Ville de La Plaine des Palmistes

What Ville de La Plaine des Palmistes does

Ville de La Plaine des Palmistes is a French municipal commune (public administrative entity) located in the Saint-Benoît arrondissement of La Réunion, a French overseas department. Established as a commune in the late 19th century (firmographic data indicates 1899), it operates under the French administrative framework with elected leadership — currently Mayor Johnny Payet — and provides the full range of mandatory and discretionary local public services to its residents. Core service lines include civil status registration (birth, marriage, death certificates), school enrollment and education (kindergartens, elementary schools, and the Gaston Crochet collège), water and sanitation services, social assistance through the CCAS (Centre Communal d'Action Sociale), urban planning, local economic development, and cultural and sports facilities including the Médiathèque Paulette Pégou, Espace Culturel Guy Agénor, and Stade Adrien Robert.

The commune's digital infrastructure centers on the Guichet Unique, a unified online administrative portal hosted on a municipal website (OVH-hosted) that consolidates resident-facing procedures — civil status requests, school enrollment, urban planning permits, water service management. Supporting systems include electronic public procurement via achatpublic.com, electronic invoicing through Chorus Pro, and an interactive PLU mapping tool (PEIGEO). The commune employs 36 civil servants and is headquartered at 230 rue de la République, La Plaine des Palmistes.

The business model is that of a French municipality: revenue derives from local taxation (property taxes, business taxes), service fees (water, sanitation, school meals, transport), and substantial transfers from the French government and the European Union. The EU's FEDER (regional development) and REACT-UE (COVID-19 recovery) programs have funded a multi-year capital infrastructure push including a €6.2M municipal swimming pool, urban development, cycling infrastructure, and bridge works. Customer base is the resident population of the commune — a single, geographically bounded end market where the municipality is the sole provider of local government services.

Name

Ville de La Plaine des Palmistes

Legal name

Mairie de la Plaine des Palmistes

Website

https://ville-plainedespalmistes.fr

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

La Plaine des Palmistes is a French municipal commune in La Réunion providing public services to its residents, including civil registration, education, water and sanitation, social assistance, and cultural and sports facilities, delivered through a town hall and online portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251)

akta.pro primary industry

Economic Development & Business Licensing (Local) (BPAIACAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Land Administration & Cadastral Services (Public Land Records, Parcel Management) (BPAIANAH), School District Central Administration (Superintendent & Cabinet Offices) (EDADABAF)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Civil registry administration
• Urban planning services
• Local public administration
• Community social services

Headquarters

HQ city

La Plaine des Palmistes

HQ country

Réunion

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Taxes and Local Taxation: The municipality generates revenue through local taxes (property taxes, business taxes, and other local levies) collected from residents and businesses within the commune
2. European Union Funding (FEDER, REACT-UE): EU-funded infrastructure and development projects including the municipal pool, sports facilities, cultural center, and urban development initiatives
3. Service Fees and Charges: Fees for services such as water supply, sanitation, school meals, and school transport

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

La Plaine des Palmistes is a French municipal commune that provides local government services to its residents, including civil registry administration (birth, marriage, death certificates), school enrollment, urban planning permits, water and sanitation services, social assistance through CCAS, public education, cultural programming, and sports facilities. The commune operates the Guichet Unique online portal as a unified access point for administrative procedures, complemented by in-person service at the town hall.

Product overview

The Ville de La Plaine des Palmistes operates a comprehensive suite of municipal services delivered through a digital platform. The core offering is the Guichet Unique (unified administrative portal) which provides online access to civil registry services, school enrollment, urban planning permits, and water/sanitation services. Supporting services include education (schools and transport), social services (CCAS), cultural facilities (Médiathèque Paulette Pégou and Espace Culturel Guy Agénor), and sports facilities (municipal swimming pool and stadium). This is not a technology product company but a local government providing public administrative and community services digitally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Espace Culturel Guy Agénor: Cultural space managed by the municipality for events and cultural programming.
• Médiathèque Paulette Pégou

Products and services

• Guichet Unique (Online Administrative Portal) Unified digital portal for online administrative procedures including birth certificates, marriage certificates, death certificates, school inscriptions, urbanism permits, water services, and municipal police certificates. Designed for residents of La Plaine des Palmistes who need to complete municipal administrative procedures.
• Water and Sanitation Services (Eau et Assainissement)
• Education Services
• CCAS (Centre Communal d'Action Sociale)
• Médiathèque Paulette Pégou (Public Library)
• Espace Culturel Guy Agénor (Cultural Center)
• Municipal Swimming Pool (Piscine Municipale) Covered, semi-enclosed, heated municipal swimming pool facility with learning and perfection basins, paddling pool, and sun terrace. Open to residents and visitors.
• Urban Planning Services

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• European Union (FEDER)coreOthersEU Regional Development Fund financing major municipal infrastructure projects including Coeur de Ville, Pont Frémicourt, cycling routes, and other development initiatives.
• European Union (REACT-UE)coreOthersEU COVID-19 recovery funding (REACT-UE) supporting municipal projects including the swimming pool, playground, sports stadium rehabilitation, and mediathque.
• CIRESTcoreOthersCommunauté d'Intercommunalité de l'Est de la Réunion - intercommunal organization managing regional services including school transport ( CIREST transport link)
• CCI-R (Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de La Réunion)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCCI Réunion provides training offers and professional education programs referenced on the municipal employment portal.
• AFPARminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAgence Française pour la Formation Professionnelle des Adultes - provides vocational training offers for residents.
• FormanoominorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRegional Training Portal of La Réunion - lists training opportunities for local residents.
• MFR La Plaine des PalmistesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMaison Familiale Rurale - local training institution referenced for professional development and education services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Commune de La Possession: Mid-sized Réunion commune within the CIREST intercommunal grouping. Shares the intercommunal cooperation framework with La Plaine des Palmistes via CIREST for transport and economic development.
• Commune de Saint-Pierre (La Réunion): Larger commune in the same French overseas department (La Réunion). Operates as a municipal government with comparable service portfolio (civil registry, urban planning, CCAS, cultural and sports facilities) but serves a substantially larger population and tax base.
• Commune de Saint-Denis (La Réunion): Capital commune of La Réunion and préfecture. Comparable as a French overseas municipal government delivering civil services, urban planning, education oversight, and cultural programming, with materially greater fiscal scale and headcount.

Direct peers

• Commune de Petite-Île: Small Réunion commune of similar scale to La Plaine des Palmistes. Operates the same municipal service mix (civil status, urban planning PLU, water, CCAS, schools, cultural facilities) with comparable EU grant exposure.
• Commune des Trois-Bassins: Small Réunion commune. Closely comparable in population, budget scale, and service scope; another small island commune running a Guichet Unique–style portal, CCAS, schools, and EU-funded infrastructure projects.
• Commune de Salazie: Neighboring highland cirque commune in La Réunion. Comparable small municipal footprint, similar rural/eco-tourism profile, and shared dependency on Réunion departmental and EU funding for capital projects.
• Commune de Cilaos: Small highland commune in La Réunion. Closest functional peer to La Plaine des Palmistes: comparable population size, similar tourism positioning, similar cyclone exposure, and equivalent reliance on EU/intergovernmental transfers for infrastructure projects.
• Commune de Bras-Panon: Small Réunion commune in the CIREST intercommunal perimeter alongside La Plaine des Palmistes. Comparable service portfolio (CCAS, schools, cultural facilities, water service) and similar EU funding dependency for capex.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/mairieplainedespalmistes
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ville-de-la-plaine-des-palmistes

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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