VILLE DE SENLIS

What VILLE DE SENLIS does

Ville de Senlis is a French municipal government entity (collectivité territoriale) serving approximately 16,000+ residents in the Oise department of the Hauts-de-France region, located approximately 45 km north of Paris with A1 motorway access. Operating as a publicly accountable commune under Mayor Pascale Mathiault and the elected Municipal Council, the municipality delivers comprehensive local-government services spanning civil status administration, urban planning, education support, social action, cultural programming, environmental management, and economic development. The entity traces operational roots to 987 AD when Senlis hosted the election of Hugues Capet as King of France, though its modern municipal charter follows the standard French commune legal framework. Subsidiaries include the CCAS (Centre Communal d'Action Sociale), the Conservatoire de Musique et de Danse, the Médiathèque municipale, and the Musées de Senlis.

The municipality operates a hybrid service delivery model combining physical offices (Hôtel de Ville at 3 Place Henri IV plus departmental offices) with a digital infrastructure stack comprising an official website (ville-senlis.fr), a mobile application on iOS and Android, the Portail Famille e-government portal (agoraplus.fr-based), the OpenAgenda event platform, and the Senlis Ensemble digital publication. Beyond traditional administrative services, Ville de Senlis operates a portfolio of prestige venue rentals — Manège Ordener (300-885 persons), Espace Saint-Pierre (270-670 persons), Prieuré Saint-Maurice (up to 180 persons), and three multipurpose halls — alongside the Free Urban Transport Senlisien (TUS), a 5-line, 53-stop public bus system serving ~2,000 daily trips at no charge, operational since 2000.

Revenue mechanics are typical of French communes: local taxes (taxe foncière on properties, taxe d'habitation on residences, cotisation foncière des entreprises on business property), state transfers including the Dotation Globale de Fonctionnement (DGF), service and permit fees (market fees, public space occupation, terrace permits), and venue rental income. The customer base is structurally captive — all residents and businesses within Senlis territory — segmented into primary groups of individual residents, local businesses, associations, families with children, and secondary segments of visitors/tourists and seniors. Strategic positioning is reinforced by certifications including "Pays d'Art et d'Histoire" (Ministry of Culture), "Ville Amie des Enfants" (UNICEF France), Label Marianne (French Government quality certification for public service), "Villes et Villages Fleuris" (flowering cities), and "Ville de Cinéma" (CNC designation). Partnerships include Langenfeld (50-year sister-city twinning), Communauté de Communes Senlis Sud Oise, CEEBIOS, SE60, ADICO, Wearepublic, and Sud Oise Entreprises.

Name

VILLE DE SENLIS

Legal name

Ville de Senlis

Website

https://ville-senlis.fr

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ville de Senlis is a French municipal government serving approximately 16,000+ residents in Senlis, Oise (Hauts-de-France), delivering local administration, civil status, urban planning, cultural venue rentals, free public transport, and digital citizen services through physical offices and online platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Executive Offices (921110), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (9211), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Other General Government Support (92119)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI), Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF), Government & Municipal Event Venues (THAHAAAE), Local Education Authorities & Municipal Education Offices (EDADABAD), City Squares, Old Towns & Landmark Districts (THAJACAJ), Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public administration
• Urban planning
• Civil registry services
• Cultural heritage management

Headquarters

HQ city

Senlis

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Local Taxes: Municipal revenue from local taxation including property taxes (taxe foncière), residence tax (taxe d'habitation), and other local levies.
2. Public Service Fees: Fees for various municipal services including market fees, venue rentals, public space occupation permits, terrace permits, and administrative services.
3. State Subsidies and Transfers: State funding including Dotation Globale de Fonctionnement (DGF) and other intergovernmental transfers.
4. Venue Rental Revenue: Rental income from prestige venues (Manège Ordener, Espace Saint-Pierre, Prieuré Saint-Maurice) and multipurpose rooms (Salle de l'Obélisque, Salle Bon-Secours, Salle Georges Clemenceau).
5. Public Procurement Contracts: Revenue from public procurement through Marchés Publics for works, supplies, services, and technical/IT services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Ville de Senlis is the municipal government (collectivité territoriale) of Senlis, a historic royal city in the Oise department of Hauts-de-France, France. It administers local public services including civil status/state registry, urban planning, education, social action, cultural services, and operates free urban public transport (TUS). The municipality also rents out prestige and multipurpose venues, publishes municipal newsletters, and runs a mobile application and digital portals (Portail Famille) to deliver citizen services.

Product overview

The city of Senlis operates a comprehensive digital and municipal service infrastructure rather than a unified software product. The digital offering consists of the official mobile application for iOS and Android, the Portail Famille e-government portal for family administrative services, the Senlis Ensemble digital newsletter, the OpenAgenda-based event management platform, venue rental services through various prestige and multipurpose halls, and the free Transport Urbain Senlisien (TUS) public transportation system. These services collectively enable citizens to access municipal information, manage administrative procedures, participate in civic life, and utilize city facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Application mobile Senlis

Quantifiable outcome

• Free public transport serving approximately 2000 daily trips during school period
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CEEBIOS (Centre Européen d'Excellence en Biomimétisme de Senlis)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012The former Ordener military site (manège) was purchased by the city in 2012 to develop CEEBIOS, a European Center of Excellence in Biomimicry. State validation and support for the project was obtained in 2012. The 41st Signal Regiment, dissolved August 1, 2009, vacated the site.
• Langenfeld (Sister City)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLangenfeld is a twinned city (ville jumelée) with Senlis. The partnership celebrates 50 years of twinning. The Comité de Jumelage manages cultural exchange and mutual visits between the two municipalities.
• Association Sud Oise Entreprises (SOE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSud Oise Entreprises is a club of entrepreneurs operating across 4 communities in southern Oise, with strong presence in Senlis. The association organizes monthly lunches, afterworks, site visits, and networking events to dynamize economic links between entrepreneurs.
• Association des Commercants de SenliscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal traders' association representing and supporting commerce in Senlis. Maintains active communication with members and promotes local commerce through various initiatives.
• Communauté de Communes Senlis Sud OisecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntercommunity structure managing shared services and development across southern Oise, including greenway (voie verte) management and regional planning initiatives.
• SE60 (Syndicat d'Énergie de l'Oise)minorOthersThe Energy Union of Oise installed 3 electric vehicle charging stations (6 vehicle capacity) in Senlis, with funding from State Investments for the Future (Investissements d'Avenir) managed by ADEME.
• Parc Oise Pays de FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional nature park partnership for environmental protection and sustainable development in the Oise and Pays de France territory.
• ADICOminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDesignated data protection delegate (déléguée à la protection des données) for the city, located in Beauvais. Handles RGPD compliance and data protection matters.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ville de Fontainebleau: French royal-city commune (Château de Fontainebleau UNESCO site) of comparable population, sharing with Senlis: royal-city identity, heritage-tourism offering, event-venue rental business, active e-government and mobile-app strategy, and proximity to the Île-de-France economic basin.
• Ville de Chantilly: Neighbouring commune within the same Communauté de Communes Senlis Sud Oise and sharing the Chantilly-Senlis-Tourisme tourist office. Chantilly and Senlis jointly market heritage-tourism offerings (Château de Chantilly, royal city of Senlis), making them close operational peers in tourism promotion and event hosting despite Chantilly's smaller population.
• Ville de Compiègne: French commune of comparable size in the neighbouring Oise department. Both deliver the full municipal service stack (state civil, urban planning, transport, culture, sports, social action) and serve as secondary poles in the Hauts-de-France region south of Paris. They share departmental administrative context and compete for tourism/event hosting.
• Ville de Laon: Similar-sized historic French commune (cité royale/cathédrale, Hauts-de-France region) delivering comparable municipal services: state civil, cultural heritage, urban transport, venue hire, and digital municipal communication. Closest analog to Senlis in terms of population scale, heritage status and Hauts-de-France context.
• Ville de Beauvais: Préfecture of the Oise department; shares institutional weight (cathedral heritage, departmental administrative functions, transport hub status) with Senlis in the same département. Both operate municipal transport networks, event venues, and significant heritage sites under similar French commune governance structures.

Broad incumbents

• Ville d'Amiens: Capital of the Hauts-de-France region and larger French commune operating a similar municipal service portfolio (urban transport Amétis, heritage sites including cathédrale Notre-Dame, venue hire, e-government portal). Comparable governance model and service delivery, broader scale of operations.
• Ville de Versailles: Iconic French heritage commune with UNESCO-listed château and broader tourism/event infrastructure. Comparable as a French municipality anchored on royal/heritage identity with substantial venue-rental and tourism revenue, but operating at significantly larger scale and budget.

Regional players

• Stadt Heidelberg: Historic German university town of comparable scale and identity (Schloss, Altstadt, strong tourism offering, dual identity as heritage and knowledge-economy hub). Operates as a municipally governed city delivering identical service categories and similarly pursues digital municipal services and venue rental as a revenue lever.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/VilleDeSenlis
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@villdesenlis8377
• Facebookfacebook.com/VilleDeSenlis
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/commune-de-senlis
• Instagraminstagram.com/villedesenlis

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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