What Ville de Kingersheim does

Ville de Kingersheim is a French municipal government entity (commune) serving approximately 13,500 inhabitants in the Haut-Rhin department of the Grand Est region, located within the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération (m2A) intercommunal structure of 39 municipalities. The commune provides comprehensive public services including civil status administration, urban planning, environmental management, cultural activities, sports, social solidarity, public safety, and citizen participation. It employs approximately 160 agents across 60 different professions, governed by a newly installed municipal council of 33 elected officials led by Mayor Laurent Riche following the March 22, 2026 election.

The municipality operates a digital infrastructure comprising a municipal website (ville-kingersheim.fr), a citizen portal for 24/7 administrative teleservices, smart water meters with remote reading capabilities (via the Eau'Pla platform), an SMS alert system, video protection, and integrations with national platforms (service-public.fr, France Services, Gescime, Restipol). Core services also include Espace Tival cultural venue, Police Municipale, family and solidarity services, and waste collection. The municipality derives revenue from local taxes (Taxe d'Habitation, Taxe Foncière), state dotations, administrative fees, and public procurement, while maintaining charges approximately one-third lower than comparable communes of 10,000-15,000 inhabitants.

The commune's strategic positioning emphasizes ecological transition (Label TETE 2-star 2026), transparent financial management (AFIGESE innovation award 2008), cycling-friendly employer practices (Label Employeur Pro-Vélo Silver 2026), and participatory democracy through the Agora platform and citizen councils. It maintains strategic partnerships with m2A for delegated competencies (water, waste, transport), SIVOM for waste management, the Haut-Rhin Fire and Rescue Service for firefighting, and the National Police for public safety coordination. The distributed service model combines physical town hall access, digital self-service, and intercommunal channels to ensure accessibility across all resident demographics.

Name

Ville de Kingersheim

Legal name

Ville de Kingersheim

Website

https://ville-kingersheim.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Ville de Kingersheim is a French municipal government entity serving 13,500 residents in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, within the 39-commune Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération. It delivers administrative, cultural, social, environmental, and public safety services through 160 municipal agents, digital citizen portals, and intercommunal partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Other General Government Support (92119), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings (56179)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public administration
• Civil status services
• Urban planning services
• Waste water management

Headquarters

HQ city

Kingersheim

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Local Taxes: Primary revenue source including Taxe d'Habitation (housing tax) and Taxe Foncière (property tax), which represent the majority of local government funding for services and investments.
2. State Dotation (Government Subsidies): State contributions and subsidies to local authorities, though subject to reduction since 2013.
3. Service Fees and Administrative Charges: Various fees for administrative services, market concessions, cemetery plots, and public domain occupation.
4. Public Procurement Revenue: Revenue from public procurement contracts and tenders processed through the municipal purchasing service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ville de Kingersheim is a French municipal government (commune) that provides public administrative services to its approximately 13,500 residents, including civil status registration, elections, school enrollment, urban planning (Permis de construire, PLU), family and social solidarity services, cultural programming through Espace Tival and Le Créa, municipal police and volunteer firefighter services, waste collection, and delegated water management via m2A Régie de l'eau. Services are delivered through a main town hall at Place de la Libération, a digital citizen portal accessible 24/7, France Services hub, and partner organizations including Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération (m2A), SIVOM, Police Nationale, and the Haut-Rhin Fire and Rescue Service.

Product overview

Ville de Kingersheim operates a comprehensive digital service portfolio centered on its municipal website and administrative infrastructure. The core offering consists of the official municipal website (ville-kingersheim.fr) providing citizen access to government information, teleservices, and administrative procedures via the national service-public.fr portal. Supporting products include the bimonthly Kingersheim Magazine publication for civic communication, the Agora citizen participation platform, real-time SMS alert services, and municipal social media presence. The municipality also manages physical and digital infrastructure including the Espace Tival cultural venue, Police Municipale services, family and solidarity support programs, water management utilities (via m2A Régie de l'eau), and waste collection services. The TETE (Territoire Engagé Transition Écologique) program represents the municipality's environmental transition initiative.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Status and Administrative Services (Accueil – Population) Front-desk municipal service handling civil status (état-civil) requests, elections registrations, and general administrative procedures for residents of Kingersheim, available in person at the town hall and digitally through teleservices.
• Digital Citizen Portal (Teleservices) Online portal accessible 24/7 enabling citizens to complete civil status procedures, school enrollment, elections filings, and other administrative tasks without visiting the town hall in person.
• Urban Planning and Environment Service (Urbanisme et Environnement) Municipal service responsible for processing complex urban planning permits (autorisations du droit des sols), managing the Plan Local d'Urbanisme (PLU), land affairs, environmental regulation, and public-facing urban planning advice for residents and professionals.
• Family and Solidarity Services (Famille et Solidarités) Municipal social support services including family assistance, senior services, social solidarity programs, the social grocery (épicerie solidaire), and social housing administration for residents in need, organized into the Family service and Solidarities service.
• Police Municipale (Municipal Police) Municipal police service providing public safety, neighborhood patrols, traffic enforcement, school safety zones, and Opération Tranquillité Vacances for absent residents, operating in coordination with the National Police through a convention.
• Volunteer Firefighter Corps (Sapeurs-pompiers de Kingersheim) Volunteer firefighter corps operating under the authority of the Haut-Rhin Fire and Rescue Service, providing first aid response, firefighting, traffic accident response, and other rescue operations; conducted 360 operations in 2024 with an average staff of 25 volunteer firefighters.
• Water Management Services (via Régie de l'eau m2A) Water distribution and management services delegated to the m2A Water Utility, including smart meter remote reading (télérelevé), leak detection alerts, and online consumption monitoring via the Eau'Pla platform for Kingersheim residents.
• Waste Collection Services Municipal waste collection services including selective sorting, bio-waste (biodéchets) collection points, and access to recycling centers (déchetteries) managed by SIVOM de la région mulhousienne, with access badges provided exclusively to residents.
• Cultural Services (Espace Tival, Le Créa, Médiathèque) Cultural and events programming managed by the municipality, including Espace Tival cultural venue (2 Place de la Réunion), Le Créa center and the MOMIX festival, and the municipal media library, providing performances, exhibitions, residencies, and community gatherings for residents.
• Early Childhood and School Services (Petite enfance et scolarité) Municipal services for early childhood, school enrollment and registration (maternelle and élémentaire), périscolaire (before/after-school care), extracurricular activities, the Relais Petite Enfance, and parental support for families with children in Kingersheim.
• Public Procurement Service (Achats publics et veille juridique) Municipal purchasing service responsible for public procurement contracts, tenders, and legal monitoring for the commune, processing public contracts and consulting procedures published as regulatory acts.
• Agora Participatory Democracy Platform Digital citizen participation platform enabling residents to submit initiatives, suggestions, and engage with the municipality on community issues, including the citizen initiative fund and participatory councils.
• SMS Alert Service (Alertes SMS) Real-time SMS notification service delivering updates on municipal events, incidents, and emergency alerts to opted-in residents of Kingersheim.
• Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (Bornes de recharge) Public electric vehicle charging infrastructure of 4 stations (8 charging points) deployed across Kingersheim in partnership with Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, Izivia, and Crédit Mutuel Impact, supporting municipal mobility policy.

Quantifiable outcome

• Municipal charges maintained approximately one-third lower than comparable communes (10-15,000 inhabitants)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération (m2A)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKingersheim is one of 39 municipalities in the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, which holds delegated competencies including economic development, transport, housing, urban policy, and early childhood services. M2A coordinates regional services including water management, waste collection, and infrastructure projects such as electric vehicle charging stations.
• SIVOM de la région mulhousiennecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIVOM handles public service missions in selective waste collection, waste treatment, and wastewater collection and purification across the Mulhouse region. They manage déchetteries (recycling centers) and provide access badges exclusively to residents.
• Territoire d'Énergie Alsace (formerly Syndicat d'Électricité et de Gaz du Rhin)majorTechnology or IntegrationDepartmental electricity union now operating as Territoire d'Énergie Alsace, engaging in energy transition initiatives. Manages electricity infrastructure and public lighting across 332 communes and 2 communauté de communes.
• IziviamajorTechnology or IntegrationElectric vehicle charging infrastructure provider partnering with m2A and Crédit Mutuel Impact to deploy charging stations across the agglomeration, with 4 stations (8 charging points) operational in Kingersheim.
• Police NationalecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDaily cooperation between Municipal Police and National Police through a coordination convention, particularly in prevention and security domains. Joint operations for public safety and community protection.
• Service d'Incendie et de Secours du Haut-RhincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe volunteer firefighter corps of Kingersheim operates under the authority of the Haut-Rhin Fire and Rescue Service, which provides training, standards, and operational coordination for firefighting and rescue services.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ville de Wittenheim: Neighbouring commune in Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération with comparable population (~14,000) and similar service portfolio including waste, schools, and participatory democracy. Most directly comparable French municipal peer.
• Ville d'Illzach: Adjacent commune in the Mulhouse agglomeration with ~14,500 residents, sharing the same m2A intercommunal services (water, waste, transport) and competing for residents and businesses in the same suburban belt.
• Ville de Wittelsheim: Mulhouse-area commune of comparable population size (~10,000-11,000) operating a similar municipal service portfolio including schools, cultural venue, and ecological transition initiatives within m2A.
• Ville de Rixheim: Suburban Mulhouse commune with ~13,500 residents delivering directly comparable municipal services through the same intercommunal cooperation framework and competing for similar demographic segments.
• Ville de Pfastatt: Neighbouring Mulhouse-belt commune with ~9,000-10,000 inhabitants offering the same suite of municipal services, sharing fire-station infrastructure references and intercommunal service delivery.
• Ville de Lutterbach: Nearby commune of ~6,000-7,000 residents operating similar municipal service infrastructure (schools, urbanisme, social services) within the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération.
• Ville de Sausheim: Mulhouse suburban commune hosting the m2A headquarters; comparable administrative scale and shared intercommunal infrastructure footprint directly comparable to Kingersheim.
• Ville de Richwiller: Small Mulhouse-area commune (~3,500 residents) operating a basic municipal service model; useful smaller-scale comparable within the same agglomeration dynamics.
• Ville de Baldersheim: Small commune within Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération delivering a comparable core municipal service set under the same intercommunal framework.

Broad incumbents

• Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération (m2A): The intercommunal authority grouping 39 communes that delivers delegated services (water, waste, transport, economic development) that overlap with Kingersheim's service portfolio at a broader geographic scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInfr.linkedin.com/company/ville-de-kingersheim
• Instagraminstagram.com/villedekingersheim

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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