Ville de Joigny

What Ville de Joigny does

Ville de Joigny (legally Mairie de Joigny) is the municipal government of the commune of Joigny, a historic town in the Yonne department of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France, located approximately 150 km from Paris on the Paris-Lyon-Marseille rail corridor. The municipality serves its approximately 10,000 residents through a portfolio of civic, cultural, recreational, social, and administrative services, including civil documentation (passports, national identity cards), urban planning, water and sanitation, social action via the CCAS, a 15-professor music conservatory, the Agnès Varda cinema, two libraries, a municipal camping site, and a free shuttle service (La P'tite Navette).

The underlying technology consists of a municipal website platform (ville-joigny.fr) and a set of third-party digital services including the Espace Citoyens citizen portal, the RDV en Mairie appointment system, the GNAU online planning authorization portal, and hosting by Worldline France with development by Atol Conseils et Développements under the GIP Territoires Numériques BFC framework. Service delivery is hybrid, combining a physical infrastructure network (town hall, technical services, community center La Fabrik, tourist office, cultural venues) with these digital channels and shared services delivered via the Communauté de communes du Jovinien (CCJ).

The revenue model is a public-sector fiscal model comprising three streams: local taxes (taxe foncière, CFE business tax, and taxe d'habitation on secondary residences); service fees for civic documents, facility rentals, cultural admissions (e.g., cinema tickets at EUR 4.00-6.80), and recreational services; and operational subsidies and grants from the Conseil Départemental de l'Yonne, the Conseil Régional de Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, and national government programs. Governance is exercised through an elected municipal council headed by Mayor Nicolas Soret, who also serves as president of the CCJ. Pricing for many services has shifted toward free provision (library membership since March 2025, school supplies for CP-CM2 students) reflecting a redistribution-oriented fiscal posture.

Name

Ville de Joigny

Legal name

Mairie de Joigny

Website

https://ville-joigny.fr

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ville de Joigny is the municipal government of the commune of Joigny in France's Yonne department, delivering civic, cultural, social, and administrative services to approximately 10,000 residents through a town hall, digital portals, and community infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration / Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Convention and Visitors Bureaus (561591)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Permitting, Reservations & Visitor Information Services (Passes, Booking, Visitor Centers) (THAAAGAD)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Civil registration services
• Public library services
• Cultural venue management
• Local administrative services

Headquarters

HQ city

Joigny

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Local Taxes and Fiscal Revenue: The municipality generates revenue primarily through local taxes including property tax (taxe foncière), housing tax (taxe d'habitation - abolished for primary residences but still applicable for secondary residences), and business taxes ( CFE - Cotisation Foncière des Entreprises). These taxes constitute the core fiscal revenue for funding municipal operations and services.
2. Service Fees and Administrative Charges: The municipality charges fees for various public services including civil status documents (passports, identity cards), cemetery and crematorium services, municipal facility rentals (salles municipales), and recreational services (swimming pool, camping, conservatory). These fees represent direct user payments for specific municipal services.
3. Government Subsidies and Transfers: The municipality receives operational subsidies and grants from higher levels of government including the Conseil Départemental de l'Yonne, the Conseil Régional de Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, and national government programs. These transfers support specific projects, infrastructure investments, and operational costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ville de Joigny is a French commune providing statutory local public services to its approximately 10,000 residents. Its core offering covers civil registration (passports, national identity cards, births/deaths), urban planning and housing administration, water and sanitation, social action via the CCAS, cultural programming (cinema, conservatory, libraries), sports and recreational facilities, school and transport services, and local economic development support, delivered through the Mairie, satellite offices, and the ville-joigny.fr digital portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Passeports et CNI (Passport and National Identity Card Service) Statutory civil-status service allowing residents to book appointments and obtain passports and national identity cards at the Mairie, delivered through a third-party appointment platform.
• Espace Citoyens (Citizen Space) Self-service digital portal where residents can submit administrative requests, access municipal services, and communicate with the Mairie online.
• Service des Eaux (Water Service) Water supply and sanitation services for residents and property owners, including billing, move-in/move-out coordination, and annual water quality reports.
• Maison de l'Habitat du Jovinien (Housing Center) Free, neutral, independent public-service providing advice and information on housing renovation, energy upgrades, and property matters for Jovinien residents.
• La P'tite Navette (Free Shuttle Service) Free municipal shuttle providing nine daily passages across Joigny from Monday to Saturday for residents and visitors.
• Guichet Numérique des Autorisations d'Urbanisme (Digital Planning Portal) Digital submission portal for urban planning authorisations (permits, declarations) administered at the intercommunal level for residents, property owners, and developers.
• Bibliothèque et Médiathèque Services (Library Network) Public library services at the Médiathèque Olympe de Gouges and Bibliothèque de La Madeleine, offered free of charge to all members since the March 2025 council decision.
• Conservatoire à Rayonnement Communal (Municipal Music Conservatory) Public music instruction delivered by a faculty of 15 professors across multiple musical disciplines, accessible to residents of Joigny.
• Cinéma Agnès Varda Municipal single-screen cinema with 118 seats running general programming and Art & Essai film selections, with tiered admission pricing.
• Camping municipal d'Epizy (2-star Municipal Campsite) 2-star municipal campsite located at Epizy, offering daily and weekly rates to tourists and visitors to the commune.

Quantifiable outcome

• Free library membership for all residents implemented March 2025, removing financial barriers to cultural access
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

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

• Communauté de communes du Jovinien (CCJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe CCJ is the inter-municipal structure that Joigny belongs to, jointly delivering services including economic development, swimming pool, waste management, and territorial planning. Mayor Nicolas Soret serves as president of CCJ.
• Conseil Départemental de l'YonnemajorOthersThe departmental council provides funding and support for various municipal projects, infrastructure, and social services in Joigny.
• Conseil Régional de Bourgogne-Franche-ComtémajorOthersThe regional council provides funding support for regional development projects, cultural initiatives, and infrastructure in Joigny.
• Centre Hospitalier Simone Veil de JoignymajorOthersThe public hospital serves the Jovinien community. Listed as a municipal partner for healthcare services.
• CinéodeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCinema network managing the Agnès Varda cinema in Joigny. Listed as a municipal partner.
• Carsat Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéminorOthersRetirement insurance body partnering with the municipality for 'Bienvenue à la retraite' workshops and senior services.
• Jumelage partners (Godalming, Kilibo, Hanover)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational twinning partnerships with Godalming (UK), Kilibo-Ouèssè (Bénin), and Hanover (Germany) for cultural exchange and solidarity initiatives.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Vézelay: Smaller Yonne commune but a UNESCO-listed heritage and tourism benchmark in the same department; useful peer for Joigny's heritage-tourism service line and tourist-office operations.
• Clamecy: Sub-prefecture in Nièvre of similar size to Joigny, with a comparable mix of municipal, cultural, and tourism services, providing a useful benchmark in a different but adjacent Bourgogne-Franche-Comté territory.
• Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire: Commune in neighboring Nièvre with a similar size, heritage-town profile, and tourism service model; comparable in fiscal structure but operating in a different neighboring department.

Broad incumbents

• Sens: Sub-prefecture of Yonne and regional urban center; provides a comparable mix of public services, heritage tourism, and administrative functions at significantly larger scale.
• Auxerre: Prefecture and largest city in Yonne; operates the full municipal service stack (cultural, social, sports, tourism) at a much larger scale, serving as the incumbent benchmark for service breadth in the same department.

Direct peers

• Avallon: Yonne heritage town of comparable scale that combines tourism, cultural venues, and traditional municipal services, providing a near-direct comparator for Joigny's heritage-tourism-led model.
• Tonnerre: Historic commune of comparable size in the Yonne department with a similar heritage-and-tourism profile (medieval center, tourist office, cultural facilities) and the same fiscal structure under French communal law.
• Villeneuve-sur-Yonne: Yonne commune of similar population scale with medieval ramparts, a tourist office, and a comparable cultural/sports service offering, making it a structural analog in the same department.
• Migennes: Adjacent Yonne commune of broadly comparable size, sharing the same regional rail corridor and delivering an overlapping portfolio of municipal services (schools, sports, cultural programming).

Others

• Communauté de communes du Jovinien (CCJ): Intercommunal public structure of which Joigny is a member; jointly delivers swimming pool, waste management, and economic development — not a competitor but the operational extension that determines much of Joigny's service economics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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