Name

Quimperlé Communauté

Legal name

Communauté d'agglomération Quimperlé Communauté

Website

https://quimperle-communaute.bzh

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Public Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI)

Keywords

• Public administration services
• Waste management services
• Public transportation
• Water and sanitation
• Economic development services

Headquarters

HQ city

Quimperlé

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Local taxes and fiscal contributions: Public inter-communal structure funded primarily through local taxation including property taxes, business taxes, and government grants. The budget is voted annually by elected officials and covers all community services.
2. Service fees: Fees collected for various public services including water and sanitation, waste collection, conservatory tuition, leisure center (ALSH) fees, and administrative procedures.
3. Government subsidies and grants: State subsidies and regional funding for infrastructure projects including fiber optic deployment, housing renovation programs (Pacte France Rénov'), and other community initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Quimperlé Communauté is a public inter-communal authority (communauté d'agglomération) that coordinates and delivers mandated public services across 16 communes in Finistère, Brittany, France. Its core offerings include public transportation (TBK bus network), electric bike rental and purchase subsidies, household waste collection, water and sanitation services, a music and dance conservatory, cultural festivals, public swimming pools, fiber optic broadband deployment, coworking spaces, housing renovation support, and social services for children, youth, and the elderly. Services are funded through local taxation, state subsidies, and user fees, and are delivered directly to residents and local businesses through physical offices, the online portal, and partner networks.

Product overview

Quimperlé Communauté is a communauté d'agglomération (intercommunal public authority) serving 16 communes across 606 km² in Finistère, Brittany, France. The organization operates as a multi-service local government authority providing diverse public services organized into distinct offerings: transportation services including the TBK public bus network and VAE bike rental/subsidy programs; environmental services encompassing waste collection, water distribution, and sanitation; cultural services including the Conservatoire de Musique et Danse, Festival des Rias, and network of médiathèques; sports facilities such as the Aquapaq aquatic centers; digital infrastructure through fiber optic deployment and free WiFi hotspots; economic development including coworking spaces and business assistance; housing renovation support via the Pacte France Rénov' program; and social services for children, youth, and elderly residents. These services operate independently under the communauté's administrative authority rather than as an integrated software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TBK Transport Network Public bus and transport network serving all 16 communes of Quimperlé Communauté territory, operated as a community public transport service. Tickets and information available through Mobibreizh partnership.
• VAE Bike Rental (Vélothèque) Electrically assisted bicycle (VAE) rental service offering multiple bike types including classic VAE, folding VAE, cargo triporteur, biporteur, and longtail bikes for residents to test and adopt alternative transportation.
• VAE Purchase Assistance Program Financial assistance program for residents to purchase new electrically assisted bicycles (VAE), including cargo bikes, used VAEs, and electrification kits, with subsidies up to 25% of purchase price (capped at €150). Income threshold: €26,446 annual gross income.
• Waste Collection Services Household waste and selective sorting collection services across the 16 communes of the Quimperlé territory, with on-call reporting for collection issues.
• Water and Sanitation Management Drinking water distribution and wastewater treatment services for all 16 communes of the territory, with online water connection requests.
• Conservatoire de Musique et Danse Intercommunal music and dance conservatory offering education and training in music and dance, with a network of partner schools across the territory and annual tuition fees scaled by family income.
• Festival des Rias Major annual performing arts festival organized by Quimperlé Communauté in collaboration with partner organizations, featuring music and performing arts across the territory.
• Aquapaq Aquatic Centers Two public swimming pool complexes managed by the communauté, located in Quimperlé and Scaër, offering aquatic activities and sports facilities.
• Fiber Optic Deployment Very high-speed fiber optic network deployment project conducted in partnership with Brittany Region to expand broadband access across the territory.
• Free WiFi Network Public free WiFi hotspot network installed in partnership with municipalities covering the Pays de Quimperlé territory.
• Coworking Spaces Shared workspace facilities available for reservation by professionals and entrepreneurs on the territory, supporting economic development.
• Pacte France Rénov' Housing renovation assistance program providing financial subsidies, administrative support, and technical advice for energy renovation, accessibility adaptation, and sanitation improvements.
• Childcare and Youth Services Early childhood (0-3), childhood (3-12), and youth services including ALSH centers, summer camps, and youth programs.
• Elderly Care Services Support services for elderly residents including home meal delivery, transport on demand (Mobibus), home monitoring program (Tout va bien chez moi), and senior information services.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Région BretagnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Région Bretagne for the Bretagne Très Haut Débit project, which involves fiber optic deployment across the Quimperlé territory. Quimperlé Communauté works alongside the Region to expand high-speed internet infrastructure.
• Pays de LorientcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTerritorial cooperation with Pays de Lorient, with daily exchanges between the two territories. Includes participation in the Conseil de Développement du Pays de Lorient.
• TBK Transport NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTBK is the public transport network operated by Quimperlé Communauté, serving all 16 communes. Quimperlé Communauté manages and funds this transport service as a core competency.
• Festival des RiascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Festival des Rias is organized in collaboration with festival partners. Quimperlé Communauté organizes this cultural event as part of its cultural policy, featuring music and performing arts.
• Festival des Rias (Les Rias)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFestival Quimperlé Les Rias website and organization, part of the cultural ecosystem. Quimperlé Communauté is a key organizer of this annual festival.
• VALCOR (waste facilities)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with VALCOR network for déchèteries (waste collection facilities). VALCOR manages the waste facility network, and Quimperlé Communauté residents use these facilities for waste disposal.
• Communes of the territorycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFree WiFi hotspots installed in partnership with the 16 communes of the territory. The wifi-gratuit-QuimperleCo network covers public spaces across the Pays de Quimperlé.
• Le Pays de LorientcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTerritorial cooperation structure. Quimperlé Communauté participates in the Conseil de Développement du Pays de Lorient, reflecting ongoing regional cooperation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Concarneau Cornouaille Agglomération: Communauté d'agglomération based in Concarneau in southern Finistère. Comparable scale communauté d'agglomération serving a similar mix of coastal and inland communes in Brittany with the same EPCI mandate for waste, water, transport, culture, and economic development.
• Lannion-Trégor Communauté: Communauté d'agglomération serving Lannion and the Trégor area in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany. Comparable scale EPCI with similar service mandate, including fiber/digital infrastructure initiatives and coastal-rural territorial mix.
• Lorient Agglomération: Communauté d'agglomération in neighboring Morbihan serving Lorient and surrounding communes. Directly cited as a territorial cooperation partner of Quimperlé through the Conseil de Développement du Pays de Lorient, making it the most operationally comparable peer with overlapping Brittany footprint and similar EPCI mandate.
• Dinan Agglomération: Communauté d'agglomération in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, serving Dinan and surrounding communes. Similar scale EPCI with the same compétences including Pays d'Art et d'Histoire heritage positioning, making it a close comparator on cultural and tourism dimensions.
• Saint-Brieuc Armor Agglomération: Communauté d'agglomération centered on Saint-Brieuc in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany. Operates the standard communauté d'agglomération mandate at a slightly larger scale, providing a useful upper-bound reference for Quimperlé's growth trajectory.
• Morlaix Communauté: Communauté d'agglomération serving Morlaix and surrounding communes in northern Finistère. Comparable scale and rural-urban mix in the same Brittany region with the standard EPCI compétences of waste, transport, culture, and economic development.
• Vitré Communauté: Communauté d'agglomération in eastern Brittany (Ille-et-Vilaine). Similar scale communauté d'agglomération with comparable EPCI mandate, including economic development, transport, and cultural services around Vitré.
• Quimper Bretagne Occidentale: Communauté d'agglomération headquartered in Quimper, the departmental capital of Finistère. Operates a comparable EPCI mandate in the same Brittany region with similar service competencies including culture, transport, waste, and economic development.
• Redon Agglomération: Communauté d'agglomération straddling Brittany and Pays de la Loire. Comparable scale and rural-territorial profile, operating the same communauté d'agglomération competencies around Redon.

Broad incumbents

• Brest Métropole: Larger métropole in Finistère, same department as Quimperlé. Provides the same EPCI competencies plus metropolitan-level functions; useful as a scale-up benchmark for what Quimperlé's service portfolio could resemble at greater population density.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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