Gest’eau

What Gest’eau does

Gest'eau is the official French community platform for integrated water management, created and operated by the Office International de l'Eau (OIEau), a non-profit association recognized as being of public utility. The platform centralizes searchable databases and documentation for the four principal instruments of French water governance — SDAGE (Schéma Directeur d'Aménagement et de Gestion des Eaux), SAGE (Schémas d'Aménagement et de Gestion des Eaux), PTGE (Projets de Territoire pour la Gestion de l'Eau), and contrats de milieu (river, lake, and coastal water contracts) — covering all six French river basin districts. Its technology stack is a web-based information portal built on Drupal-style CMS with territorial search tools, document management, RSS feeds (national news, local news, SAGE state changes, documentation updates, job postings, forum), cartographic status maps, downloadable open data, a multilingual LIFE Eau&Climat section (French/English), and collaborative features including forums, animator meetings (Café Gest'eau), and specialized newsletters (Lettre GEMAPI, Lettre PTGE).

Gest'eau operates exclusively as a free public service with no commercial revenue generation. It is funded by the French Ministry of Ecological Transition, the Office Français de la Biodiversité (OFB), and the six Water Agencies (Agences de l'Eau), with OIEau providing operational management. The platform serves four primary user groups: water management professionals and SAGE/PTGE animators; local authorities (communes, intercommunalities, departments); agricultural stakeholders (farmers, OUGC, cooperatives); and the general public/environmental associations. The go-to-market is community-led and institutional, relying on regulatory mandate, government endorsement, and organic professional network reach rather than commercial sales channels. The platform positions itself within the broader Système d'Information sur l'Eau (SIE), acting as the operational touchpoint where regulatory approvals (e.g., inter-prefectural arrêtés for SAGE) are tracked and disseminated to territorial actors.

Name

Gest’eau

Legal name

Gest'eau - La communauté des acteurs de gestion intégrée de l'eau

Website

https://gesteau.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gest'eau is France's official community portal for integrated water management, operated by OIEau. It centralizes searchable databases, regulatory documentation, and collaborative tools for SDAGE, SAGE, PTGE, and water contracts, serving water management professionals, local authorities, agricultural stakeholders, and the public.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Resource Management

NAICS

Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (92411)

SIC

Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Resources, WASH & Integrated Water Management (BPADALAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Data Integration, ETL & Interoperability (APIs, Standards, Data Pipelines) (EUAHAKAB), Water Supply & Wastewater Utilities Administration (BPAIACAG)

Keywords

• Water resource management
• Watershed governance platform
• Hydrological information system
• Aquatic environment documentation
• Environmental data portal

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public funding: Gest'eau operates as a public service platform funded by government bodies. The Office International de l'Eau (OIEau) manages the platform with financial support from the Office Français de la Biodiversité (OFB) and the Ministry of Ecological Transition. No commercial revenue is generated.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Gest'eau is the official French national community web portal for integrated water management, providing searchable databases, interactive maps and document repositories for SDAGE, SAGE, PTGE and water contracts (contrats de milieu) across all French river basin districts. The platform also hosts a collaborative forum (Café Gest'eau), a documentation library, specialized newsletters and RSS feeds, plus the European LIFE Eau&Climat project section on climate adaptation. It is operated as a free public service by the Office International de l'Eau (OIEau) with funding from the Ministry of Ecological Transition, OFB and the six Water Agencies.

Product overview

Gest'eau is a unified community portal for integrated water management actors in France, operated by the Office International de l'Eau (OiEau) with support from the French Biodiversity Office and the Ministry of Ecological Transition. The platform serves as a central hub bringing together the SAGE database (water management schemes), PTGE tools (water territory projects), contrats de milieu (water contracts), documentation repository, and experience sharing forums. The portal provides searchable maps, downloadable data, regulatory information, and collaborative tools for water management professionals across French territories. Key offerings include the LIFE Eau&Climat project for climate adaptation, specialized newsletters (GEMAPI, PTGE), and RSS feeds for real-time updates on water management developments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LIFE Eau&Climat: European project on water and climate action managed under the LIFE programme

Products and services

• Gest'eau Portal Community web portal providing searchable databases, maps, and tools to explore SDAGE, SAGE, PTGE and water contracts across French territories. Targeted at water management professionals, local authorities and agricultural stakeholders in France.
• SDAGE Tools Search and consultation tools for SDAGE master plans, including regulatory texts, jurisprudence, and national consultation materials. Targeted at water governance professionals in France.
• SAGE Database Database of local water management schemes (SAGE) with status maps, search functionality by territory, downloadable data, key figures, and access to the national rules database for SAGE. Used by structures porteuses and CLEs animating water governance.
• PTGE Tools Tools for PTGE (Water Management Territory Projects) including status maps, search functionality, and downloadable data. Targeted at agricultural stakeholders, water agencies and local actors involved in territorial water management projects.
• Contrats de Milieu (Water Contracts) Tools for managing water contracts (contrats de milieu), including status maps, search functionality, downloadable data and key figures for river, lake and coastal contracts. Targeted at contracting authorities and animators of water contracts.
• Documentation Repository Centralized repository of regulatory texts, methodological guides, conference proceedings, and documents produced by SAGE and water contracts. Used by water governance professionals and researchers needing authoritative French water management documentation.
• Experience Sharing Platform Platform for sharing experiences including a professional forum, animator meetings, Gest'eau events, and an international resources section. Targeted at water management animators and professionals across France and internationally.
• LIFE Eau&Climat Dedicated section for the European LIFE programme project on water and climate, providing resources, results, actions and communication materials related to climate adaptation for water management. Targeted at water management actors engaged with EU climate adaptation initiatives.

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Office International de l'Eau (OIEau)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGest'eau was created and is managed by the Office International de l'Eau (OIEau), an association recognized as being of public utility. OIEau provides the operational management, staffing, and technical infrastructure for the platform.
• Office Français de la Biodiversité (OFB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOFB provides financial support for Gest'eau operations as part of France's biodiversity and water management funding framework.
• Ministry of Ecological Transition (Ministère de la Transition écologique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Ministry provides financial support and technical backing for Gest'eau, positioning it as part of France's official water information system (Système d'Information sur l'Eau - SIE).
• Agences de l'Eau (Water Agencies)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe six French Water Agencies (Adour-Garonne, Artois-Picardie, Loire-Bretagne, Rhin-Meuse, Rhône-Méditerranée-Corse, Seine-Normandie) provide co-funding and are integrated into the platform as key stakeholders in water governance.
• LIFE Eau&Climat (European project)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean LIFE program project on water and climate is integrated into Gest'eau as a dedicated section, providing resources and project tracking for climate adaptation in water management.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sandre (Service d'Administration Nationale des Données et Référentiels sur l'Eau): National referential and metadata service for water data in France, defining exchange formats and APIs. Comparable to Gest'eau as a public-sector data infrastructure component of the French water information system serving professional integrators and data publishers.
• ADES (Accès aux Données sur les Eaux Souterraines): National public database of groundwater quality measurements operated within the French water information system. Directly comparable as a domain-specific public data portal serving water professionals with downloadable data and territorial queries.
• Eaufrance (SIE - Système d'Information sur l'Eau): France's official water information portal aggregating environmental data, indicators, and public documents on water. Directly comparable to Gest'eau as another public-facing national entry point into French water information, with overlapping audience of professionals and citizens (Gest'eau links to Eaufrance for news syndication).
• Office International de l'Eau (OIEau) international programmes: OIEau's international water cooperation programmes and resources targeting water practitioners beyond France. Comparable to Gest'eau as a knowledge-sharing hub from the same parent organization, covering training, documentation, and community features for water management professionals.

Broad incumbents

• BRGM (Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières): French public geological survey that operates the SIGES regional water information systems and manages environmental data infrastructure. Comparable as a public-sector operator of water-related data portals and documentation repositories for French professionals.
• European Environment Agency (EEA) Water Portal: EU-level public agency providing environmental and water data, indicators, and reporting across Europe. Comparable as a publicly funded environmental information platform with download/open data capabilities, but operating at pan-European rather than French-territorial scope.
• INRAE - Water, Environment, Processes research portal: French public research institute producing scientific and technical water management content that informs practitioners using Gest'eau. Comparable as a publicly funded producer of water-management knowledge and datasets relevant to the same professional community.

Emerging players

• Formapr'eau: Specialized platform for continuing education and training in aquatic environment management referenced by Gest'eau. Comparable as an adjacent community resource serving overlapping water-management personas for professional development.

Regional players

• USGS Water Resources: U.S. Geological Survey's public water information platform providing national-scale data, real-time monitoring, and reports. Comparable as a publicly funded national water information system oriented to professionals, but serving a different national geography.
• SIGES (Systèmes d'Information pour la Gestion des Eaux Souterraines): Regional water information systems in France, managed via BRGM, providing territorial water data and documentation. Comparable to Gest'eau at a sub-national scale with similar search/consultation functionality, serving overlapping professional audiences.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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