What Agglomeration D'agen does

Agglomération d'Agen is a French Établissement Public de Coopération Intercommunale (EPCI) constituted in 2014 under the NOTRe law, consolidating 44 communes in the Lot-et-Garonne department and serving a population of approximately 95,000 residents. Its statutory mandates include economic development, urban planning, waste management, and the operation of shared public infrastructure across the agglomeration. Core operational assets comprise 23 economic activity zones (ZAE), a 214-hectare Technopôle Agen-Garonne (HQE Aménagement certified), 9 déchèteries, and cultural/sports facilities. The entity also operates or holds interests in development subsidiaries — Technopôle Agen-Garonne, Pépinière LA SERRE, EPFL Agen-Garonne, and Business Club Agenais — and minority stakes in innovation clusters (Cluster Eau & Climat, Cluster INOO).

The business model is that of a public-sector administrative authority rather than a commercial enterprise: revenues are derived from local fiscalité (contribution économique des entreprises, property taxes, waste-collection fees), state dotations, and user fees on services such as waste disposal. There is no product-market pricing, sales motion, or ARR in the venture-capital sense. Strategic priorities over the past decade have focused on territorial consolidation (perimeter growth from 31 to 44 communes), planning centralization via the PLUi, digital infrastructure (FttH fiber rollout), transport accessibility (new LGV station), and sustainability certification of industrial real estate.

Recent strategic signals — fiber deployment (2022) and the LGV station opening (2025) — indicate a deliberate positioning of the agglomeration as an accessible, sustainability-graded destination for industrial and innovation tenants, leveraging cluster ecosystems in water/climate and broader innovation verticals. The entity functions as a landlord, planner, and economic-development orchestrator rather than a technology or product company.

Name

Agglomeration D'agen

Legal name

Agglomération d'Agen

Website

https://agglo-agen.net

Company type

Public

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Agglomération d'Agen is a French public EPCI serving 44 communes and ~95,000 residents in Lot-et-Garonne, operating 23 economic activity zones, a 214-hectare HQE-certified Technopôle, and waste-management infrastructure, funded by local taxes and state transfers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Agen

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Tax Revenue: Public administration funded through local taxes (taxe foncière, taxe d'habitation, Cotisation Foncière des Entreprises) collected from residents and businesses within the 44 communes of the territory.
2. Government Transfers and Subsidies: Funding from national and regional government sources, including Dotation Globale de Fonctionnement and project-specific grants for infrastructure and development initiatives.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Agglomération d'Agen is a public intercommunal cooperation institution (EPCI) that delivers mandatory and discretionary public services to 44 communes and their 95,000+ residents. Its core offerings include household waste collection and recycling, public transportation, water and sanitation, urban planning, economic development, and the operation of cultural and sports facilities (theaters, museums, swimming pools, conservatory, sports center). It also provides consulting and incubation services for businesses through its business incubator LA SERRE and dedicated economic development tools.

Product overview

The Agglomération d'Agen is a public intercommunal structure serving 44 municipalities that provides a comprehensive portfolio of public services and facilities. Its offering spans economic development infrastructure (Technopôle Agen-Garonne, Agropole agrifood technopole, and LA SERRE business incubator), public utilities (water/sanitation, waste collection/recycling across 9 déchèteries), transportation (Tempo bus network, airport, cycling infrastructure), sports and leisure facilities (Piscine Aquasud, Centre Omnisports Jacques Clouché), cultural venues (Théâtre Ducourneau, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Conservatoire CRDA, Médiathèque), and tourism services (Office de Tourisme Destination Agen). The core platform is the public administration itself, which delivers these services directly and through delegated management arrangements, with various business zones (23 ZAE) supporting economic activity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tempo Bus: Public transportation network serving the Agglomération d'Agen territory
• Aquasud
• Agglo Santé
• Destination Agen
• Agen Entreprendre

Products and services

• Household Waste Collection and Recycling Service Door-to-door collection, drop-off centers, and recycling of household waste, packaging waste, and bio-waste for residents of the 44 communes. Operated as a public mandatory service accessed via the Mes Déchets application.
• Public Transportation Service (PTU) Public transport authority (Autorité Organisatrice de la Mobilité) operating the urban transport network across the agglomeration, including bus lines and complementary mobility services.
• Water and Sanitation Service Public water and sanitation service provided as a mandated public utility for residents and businesses of the agglomeration.
• Business Incubator – Pépinières d'Entreprises LA SERRE Public business incubator providing workspace, hosting, and support services to startups and young companies within the Agen territory.
• Economic Activity Zones (Technopôle Agen-Garonne, Agropole, Equipôle, Espace Galaxy, Zone d'Activité de Roquefort) Five specialized economic activity zones managed by the agglomeration, including the Agropole (Europe's largest dedicated agrifood technopole) and the Technopôle Agen-Garonne, providing serviced land and premises for businesses.
• Aéroport d'Agen La Garenne Public airport operated by the agglomeration, providing aviation facilities and services for business and leisure travel.
• Centre Omnisports Jacques Clouché Multi-sport complex offering sports facilities and activities for residents and sports clubs of the agglomeration.
• Piscine Aquasud Public swimming pool facility providing aquatic activities and swimming lessons for residents.
• Théâtre Ducourneau Public theater venue presenting theatrical performances and cultural programming for the community, with online ticket booking.
• Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Agen Public fine arts museum operating exhibitions and cultural programs for residents and visitors.
• Conservatoire à Rayonnement Départemental d'Agen Departmental-conservatory providing music, dance, and theatrical arts education across the agglomeration.
• Médiathèque Lacépède Public multimedia library offering books, media, and cultural programs to residents.
• Agen Agora Congrès Public congress and events venue hosting conferences, business events, and cultural gatherings.
• Office de Tourisme Intercommunal Destination Agen Intercommunal tourism office providing visitor information, tourist services, and promotion of the destination.
• Urban Planning and PLUi (Local Urban Planning) Statutory responsibility for integrated intercommunal urban planning through the PLUi, including land-use policy, zoning, and development authorizations.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

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

• Business Club AgenaiscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Created in 2014 at the initiative of the Agglomération d'Agen, federates businesses of the Grand Agenais. Brings together business leaders with the will to undertake together and promote the territory.
• Cluster « Eau & Climat »coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported by the Agglomération, this cluster promotes and develops the water sector and climate adaptation solutions. The Agglomération actively supports the dynamic of regional clusters.
• Cluster INOOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINOO aims to build an ecosystem of exchange and collaboration between students, researchers, and businesses to foster digital transformation of enterprises and emerging innovative projects in Lot-et-Garonne.
• AgropolecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnopole specializing in agrifood, located within the Agglomération territory at Estillac. Key partner for agricultural and food industry development.
• SEM47 (Société d'Économie Mixte du Lot-et-Garonne)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMixed-economy company acting as developer-concessionaire for certain economic activity zones, notably ZAE Le Rouge.
• Marché d'Intérêt National Agen-Boé (MIN)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational interest market providing wholesale food distribution infrastructure supporting the agricultural and food sector of the territory.
• Technopôle Agen GaronnecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner214-hectare technology park and one of the largest land developments in southwestern France, representing major economic development infrastructure for the territory.
• Eau de GaronnemajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDelegated service provider for water and sanitation services in parts of the Agglomération's territory, managing water distribution and sewage treatment.
• ACCV servicesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCompany managing aire de grands passages facilities for traveling communities, providing operational management services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Bordeaux Métropole Innovation: Economic development and innovation arm of a major French métropole. Provides a structural comparator for how the Agglomération d'Agen could evolve its economic development service, particularly via LA SERRE incubator and cluster partnerships (Agropole, INOO, Eau & Climat).
• SEM47 (Société d'Économie Mixte du Lot-et-Garonne): Local mixed-economy development company already partnered with the Agglomération d'Agen as developer-concessionaire for ZAE Le Rouge. Provides a tangible internal benchmark for the Agglomération's delivery model and an ecosystem partner rather than a competitor.

Direct peers

• Grand Montauban: Communauté d'agglomération serving communes around Montauban in the neighboring Occitanie region. Comparable in scale (~75,000 residents, ~10-12 communes) and provides directly analogous services including waste management, transport, economic development, and cultural facilities, making it a strong population-size peer.
• Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées: Communauté d'agglomération in the Hautes-Pyrénées aggregating communes around Tarbes and Lourdes. Operates a similar intercommunal model with waste, transport, economic development, and tourism services, providing a close analog for a mid-sized agglomeration in southern France.
• Toulouse Métropole: A large French métropole governing 37 communes in the Toulouse area, with comparable intercommunal service mandates including economic development, transport, waste, water, urbanisme, and cultural infrastructure. Although much larger, it shares the same operating model and is the direct functional peer in the broader Occitanie/Nouvelle-Aquitaine corridor.
• Communauté d'Agglomération Pau Béarn Pyrénées: A mid-sized French communauté d'agglomération covering communes around Pau, with a directly comparable service portfolio (waste, transport, economic development, cultural facilities) at a similar population scale. Functions as a near-perfect size and structure peer within the same Nouvelle-Aquitaine regional context.
• Bordeaux Métropole: A much larger French métropole (intercommunal authority) governing 28 communes around Bordeaux in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Operates a directly analogous portfolio of services - waste management, public transport (TBM), economic development, urban planning, water, cultural facilities - but at substantially greater scale, making it the principal regional comparator.
• Grand Poitiers: Communauté urbaine of Poitiers aggregating multiple communes in Vienne (Nouvelle-Aquitaine). Operates a directly parallel range of public services including waste collection, public transport, urbanisme (PLUi), and economic development, with a similar population footprint to the Agglomération d'Agen.
• Limoges Métropole: French communauté urbaine governing 20 communes around Limoges in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Provides the same intercommunal service bundle - water/sanitation, waste, transport, economic zones, cultural and sports facilities - and is one of the closest size and structural analogs to the Agglomération d'Agen.
• Grand Albigeois: Communauté d'agglomération around Albi (Tarn), with a directly comparable portfolio of intercommunal services (waste, transport, urban planning, economic development, cultural facilities) at a similar mid-sized scale. Useful structural comparator for assessing operating efficiency and service mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/agglo.agen

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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