Communauté d'Agglomération du Sud

What Communauté d'Agglomération du Sud does

The Communauté d'Agglomération du Sud (CASUD) is a French public intercommunal authority (Établissement public de coopération intercommunale, EPCI) headquartered in Le Tampon on Réunion Island, established around 2014. It groups four communes in southern Réunion (L'Entre-Deux, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Philippe, and Le Tampon) and serves approximately 130,000 inhabitants, exercising statutorily mandated competencies in household waste collection and treatment, urban and school public transport through the CARSUD network, potable water and sanitation oversight, economic development, GEMAPI flood-risk management, tourism, and animal welfare. The 2024 investment budget is €38 million, allocated across water (€14M), transport (€7.47M), sanitation (€4M), economy (€3.12M), GEMAPI (€2.59M), and environment (€2.03M); no operating revenue or total budget figure is publicly disclosed.

CASUD employs 361 agents as of December 31, 2023, deployed across its Le Tampon headquarters, three proximity poles in Saint-Joseph, Saint-Philippe, and L'Entre-Deux, the La Châtoire site, the N°Vert 0 800 327 327 hotline, and field operations including the 8-agent Brigade Verte. Its technology stack centers on the AmiTri mobile application (launched March 2024) for waste collection calendars, illegal-dumping reporting, and recycling-point lookup, alongside a web portal (EU-funded), a newsletter, and a Facebook presence. Waste collection is largely delegated to SPL SUDEC (a Société Publique Locale jointly controlled by CASUD); water distribution is delegated to Sudéau; CASUD jointly operates the Syndicat des Hirondelles (drinking water production) with CIVIS.

Funding is sourced principally from local taxation (including the taxe d'enlèvement des ordures ménagères), intercommunal contributions from member communes, EU grants, the Special Fee (Redevance Spéciale) paid by professional waste producers, CARSUD transport fares, and the national FPIC equalization fund (€1,812,584 allocated to CASUD in 2024). Most residential services (waste collection, bio-composters, rolling bins, VHU end-of-life vehicle removal for residents, animal sterilization for non-taxable households) are free, and weekend CARSUD service became free in late 2024. Governance is exercised through a Community Council; Alexis Chaussalet succeeded Jacquet Hoarau as President in April 2026, who had previously succeeded André Thien Ah Koon in June 2024.

Name

Communauté d'Agglomération du Sud

Legal name

Communauté d'Agglomération du Sud (CASUD)

Website

https://casud.re

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CASUD is a French public intercommunal authority (EPCI) serving approximately 130,000 residents across four communes in southern Réunion Island, providing household waste management, CARSUD public transport, water and sanitation oversight, and environmental programs funded through local taxation, EU grants, and professional user fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Le Tampon

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Taxation and Public Contributions: EPCI (Établissement Public de Coopération Intercommunale) funded primarily through local taxation (taxe d'enlèvement des ordures ménagères, etc.), intercommunal contributions from member municipalities, and government grants including European Union funding.
2. Special Fee (Redevance Spéciale): Mandatory fee for non-household waste producers including private economic actors, public establishments, and event organizers. Annual tariff updated and validated by the community council.
3. Transport Fares: Revenue from public transport (CARSUD network) including school transport subscriptions. Free transport implemented on weekends from August 2024.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CASUD is a public intercommunal authority that delivers statutory local public services to roughly 130,000 residents of four southern Réunion communes. Its core operations are household-waste collection and treatment (delegated to SPL SUDEC), public bus transport through the CARSUD network (delegated to Kar'Ouest), water and sanitation (delegated to Sudéau), sustainable-mobility services such as the Vélisud bike rental, and social-employment support through the PLIE program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CARSUD: Urban public transport network operated by CASUD serving the four member communes. Bus services including urban transport, school transport, and Handibus (accessible transport).
• Vélisud
• AmiTri

Products and services

• CARSUD Public Bus Transport Network

Quantifiable outcome

• Carbon footprint reduced to 346 kg CO2 equivalent per capita in 2022, down from 375 kg in 2010 (8% reduction)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

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

• SPL SUDECmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 August 2025Joint operation to collect 2,660 vehicle batteries (30+ tons of hazardous waste) in one week. Partnership with SPL SUDEC for dangerous waste management in CASUD recycling centers.
• SPL SUDEC (Société Publique Locale)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 September 2024Public limited company responsible for waste collection (green bins, bulky items, rolling bins) on CASUD territory. Increases: 60% green waste, 41% bulky items, 2% bins between 2023-2024. President: Charles Emile Gonthier since September 2024.
• SudéaucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelegated water and sanitation service provider for CASUD. Handles water distribution, pipeline repairs, and wastewater management including operations in challenging terrain (cliff-side repairs).
• ARS (Agence Régionale de Santé)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional health agency partner for dangerous waste awareness campaigns, particularly regarding lead and chemical components in vehicle batteries.
• Veterinarians Pour Tous (VPT)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with veterinary professionals for free animal sterilization campaign targeting non-taxable residents. 40€ preferential rate for animal identification if required.
• State ServicesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with government services for animal welfare assistance and support for non-taxable residents through the sterilization program.
• CIVIS, Department of Réunion, StatemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFramework agreement signed between CASUD, CIVIS, Department, and State to create and fund social worker positions in Gendarmerie and National Police for domestic violence support.
• Réutiliz AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for European Week for Waste Reduction activities and prize giveaways. Director: Virginie Lepicard.
• SPL SUDECmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSPL SUDEC collects green waste, bulky items, and bins across 4 municipalities (Le Tampon, Entre-Deux, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Philippe). Collection increases: 60% green waste, 41% bulky items, 2% bins (2023-2024).
• Syndicat des HirondellescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWater production syndicate (16 elected members: 8 CIVIS, 8 CASUD) responsible for potable water from Hirondelles source and distribution network for Tampon, Saint-Pierre, Petite-Ile, and Saint-Joseph. President: Jacquet Hoarau since August 2024.
• Associations (ARAJUFA, Maison de l'Emploi, Mission Locale Sud, ADIE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrant recipients for social programs: ARAJUFA (10,100€), Maison de l'Emploi (80,000€), Mission Locale Sud (80,000€), ADIE (15,000€). Total 185,000€+ in association subsidies.
• CITEOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for packaging waste management and recycling support programs including installation of new collection points.
• ECO DDSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHazardous household waste collection program. Referenced for paint and chemical waste drop-off locations.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Nantes Métropole: Established French metropolitan authority that runs its own public transport (TAN via Semitan) and waste-management services. Demonstrates the maturity arc available to intercommunals as they professionalize service delivery and digitize citizen interfaces.
• Veolia Environnement: Global French-headquartered operator of waste-management and water-services contracts with public authorities. Directly analogous to the Sudéau and SPL SUDEC delivery model that CASUD depends on, and a likely counterparty in any future insourcing or contract renegotiation.
• Métropole de Lyon: Large French metropolitan intercommunal exercising devolved competencies in waste, mobility, environment and economic development. Comparable in regulatory architecture to CASUD but operates at vastly greater scale, serving as a reference model for capability rather than a direct competitor.
• Keolis: SNCF-owned French public-transport operator running bus networks on behalf of intercommunals and municipalities internationally. Offers a scale comparator to CASUD's directly-operated CARSUD bus network and a benchmark for outsourced urban-transit operating models.
• Bordeaux Métropole: Large French intercommunal authority with comparable waste-collection, public-transport, and environmental-service mandates. Useful upper-end benchmark for unit economics, digital citizen-service deployment and integration of delegated water/sanitation operators.
• Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole: Mid-sized French metropolitan intercommunal covering waste, mobility and environmental competencies. Comparable scope to CASUD in functional terms, with a stronger track record in active mobility that aligns with CASUD's Vélisud and Mai à Vélo initiatives.
• Suez: Major French waste-management and water-services operator with deep public-authority client base. Comparable to the operational role that Sudéau plays for CASUD's water/sanitation network and to the wider competitive set for SPL SUDEC's waste-collection mandate.

Others

• SPL SUDEC (Société Publique Locale Sud Est): Jointly-controlled local public company (CASUD plus other intercommunals) executing green-waste, bulky-item and bin-collection operations across CASUD's four communes. Counts 60%/41%/2% collection-volume increases in 2023-2024 and is the most direct operational extension of CASUD's waste compétence.

Direct peers

• TCO (Territoire de la Côte Ouest): Western-Réunion intercommunal also exercising compétences in waste, transport, water and economic development across multiple communes. Closest functional analog to CASUD within the same island territory, sharing the EPCI regulatory model and tropical-island risk profile.
• CIVIS (Communauté Intercommunale des Villes Solidaires): Fellow Réunion intercommunal structure covering Saint-Pierre and adjacent southern communes. Operates the same mix of waste, transport, water and economic-development competencies as CASUD and is explicitly mentioned in CASUD's inter-EPCI framework agreements on social-worker staffing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/casud.re
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/casud

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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