mairie de pernes les fontaines

What mairie de pernes les fontaines does

The Ville de Pernes les Fontaines is a French municipal government (commune) located in the Vaucluse department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. The municipality serves the residents of Pernes-les-Fontaines through a portfolio of administrative, cultural, sporting, social, and environmental services. Core service delivery channels include the Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) at Place Aristide Briand for administrative procedures, the Centre Communal d'Action Sociale (CCAS) for social support with a dedicated seniors program, the Service Culturel managing museums and cultural programming, the Service des Sports operating sports facilities, and France Services centers that host partner agencies such as the Mission Locale du Comtat venaissin for youth employment assistance and SUEZ for water billing inquiries. The municipality is governed by an elected Conseil Municipal and operates as a public administrative entity under French law, funded through local taxation rather than commercial revenue.

The municipality's product and service portfolio includes the Médiathèque (public library celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2025), supplemented by the Micro-Folie digital art initiative introduced in 2022, the Centre Culturel des Augustins cultural venue, the Galerie de l'Abattoir exhibition space, and a network of four municipal museums (Maison Fléchier, Maison du Costume, Musée Comtadin du Cycle, Musée de la Résistance) covering costume, cycling heritage, and resistance history. Sports facilities include the outdoor Piscine municipale de plein air and the Complexe Sportif Paul de Vivie. Environmental and safety programs include Le Rucher des Fontaines (municipal apiary), waste management operated through the Communauté d'Agglomération des Sorgues du Comtat, civil protection through the Comité Communal de Feux de Forêt and Réserve Communale de Sécurité Civile, a mosquito tigre control plan, and municipal police services. The municipality's digital presence is built on a content management system designed and maintained by web agency Com-Océan (Le Beaucet) and hosted by ABSYS Informatique (Cavaillon).

The municipality holds several external recognitions: APIcité 3 Abeilles (highest national distinction for pollinator protection from UNAF, weighted as a high-credibility ESG award), Ville fleurie 3 fleurs, Les Plus Beaux Détours de France, Ville et Métiers d'Art, and Territoire Vélo from FF Cyclotourisme. Strategic partnerships include the Communauté d'Agglomération des Sorgues du Comtat for inter-municipal waste and shared services, the Parc naturel régional du Mont-Ventoux for territorial development, SUEZ for water services, ENEDIS for electricity network management, and numerous local cultural and sporting associations. With approximately 38 municipal employees, the commune operates as a small-to-medium public administration with no commercial revenue model.

Name

mairie de pernes les fontaines

Legal name

Ville de Pernes les Fontaines

Website

https://ville-pernes-les-fontaines.fr

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Ville de Pernes les Fontaines is a French municipal government (commune) in the Vaucluse department serving local residents with administrative, cultural, sporting, social, and environmental services. Operations span the Hôtel de Ville, Médiathèque, four municipal museums, sports complex, and France Services center.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (712190)

SIC

Operators Of Nonresidential Buildings (6512), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIACAI

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services

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

SECONDARYTHAHAAAE

Government & Municipal Event Venues

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

SECONDARYMPAGALAL

Venue Facilities, Maintenance & Capital Projects (Engineering, Renovations)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Event Venues & Venue Operations (Arenas, Theaters, Halls)

SECONDARYTHAAAFAA

Wildlife Sanctuaries & Rescue Centers (Visitor Operations)

Travel & Hospitality/Adventure, Amusement Parks & Ecotourism/Wildlife Sanctuaries, Conservation Parks & Reserves (Visitor Operations)

Keywords

• Municipal administration
• Public services
• Cultural programs
• Urban planning
• Community services

Headquarters

HQ city

Pernes les Fontaines

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Mairie de Pernes les Fontaines is the municipal government authority providing administrative, cultural, sports, social, environmental, and public safety services to the residents of Pernes les Fontaines. Core offerings include administrative procedures, cultural programming through the Médiathèque, Micro-Folie, Centre Culturel des Augustins and four municipal museums, sports facilities (outdoor pool, Complexe Sportif Paul de Vivie), social support via the Centre Communal d'Action Sociale (CCAS), environmental services including waste management, and public safety through the municipal police and civil security reserve.

Product overview

The Ville de Pernes les Fontaines operates a comprehensive municipal services platform offering cultural, sports, and administrative services to its residents. The city's cultural offerings include the Médiathèatheque (public library celebrating its 10th anniversary) supplemented by the Micro-Folie digital art program since 2022, the Centre Culturel des Augustins as the main event venue, the Galerie de l'Abattoir exhibition space, and a network of four museums covering costume, cycling, and resistance history. Sports facilities include an outdoor municipal swimming pool and the Complexe Sportif Paul de Vivie. Administrative services are delivered through France Services centers, with specialized services for youth (Mission Locale) and environmental initiatives including the Rucher des Fontaines apiary program. The city's digital presence serves as the primary gateway for information about municipal services, cultural events, and community programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Médiathèque
• Micro-Folie

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• ENEDISminorOthers · 13 April 2026Electricity distribution network operator conducting vegetation management via drone surveys between April 13-30, 2026 using contractor DRONE VOLT to inspect high-voltage power lines.
• Mission Locale du Comtat venaissincoreOthers · 1 April 2026Youth employment support service holding weekly permanence at France Services in Hôtel de ville since early April 2026. Provides personalized follow-up for non-enrolled youth on professional projects, employment, training, mobility, and administrative procedures.
• Communauté d'Agglomération des Sorgues du ComtatcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInter-municipal cooperation managing shared services including waste management (déchetterie). The déchetterie of Pernes is operated by this community of municipalities. Fire emergency response is coordinated through departmental fire services (SDIS).
• Parc naturel régional du Mont-VentouxcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on environmental and territorial development programs including the 'Rendez-vous du Parc' event series. Pernes is part of this regional nature park territory.
• SUEZcoreOthersWater service provider managing water distribution and billing. SUEZ agents hold periodic information sessions at France Services Monteux for customer inquiries.
• Association des Artistes et Amateurs Pernois (AAAP)minorOthersLocal art association organizing regular exhibitions under the Halle Couverte and participating in community cultural events.
• Centre Culturel des AugustinscoreOthersCultural center operated by the municipality hosting concerts, theatrical performances, exhibitions, and municipal council meetings. Home to the 'Micro-Folie' digital art initiative.
• AtmoSudminorOthersState-approved air quality monitoring association informing municipalities and populations of air pollution alerts. Activated level 1 alert procedures for ozone pollution in Vaucluse region.
• Com-OcéanminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWeb development agency located in Le Beaucet (84210) responsible for the design and maintenance of the municipal website (www.perneslesfontaines.fr).
• Musiques et Culture EnsembleminorOthersCultural association co-organizing the 'Pernes en Musique' classical music festival with the municipality. Partnership for the 19th edition in 2026.
• Office de Tourisme de Pernes les FontainescoreOthersLocal tourism office promoting the city and its heritage. Co-manages cultural events including heritage days and provides visitor information services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Mairie d'Apt: A Luberon-area Vaucluse sub-prefecture of comparable population scale operating a similar municipal service stack (cultural centres, sports facilities, environmental services) — useful peer for departmental co-funding and cultural-programming economics.
• Mairie de Beaumes-de-Venise: A neighbouring small Vaucluse commune within the same Communauté d'Agglomération framework — directly comparable inter-municipal cooperation model (waste services, fire response) and benchmarks for budgetary economics of very small communes in the Pernes peer set.
• Mairie de Lourmarin: Another 'Plus Beaux Détours de France' Provençal commune with comparable cultural-tourism positioning and a smaller headcount — a useful benchmark for visitor-economy economics at the lower end of the detour-network cohort.
• Mairie de Forcalquier: A Alpes-de-Haute-Provence commune of comparable small-town size that is also a 'Plus Beaux Détours de France' member — operates a similar mix of cultural/environmental programming and serves as a like-for-like benchmark for what the Plus Beaux Détours label can deliver for a small heritage town.
• Mairie de Gordes: A Vaucluse Luberon heritage village with similar small-commune scale but global brand recognition — peer for tourism premium-pricing, heritage-preservation zoning, and high-end cultural-event hosting in a small-town municipal structure.

Direct peers

• Mairie de L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue: A neighbouring Vaucluse commune of similar population, similarly branded as a 'ville d'eau' with strong tourism positioning on water/heritage assets and an active weekly market — directly comparable service portfolio (culture, sports, CCAS, environmental management) and overlapping Plus Beaux Détours ecosystem.
• Mairie de Vaison-la-Romaine: A Vaucluse heritage commune of comparable demographic size whose identity centres on Gallo-Roman archaeology, summer festival programming, and cultural tourism — directly comparable operating model to Pernes in delivering museum-services, event programming, and heritage-driven visitor economy from a small commune base.

Broad incumbents

• Mairie d'Avignon: The préfecture of Vaucluse and regional cultural-anchor city, host of the Festival d'Avignon and major heritage sites — sets the broader-incumbent benchmark for cultural programming, museum scale, and tourism infrastructure that Pernes competes against for visitor share.
• Mairie de Carpentras: The sous-préfecture of Vaucluse and far larger urban commune in the same department — operates a substantially broader municipal service portfolio (transports, marchés, équipements) and competes with Pernes for departmental grant allocation and inter-municipal co-funding.
• Mairie d'Orange: A larger Vaucluse heritage city in the same departmental ecosystem, anchored by UNESCO-class Roman heritage — comparable in operating museums and major venues, but at materially greater scale, making it a useful benchmark for venue-utilisation economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries5 records

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