Ville de Soultz

What Ville de Soultz does

Ville de Soultz is a French commune (municipality) located in the Haut-Rhin department of the Grand Est region, serving a population of 7,176 residents (INSEE 2022). The municipality operates under a traditional French local government structure governed by a 29-member municipal council headed by Mayor Marcello ROTOLO, with Director General of Services Caroline RIEHL overseeing 76 municipal agents distributed across administrative, cultural, youth, technical, and municipal police functions. The central Mairie at Place de la République anchors service delivery, supplemented by distributed service points including a médiathèque, two museums, a 60-place nursery, a youth center, a périscolaire, a municipal police station, and a France Services one-stop administrative assistance point opened on 1 July 2024.

The service portfolio spans public administration (civil status, urban planning, elections, occupancy of public domain), cultural services via the Pôle 360 complex (a 38,000+ document médiathèque and Le Cercle performance venue) plus two museums (Musée du Bucheneck in a 12th-century castle and La Nef des Jouets in a former 1,100 m² commandery of the Order of Malta), youth and childcare services (60-place crèche La Maison des Lutins, Service Jeunesse for ages 6–17, Le Coin des Copains périscolaire for ages 3–12), municipal policing (4 agents with body cameras and a vidéoprotection system), social welfare through the Centre Communal d'Action Sociale (CCAS), and management of 1,850 hectares of communal forest.

Revenue is derived from local taxation (property taxes as the primary funding source), state dotations and participations, fees for public services (childcare, room rentals, occupancy of public domain), and asset sales (notably communal forest timber, with €263,000+ in 2023 sales, up 5.70% year-over-year). The 2023 principal budget totaled €13.84M (€9.67M operating, €4.17M investment). Distribution is direct-to-citizen via physical counters, the France Services antenna, online démarches, and the municipal website (ville-soultz.fr); no proprietary technology, applications, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed. The municipality is a member of the Communauté de Communes de la Région de Guebwiller (CCRG, 19 communes, ~40,000 inhabitants) and the PETR Rhin Vignoble Grand Ballon.

Name

Ville de Soultz

Legal name

Ville de Soultz

Website

https://ville-soultz.fr

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ville de Soultz is a French commune in Haut-Rhin serving 7,176 residents through municipal public services including administration, cultural venues, childcare, youth programs, and municipal policing, funded by a €13.84M annual budget drawn from local taxes and state grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Public Administration / Municipal Services

NAICS

Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings (56179), Facilities Support Services (5612), Administrative and Support Services (561)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIACAI

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services

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

SECONDARYBPAIACAJ

Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs)

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

Keywords

• Municipal public services
• Local government administration
• Cultural heritage facilities
• Early childhood education
• Youth municipal services

Headquarters

HQ city

Soultz

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Impôts et taxes: Recettes fiscales locales composées des contributions directes (taxes foncières), représentant la principale source de financement du budget de fonctionnement.
2. Dotations et participations: Dotations de l'État, fonds de compensation de la TVA, subventions d'investissement et contributions des partenaires publics.
3. Recettes de services publics: Redevances pour services rendus : gestion du périscolaire, location de salles communales, droits de voirie, etc.
4. Ventes de patrimoine: Cession de terrains et bâtiments communaux, ventes de bois (forêt communale).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Ville de Soultz is a French municipality (commune) that delivers local public services to its 7,176 residents, including administrative procedures (état civil, elections, urban planning), cultural services (Médiathèque, Le Cercle performance hall, Musée du Bucheneck, La Nef des Jouets), early childhood and youth services (crèche, périscolaire, Service Jeunesse), France Services administrative assistance, municipal police, and technical services. The commune operates facilities directly or through partnerships with associations (PEP Alsace for périscolaire, Maison des Lutins association for crèche) and coordinates with the Communauté de Communes de la Région de Guebwiller (CCRG) and the PETR du Pays Rhin Vignoble Grand Ballon for transferred competencies.

Product overview

Ville de Soultz operates a comprehensive municipal services platform delivering public administration, cultural, youth, and community services. The city provides administrative services (civil status, elections, urban planning), cultural offerings through the Pole 360 complex (médiathèque with 38,000+ documents, performance hall Le Cercle, and two museums: Musée du Bucheneck and La Nef des Jouets), youth and childcare services (Service Jeunesse, Le Coin des Copains périscolaire, La Maison des Lutins nursery), France Services for administrative assistance, and municipal police. The services are delivered through the municipal website at www.ville-soultz.fr and physical municipal buildings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Place de la République: Centre-ville de Soultz, lieu du marché hebdomadaire
• Pôle 360
• Le Cercle
• Médiathèque de Soultz
• Musée du Bucheneck
• La Nef des Jouets
• Festival du Livre Illustré - Prix Robert Beltz
• Service Jeunesse
• France Services
• La Maison des Lutins
• Police Municipale de Soultz

Products and services

• Médiathèque de Soultz Public library offering over 38,000 documents including books, magazines, music scores, CDs, CD-Roms, videos, and DVDs. Organizes regular workshops, exhibitions, and performances. Part of the Pôle 360 cultural complex.
• La Nef des Jouets Toy museum located in the former commandery of the Order of Malta, featuring 1,100 m² of exhibit space with a rich and varied toy collection. Organizes guided visits, workshops, and conferences.
• Musée du Bucheneck Historical museum in a 12th-century castle with ten rooms dedicated to the city's rich past and illustrious families. Open May 2 through October 31.
• Salle de spectacle Le Cercle Performance hall within the cultural Pôle 360, hosting various shows and cultural events.
• Service Jeunesse Youth center serving children aged 6-17, offering recreational, sociocultural, sports, and creative activities along with overnight stays. Capacity of 24 children per day.
• Police Municipale Municipal police service with 4 agents providing road safety, parking enforcement, school safety, vacation security operations, and community policing. Agents equipped with body cameras approved by the Préfecture.
• France Services One-stop service helping citizens with administrative procedures and digital tools, providing information on public services, digital assistance, and appointments with partner services including DGFIP, CPAM, CAF, Pôle Emploi, MSA, France Travail, and Orée (family mediation).
• Accueil Périscolaire Le Coin des Copains Before and after school care service for children aged 3-12, operated in partnership with PEP Alsace, offering activities during lunch breaks and extracurricular care. 29 employees.
• Crèche La Maison des Lutins Multi-care facility licensed for 60 places, accommodating children from 10 weeks to 6 years old and children 3-4 years in their first year of nursery school. Operated in partnership with the City, parents, CAF, and CCRG.
• Pôle 360 Cultural complex combining the médiathèque and performance hall Le Cercle under one unified cultural service.

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

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

• Communauté de Communes de la Région de Guebwiller (CCRG)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001Créée en 2001, la CCRG regroupe 19 communes autour d'un bassin de vie de ~40 000 habitants. Elle gère les compétences transférées : déchets, eau/assainissement, OPAH-RU, petite enfance, piscine Nautilia, zones d'activités. Soultz en est membre.
• PETR du Pays Rhin Vignoble Grand BalloncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPôle d'Équilibre Territorial et Rural créé par la loi du 27 janvier 2014. Définit les conditions du développement économique, écologique, culturel et social. Engagé dans le SCoT, PCAET, LEADER et Écologie Industrielle Territoriale.
• France Services (État)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRéseau national d'accompagnement aux démarches administratives. À Soultz, implanté au 62 rue Jaurès depuis le 01/07/2024. Partenaires : DGFIP (impôts), Orée (médiation familiale), CPAM, CAF, Pôle Emploi, MSA, France Travail, etc.
• Communauté de Communes de la Région de Guebwiller (pour la crèche)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa crèche La Maison des Lutins est gérée en partenariat avec les parents, la CAF et la CCRG.
• PEP Alsace (pour le périscolaire)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLes PEP Alsace gèrent l'accueil périscolaire Le Coin des Copains en partenariat avec la Ville de Soultz pour les enfants de 3 à 12 ans.
• Gendarmerie NationaleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEn lien avec la Police Municipale pour les rondes de jour et de nuit dans le cadre de l'Opération Tranquillité Vacances.
• Office de Tourisme de la Région de GuebwillerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBasé au Château de la Neuenbourg à Guebwiller, promeut le tourisme à Soultz (musées, patrimoine, Grand Ballon).

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mulhouse: Major Haut-Rhin city of ~108,000 inhabitants operating the full municipal service portfolio at urban scale (transports, culture, social, sécurité). Not a direct competitor but the regional broad incumbent whose policies (intercommunalité, métropolitique) shape the operating environment for Soultz.
• Colmar: Préfecture of Haut-Rhin with ~67,000 inhabitants, providing the regional anchor for cultural, tourism, and administrative services. Functions as a broad incumbent in the same département, with Soultz positioned in its tourist catchment along the wine route.

Direct peers

• Ville de Bergheim: Wine-route Haut-Rhin commune of ~2,000 inhabitants with strong heritage and viticultural identity. Comparable to Soultz on the small-heritage-town axis, including municipal cultural programming and tourism-driven economics.
• Ville de Riquewihr: Tiny Haut-Rhin wine-route commune (~1,200 hab) with a heritage-led tourism economy and small municipal service footprint. Comparable as a peer on the heritage/tourism axis, though smaller than Soultz on absolute scale.
• Ville de Kaysersberg: Iconic Alsace wine-route commune (~2,700 hab) known for heritage tourism, festivals, and small-town cultural programming. Directly comparable to Soultz on the tourism/heritage axis and on the delivery model for a high-amenity, low-density commune.
• Ville de Turckheim: Alsace wine-route commune of ~3,700 inhabitants distinguished by heritage tourism (corp de garde tradition) and similar cultural/institutional footprint. Closely comparable on tourist-economy dynamics and small-town governance model.
• Ville de Pfaffenheim: Wine-route Haut-Rhin commune of ~1,400 inhabitants known for viticulture and small-scale heritage tourism. Comparable peer on rural-commune service model and tourism/wine economy, though smaller than Soultz.
• Ville de Rouffach: Haut-Rhin commune of ~4,500 inhabitants offering a similar small-town service portfolio (schools, médiathèque, périscolaire, cultural heritage) — directly comparable on per-capita budget scale and Alsace wine-route context.
• Ville de Munster: Vosges-side Haut-Rhin commune of ~5,000 inhabitants with a comparable municipal service offering, including école, périscolaire, and cultural/associative infrastructure. Similar in scale and rural-tourism positioning.
• Ville de Guebwiller: Capital of the CCRG intercommunality with ~11,000 inhabitants in the same Haut-Rhin department. Delivers a directly comparable municipal service portfolio (schools, cultural venues, CCAS, police municipale) and shares Soultz's tourism/wine-route positioning, making it the closest functional peer in scope, scale, and geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Soultz68360
• Instagraminstagram.com/villedesoultz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ville-de-soultz

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

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