southern France, operating as one of 31 communes within the Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole intercommunal structure. The municipality delivers a portfolio of public services to its residents, organized across five core service lines: urban planning (Service Urbanisme) administered through the GNAU digital platform for online permit submissions; social solidarity services via the CCAS (Centre Communal d'Action Sociale) including food aid, housing support, and senior care; cultural and educational services through the Médiathèque municipale Michèle Jennepin (a 500 m² facility housing 15,000 works, opened September 2019) and La Passerelle theater venue; childhood and youth services through the Maison de la Petite Enfance Sabine Zlatin daycare and the Espace Famille online portal managing school registrations, périscolaire activities, and payments; and waste collection, security, and civic administration services distributed through the town hall at 6 rue de l'Hôtel de Ville.

The municipality's underlying technology consists of a conventional digital municipal services platform rather than a modular SaaS architecture. Core digital components include the GNAU (Guichet Numérique des Autorisations d'Urbanisme) portal hosted at gnau.montpellier3m.fr for online urban planning submissions, a municipal library portal for catalog access and reservations, the Espace Famille portal hosted at espace-citoyens.net for family service management, and the official ville-jacou.fr website serving as the primary digital gateway. Communication channels include a monthly newsletter (Echo de la Mayre), a monthly publication (Le Mois à Jacou), social media, and cultural event programming.

Revenue mechanics derive from three streams: municipal tax revenue (taxe foncière, taxe d'habitation, CFE), state subsidies and departmental grants from the Hérault department, and minor transaction fees for urban planning permits and library subscriptions (priced at €5-€18 annually based on user category). The municipality is governed by Mayor Renaud Calvat and the municipal council, operating under French public-sector law with no private equity, venture capital, or parent-company ownership structure.

Name

Ville de Jacou

Legal name

Ville de Jacou

Website

https://ville-jacou.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ville de Jacou is a French commune within Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole delivering municipal services — including urban planning via the GNAU digital portal, social assistance via CCAS, a municipal library, La Passerelle theater, and childhood services — to residents of Jacou, Hérault.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Public Services

NAICS

Other General Government Support (92119), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512), Administration of Housing Programs (925110)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI), Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ)

Keywords

• Municipal public services
• Local government administration
• Urban planning permits
• Social action services
• Municipal cultural services

Headquarters

HQ city

JACOU

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue: Primary revenue from local taxes including property tax (taxe foncière), housing tax (taxe d'habitation), and business taxes ( CFE ) levied on residents and businesses within the commune.
2. State Subsidies and Grants: Operating subsidies and grants from the French state and Hérault department to fund municipal services and infrastructure projects.
3. Urban Planning Fees: Fees collected for urban planning permits, certificates, and authorizations administered through the urban planning service.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ville de Jacou is a French commune (municipal government) providing essential public services to its residents, including urban planning administration, social solidarity assistance through CCAS, a municipal library (Médiathèque), childcare and youth services, cultural programming through La Passerelle theater, and administrative procedures delivered both in-person at the town hall and through digital portals such as the Espace Famille and GNAU platforms.

Product overview

Ville de Jacou operates a unified municipal services platform offering digital and in-person access to civic services. The core offering consists of a municipal website portal providing access to administrative services, urbanism services (with digital GNAU platform for permit applications), a municipal library, social solidarity services (CCAS), and childhood/youth services managed through the Espace Famille portal. Cultural programming is provided through the La Passerelle venue. The services are provided directly by the municipality without a modular software architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CCAS de Jacou: Centre Communal d'Action Sociale - Municipal social services center providing solidarity assistance to residents
• Médiathèque municipale Michèle Jennepin
• La Passerelle

Products and services

• CCAS - Centre Communal d'Action Sociale Municipal social action center providing housing assistance, food aid, administrative support, social monitoring, and senior services including home help and meal delivery for vulnerable residents of Jacou.
• Service Urbanisme

Quantifiable outcome

• The solidarity grocery has been operating since March 2019, serving residents in precarious situations.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Montpellier Méditerranée MétropolecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe metropolitan authority to which Jacou belongs. Coordinates intercommunal policies including urban planning (PLUiC), public transport, waste management (balayeuse services), and economic development across all 31 communes.
• France Alzheimer HéraultcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation providing free Alzheimer's support programs for families in Jacou, including 5-module workshops at the municipal library conducted by neuropsychologists.
• Vacances ÉvasionminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLeisure center operator managing the Wednesday and school holiday center for children aged 3-12 in Jacou, with municipal subsidy of 2€ per day.
• Hérault DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental authority operating territorial solidarity services from a location in Jacou, providing social support and welfare services.
• La Mutuelle FamilialeminorOthersCommunal mutual health insurance available to Jacou residents, providing affordable health coverage options.
• Orange, SFR, BouyguesminorOthersMobile operators filing DIM (Dossier d'Information Mairie) for antenna installations within the commune, subject to municipal review and public consultation.
• CAF de l'HéraultminorOthersCaisse d'Allocations Familiales providing family benefits information and services to residents.
• CPAM de l'HéraultminorOthersPrimary health insurance fund serving residents of the Hérault department.
• Relais Assistantes Maternelles (RAM)minorOthersService for parents and childminders providing information on childcare options and administrative support.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Commune de Le Crès: Neighboring commune of similar size in the Montpellier Métropole, sharing the same intercommunal policy framework and demographic profile. Direct peer as a comparable small municipal government in the same service area.
• Commune de Teyran: Adjacent commune of similar size in the same Métropole. Direct peer as a small municipal government offering parallel urban planning, cultural, and social services to a comparable population.
• Commune de Clapiers: Small commune adjacent to Jacou within the Montpellier Métropole. Direct peer as a geographically proximate municipal government operating similar urban planning, cultural, and family services under the same intercommunal constraints.
• Commune de Castries: Adjacent commune in the same Métropole, specifically referenced in Jacou's contact data for the RPE (Relais Assistantes Maternelles) childcare relay service. Direct peer as a peer municipality operating childminder coordination and similar small-scale public services.
• Commune de Prades-le-Lez: Neighboring commune north of Jacou in the Montpellier Métropole. Direct peer as a municipal government operating under the same PLUiC and intercommunal cooperative framework.
• Commune de Vendargues: Neighboring commune of comparable size in the Hérault department, also part of Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole. Direct peer as a small municipal government facing the same PLUiC, Métropole coordination, and tax-base dynamics.
• Commune de Baillargues: Neighboring commune in the Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole with comparable population and service scope. Direct peer as a same-tier municipal government serving residents under the shared PLUiC.

Broad incumbents

• Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole: The intercommunal authority (établissement public de coopération intercommunale) governing 31 communes including Jacou. Directly comparable because it sets the PLUiC, hosts the GNAU platform, and operates transport, waste, and economic development services that complement Jacou's municipal offering.
• Ville de Montpellier: The Métropole's central city and largest commune. Comparable as a municipal administration in the same region operating urban planning, cultural (including médiathèques), social (CCAS), and educational services at significantly larger scale, providing a model for service portfolio depth.

Others

• Démarches Simplifiées: France's leading digital platform for online administrative procedures, used by many French communes for permit and form submission. Relevant as the underlying technology ecosystem that competes with or complements the Métropole's GNAU platform.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ville-de-jacou

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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